/r/AskOldPeople
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Please only respond directly to posts if you were born on or before 1980. If you are younger, please restrict your activity to asking questions and responding to existing comments.
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We are not a personal advice, health, or mental health sub.
Please only respond directly to posts if you were born in or before 1980. If you are younger, please restrict your activity to asking questions and responding to existing comments.
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Ppl who quit the rat race, what was your life like?
Pros, cons? How far into the race were you when you quit? How old were you when you quit? What made you quit? In hindsight, how do would you evaluate your decision?
06:13 UTC
How has technology changed the way people treat each other?
05:38 UTC
what's the dumbest thing you've ever seen someone do?
03:39 UTC
What happened to cuff links?
02:25 UTC
What was the craziest, weirdest, saddest, most awkward, or most heartwarming thing you ever saw at a Thanksgiving dinner?
01:44 UTC
How common was it to go on a drive for fun?
I’ve seen in shows, movies, and books, that cruising around was a thing to do with friends. I’m wondering how common it was and was it really just driving around aimlessly?
00:16 UTC
Worst inventions of all time
Did you ever look at X-ray of your feet with a shoe-fitting fluoroscope?
00:02 UTC
Have you ever seen someone die?
Kinda morbid I know. What happened and how did it affect your life if it did at all?
22:25 UTC
Fellow oldsters, did you ever cry or faint at a Michael Jackson concert?
20:33 UTC
How was airline travel different in the 1970s and 1980s than today?
I have vague memories of flying in the relatively low-tech era of the early '90s, but I'm curious what it was like before
20:17 UTC
How knowledgeable was the average person on sports back then?
19:45 UTC
Is college really the best time of your life?
Everyone always tells me something along the lines of “enjoy it while you can - only downhill from here”. Do I have anything to look forward to post grad?
19:07 UTC
Did you parent the way you were parented or did you make significant changes
We receive very little training to become a parent and I’m curious if you parented the way you were raised or if you made significant changes and if so, what were they?
19:03 UTC
If you could sum up the latter half of the 20th century for the purpose of contrasting it with present day, what would you say there was more of and less of?
15:53 UTC
When did cigarette smoking become rude?
Everyone smoked when I was a kid, but when was the first time that cigarette smoke was widely regarded as offensive?
14:02 UTC
Was "Black Friday" as chaotic in the 1970s (and earlier) as it became in later decades?
06:57 UTC
When Did You See Your Hard Work Pay Off In Your Children?
Just back from Thanksgiving, I caught myself cleaning the whole place before leaving—a habit my mom drilled into me, though we never agreed on what "clean" meant. It hit me how much her lessons stuck. Parents, when did you realize your efforts truly paid off with your kids?
04:13 UTC
When did people start washing fruit?
My MIL acts like this is an insane thing to do and is genuinely baffled that there would be an extra step before eating it.
22:24 UTC
Have you done and volunteer work ?
I have found that since I retired that I need things to stimulate me and me out of the house. Doing volunteer work has done that and I find it very rewarding.
23:33 UTC
How much meat did you eat growing up?
Where were you, what decades, how much meat did you eat relative to other food?
22:16 UTC
People with acne scars, does it still affect you?
Do you still have that feeling of thinking you're uglier just because you have some acne scars? Did you get over it yet?
21:28 UTC
Do you ever feel like younger people, family or friends, ever overstep any boundaries to help you with things you don't need help with to try and "take care of you" just because you're older? Does it get on your nerves or is it a nice gesture?
20:34 UTC
What type of games did you play on the playground?
20:32 UTC
Think back: Did Papa Smurf wear a shirt?
3/4 adults in my living room just answered incorrectly. I am one of them.
18:19 UTC
Whatever happened to TV trays?
There was always a rack of these small folding tables in every living room, back in the day.
13:33 UTC
What did you save money for first?
A house? A car? A dream trip?
13:10 UTC
How did you calm the rebel down?
How did you come over the way you live yor life and your job? I kind of enjoy the easiness of my office job. I am physically well enough. But the rebel in me... how did you calm that dude down?
09:18 UTC
Do you think smartphones have been a net positive or net negative for society?
02:25 UTC
When is the last time you had a sleep over?
Do you have any stories to share?
23:50 UTC
At Christmas, did you teach your kids to hang the tinsel on the tree "just 1 strand at a time"...and not to tear the wrapping paper when opening gifts? :)
22:31 UTC