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Does anyone else feel like they are “lagging behind” on Anglophone pop culture? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m still fairly young and hear many women my age making certain references, using slang, or memes related to the U.S. and American culture.

Sometimes, I don’t understand the references though, as I do speak English but grew up where people did not.

My parents grew up in the US and speak English but of course, only really know the pop culture of their day.

Does anyone else (especially people who grew up somewhere else) not understand Anglophone slang or pop culture?

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[–] AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

My sister’s friend (age 14) won’t stop saying “What the skibidi” unironically. When she comes over, when I hear her videocalling/texting my sister, etc.

I genuinely don’t get it. What happened to just saying “what the hell?”

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

I don't know. All I can say is it's definitely related to the Internet causing slang to change faster than ever before. That, and the whole "censor yourself because large companies are family friendly pussies" culture that perverts the Internet. So it's probably a combination of things like that.