Gen Z woman who was shocked by text millennial man sent to her after first date sparks online debate

You may not realise but everything from the way you dress to the social media apps you frequent are subtle giveaways for the year you were born.

As the two most chronically online generations, the distinctions are most visible between Gen Z and Millennials — with everything from the jeans we wear to the emojis we use being assigned as one of the two generational groups.

And it would seem like there's a new giveaway to deduce whether a person's year of birth starts with a one or two... the way in which you text.

Taking to TikTok, 27-year-old US woman Libby (@Libbyinboston) shared an image of a text she'd received from a man she'd recently been on a date with and asked for opinions on the quality of his response.

The text wasn't anything particularly explosive or shocking, with the mystery man simply writing: "Hey, had fun last night. Have a good day."

However Libby wasn't too impressed with the message and shared a screenshot alongside asking followers if her date was a bad texter or just simply a man in his mid-30s.

"Is he a bad texter or is he 35," she wrote on the video, which featured the 'Let's f**king go... I guess' sound.

Libby was deliberately vague when it came to what exactly had left her so unimpressed with the message, prompting plenty of debate in the comments.

"My bf is 38 n txts me as if it’s an email like spacing between texts I’m like can you not haha," one commenter revealed, suggesting that formal text messages, full-stops and all, become more appealing as you age.

"LIKE WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS," a second person questioned, as a third added: "If he texts like he’s messaging his boss on teams you’re the one."

However not everyone saw a problem with the business-casual approach to messaging, with some viewers suggesting Libby base her judgement after exchanging multiple texts to 'see to how the conversation goes'.

"Listen, millennials have been thru it. We state facts because exclamation points scare us," a second added.

Libby isn't the only person to notice the difference between how Gen Z and Millennials text, with formal and complete sentences being favoured by the latter while the former prefer to express their feelings though a combination of slang, emojis and exclamation marks.

And it seems the constant ribbing is starting to make the older generation feel self conscious about their polite texting manner and adherence to grammar rules, as numerous commenters were seeking advice on how to loosen up over message.

"For us 35+ can you advise how to colour it up??? Emojis and exclamations," one person asked, while a second user added that they were 'painfully aware of it'.