‘What ‘thing’ from the 80s or 90s would the younger generation not believe?’ – 23 ways the world has massively changed

‘I used to go to the corner shop with my mum’s chequebook pre-signed by her and the shopkeeper would give me alcohol and cigarettes, no questions asked. I was 10.’
–TavernTurn

‘Someone would deliver a book full of everyone in the town’s phone numbers, names and addresses to everyone’s house.’
–811545b2-4ff7-4041

‘Starting in 1989 I did a Physics degree. We didn’t have computers. The faculty didn’t have computers. We did the all maths with pen and paper.

‘There was a computer science department next door. They had all the computers. A few nerds had personal computers (it’s me. I was one of those nerds). But nobody else had computers, not even physics professors.’
–EsotericSnail

‘Sitting on the sticky floor of a party to do “Oops upside yer head”.’
–Short_Raspberry_3829

‘This is pretty niche I think but our town council put a load of huge rocks in each council estate for kids to play on. Not swings, not slides, massive rocks.’
–gillybomb101

‘Teaching yourself a random thing because you were bored/ didn’t have constant internet stimulation.

‘As in, I can shuffle cards really well because I spent several days one summer practicing. Children at the school I work at look at me as if I’m a magician.’
–teapigsfan

‘Foam parties in clubs…Yikes. I am surprised I never slipped in platform boots while drunk…’
–Bloodybuses

‘When I started work in the 80s at an office job you could smoke everywhere in the office (and on the tube, trains and upstairs on buses) it was just tough for the non-smokers.

‘In many jobs it wasn’t just completely acceptable to go to the pub at lunchtime and have a few pints it was almost the norm. So to illustrate. At my school in the 70s some teachers would go for a drink at lunchtime and I’m sure this carried on I to the 80s.’
–Whulad

‘Using epoxy resin/hardener to permanently glue £2 coins to the ground and watching people attempt to pick them up. Was a HUGE thing where I grew up. Also silly string, laser pens and unconfirmed urban legends.’
–IndividualCurious322

‘Having to actually socialise to find a partner.’
–Low-Rooster5398

‘Blokes out shopping with their wives on a Saturday congregating outside Dixons window at 4:40 to find out the football scores.’
–ImDeadBossMe

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