Michael Toppa
@mtoppa.bsky.social
TIL it's tough to be a Kevin in Europe, after a wave of boys got the name when "Home Alone" was a hit in the early 90s: "...in England 'Kev' has become a synonym for working-class wastrel, a denigration as severe as being a Karen in America." www.economist.com/europe/2024/...
We need to talk about Europe’s Kevins
How an American name became a European diagnosis
www.economist.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:54 PM
TIL it's tough to be a Kevin in Europe, after a wave of boys got the name when "Home Alone" was a hit in the early 90s: "...in England 'Kev' has become a synonym for working-class wastrel, a denigration as severe as being a Karen in America." www.economist.com/europe/2024/...