Generation Z is abandoning traditional table manners because they’re “irrelevant,” and that means putting their elbows back on the table.

It would seem that the days of knowing that your salad fork works on fish and sitting upright at the table while eating are long gone.

Young people find dinner etiquette rules outdated and irrelevant, according to research.

While most agree with basic rules of conduct, such as chewing with your mouth closed, it is the more technical knowledge that people are now choosing to ignore.

It would seem that now, answering calls and texts while you’re out to eat and eating your plate before others arrive is no longer off the table.

More than half of Generation Z (60 percent) feel that traditional manners are no longer important, according to a survey of 2,000 diners by Italian restaurant Prezzo.

Elsewhere, more than a third (38 per cent) said they had used their phones at the table and 77 per cent “don’t care about the cutlery policy”.

Sixty percent also admitted that they didn’t care which direction people held their knife and fork.

Generation Z is believed to include people born between 1997 and 2012, meaning anyone between the ages of 12 and 27.

But while it was young people who led the fight over casual dining etiquette, the rest of the UK was not far behind.

A third revealed they never worry about their table manners at a restaurant, while 54 per cent called them a “thing of the past”.

But the same study found that a large portion of Gen Z (76 percent) have also experienced “traditionally bad restaurant manners and have been dissatisfied with their dining group,” compared to less than half (47 percent). cent) of Generation

However, some etiquette errors appeared to be a big no-no for Brits in general, such as talking with food in your mouth, snapping your fingers at waiters and making too much noise in a restaurant.

It comes as Millennials and Generation Z are once again at war over an “outdated” practice that the older generation clings to, and it is yet to be determined who will emerge victorious.

Liz June, an American mother, recently revealed her shock and horror when she was told that carrying a wallet is now considered old-fashioned.

“Millennials: there is a new way to age, and it’s by having a wallet,” he said in a video.

‘Apparently, Gen Z uses their phone as a wallet, so they have everything there: their cards, their ID. Is this a thing? Did I miss the memo?

FEMAIL investigated the claim with similar results: that wallets are now “bulky dead weight” and that many prefer to have a portable charger on hand.

Gen Z women typically simply keep the essentials in their bags, choosing lip products and headphones instead of bank cards or their driver’s license.

Thousands of people were shocked by the new trend and explained why they could never switch to the relaxed approach.

‘Call me old school, but what happens when your battery dies?’ one asked.

“There are stores where I live that don’t accept Apple Pay, so how can they pay for things?” another asked.

Some revealed that they needed their wallets to hold extras like coffee punch cards and movie club membership cards.

While some carry phone cases that double as wallets, the accessory proves to do more harm than good.

“My husband had that idea and then he lost his phone and literally everything at once,” one shared.

“Wallet with phone case ages us more than a regular wallet, but they can snatch it from my cold, dead hands,” said another.

Several millennials revealed that they don’t actually use wallets.

‘I’m 27 and I’ve never used a wallet, I just don’t like it. I carry my debit card loose in my pocket and rarely take out my ID unless I know I’ll need it,” one man said.

“I’m 33 years old and I haven’t carried a wallet since 2012,” one woman admitted.

Some members of Generation Z also shared their opinion on the matter.

One man said, “I’ve never carried a wallet before.” In fact, I have no idea where my physical cards are (do they still ship them?). Apple Pay all day.’

‘When I made a bank account, [the teller] It asked me to add my card to my phone so I could use it before it shipped. I also have my festival, movie and arcade tickets on my phone,” wrote another.

‘Do all millennials just sit around and think about what Gen Z thinks about the things they like?’ one asked.