What do you miss about the 90s

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Watching the x files just now got me thinking about the 90s

I bloody love X files.
I miss totp magazine, live and kicking

I remember how hopeful everything was, i remember it being always sunny, my GPs were still alive, i was a child so very rose tinted specs!

Oh being home ill and watching supermarket sweep

My multi coloured 'bean' shirt, and huge platform boots. Really want another pair of Buffalo or Swear boots but I think I'm too old. The X Files before it got caught up in the conspiracy theories.

@DanseAvecLesLoups exactly nails it!!

I remember Shout and Bliss. I liked Sugar as the real
Life stories and free gifts were better. But my mum banned it. Still wonder if the story about the 16 year old mum
Of three was actually true.

Being a carefree teen. No internet, just a house phone to call friends, no social media pressure.
Good music, good shops.
Coming home from school to watch Grange Hill or Byker Grove.
Spending my pocket money on the funky coloured and glittery nail varnish that was new out.
Shout magazine.

The music!

The drinking and lack of bullshit gender stereotypes. Although ok I don't miss the groping and general air of impunity about sexual consent.

Not much

I mean it was fun being young and clubbing, travelling, studying but I don’t hanker to go back at all

My waist.

Nothing else really as I was in a crap marriage.

My dc are great wrt this. Opportunity and growing world I don’t think they care about feeling glum other things

The sense of optimism, that things were getting better - and affordable childcare. Summer childcare cost a pound. For the whole summer, thanks to a grant from the EU.

Tammy, blow up chairs, those plastic Pringle holders you used to get.

I miss the high street - lots of different affordable options, and being excited to find something new to wear on Saturday night.

Being able to have a heated debate about politics or some other issue of the day and being able to have a drink and laugh about it afterwards. There seems so little tolerance of different opinions these days.

The lack of social media. I use it, I like it to some extent, but I'm glad it wasn't around in my teens/20s. All the pouting, perfect selfies, deleting your photo history when some boy breaks your heart etc.

And lots of other things people have posted!

The fashion, the thriving high street.

The optimism. The feeling that things were getting better and better. It was a great time to be young.

Everyone watching tv programmes at the same time and chatting about them afterwards.

Not being plugged into devices all the time. It was a better way of life.

Just 17
bagpuss stuff everywhere
fuzzy peach body spray
The girlie show
big breakfast
light lunch with Mel and sue
no selfie insta wanky people

Nothing.

Roads in London we could actually drive on without roads being closed off with planters.

Clubbing!! I've started to go to Aerobics & Zumba classes & they play a lot of 90s dance music - makes me nostalgic for my early 20s, clubbing until 3am!! 😂

Things seemed a little bit more simpler and free.

Hooch and Barking Frog.
Being in my 20s.
The fantastic cars that had more power and no fucking satnav - modern ones are like driving with my mum or dad in the car.

Mostly... Not having to be a responsible adult
😿

Waking up the day after Labour smashed the Tories and the sun shining.

Hooch

Jeysus I had some bad hangovers on that stuff.

Many of we older ones with memories of previous Labour governments had a good laugh at the Things can only get better.

Shagging my boss.