Man decodes how millennials 'pick up' the phone to adult population's horror

By Bianka Farmakis|

Daniel Alvarado has single-handedly discovered the key difference between Generation Z and their older counterparts, and it all has to do with our phone call hand gestures.

Posting a video on TikTok, the New York man asked his wife and two children what gesture they would make if they were told to "answer the phone".

The result has left many adults feeling prehistoric.

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Alvarado demonstrated the 'old fashioned' way of picking up the phone. (TikTok)

"This is how you know you're getting old," Alvarado says to the camera, dedicating his discovery to all "70's, 80's and 90's babies".

Asking his wife to "pretend you're talking on the phone," he then instructs her to reveal her hand gesture.

Closing her fist while extending her thumb and pinkie, his wife places the 'phone' to her ear.

His wife followed suit. (TikTok)

Alvarado then moves onto his two children, who respond to the instruction by placing a flat palm up to their ear, mimicking how they would how a smartphone device.

Alvarado draws a mind-blowing distinction between the generations, announcing to the camera: "Now the new generation goes like this!"

Alvarado's children quickly showed him how times have changed. (TikTok)

Alvarado's scientific discovery — declaring "the hand gesture game has changed" between generations - has sent shock waves through the TikTok sphere, garnering over 1 million views in less than a day.

"I realised my son doesn't know why I say 'hang up the phone,'" commented one user.

A sign of the times. (TikTok)

"My kids don't even know what a 'dial tone' is," commented another.

Other parents shared other generation gaps they've noticed with their children.

"My daughter asked why we have to 'roll down the window'," commented one user.

"My kids don't know what 'rewind' means, they say 'go back' now," said another.

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