Publishing giant Time Out, famous for its best-of lists of everything from cool streets to foodie destinations, has released its first-ever "best cities" list tailored to young people, and it's notably different from the multigenerational ranking shared earlier this year. In January, its annual survey of more than 18,500 city-dwellers worldwide crowned the South African metropolis the best city for 2025, followed by Bangkok, New York and Melbourne. However, filtering the same data to responses from the under-30s – so that's the Gen Z cohort, ages 13 to 28, plus baby millennials – paints a different picture. The Thai capital grabs the No. 1 spot for 2025 with youthful residents, who scored it highly for happiness, affordability and as a great place to meet new people. Young urbanites here were more likely than under-30s anywhere else to rate their city as an ideal environment to make friends. That's on top of Bangkok's many other assets, of course. Thailand's capital "checks every bo...