1970s Things That Are Not Socially Acceptable Today

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[@tracybrennan4194]

Families could survive on one paycheck in the 70’s. And the music was much better than we have today.

[@flowerfaeri]

And now two paycheque childless couples can’t afford a home 😢

[@Glenrsi]

Music back in the 70's, was real music. Not like the absolute garbage that is heard these days and years prior.

[@ivanj.conway9919]

Yes, and for all the flack interior design of the 70s continue to get; much of it was still a hell of a lot better than the bland, boring, uninviting, and non-character, drone, crap of today.

[@petejones879]

I'm guessing you are American? Paycheck isn't a term we use here... In fact in all of my working life which was over 50 years.. I have never once been paid by cheque.. Yes we spell cheque correctly lol... I've only been paid cash in a wage packet or in later years directly into my bank account

[@juliebaker6969]

​@@petejones879I'm guessing you're BRITISH. WOW, elitist SNOB much? And Europeans accuse US of being insufferable about cultural differences!

[@XxxAtlantaxxX]

I'll take the 70's over now any day of the week.

[@jowbloe4700]

🏆🏆🏆

[@suzanneorbellmeyer4823]

Me to.

[@judybaackebrewer61]

Me 2

[@laurenthewolf2983]

I wasn’t even alive for them and I’ll take that same deal. 86er here.

[@Nullybk]

Absolutely not the crime rate was far higher then it is today and that’s Saying something the fashion and music was the good thing about the decade

[@georgem2334]

The 1970s was a great time to be young.

[@tericollins2103]

Yes it was!!!

[@Terry.W]

Agree..

[@pam8962]

The best 😊

[@joegreen9987]

I heard that it was a good era to be a teenager back then ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tericollins2103]

@@pam8962 Thee Best !!!!

[@leesashriber5097]

I was born in 1968 and can easily say the 70's and 80's were the best years of my life. Exception being losing my daddy when he was only 35 to Hodgkin's Disease. Thank you for the memories. I'd gladly take those years over today's world anyday. 😊

[@IMeMineWho]

Me too. And I wish we had ours back! Take care of yourself sweetie. Here is a hug!🤗

[@leesashriber5097]

@@IMeMineWho , thank you for the kind words. Here's a big hug right back ❣️😊

[@IMeMineWho]

@@leesashriber5097 Aw! Thank you! Sorry 4 the late reply back..crazy week! Tonight I listened to Leadbelly in his honor! I recommend a "daddy ritual a couple times a week!💜 Be well!

[@mom5catskyle596]

The racism on TV in the 70's was not meant to be directly racist but to portray the problems we still had after the counter-culture movement. And it worked. The 70's was when stereotypical perceptions started to change. If not for the "racist" TV shows then, who knows how long it would have taken. Once my generation is gone, I would expect the only true racists left will be the kids raised that way - and that attitude will be greatly tempered by social media and personal experience.

[@jasonweinstock1282]

All in the family was a great TV show..they wouldn't have a show like that on TV today

[@chrisphillips348]

It’s wise to ALWAYS check the Creator’s INTENTIONS!!! Don’t draw conclusions based on speculation. I agree with you, but want to share the bCreator’s intentions. Norman Lear who created “All in the Family “ and the “Jefferson’s” stated many times …l it was pure satire to make fun of the people who were like the characters a,,,

[@chrisphillips348]

In other words, make fun of people like Archie and George!! They were raised thinking that way and Archie Changed dramatically from Michael’s influence!!

[@jasonweinstock1282]

@@chrisphillips348 during the last season of all in the family,and in the TV show Archie bunker's place,it seemed that Archie bunker somewhat mellowed out on his bigotry.i guess he had a change of heart,and maybe he had to change his tune?

[@robertwoodpa6463]

I'm glad I grew up in the years that I did. The world has gone insane.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.MAGA,now I-REALLY-understand this slogan. LOL.

[@241sail6]

Back in the 60s,we were told to be within earshot when the street lights came on and every adult on the street watched out for every child on the street and if you did something considered dangerous, one of the neighbors who saw it might paddle you butt and you went home and complained then you would get paddled again because nobody would do it without a good reason. Everyone I grew up with turned out respectable not like todays kids.

[@dtshopper19]

That's the trouble with kids today - their parents never lay a hand on them. A few beatings from Mom and Dad would straighten them out. But nowadays it's called child abuse.

[@secondchance6603]

1970s Things That Are Not Socially Acceptable Today - Legally drinking at eighteen, Letting children roam free, Dangerous playgrounds. 2020's Things That Are Socially Acceptable Today - Sexualizing Children, Chemically Castrating Children, Removing A Childs Breasts, Giving Children Puberty Blockers, Preferred Pronouns, Forcing Vaccinations On The Public, Saying Men Can Get Pregnant, Not Being Able To Define What A Woman Is, Calling Anyone Who doesn't Agree With You A Racist/ Sexist/Somethingphobe...

[@eddieboggs8306]

Whipping is not the same as a beating. A beating deserves jail time.

