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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Gen Z are scaling back on eating out because they have ‘menu anxiety:’ They’re too scared to talk to waiters and inflation-bloated bills freak them out

A young woman looking concerned in a coffee shop (Credit: Rafael Elias—Getty Images)

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Which for many means socializing with friends and family, often heading out for a meal to mark the festivities. The only problem is, around any given mixed-generation table there may be some who are acutely uncomfortable with the situation.

Gen Z, who are currently aged between 11 and 26 years old, lost out on large gatherings for a handful of the formative years because of COVID and lockdowns, with many still suffering social anxiety as a result.

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