Comparing and contrasting my parents' generation and mine (edited)

"You are from the stone-age!". "But we are much alike when it boils down to the same issues!". Arguments such as these are common between me and my parents. The generation gap between me and my parents always brings up the so-called "differences". Question is how different can my parents and I be? I can't deny that there are similarities and differences in our viewpoints. The differences between me and my parents are in the areas of interest in music, usage of technology and also how we spend our free time with friends.

Firstly, both me and my parents use music as a source of entertainment. Whenever we workout or drive long distance, music is played. It plays a part in our daily routines. However, the type of music we listen to differs. I enjoy R&B, hiphop and rock music; especially those with fast rythms. In contrast, my parents prefer music which are slow in beat accompanied by meaningful lyrics in them.

Secondly, it is a fact that technology is widely used throughout the world. My parents and I use technology for communication purposes. For instance, we would listen to news via the radio or even chat with friends using mobile phones. However, technology is gradually evolving into a more advance version, and being much of an IT(Information Technology) fan,I can't live without the internet. To me, the internet is a multipurpose package. I use it to communicate with friends via messengers and communicate with the outside world by reading news online. On the other hand, my parents are not well-equiped with the knowledge of using advance technologies, so they prefer calling up their friends with phones and read newspaper.

Lastly, no matter how different my parents and I are, socialization does take place in our lives. We meet up with friends to pass time and have fun. But how we spend time with our friends differs. Being an active individual myself, I would probably hang out with them in a "mamak" stall or even in a club, places which are pretty much noisy and crowded. As for my parents, they prefer hanging out with their friends in a park do Tai-Chi or have a cup of coffee in a quiet cafe.

In conclusion, my parents and I do share some things in common, but our interests in some areas such as our taste in music, usage of technology and how we spend time with our friends might differ because of our age.