[@dtshopper19]

@@eddieboggs8306 Same thing. Striking a child in any form is child abuse today.

[@joelteague1190]

Exactly we had respect for elders we might have cussed but we didn't cuss around them nowadays the kids will cuss around you and dare you to do something about it

[@pappasally2958]

70's - Age 8-18. Pink Floyd, Monty Python and totally self-sufficient. Grew up in a Military Family and spent half the decade in Virginia, the other half in Colorado. When not in school we were outside exploring neighborhood, rivers, forests by bike, boat or on foot, and did not come home until dark. If we could get home, we had dinner and slept over at friend's house. Elementary school was 6 miles from house, junior high 5 miles and there were no buses, nor did mom drive us (unless we had a science presentation and it was raining); we walked or rode our bikes to/from school (as an adult, I drove the routes to confirm distances and was amazed we never got killed crossing 6 lane expressway). Up through junior high, spent half the summer at Grandparents farm in Alabama (working 12 hour days), where grandad taught me, at 12, to drive his F100 pickup (w/manual transmission and clutch) so he could send me into town for tractor parts. Mom got me a farm license at 14, so I could drive the interstate sections on road trips (yeah, not really legal, but cops didn't enforce). Went with mom on a cruise ship to Jamaica at 14, where I met another kid and we jumped ship for 3 days. Rented scooters and smoked (weed) across the island to the next port of call. Mom's only concern was did we had fun and not get arrested. At 16 had a '69 Chevelle SS; fastest car in town. In high school, me and friends would skip school, get stone and spend day rock climbing. Summer or winter saw us go for 1 to 2 week backpacking/ski-mountaineering trips throughout Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and southern Canada (imagine a pack of 16 year olds driving from Colorado Springs to Canada by themselves). We would pick an area and just go and wander until we ran out of trail, mountain tops or food. Many trips were spur of the moment, and we just left a note for mom/dad with general location and random return date. All of this before GPS, cellphones or digital maps. Sometimes we didn't even bother to bring a paper map or compass. We learned how to solve problems and build stuff with our own hands (like fully functional and field tested surface to air missiles hobbled together from model rocket kits and spare parts from shop class - with apologies to the Air National Guard UH-1 helicopter crew). We dealt with life threatening emergencies in town and in the back-country (car wrecks, avalanche burials, broken limbs), cook our own dinner, rebuild engines and get "borrowed" cars out of ditches at midnight during a driving snow storm. Left home at 17, and after a couple of not so good years, graduated architectural college with double minors and zero debt (no loans or scholarships). I worked full-time while carrying full load of classes and passed the license exams first try. Ran my own practice for many years, before coming back to the military as a civilian engineer in support of Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Have deployed all over the Pacific in support of combat and humanitarian missions. Now serving in Japan as Director of Facilities Planning for military covering 8 bases and 2 air stations across half a dozen locations. Most of my staff grew up in the '90s and 2000s. They can barely tie their own shoes, can't self-start on an assignment and are afraid to leave their cubicles when the have to conduct in-person conversations. Have to be coddled to get anywhere near 40 hours of pathetic work out of them; when not on tictok, instagram or facetime. Yes, the '70s were a great time to be a kid. Embedded us with significant character building experiences that have provided the confidence as an adult to take on new situations without fear, detailed instructions or hand-holding. And I will take full advantage of that as soon as I grow up.

[@IMeMineWho]

Monty Python! The ? I need to ask Poppa Sally is do you do the silly walks?😅

[@nhmooytis7058]

This is a blog post not a comment 😂

[@cidDraGonFly]

Kids from the 90's and 2000's are a product of their environment. You would be just like them. You, and me, are fortunate to grow up in the time we did , to have all those experiences. The freedom, the range, the common sense to figure out what situations required in order to get by. I was driving to Monterey from Sacramento (and back) when I was 15. Sociology will always dictate human behavior and that's just the way it is. Your grand parents walked to school in the snow..uphill, 5 miles each way......remember?

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@cidDraGonFly actually I wasn’t ever like the kids around me. I was better read and traveled thanks to my parents, worked my way through college. Weak minded people of any generation mindlessly conform. Strong minded people individualize.

[@nhmooytis7058]

PS I walked to school...but where I lived it was flat as a pancake 🤣

[@randyronny7735]

Back in the 60's, my friends and I would pack a lunch and disappear all day, including riding bikes on highways and sliding on 12' high slides. Times have really changed.

[@jadeblues357]

We did that in the 70s to all summer long! I really miss that😢

[@juliebaker6969]

No WONDER kids are turning out like they are, they're not allowed to HAVE a childhood anymore. They're wrapped in bubble wrap, and the only PLAYTIME they get is on VIDEO games. No WONDER they react to a scraped knee or small bruise like it was a compound fracture, their perspective is completely skewed. We have NOT done them any FAVORS with this type of upbringing, they fall to pieces over TRIVIA. No WONDER they want to stay in Mommy's basement, it's SAFER down there. The worst that can happen to them is running out of DORITOS.

