Current Events > Claims that millennials are killing restaurant chains are funny to me

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It costs too much, isn't very good, and takes too damn long.
You don't have to be a supposed "millennial" to see that.

Any article that starts with "millenials are killing" earns an instant eyebrow raise from me.
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millennials are killing me softly with their song
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Somebody post that Applebee's copypasta again
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Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcohol beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!"

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.
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chill02 posted...

Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcohol beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!"

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.

sounds like heaven
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"Millennials are killing" these industries, it sounds the ones complaining think they're entitled to have millennials supporting their business, but that couldn't be true, right?
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Damn Chill, less than 30 seconds, amazing.
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Anything that millenials kill deserve to be killed.
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Millennials don't understand fabric softener. don't make eye contact, and! Can't shake somebodys hand. Sad as shit

Want a fun time? Google "millennials are killing". Literally thousands of articles about us killing supposed beloved institution of the gen x crowd.

Nobody wants to eat at your shitty chain restaurants.
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jumi posted...

"Millennials are killing" these industries, it sounds the ones complaining think they're entitled to have millennials supporting their business, but that couldn't be true, right?

Of course not. We're spoiled because we're making our avocado toast at home! No wait, mum is making it.
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Higher inflation, higher bills, and lower relative wages. People are wondering why these ass restaurant chains are chaffing now? We don't have the disposable income to go out to eat every Friday. I'll order a pizza maybe once a month. That's the extent of my "eating out".
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muchdran posted...

Millennials don't understand fabric softener. don't make eye contact, and! Can't shake somebodys hand. Sad as shit

is this a real post
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When a restaurant fails to grab a demographic's attention it's not the demographic's fualt.
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steveoSEK posted...

Want a fun time? Google "millennials are killing". Literally thousands of articles about us killing supposed beloved institution of the gen x crowd.

Nobody wants to eat at your shitty chain restaurants.

It's fun how they'll tell us we're spoiled for having better choices and then tell us we're spoiled for not supporting shittier ones in the same sentence.
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LightningAce11 posted...

Anything that millenials kill deserve to be killed.

Let's kill God.
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gunplagirl posted...

LightningAce11 posted...

Anything that millenials kill deserve to be killed.

Let's kill God.

I already did that in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
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Solar_Crimson posted...

gunplagirl posted...

LightningAce11 posted...

Anything that millenials kill deserve to be killed.

Let's kill God.

I already did that in Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.

That's not even the first time I killed god

Besides, that was the "show me what you got" alien race from Rick and Morty
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creativerealms posted...

When a restaurant fails to grab a demographic's attention it's not the demographic's fualt.

Take notes, Sakamoto.
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Have you ever stopped to think that maybe millennials care way too much about boomer criticisms? Like millennials seem to get stopped up by every little boomer criticism and need to address what's wrong with them in excruciating detail.

Just move on. Everyone criticises everyone for any conceivable thing. They don't all need your attention.
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Damn millennials passing on Applebee's to go to Johnny's gluten free vegan cafe.
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

Have you ever stopped to think that maybe millennials care way too much about boomer criticisms?

Hold on... the boomers are behind this?

chains are killing themselves
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weapon_d00d816 posted...

Have you ever stopped to think that maybe millennials care way too much about boomer criticisms? Like millennials seem to get stopped up by every little boomer criticism and need to address what's wrong with them in excruciating detail.

Just move on. Everyone criticises everyone for any conceivable thing. They don't all need your attention.

Criticism is fine, so is criticism of criticism. If I'm going to open the newspaper on any given day and read another story about how my generation is ruining another thing then I'm going to have my own opinion about it.
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pinky0926 posted...

weapon_d00d816 posted...

Have you ever stopped to think that maybe millennials care way too much about boomer criticisms? Like millennials seem to get stopped up by every little boomer criticism and need to address what's wrong with them in excruciating detail.

Just move on. Everyone criticises everyone for any conceivable thing. They don't all need your attention.

Criticism is fine, so is criticism of criticism. If I'm going to open the newspaper on any given day and read another story about how my generation is ruining another thing then I'm going to have my own opinion about it.

Open the newspaper? Didn't millennials already kill that?
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It's just capitalism; innovate or die.
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