Young Aussie comes to shocking realisation about Gen Z on a Saturday night in Sydney: ‘Like we’re back in the 1950s’

A young Australian has been shocked by a new trend where Gen Z is turning their backs on bars, clubs and pubs in favor of more relaxed and intimate meeting places.

The woman shared images of a Yo-Chi iced yoghurt shop in Coogee, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, showing the store full of young adults on a Saturday evening.

‘What’s up with Generation Z?’ she asked.

‘It’s Saturday evening. They don’t go to clubs anymore.

“They’re going to Yo-Chi – no more parties, no more clubs, just fro-yo.”

Footage showed tables packed with customers, a queue forming at the counter as young men and women tucked into frozen yoghurt.

Several commentators claimed that the move from parties to quieter encounters was due to young Aussies wanting deeper connections, with both friends and romantic partners.

‘It’s a throwback to the 1950s, when people met in milk bars. As long as young kids meet in real life, it shouldn’t be a big problem,” one person said.

‘It’s an improvement over those stupid dating apps. So impersonal. These are people meeting in person again so it’s an improvement,” wrote another.

“Because you can’t find a good partner in a nightclub,” said another.

Others said the shift was due to tighter budgets or a desire to avoid drugs and excessive drinking.

“I don’t think many people can afford it, one beer costs about $12.50,” one person wrote.

“Much better than doing drugs in clubs,” said another.

“Yes, it costs a fortune to go out and they are bald,” wrote another.

However, some commentators labeled the trend as ‘boring’.

“Woke up little fools,” someone said.

The woman passed a Yo-Chi frozen yogurt shop on Saturday evening and was shocked to see it was full of young people

‘What happened with parties at friends’ houses. Or just go to the pub?’ another wrote.

The admission comes just days after Gen Z was accused of killing office Christmas parties.

A study in Great Britain recently found that 21 percent of workplace Christmas parties planned to go alcohol-free this year.

The statistic increased from 19 percent during the 2023 holiday season.

Instead of booze, bosses opted to serve craft soft drinks and hot chocolate – largely due to the growing number of young people choosing to avoid alcohol.

The research also revealed a number of other festive shifts, with young people choosing to go to bed early instead of celebrating, gifting olive oil instead of alcohol and avoiding cheesy mistletoe decorations.