[@loupgarou1261]

@@juliebaker6969 Well said. Very well said.

[@loupgarou1261]

We used to bring waxed paper to school to wax and polish the 12' slide until it was extremely slick and we would fly down it twice as fast. Even then though, the teachers didn't like that but we did it anyway.

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

@@juliebaker6969 Being safe is one thing - taking it overboard and keeping kids from a life and fun is another

[@williamhannon6055]

It was the absolute, hands down, best time to be a teenager !!!!

[@powerbadpowerbad]

AGREED.

[@davefigore7843]

Things were a lot more fun back then.

[@shirleyz7400]

I remember when you could smoke in grocery stairway & fast food places, even in the hospital. I use to lay in the back window of the car & watch the world fly by & back of trucks. In the summer spend all day playing only to come home for lunch & dinner. Those were the days. 👍❤️

[@samanthab1923]

Theaters, airplanes, school buses. Smoke em if you got ‘em

[@anegol6892]

And you could buy cigarettes out of vending machines.

[@clay43373]

We could smoke at school

[@shirleyz7400]

@@clay43373 oh yeah! We had a big area between 2 buildings & they would sit on the grass & smoke. I didn’t smoke so I forgot about that.

[@buddie2343]

I was a 70s kid and loved it. I remember all of this and it was brillliant. We always played in big groups which was great fun, going bike runs and roller skating down the biggest slopes & we did all this without safety gear. I've went over the handlebars on my bike and tumbled down full flights of stairs wearing my roller skates. Safety gear wasn't available to us and none of us would've worn it either. We were tough and wouldn't have it any other way. ❤😅

[@leemcclements8889]

Grew up in the 70's. Best decade ever!

[@kh0034]

I remember pulling on the handle of the cigarette vending machine while waiting to be seated at a restaurant because I was bored. There were ashtrays on the table and begging my mom to keep it away from me when she lit up. The stink of ashtrays have given me the motivation to not take up smoking when I was younger.

[@cassandraunheeded]

Me too. Exactly.

[@batman5224]

1970s? There are things from the 2010s that aren’t acceptable today.

[@retrobilly1719]

Last couple of Years especially

[@notsureiL]

We only need to check out late 90s early 00 comedy, stand-up 😅 80% is deemed political incorrect in today's standards.

[@NothIng-bd9ci]

​@@notsureiLi miss the early uncensored internet😢

[@IMeMineWho]

@@NothIng-bd9ci Those are silly things to complain about. I miss the uncrowdedness of the net!

[@NothIng-bd9ci]

@@IMeMineWho yep, this too. Back in those times you needed to have some brains to use computers.

[@WonderWoman75]

My father owned a Lincoln Continental (i.e. Land Yacht) and I was small enough to sleep quite comfortably on the carpeted floorboard in the back. Imagine the gentle rumbling of the tires on the road, lulling you to sleep. Good times!

[@anart2814]

It was great to be a kid in the 70's.

[@xhairstargetmaster6338]

I’ll take 70s & 80s over anything now a days! Also maybe we should bring back shoes like them from back in the 70s&80s we wouldn’t have such thin skinned ppl!

[@MDiStefano10]

I was thinking the exact samething!

[@rexcatston8412]

They're thin-skinned because everyone coddles them, thats almost exclusively it. Most of those generations were raised on south park, family guy, ren and stimpy and beavis ad butthead, so its not really the shows that did it. A child stops throwing tantrums when parents stop giving in, only in this case everybody gives in at all times, even billion dollar corporations are happy to tank themselves to do it.

[@tericollins2103]

​@@rexcatston8412 Well said

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

And all of us who grew up during that time period turned out 100% normal and Not Wussed out like the Participation Award-receiving children of today.

[@jlca320]

The 70s was a fun time to grow up. 60s and 70s music is the best.

[@donniegardner1146]

Not saying how old i am lol but we had a designated smoking area for the students at our high school.

[@SurLaMer_]

I remember in 70's high school the coach who taught history would give "pops" to boys who acted up, at the front of the class. Some of them deliberately misbehaved because those who got pops had higher social standing among the other boys (the pops weren't that bad). No corporal punishment for bad girls, they were sent to vice-principal's office for him to think up something suitable.

[@scotthansen9081]

Bullshit

[@christinevangilder6245]

I remember my father sending me to the corner store, Convenient Food Mart, with a dollar bill clutched in my hand, and reciting over n over again in my head: King sized Old Gold straights, buying those cigarettes for my dad, using the change for two ring pops that were all the rage, and still had change left! Teenagers outside the door calling me a smoker as I exited.....1970's the time of my life! ❤

[@modtwentyeight]

Cigarette machine? I'll show you how old I am: Put in a quarter and get 2 pennies back on the side of the pack.😀

[@RiverSprite30]

Most of the women I know don't wear bras. It's not that scandalous. I wear a bra, if I didn't, I'd knock someone out on accident when I walked down the street, but, to each her own.

