- My cat died! (screams) (Jeremiah laughs)
- (both) Leave on read. (laughs)
- (React) Today, we have brought in four boys and four girls
from different generations, to see how you would respond
to a variety of text messages.
For each text message, we're also gonna explore
how your response would vary if its sent from different people,
and at different times.
- Ooh! - Oh.
(Catherine laughs) - That should be interesting.
- (React) Alright.
- From your crush, I know it's late, but can you come over?
Okay, that's an instant... - Booty call!
- Immediately.
- On my way. (laughs) - Oh.
- Like no, obviously I'm not going.
- I'd be [censored] running traffic lights to get over there.
- No, I think I might just ignore it, looking at the hour,
and figuring he was high or drunk. (laughs)
- I'll be over yesterday. (both laugh)
- I'll be out the door in five minutes.
(both laugh)
Am I there yet?
- I would ask what's wrong?
And if they just wanted me to come over,
momma's not a booty call, I say okay, see ya tomorrow.
(blows kiss)
- (React) Now, what if it's from your best friend?
- Immediately coming over.
- Best friend, oh bitch, I turn on her location.
- Oh yeah. - Because I know it's on.
I track her ass down, and I'm there in seconds.
- I'd say I'm on my way. Something is wrong at that hour.
- And I would say is everything okay?
- I'd be like you want me to pick up Taco Bell?
- Yeah, yeah, I was gonna say!
I was gonna say want me to bring something?
Yeah! - You want me to bring some food?
Like, are we watching a movie, what are we doing?
- Yeah, for sure! - You want me to bring some drinks?
- (React) Alright, same text, I know it's late,
but can you come over, it's from your ex.
- I'd have a certain emoji I'd return to them, you know.
- (React) Which one?
- It involves a finger, a middle finger.
- Left on read. - Message would've never come through.
- That's left on read, right? - Message would've never come through.
That is blocked.
- I'm not responding.
- I would probably be like, still like hey, is everything okay?
But I wouldn't... - Why!?
An ex is an ex for a reason, Jaxon.
- Oh, I just don't respond. - Ex partner...
I know it's... - There's no response.
(buzzer rings) - Eh!
- If this was my ex, and you know, they really [censored],
I would just be like eat a [censored].
- This is from my best friend, and he's asking for some money.
- The immediate response after it should be how much?
- First of all, I'd ask him how much?
- I'm gonna ask him how much?
- I would call.
- No. - (React) Just no?
- Never a borrower or a lender be.
- (React) Family member, can I borrow some money?
- Still calling. - How much? (laughs)
- If it's my parents, something's wrong.
- This would lead to a call.
- I'd be like do you really need it?
- Things are a little tight right now, how much did you need?
- An old friend?
Heck no, I'm not answering. - No, you just don't respond.
- Oh, I'm not responding.
- Yeah, I left it on, I'm gonna leave it on read.
- Left on read, left on read! - Left on read!
- Uh, that's an MLM. - Ah, yeah.
- That is a multi-level marketing scheme.
Eh eh!
- Dot dot dot, eat a [censored].
(both laugh)
- Significant other. Can you call me?
- I mean, I'd be dialing.
- Oh yeah, for sure, I'm calling.
- Oh yeah, I'm not, yeah.
- There's no text back, call. - Yeah, just call back.
- I'd call.
- That's scary. - Don't even text back, just call.
- That's scary.
- (React) The next scenario is parent.
- Oh, leave on read. (both laugh)
- Normally, like, if she's texting, saying can you call me,
I'm like why, 'cause normally, she'll just call me.
- Honestly, she's right on that one.
'Cause usually she would just call.
- That sounds like a death sentence if you don't call back,
depending on which parent it is, you know?
- A friend saying send me a pic?
What kind of pics are we talking about?
- Why? - That's a why.
- Of what? - Of what and why?
- Me, a little too down, of what?
- Why are you asking me to send you a pic?
Like, what's, you gotta give me a little more detail?
- I'm like for what? What do you need a pic for?
- If it's from a friend, I'm thinking, like,
you send a random meme, and it's like...
- (React) Now it's your crush. Send me a pic.
- Oh.
- It sounds like she's about to roast you
in front of all of her friends.
- Of what? - (Jayka) Yeah.
- That's when I'd say of what?
- I'm gonna oil myself up a little bit,
like go to the full length mirror, and be like...
- What would the rating be on the pic? (laughs)
Alright, is this an R-rated pic, or a G-rated pic?
- I would actually say send me one.
'Cause if they send you one that's like goofy or something,
it's like oh okay, they're not trying to get
a hot girl summer pic.
