" When I was his eld , this was my exemption , and I was on it all the time . "
If you grew up in the ’90s, you may reminisce about how “simple” life used to feel. So when Reddit useru/Mukura_Dieasked: “What do you miss the most from the 90s/2000s?” over three thousand people provided their answers. Here are some of their responses below.
1.“Being disconnected.”
2.“Blockbuster and Pizza Hut on a Friday night.”
— uranium / ScottScanlon
" Actually goingina Pizza Hut , too . It was like go into a Michelin - starred restaurant , as far as I ’m concerned . "
— atomic number 92 / brainkandy87
3.“Live music ticket prices. I saw Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine for like $20 in 1993.”
4.“McDonaldland cookies.”
— u / TomboAhi
" Real toy that people actually wanted in the happy meals , instead of this tatty ass plastic ' collect all six ' garbage . "
— u / DieHardAmerican95
5.“Group phone calls after school. ‘Be by your phone at 4:30 p.m.’ Someone would have to hang up for someone needing the internet and have to hang up, dropping the caller they added. We’d have to do roll call. lol.”
6.“How holidays felt (i.e. Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)”
— u / JennieRae68
7.“There was a general sense of optimism in society at large. We all genuinely believed we would graduate from school, work hard, and be rewarded with a fulfilling life free from financial worries. I don’t know; maybe it was youthful ignorance, but it really felt like the world was our oyster. Now, everyone is just SO. ANGRY.”
8."’90s Nickelodeon — that shit was the GOAT back then."
— u / TylerHyena
9.“I really liked the huge malls with every store imaginable. They’re all are closed now.”
10.“No subscription B.S.”
— u / Shengpai
" Except for the penny album clubs . Those thing were predatory . "
— atomic number 92 / parker9832
11.“I also remember liking the fashion of that era. I had this pretty purple top with long bell sleeves that made me feel likeElla Enchanted. And I had purple suede boots, which I wore everywhere. I remember roll-on glitter perfume, glittertattoos, Limited Too sequin tops, and crochet ponchos. Clothing that was just very colorful and very girly. It made me feel like a total girl 😇.”
12.“Face-to-face conversations. Nowadays, it seems that 95% of the time I talk to my friends, it’s online. I miss going out, but we never have time.”
— u / Denaviro
13.“I liked that ‘Internet’ and ‘gaming’ was just one thing you do at home, amongst other things. It was just one small part of a whole day.”
14.“Music, for sure. The late ’90s and early 2000s were the last times that I really enjoyed a lot of newer music. These days, it’s very hard for me to find something I enjoy in any genre.”
— u / Natural_Kittyxx
15.“Finding cool stuff at garage sales, flea markets, pawn shops, and antique stores that were not automatically marked up to whatever the item recently sold for on eBay!”
16.And finally, “You knew where everyone was by finding the house with all the bikes in the front yard — no texts needed.”
— u / chungusXL316