[@modtwentyeight]

There was a couple of girls in highschool that didn't wear 'em. They would say "why buy something you don't need?"

[@suzanneorbellmeyer4823]

Ohhhhh, the 70's, i do miss thee. My ages through that decade was 10 to 20 years old. Here in New Zealand, the legal drinking age was 21. You could smoke anywhere, in supermarkets, on buses, in schools, in hospitals. I loved the bench seats in some cars. No seat belts, but remember, the cars did not go the speeds they do today and there weren't the amount of cars on the roads back then. 70's had the best music and fashion.

[@judybaackebrewer61]

Love you're channel I'm a child of the 1970s and proud of it thsts when times were great nit like the bs 2day

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Ill take the 1970s over today. Also the General Lee, was Hollywood's idea of Southern culture. I saw some cars painted like that. There was nothing wrong with it, it was a giant middle finger to the Federal Government telling us how to live.

[@danielmaher7108]

The legal drinking age was not 18 in all of the States. There were several states that kept it at 21, including California, Washington, Oregon, and many others.

[@16nowhereman]

I guess I don't remember that law. I was drinking at 13.

[@OneWildTurkey]

@@16nowhereman hmm, I have to wonder why you might not remember it! :-) /wink

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

Yes it was. Wisconsin had a drinking age of 18 and Illinois was still 21. I live on the Illinois border area.

[@andybonneau9209]

Grew up in the 60s and 70s. Good times. No body micromanaging us. Real freedom, and if you survived, you were stronger for it.

[@marthacrust334]

I loved 80s big hair. It looked more styled than today's straight dull hair.

[@rbsmith3365]

Lot of hairspray!

[@flowerfaeri]

😂 yeah, I still kinda like it! I miss perms , my hair is so fine it looks like spaghetti 🤣

[@mom5catskyle596]

I went to school in the 60's and 70's and never was any kid disciplined with corporal punishment at school. However, our teachers actually cared and would call our mommas, and we would sure get it at home. We would always just get a warning the first time we misbehaved so we knew what would happen if we misbehaved a second time. This was a good thing as it taught us that everything has consequences- which too many kids these days seem either to be completely ignorant of or just don't care because they know they will only get very little, if any, punishment. We sure wouldn't want to damage their fragile little egos now, would we? Well, neither I nor anyone I know ever felt abused. We did get our ONE warning, after all, and usually grounded for a couple of days to a week. We didn't all want to be victims like everyone does today and thought it only fair to be whopped after we went and did the same thing a second time.

[@anart2814]

I grew up then to and it was so embarrassing if your parents had to come to the school because you pulled some crap. We got slapped and grounded. It was traumatizing at the time.

[@mom5catskyle596]

@@anart2814 You never got a warning the 1st time? That's rough. Whenever we pulled different crap we still got a warning the first time. But then, there are kids like me. I knew full well what would not be allowed and would do it anyway, knowing I wouldn't get whopped the 1st time (as long as my dad didn't know about it). After that, I might make the conscious decision to do it again if I decided that whatever it was was worth the punishment I would get. We weren't always threatened with the same punishment - it depended on the severity of the crime but did include my dad actually punching me in the jaw (and I'm a girl). And how he could manage hitting me hard enough to throw me across the room but not actually break my jaw, I'll never know! But I knew that would happen if he ever found out about whatever crap I pulled so I never felt abused and was never traumatized by it. I can't be traumatized by something I know is coming and can prepare for.

[@nhmooytis7058]

I went to Catholic school where nuns and priests could smack you. In public high school in the late Sixties a teacher slugged a student who swung at him, the kid was expelled. I graduated in 1969 so I don’t know about high school in that decade.

[@maryannvelazquez7882]

What wouldn't fly today is those glass Click Clacks

[@JukeboxBalowski]

I find it interesting that typical TV shows rarely ever show anyone smoking cigarettes or buying cigarettes anymore, yet they do show scenes of people sitting around smoking pot, getting high, or at least talking about.

[@richdouglas2311]

Because pot use is rare, popular, and limited. Cigarettes were pervasive and present in all aspects of life. Now they're deeply unpopular, so why would TV shows have it?

[@JesseSShaw]

@@richdouglas2311 Because it ISN'T rare these days to partake in pot. Studies also show pot can be MORE damaging than cigs.

[@Jeph629]

Anyone who was a 70s kid would not trade it for "today".

[@JesseSShaw]

I miss those days!

[@carolmartin6719]

No i never wore aseat belt back th3n & yes i remember the smoke filled bars

[@damon1957ful]

We move backwards as we go forward, give me the 70s anytime ,

[@Allishaalr]

Riding bikes without helmets

[@samanthab1923]

Not a helmet in sight. For riding dirt bikes or skiing

[@clay43373]

I would never wear a helmet on a bicycle

[@RobertM125]

I loved candy cigarettes in the 70s but thankfully never had any desire to take up actual cigarette smoking.