- Send me a pic.
- Oh, see, this is my mom.
- Sending my mom a picture of me with a Capri Sun.
- I probably would just send them a picture of my bird.
- When I was bad in high school,
my mom used to be like send me a picture of where you are.
- They'd get the ugliest photo of me ever, like,
double chin, [censored] up, like...
- We need to talk, from a friend.
- Well, that's never good. (laughs)
- I would probably be nice and act innocent,
and be like okay, what's up?
- Phone call. - Phone call, immediate.
- My response is gonna sound very [censored] up,
but I would leave on read.
'Cause my thing is if we need to talk,
then you need to call me.
- I gotta joke, I would say am I in trouble?
- Ooh, a parent, we need to talk.
That's when your heart drops.
- Yeah. - To your stomach.
- We need to talk.
- Again, immediate phone call.
I don't do well with anxiety, I hate people that give me anxiety,
I hate things that give me anxiety,
and I must squash it immediately. - (Jeremiah) Yeah.
- Call.
- (React) Call? - Yeah, immediately.
- I'd probably call my mom instead.
- First of all my parents wouldn't, 'cause they don't know how to text.
- Oh my God! (laughs)
- Okay, assuming that my parents knew how to do this,
then yes, I would call them to see why they need to talk to me.
- (React) What if it's your boss?
- (both) Ooh!
- Crying, I'm sending a picture of me crying.
- I am updating my resume.
- Uh, I'd be signing up at an employment agency
if they still have them.
- Oh, I'm sorry, what is the issue, sir?
And you're like...
- Maybe it's a promotion.
Maybe it's... - (React) Yeah.
- You know, it could be a promotion.
- When, I guess.
- It's like of course, when is a good time for you,
everything okay?
- This is my off day they text me this?
- (React) Off day, off day.
- Oh [censored], I'm leaving on read.
Wait til I come in.
- Ex partner. We need to talk.
- That one, you don't respond. - No answer.
- I'd be like we need to, question mark?
Like, we need to talk? - Ooh!
- Whatever it is, I don't wanna hear it, if he's my ex.
- No we don't. Period.
- Dot dot dot, eat a [censored]. (both laugh)
- I would say unless this is about our kids or grandchildren,
we don't need to talk.
- Friend, my cat just died, and I don't know what to do.
(laughs) I feel so bad for laughing at that.
- I'd be like oh [censored], is everything okay?
And then, or do you need anything? - See.
- What can I do to help you?
- This is bad.
I don't know what kind of friend this is,
'cause I've got some really [censored] up text messages to send back.
Meow.
- Uh, hold a funeral? (laughs) You know.
Hold a service, do something nice to remember the cat.
- I would call.
- She loves calling people. - No I don't.
See, 'cause all these text messages are dramatic.
I either don't respond... - Yeah, either read them on read,
or she calls them. - Yeah!
- But they're not that dramatic to me!
I would just be like aw, what happened?
- I'm the young one, and I'm doing all the calling,
and Ed's [censored] texting everybody!
- I would say call the pound to pick him up.
I'm not a big cat fan here. I love the dogs.
Not a big cat fan, call the pound,
they'll come take the body, you're good.
- Are you free this weekend? - From the crush.
Hey, and that's in the middle of the day.
That's a clear headed text right there.
- Oh, I'm expensive. That's my response.
- I'd say, for you, I'm always free! (laughs)
- (React) Hey! - Dah-dum-bum.
- Yeah, what'd you have in mind?
- Period.
- Who just goes like sure?
That's like what, Simpleton Suzie?
I got that sass. - Now she's making me feel weird.
Like, okay, I'm boring.
I'd just be like yeah, what'd you want to do?
- Friend, are you free this weekend?
- Same vibes. - That response is just hell yeah.
- Same vibes. (Jeremiah laughs)
Same vibes, yeah, what did you have in mind?
- Any time somebody asks me that,
I never straight up say yes.
I always say I'm not sure yet! Why, what do you have planned?
Just to see what the plans are.
- Just respond accordingly.
- If it's my best friend, my response would be not for you.
- (React) Now, your boss. Are you free this weekend?
- Oh.
- (both) Leave on read. (laughs)
- My cat died! (screams) (Jeremiah laughs)
- I promised my grandchildren I was taking them
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
- Yeah, I got this family thing I've been planning.
- Next time though, you know what?
I got ya next time!
- Your best friend saying K.
- I do not send anything back.
- That's a petty move. From your best friend, too?
- I do not send a single thing back.
- You would want to think he'd talk it out.
