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Gen X/Z/Millennials vs Boomers with Expiration Dates

This is a two-panel meme using the popular Drake Hotline Bling reaction template. The top panel features Drake turning away with a disgusted, rejecting expression, his hand raised as if refusing something, paired with text describing Gen X, Gen Z, and Millennials refusing to eat food that is only one week past its expiration date. The bottom panel shows Drake smiling, nodding, and pointing in approval, paired with text mocking the common stereotype that Boomers have no qualms about eating extremely expired food, even items that expired decades ago when their children were born.
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Gen x, Gen Z, and Millennials 1 week after the expiration date
Boomers still eating food that expired when their kids were born

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Comparison of different generations' attitudes towards eating expired food

Overview

This is a two-panel meme using the popular Drake Hotline Bling reaction template. The top panel features Drake turning away with a disgusted, rejecting expression, his hand raised as if refusing something, paired with text describing Gen X, Gen Z, and Millennials refusing to eat food that is only one week past its expiration date. The bottom panel shows Drake smiling, nodding, and pointing in approval, paired with text mocking the common stereotype that Boomers have no qualms about eating extremely expired food, even items that expired decades ago when their children were born.

Origin notes

This meme is a user-created remix of the widely circulated Drake Hotline Bling meme template originating from Drake's 2015 Hotline Bling music video. Per the provided source information, this iteration of the meme was originally shared on Reddit's meme communities, with the original title referring to generational differences in attitudes towards expired food consumption.

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