[@ronnyb5890]

mine were chocolate 😊

[@jolenehendrickson8915]

Mom smoked the whole time with me

[@samanthab1923]

My aunt, who was an RN by the way, smoked thru out all 11 of her healthy pregnancies.

[@Lightsngear]

My mother did too, and even now at over 60...my lungs are great, and I've never smoked or even had the desire too.

[@samjones2439]

I was 13 when the decade started. And ended at 23! Loved the 70’s and even the 80’s.

[@JohnLee-pt5jz]

Agree with you there, the seventies was the best, great songs, fashion, tv shows where changing, All in the family, Maude, Good Times, just to name three, they dealt what was going on at the time.😊

[@Ann-j4y]

This was so much fun to watch. We did have a good time in the 70s. Nowadays there seems to be so much to worry about.

[@gregdavis5439]

Born in 1961 graduated in 1979 , can’t think of any other time to grow up in . Great memories

[@johnbyrne3402]

I miss being a kid in the 70s

[@suzanneorbellmeyer4823]

Best decade. ❤

[@flowerfaeri]

I remember that smoking and drinking was not okay while pregnant, and even as a little kid I knew that smoking was bad for you period, but as for the rest, it’s pretty much as I remember. Unfortunately my mother was “ahead of her time “ when it came to being confined to home. I was never allowed to play with other kids after school like my friends were 😢

[@jasonweinstock1282]

It seemed like smoking and drinking wasn't as frowned upon then as it somewhat is now

[@jasonweinstock1282]

In the 70s,you could smoke pretty much anywhere you wanted,and it was much cheaper then..not anymore

[@kadlena3711]

woah what a blast from the past thank you!

[@caseyflorida]

I remember smoking on airplanes! Standing up to go back to the restrooms meant walking through a cloud of smoke!

[@catsofsherman1316]

We have deteriorated a lot as a society since the 70s. I loved being a kid in the 70s. By 7 years old I could hop on my bike and just go. I feel sorry for the people who came up later. The millenials are over sensitive and generally afraid of the world. Their weakness and the indoctrination they have had will be the downfall of this once great country.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

Amen

[@annresnik6059]

Ridiculous.

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

And Gen Z is even worse.

[@microwavedmetal]

@@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846I’m Gen Z. I can confirm…some us have the personality of 75yr old people who just wants the world to be like it was in the 70s.

[@elizabethbercaw440]

I was born in 1963. I remember not wearing a seatbelt, sitting in the “non-smoking” section on airplanes and in restaurants. Being engulfed in cigarette smoke at clubs and reaking of cigarettes when I got home (I don’t smoke). My mother got so tired of my 5 year-old-sister wandering off that she intentionally left her at the fairgrounds to “teach her a lesson.” I remember sexual harassment and assault being the punchline on sitcoms, variety shows and movies. I could drink legally at the age of 18, but had been buying beer since the age of 15. Keg parties at hotel rooms and in public parks was routine when I was in high school. Playgrounds with concrete beneath the slide - my sister broke her arm sliding at the age of 2. Not such “good old days” if you think about it. But I also remember being able to support myself, pay my own rent at the age of 18 working 25 hours a week at a minimum wage job of $3.35 per hour. Affordable housing is about the only thing I’d bring back today. Oh, and good music never ceases being created if you know where to look.

[@douglasmcneil8413]

I was born in 1960. Were there bad things going on in the 60's, 70's and 80's? Of course. There's bad stuff going on today. Every decade has its troubles. But there was a lot of good also. I'm sometimes saddened by the thought of what's been lost to us over the years. Today's kids live so much in a virtual reality that they're missing out on so much of the real world. We need to step back sometimes and get a breath of fresh air and restore our prospective on reality. Kids need to climb trees and see the world from a tree top now and then.

[@16nowhereman]

So, what you are saying is back in the day, it was fun!

[@kathleencernetich6243]

I wouldn't want to be young right now living in this day and age we had fun and good times in the 70s now everybody's in front of a computer screen or an iPad they don't communicate or socialize in person anymore the kids can no longer go outside and play it's not a fun time in this day and age to be a young person

[@wunderkind-7724]

I am 66 years old and the drinking age was 18 when I turned 18. I believe if you could vote, and join the military, you should be able to drink at 18. All of Europe has an 18 year old or less drinking age. It should be acknowledged that the government is the government, not our mommy.

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

Being born in 1962 and my childhood being in the 1970s and my teens in the 80s, we were the best years of my life. Not to mention some of the best music. Oh, there were a few not-so-good times, but for the most part, so much fun. We were taught to respect our elders, especially our grandparents and that stayed with me all my life. There was such freedom as a child back then. Just as said in the video, we were let out after a hearty breakfast of eggs, toast, or pop tarts, and the mandatory OJ or Tang. Then we were off to do whatever we wanted to do. Build a fort, gather the neighborhood kids for touch football, or ride our bikes to the harbor to fish. We got into mischief all the time, but usually harmless things like stealing dry ice from the back of the pharmacy to then put down every gutter in the neighborhood to see the vapor that came pouring out was so cool. After dinner, we could go out but had to stay where our parents could see us. Meanwhile, the parents gathered at someone's house for cocktails. Garage parties galore back then. Gosh, I miss those simple, easy going days.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

I was born 1963 and enjoyed being a kid in the 70s.Once I went to my bank and told the young,female clerk how much america has changed since I was her age.She looked at me very-STRANGE !!! LOL. Like I had 2 heads.

