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What "back then" inconvenience would annoy today's youngsters?

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twiglet77 Sat 18-Jul-26 22:28:18

Shops closing for the afternoon on Wednesdays (or Thursdays), no Sunday opening except perhaps the corner shop.

Having to walk across the room to change the tv channel between BBC and ITV (when we had only two channels).

Playing a collection of 7” singles one at a time on a Dansette record player and having to carefully place the stylus in the right place.

Being the kid tasked with licking and sticking Green Shield stamps into their books.

Writing to advertisers in magazines and including a stamped, addressed envelope.

NotAGran55 Sat 18-Jul-26 22:17:37

Writing a cheque and letter, addressing an envelope to yourself , and putting it in the post in order to buy gig tickets.

No double clicks on apple pay when I was my sons’ ages.

Ziplok Sat 18-Jul-26 22:13:59

No GN/MN etc 🤣

ViceVersa Sat 18-Jul-26 22:07:08

Having to actually go round and see if your friends were in and if they were coming out to play, because not everyone had a home phone.
No all day TV and only three channels.
More recently, not being able to go on the internet if someone was using the landline (or vice versa).
Trying to tape your favourite songs from the radio and the DJ speaking before the song finished.

Plevey08 Sat 18-Jul-26 22:02:58

Having board rubbers thrown at them if they didn't pay attention in class. More of an assault than inconvenience perhaps.

Oldnproud Sat 18-Jul-26 22:02:48

Clothes only washed once a week, so no throwing something in the machine after one wear whether it was dirty or not, and expecting it to be ready to wear again the next day

NathanaelWest Sat 18-Jul-26 21:57:25

The sheer abundance of convenience food everywhere. That is an odd thing about modern culture.

I can remember as a kid, just having to wait for lunch or dinner and as there was just nowhere to buy a sneaky cheeseburger or whatever, you just waited for the next big meal.

And of course smartphones and social media. Gen Z practically grew up with that and Gen A definitely has. Their worlds would fall apart just 20 years ago.

I know nostalgia makes the past look much more rosy and better than it really was, but the world pre-internet definitely seemed a better place.

What have these Tech Bros done to us?

Oldnproud Sat 18-Jul-26 21:53:52

Having to go to a library and look in a book if you wanted information.

Ziplok Sat 18-Jul-26 21:49:30

No same day delivery 🤣🤣

Ziplok Sat 18-Jul-26 21:48:53

No kindle, no iPad/laptop, no mobile (having to use a public telephone if you didn’t have a land line).

Oregano Sat 18-Jul-26 21:46:28

Only having three channels on the TV!

Bellanonna Sat 18-Jul-26 21:32:00

Lots of them. No mobile, ergo no SM. No debit card to scan. Going further back, no fridge, no,lifts everywhere. No MaccyD. Lots of others of course.

CrazyUSA Sat 18-Jul-26 21:16:26

Having to go out to blockbusters rather than look for a movie on netflix.