To absolutely long for the 80's again

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I was around 16 during the peak of this era. I was just coming into pop music, walkmans & fashion.

Young, care-free, no responsibilities, slim. It was such an easy-going era. No smart tech. You could phone a company and actually speak to someone without waiting in an endless queue or going through a list of around 10 different options. Shops had extra stock 'out the back' so you could always ask them to check 'out back' for more sizes etc. Less cars on the road. Less rules/regulations/H&S in general, much more easy going (although I recognise that some of the rules nowadays are essential and should have existed back then) Less tech meant less opportunity for scams/thieves/hacking.

Life was generally so much more laid back, casual & easy going. I LONG for these days again so much. I don't actually like modern day and the stresses that come with it. I wanted to make a booking for a day out with the DC the other day, I was on hold for 1 hour 45 minutes. I gave up and hung up.

Anyone else resonate ?

2 threads?

Yes, me too. I try not to but I end up sounding like an old grump. Music was better then (more variety, more key changes, etc.) And the biggest thing for me is that there was no Internet or social media. I loved both when they were new, but ultimately think the world was a better place without it. Social media is toxic, and while the Internet has some benefits, it also has many downsides.

To counter, I think more people are interested in politics these days, not necessarily for the best reasons, and more people have finally woken up to climate change.

Being care free was more about being young and not having any responsibility I suspect. I would happily go back as long as I could take the wife who I didn't know then, although we have discovered we used to go to the same places.

Klub Foot at the Clarendon in Hammersmith, the Clay Pigeon in Ruislip, the Jolly Boatman at Hampton Court, and many many more.

I agree, everything seems so corporate these days, and set up for the benefit of those companies, not the users. So many rules and restrictions, managing expectations ( aka 'we aim to respond to your query within 10 working days' ) how the hell is that customer service? You used to be able to phone up and get help with anything: tax, insurance, flights, rubbish collection, whatever, but now it feels like they think they are doing you a favour by taking your money, and actually speaking to you is an optional extra that many companies consider they can't afford to provide.
I do think GenZ have no idea how free and easy life was, how you could just turn up almost anywhere and get in, no booking in advance, no bouncers in pubs, very few parking restrictions, free speech ( Speakers Corner on Sunday afternoon?). London in the 70s and 80s was so cool, especially with the GLC free concerts.
Obviously there was the flipside of casual racism and sexism, drink driving, smoking everywhere and so on, but the NHS worked, you could expect an ambulance within minutes of calling for one, libraries and swimming pools and leisure centres were open all day, and there were very few beggars on the streets, especially outside the central area. Homeless people in doorways outside your local shops just wasn't a thing, and university education was free. I miss those times.
Oh gosh, I've started ranting!

Absolutely! They were the happiest days of my life and I look back with longing to be back there again. I know things have to progress, but I sometimes think we have gone far too far in terms of technology etc. It's the whole thing for me, the music, fashion, nights out, friendships, very little violence, just people having a good time. We've lost all that.
Don't get me wrong, I did have a few bad times in the 80's, but on the whole, it was my favourite decade bar none!

There is an American horror story set in the 80s that is so nostalgic I really recommend