[@rickadkins6142]

Give me the social activities of the 70's any day of the week over the social activities of today!! Children were safer riding in the back window of a car than they are walking to school today! I would HATE to be a child in today's society!!

[@Lili-xq9sn]

I know, kids now are definitely no longer safe in schools either.

[@julieabraham3566]

Not wearing a seatbelt was usually not a choice since many of the vehicles did not yet have them.

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

We rode our bicycle everywhere and we didn't use helmuts, knee and elbow pads and a lot of times our bicycle never had a safety inspection or professional maintenance. We fixed our own chains, repaired tire flats and WE all made it home safe and happy!

[@Cloudopatra]

All in the Family was NOT racist . Duh , Archie was ridiculed.

[@RealPackCat]

It was a parody of culture.

[@anegol6892]

I loved playing cops and robbers using my cap gun.

[@bobbirge2732]

I loved the 70s.Bring them back woo pee.💙💙

[@panatypical]

I turned 21 in 1972 and that's how old you had to be in California to legally drink. As a child I lived in New York City until I was seven. My parents let me go out to play when I was 4 years old, and when I was six I could go to the store by myself. Later on in California I never had a curfew, the only requirement was that I had to have my homework done. I don't remember my first car with seat belts, but I had auto insurance since I began driving in 1967. I didn't know you can't smoke in bars, I don't think I've been in a bar in over 40 years. Well I went into bars to get people when I was driving a taxi, but I wasn't looking to see if they were smoking or not. Never much cared about things like that.

[@samanthab1923]

If you stayed in NY you could have started legally drinking at 18 in 72

[@samanthab1923]

@@beadyeye2312 Funny how local bars were like that. My brothers would go into ours to use the cig machine. NJ

[@BadAss15-60]

Bring back punishment in schools INSTEAD of calling the police!

[@samanthab1923]

That calling the police is such crap.

[@BadAss15-60]

@@samanthab1923 yes…I agree…one of my nieces is an elementary school teacher and when she has any unruly students, she has to call the police to deal with it. I thought teachers took the place of your parents. Whatever happened to staying after school or standing in the corner…or better yet..taking them to the principal’s office. I guess the principals must be too softhearted to give them the strap.

[@samanthab1923]

@@BadAss15-60 Right? I don’t go for corporal punishment but jeez do your job. Especially these Special Ed teachers. You are trained to deal with kids that need different help. Makes no sense. The cops are no better. I’d be embarrassed as a law enforcement officer to be called to a school. Ridiculous

[@nikkiwild4014]

I grew up burning my butt on metal slides , long road trips in the back of my dads old station wagon, skateboarding with zero protection, riding my bike down the hills with no brake , climbing the apple trees, chased by the owner of the apple trees ,going home late fithy and countless scars , survive moms hard cleaning brush, which brushes the dirt and your skin outta your body, ..Next day : Repeat Im glad I grew up in 70s and the early 80s . Thats probably why I am brutally honest, I dont get sick and I dont think my phone should be smarter than me and I dont give a F...k about woke culture..

[@jtodora]

I grew up in the 60's. We used to take the wax paper that our lunch sandwich was wrapped in and rub down the metal slide. Boy...did that make it slick and fast!

[@KRich408]

Seatbelts are needed more today because people drive faster! And most drive offensively not defensively 😮, also cars were basically Tanks compared to todays plastic coffins 😢. And drinking at 18 I believe people were more responsible back in the day laws only change because people do stupid things! I turned 18 just after they raised the age it wasn't the end of the world I was just hoping to have my first drink in a bar on my 18th legally. I hardly drink today it was never an issue for me , the funny thing about the drinking age is your Old Enough to join the military and get deadly weapons to hurt people at 18 but you're not mature enough to drink at 18?? How does that make sense?? JMHO

[@darrellmayberry7784]

The Energy Crisis after the Oil Embargo of 1973 caused the speed limit to be cut to 55 which made it safer to not wear seat belts so K Richner you were right about that and in 1973-74 and 1979 after the Iranian Revolution when that Country cut oil delivery to the US led to gas rationing which caused motorists to slow down to preserve fuel and despite folks not wearing seat belts traffic deaths declined sharply then due to the slower speeds people were driving.

[@dennismason3740]

The 70s rocked harder than any decade. Playgrounds designed for SF were for playing real play, not hanging out on sand.

