Sassy boomers give a Gen Z-style tour of the zoo and people can't get enough of their fun energy

Gen Z uses a lot of words that do not come naturally to their older generations. However, one boomer couple proved that they were up to the challenge when they used it to promote the Northumberland Zoo in the UK. The zoo directors, Brian and Linda, who are a couple in their 60s, shared a video on Northumberland Zoo's (@northumberlandzoo) Instagram page, in which they are seen using terminology often used by Gen Zs.

It begins with Brian saying, "Northumberland Zoo hits different" and he and his wife can be seen making a heart shape using their fingers, which is common among Gen Zers. In the next frame, an animal is seen jumping in its enclosure and Brian says, "It's popping." After this, he points at a bat and calls it a "bat." It's hilarious how his wife interrupts and says, "No, I think it's a brat," so he then calls it a "brat." After this, they are seen standing next to a horse and Linda uses the word "Slay." Then they are seen in an enclosure where an owl makes sounds and the woman says, "Main character energy." Though they don't seem excited about using this terminology, they sure know how to use it aptly. 

In the next frame, Brian is standing next to a pony and says, "Queen!" Later, they are strolling through the zoo and Brian says, "If you're having a Menty B - riverwalk." It means that if one were having a mental breakdown, a walk by the riverside might benefit them. Linda is then seen standing next to a goat and says, "G.O.A.T," which is a short form for "Greatest Of All Times." After this, Brian, looking into a leafy enclosure, says, "It's giving Amazon rainforest." Then Linda reacts, "Lit," which means very good.  Linda, looking at a skunk eating, says, "See how he's eating? Very cutesy, very mindful, very demure." It ends with Linda telling people, "We are amped for you to visit."

The video garnered nearly 200K on Instagram and was captioned, "Our Directors, Brian and Linda, understood.. but totally didn't understand the assignment." People in the comments loved how the couple used the "Gen Z style" to promote the zoo. @nefoodbible commented, "You slayed this. Very demure, very mindful." @katiebb8815 wrote, "We've definitely used the Riverside walk when the kids were having a Menty-B!" @its.me.jessicaaa_ shared, "You guys definitely understood the assignment. Coming from my millennial eyes anyway." @tara_jeanne17 said, "Oh my God, they did such a good job! Proud of you, Linda and Brian!" 

The video' script was written by a Gen Z staff member at the zoo. In an interview with Newsweek, 35-year-old Maxine Bradley, the couple's daughter and zoo manager, said that her parents struggled quite a bit with the terminology, but what took the longest was making the heart together with their hands. She added that the one-minute video took two hours to record. While talking about the shoot and her parents, she said, "We didn't give my parents any information upfront as we wanted their genuine reactions and plain-faced pronunciations when they said the words. They still don't know what they mean, and neither do we, to be fair!" Bradley shared that their zookeeper Claudia was laughing the entire time they shot the video.

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