We tend to think of our experiences growing up as being universal; that one generation’s perception of the world is the same as every other, and that each person’s childhood is more or less ubiquitous.
Depressingly however, that’s not the case. The fact is that kids are watching different shows, listening to different music, following new trends and enjoying new technology.
Of course, the central appeal of nostalgia is that these things that we cherished so very much in the past really are now gone for good. The culture that produced them has evaporated into thin air, and only our collective recollections keep those memories alive.
Don’t believe me? Well scroll down and take a look at some of our most nostalgic curiosities – things that modern teenagers will have never seen before.
1. When cellphones looked like this
2. These awesome headphones
3. When this guy was your best friend
4. Reading books that had awesome sound effects
5. Learning to type on one of these programs
6. Spending hours making at on “Kid Pix”
7. Owning a Blockbuster membership card
8. Drinking from these sippy-cups
9. Downloading your favourite tunes from LimeWire
10. Seeing this archaic device on planes
11. Singing into this tape cassette
12. Eating breakfast cereal out of these TMNT bowls
13. Using these Trix spoons
14. Having calculators like these in school
15. And watching Stick Stickly on Nickelodeon
If the above hasn’t taken you down memory lane already then never fear: we’ve got even more über-nostalgic content lined up for your perusal. Check out these 30 amazing memes that will make you long to go back to the good old days of the 90s.