[@pam8962]

Thanks the great memories 😊

[@thesuncollective1475]

TBH if you in your 50s you already know this but the youngsters might learn something

[@raymondohlsen5054]

The 70;s were a great time to be a kid!! I remember people smoking in movie theatres, gocery stores, and elevators,

[@terereynolds698]

When I was a junior in high school I was teaching mentally challenged adults, I was fired because one of the men that owned the business and he wanted to date me but there was a rule saying you couldn’t date employees, I was 16 he was in his mid 20’s. This was in 1975

[@catsanchez5749]

Thank you Nic, LOVE your sense of humor and your voice so soothing. Excellent job always❤❤❤

[@WrenFaithBridger]

I'm amazed that bicycle helmets & knee & elbow pads weren't mentioned. When I was a kid in the '70s (6-16) we'd go out on our bikes in shorts & sandals and not think twice about it. Nowadays kids have to be put in bubble wrap before even getting on a bicycle. Oh, and I live in NH and, while maybe not on the books, most people do still wear seatbelts. Oh, speaking of cars...what about baby seats? I clearly remember my mom holding my baby brother on her lap until he was old enough to be sitting between my parents in the front seat when we all would go somewhere (at least 2 of us would be sitting in the way-back of the station wagon, with the seats folded down & hidden).

[@BlutEngelBatty]

i miss the 80's tv shows ughhh

[@ericrietvelt1970]

In the 70s. Didn't wear a helmet when riding a bike. Now, you do.

[@snsdkbopper7819]

HOWEVER there are far more depraved things today that definitely wouldn’t fly in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and even the 2000s!

[@loupgarou1261]

When I was in high school we had rifle practice and we even had a student smoking area outside. There are pictures of us smoking in my yearbooks.

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 😀👍

[@joebright4607]

I carried my shotgun to school in early 70’s and leaned on the wall in the principals office, and picked it up after classes were over. It saved me a two mile walk to my hunting grounds. There was not fifty kinds of mental illness. Parents, teachers, clergy, and four out of five doctors were in agreement that the condition was called “ants in the pants”, and the treatment was “swat those ants “. We seemed to have faired better than what “professional “ have done to our children of today.

[@cherrybomb2600]

Many kids on medication, too many.

[@rickyparker9168]

In today's culture everything is "watered" down and sanitized for tv consumption. Shows like All in the family were important because they helped people face indifferences and prejudices and Carroll O Connor who played Archie Bunker was actually a liberal in real life. Today people are way too sensitive.

[@TimTurner115]

Back in those days we had Wonder woman. Nowadays you just wonder if it is a woman.

[@Jeph629]

TOOOO good!

[@amyhill9127]

Thank God I was a kid in the 70s.

[@netterstyl]

Early 70's - you had to be there to believe it. I'm talking of course about the BRALESS era. I was at a very large SOUTHERN, otherwise CONSERVATIVE university, and was running into a lot of trees and sign posts on campus, because my eyes were constantly out on stems. And it wasn't just the girls you'd expect to be braless - oh, no - it included the "reserved" well-dressed, well-groomed types. And size didn't matter - they let 'em hang loose - however big - and bounce. It was like the disgusting tattoos fad of today - it just caught on universally, only that fad in the early 70's was very much WELCOMED. And then it just (disappointingly) faded out relatively quickly - the way I wish the tacky tattoo fad of today would. Why girls feel compelled to gild the lily with something that disgusting (that won't wash off like a bad hairdo) escapes me. Trade the tattoos for the braless look, girls - and save on underwear.

[@Jeph629]

In high school ('70-'74) many girls had their school clothes (no bra; sheer tops; size-tight jeans) in their lockers into which they'd change on arrival from their mother-scanned "home" clothes. I'll never forget how Debbie Myers looked one day-------and how my room looked later on like an ice cream truck had exploded...................

[@paulsto6516]

in 1972 I was 17 years old. It was a wonderful time to be alive!

[@Trader13]

So true. That's the way it was. Women wised up I guess. Like the other woman said in her comments..."why spend $$$ on something we don't need", just to make corporations more money $.

[@timothytate3968]

The 70s was awesome thing back then was more simpler and more layed back. Family's survived on one paycheck food and gas prices was cheaper cars and homes was more affordable. And TV shows was much better and ever kid looked forward to Saturday morning cartoons. Life in the 70s was great...

[@gitchegumee]

When I went to the doctor's as a kid, he (because women docs were rare), was usually doing my exam with a cigarette dangling from his lip. We would run outside, jump on a bike and be gone doing all kinds of reckless things a ten year old can think of. No cell phones and we could be ten miles away, jumping off a cliff into a lake or forty feet up a tree - and the parents had zero clue and the only time they got mad is if you were late for something. .

[@frankwafer6919]

the best of times!💖👍!

[@StephenAllison-gl2ky]

I remember leaving the classroom when the bell rang and running out the door. You couldn’t do that anymore

[@christinagerding2473]

Hi. My Mom's right arm was my seat belt. My cousins and I just loved riding in the box of my Dad's truck! Oh and Boating in the '70's....YIKES!! Thank You for the Vid.

