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Post-1990s high school students do more social work in the community. XINHUA Generation of help 撕下偏见标签看“90后”。BEING a member of the “post-1990s” generation can be frustrating. You are often associated with some not so flattering (赞美的) labels. You are said to be self-centered and feel that you are entitled…资格) to all the good things life has to offer. Time Magazine even described your generation as the “me me me generation” in May.[2] But last month, two newspapers in the West painted a rather different picture of the millennials (those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s). The Telegraph in the UK praised them for abandoning drinking and developing many wholesome (有益身心的) hobbies. Meanwhile, The New York Times called millennials “Generation Nice” because they are socially responsible do-gooders who prefer to find solutions to the challenges of the moment. The biggest change that millennials in the UK have brought along may be in young people’s drinking habits.[4] “The generation before the millennials were drinking heavily. Now there’s a new sense of sobriety (清醒、未喝醉) among young people,” said Fiona Measham, a professor at Durham University in the UK.[5] Social media may take the credit (获得赞扬) to some extent, said the Telegraph, as young people don’t want their worst moments to be captured, shared, and seen by a potential boss or partner.[6] Knitting (编织), cooking, and gardening have become their favorite pastimes, said the article. With alcohol and drugs kicked out of their life, young people now tend to have healthier hobbies.“There is a real drive (驱动力) to do something productive. It’s hard to find time for a hobby if you are going out drinking,” Kate Payne, author of The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking, told The Telegraph.[8] Changes in their hobbies have also helped them to learn good manners.[9] The 2013 Youth Justice Statistics in the UK showed that young people are less rude and noisy in public. They are even more rational (理智的) when