The post-’90s-born Chinese are born after us and also disputed after us. Though we don’t have so many differences at age problem, there is a clear gap between we two generations.

Take my own experience as an example. All the students living around our dorm are freshmen. Since the day they moved in, the quiet and tidy environment began to fade away. One day, one of my roommates got a bad sick and very much needed to have a rest. Unfortunately, several post-’90s girls were talking loudly and laughing hysterically just outside our room. I opened our door and asked if they would please speak in a lower voice, one girl turned back and glanced at me, then said “Well, all right.” I thanked them, however, the moment I returned my room and closed the door, I heard that girl said to another, “Why should we quiet down?” And you can imagine that the volume resumed at once. We brought up this problem several times, but they never changed their attitude.

These children were born in the years when the one-child policy was totally put into effect. They’re all only children, who don’t compromise or give in easily.

I recently read an article which says experts indicate that young college students finding it hard to live with roommates is a characteristic of the 1990s generation. And in my opinion that’s because they lack the consciousness of cooperation and responsibility. Parents gave them too much love which leads to selfishness. They began to touch new things at a very early age and their behaviour gradually turned to be more open.

These post-90′s-born children are becoming less and less traditional in many ways. They have a much too strong sense of self-centricity and show little respect to the elders. They’re eager to touch fresh things but have frail will that can stop themselves going downhill. That’s why even if we post-80s are not much older than these children, sometimes we cannot understand them.

However, I still believe that this generation also have their advantages. They are still young and have a longer way to go than us. I hope sooner or late they will show the huge potential of this new generation and realize the duty they need to face and what’s more, let the world intrigued by their power and creativity in the future.