Today's Teen vs. Teen 20 years ago

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Busymomshantell
Busymomshantell Posts: 126 Member
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Heard a trivia question on the radio this morning - What have most teenagers today NOT experienced that most all teenagers DID experience 20 years ago? (can't wait to see what answers will be guessed) :smile:
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  • angeldaae
    angeldaae Posts: 348 Member
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    Pay phones?
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
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    Pay phones?


    ^^^^this

    Also, not having a cell phone.
  • CanadianThunder
    CanadianThunder Posts: 84
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    Going outside to play.
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
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    HS graduation?
  • SurfinBird1981
    SurfinBird1981 Posts: 517 Member
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    Fresh air?
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
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    Working
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    Going from vinyl, to cassettes, to CD's.

    Pong.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Sitting in front of the stereo with a blank tape set to record but paused while listening to your favorite radio station waiting for a song to come on that you want to record.

    Also, Rico Suave.
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
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    Call boxes on the side of highways
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
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    When the first "cell phones" came out - they were car phones, huge, and weighed about 50lbs.

    Beepers were also all the rage back then too.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Call boxes on the side of highways

    Those are still there. But payphones are scarce.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
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    Family dinners at the dinner table.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    Sitting in front of the stereo with a blank tape set to record but paused while listening to your favorite radio station waiting for a song to come on that you want to record.

    Also, Rico Suave.

    :laugh: Did that all the time!
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,843 Member
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    Family dinners at the dinner table.

    There are actually people who still do this believe it or not.
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
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    Call boxes on the side of highways

    Those are still there. But payphones are scarce.

    Really? Wow, none of our highways have them anymore :(
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Call boxes on the side of highways

    Those are still there. But payphones are scarce.

    Really? Wow, none of our highways have them anymore :(

    I don't remember ever seeing them in New York, but in Florida they're all over the place.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    Waiting for hours for your favourite song to come on the radio just so you can frantically hit *RECORD* on your ca-ssette tape.
  • Busymomshantell
    Busymomshantell Posts: 126 Member
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    Pay phones?

    Those are hard to find nowadays. My grandparents always told me to keep a quarter in my pocket to call home if I needed to.
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
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    Rotary dial phone.

    Phone that hangs on the wall in the kitchen with a 20 foot cord.

    Car windows that had to be rolled down (not electric).
  • leanne9876
    leanne9876 Posts: 301 Member
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    A smack / belting / wooden spoon etc

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