- Nope.
- I would hit the GIF of the dude that does that,
with all the question marks.
He was like who, what?
- I'd send back a question mark.
- The letter K is the worst of the worst of responses.
- I would literally respond with da [censored].
- No, F-U-Q. - D-A F-U-Q, question mark.
- I knew it had to be a Q! - Fuq!
- It had to da fuq?
- (React) What if it's from your parent?
- I don't care.
- That's normal.
- Oh, my mom actually does this. I just leave it on read.
- That's pretty normal.
- Some parents don't understand the context behind K,
you know what I mean? - Yeah, no.
- They just do it 'cause it's quicker.
They don't mean to actually be pissed at you.
- K, maybe I'll send like a thumbs up.
- I would just write huh? Question mark.
- (React) Now the same thing from your significant other.
Just K.
- K.
- I'm a simp, I'd be like what, babe?
- It's time to fight. (bell rings)
It's time to fight.
- If this is at the end of a conversation,
and they say K. - That's bad.
- That's scary, but if it's by itself, then you just, again,
you just send K back.
- The professional instigator in me wants to like the message too.
You know? - Okay.
- I'd still want question mark, like huh?
- Yeah, what is... - What are you talking about?
- I've never seen a text message, well I've seen it like,
same as a thumbs up, or instead of okay, K.
- (React) In Gen Z lingo, just the letter K means
I'm mad at you, like if you just say K...
- Really?
- (React) Then that's a message that means I'm angry.
- It's so positive otherwise. (laughs)
- But there's so many good swear words!
- Your significant other asking what you doing?
- What you doing? - What?
- Is that what it stands for? What you doing?
- Honestly... - I'd just answer what I'm doing.
- Exactly, you answer.
(Ed gags) - Okay, this is...
I'd put hopefully you, with a winky face.
- I would say I'm busy even if I wasn't.
I'd be like hey, I'm a little busy right now,
but I could be free later, what's up?
- Yeah, I'd respond with I'm doing whatever I'm doing.
But what's up?
- I say all sorts of different things. It depends on what mood I'm in.
But you know, if you're feeling like you wanna get a little
like slap and tickle, then you're like
hopefully you, later tonight.
- I've never heard anyone say slap and tickle!
What is that!?
- (React) Same message from your friend.
Would that change anything if it's your significant other,
versus your friend?
- No, it'd be the same thing, I'd just say, you know,
I'm doing this, what are you up to?
- Same exact response. - Shee, what are you doing? (laughs)
- I'd lag, 'cause that means I'm doing something!
- (React) Yeah.
And now from your crush, and it's at 2:40 a.m.
- Sober up.
- I would be asleep. - (Jeremiah) Nap time?
- Even if I wasn't.
- Oh, I'd probably just be like oh, I'm just relaxing, what's up?
- I'd say coming over to your place
to do some inexplicable things! (laughs)
- Not at 2:40 in the morning.
- Realistically though, keeping it 100%,
I would just send the eyes back.
- Normally at this time, I'm probably playing video games,
but that's probably not what you wanna say.
So, I'm just watching TV.
- (React) WYD is kind of slang for I want you to come over.
- Oh!
- Well, what you doing, yeah, that's I want you to come over.
- (React) Now that we have been though all of these together,
what similarities and differences do you notice between how
the two of you approach responding to these text messages?
- Jaxon is a little more straight up,
but at the same time, more nice.
- Guys are just chill like that, I guess.
- I feel like we're both quick to ask a question,
to see what's going on? - Yeah, we need details!
- Yeah. - We need context.
I need to know!
- The things that could be problems, or something wrong,
I think we approached exactly the same,
like tell me what it is, I'll be there.
- As concerned adults. - Adults.
- Who's been through a lot.
- What I notice with Ed is he's a lot more, like, aggressive.
Like, with these kind of questions, if I don't have context...
- She just won't answer. - Yeah!
- Like, she won't answer, but I'm just gonna straight up,
if I don't like you, I'ma let you know.
- (Jair) Just eat a bag of [censored].
- I'm gonna tell you to eat a [censored].
- I'm a simp. - You're a simp. (laughs)
- (laughs) I'm a certified simp.
- Thanks for watching this episode.
- Thanks for watching this episode!
- Can I borrow some money?
- My cat just died, and I don't know what to do!
- If you're free this weekend...
- Subscribe to our channel.
- (whimpering) Subscribe to our channel.
(Jeremiah laughs)
- (quietly) Subscribe to our channel.
- (both) Bye!
- Bye! - Bye!
- (both) Bye!