[@Licenciadopedro]

In USA the speed limit wasn't 55mph yet, teachers smoking in class, drinking water direct from the garden hose.

[@Jeph629]

Don't forget high school teachers dating students..........and it wasn't just male teachers and female students!

[@Licenciadopedro]

@@Jeph629 Yes, Miss and Mrs. taught you everything you needed to know for your future in life

[@HeavensProtocol]

1 Adam-12 do you read me?

[@jowbloe4700]

I hear you

[@preacherman85379]

Squad 51 come in

[@MeadowFarmer]

Back in the 70s a lot of businesses had their own incinerators. In some communities it was okay to burn trash in a barrel in your yard. I remember my great-grandparents and my friend's grandmother burned trash in barrels. Air pollution in general was very bad back then. Cars didn't have pollution controls and leaded gas wasn't banned until 1996. People born before 1996 have on average a 2.6 lower IQ due to leaded gas. Back then "Ma Bell" had a monopoly on phone service, people had to wait until after 5:00 to make long distance calls. You could not own your own phone and had to rent it. Pay toilets were also quite common. Transgender wasn't a word back then. If someone were gay or trans they'd have a real hard time in the 70s.

[@bethtyree6346]

Music was great back than

[@judybaackebrewer61]

I did not ever wear a seat belt in the 70s or 2day I am like Archie bunker still agree with Archie so not everytjing is bad

[@billymule961]

The 70's were great!

[@KMDPTR]

I was born in 1944 and started school in 1950. We had the old style type playground and all the way through school no one ever got a broken bone or serious injury on the playground. My school was located in back country north of Boise Idaho about 100 miles. (High in the Rocky Mountains) We watched over each other, especially since most of us walked to school. No hot lunches then, we carried our home made lunches which we would sometimes trade sandwiches and desserts with each other. Mother would make some really delicious cinnamon rolls, (yummm)

[@disneygal200016]

In the 60s, my brother made me one of the first skateboards. He took a piece of 2X4 and attach a metal skate on the underside. The metal skate needed to be disassembled so half in front and half in back. It didn’t turn corners well, but it would fly. I got stopped many times by people asking me what that was and how they could get one. It caught on very fast. That’s why it’s called a "skateboard ".

[@gaylegoodman9097]

Hey Nick, Are you sure we didn’t have the same mom 😂? As a teenager in the 70’s, I can definitely attest to the many differences compared to today. Not only all of the things that you mentioned, but the Sexual Revolution was still in full force. Jail Bait was never referred to. Many of my friends were hooking up with men way over 18, some who were 30-35. I myself moved in with a guy who was 13 years older than me. Unfortunately, in addition to that, physical abuse was also not really acknowledged, which I lived through for the next 5 years, but was raping your wife totally sanctioned. So many changes these days were hard fought, and I’m grateful for them

[@anart2814]

I grew up a pretty girl in the 70's and the pedophilia was big. I had guys after me all the time of all ages. What was lacking in the 70's was good parents. Kids for one reason or another never brought up sexual abuse because it would have brought shame to the family. The parents were to concerned with their social standings so the kid would get punished if they spoke up. What was lacking was a good lesson in respecting your self and hands off. I still prefer the 70's over what our kids today are going through. Drag Queen story hour would have terrified us.

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

And your what percentage of "native american"🤔

[@zoezakel1239]

@anart2814, So you’re saying you’re okay with child predators being around you, but drag performers reading to children is “scary" lol. I think your teachers might’ve smacked you too hard because your brains have fallen out.

[@wmbeam211]

Things then were still better than they are now

[@geod3589]

I remember during the 60's everyone left their cars unlocked with windows down in the summer; some left their keys hanging in the ignition switch. We never locked the doors on our house unless going away for the weekend.

[@thommysides4616]

All In The Family - was about real life, and not a made up fake show like the ones we have today. I was 12 years old in 1972, and I told my Mom I was going to be a shoe shine boy at the local bars in the evening. I made a shoeshine box on my own, and went to work making some good money. Sometimes I didn't get home till 10pm.... later on the weekends. Never once did I ever have any problems at the bars, or walking alone at night on my way home. I brought home a fist full of cash.... almost every night I went out. I charged 35 cents a shine, but many times they would give me a whole dollar and tell me to keep the change. They never tried to give me any beer to drink but did buy me cokes. I really enjoyed that job, and it taught me alot about people and having a good work ethic. There were other shoe shine boys who sometimes also worked those bars, but many times I was told that I gave the best shine, and also the bar owners liked me, because I stuck to my job and didn't cause any trouble. I minded my own business! One time I shined a man's shoes and saw the woman he was with steal some money from his wallet, that was in his coat pocket.. She put her index finger up to her lips telling me to be quiet. I didn't say a word, but later on when I grew up.... I made sure my own wallet was always hard to get to...lol. Yeah, it was a really different world back then. Do they even have shoeshine boys anymore? Lol..... You know what people had much more of back then? Freedom!!!