Comparison: Awkward Things That Were Once Cool

Have you ever done something in the past but feel awkward and cringey when you think about it now? Whether it was your hairstyle, an awkward moment or something you've said in public, you're not alone. Here are some of the awkward things that were cool in the past.
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[@manupm9161]

The funny thing about the dab is that when it was popular, it was only done mainly by people younger than 30, but when it finished being popular, it was suddenly done by all the adults over 40, trying to look cool, causing only a big amount of cringe to everyone.

[@daz1676]

I think the over 30s saw it as cringey when the younger ones were doing it, then started to do it sarcastically to mock them. This happens with a lot of trends but the younger people dont seem to realise that the older people aren’t actually behind, they are just mocking them.

[@Headshot-jg7cm]

Dabbing is the best thing ever.

[@kikibukoski9091]

I find dabbing rather cringy now. Heck, DanTDM hates the dab; it makes him mad.

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

@@daz1676 This

[@killjoy7346]

It was 100% always cringe and never cool

[@daveyus]

other than it being awkward. it actually is nostalgic

[@bubbledafoxy]

ikr, ex. dabbing is nostalgic to me now even tho its cringey

[@puteraeswaarrapswags6414]

Yes Finally Someone Said This

[@crewposteraluset5457]

@@bubbledafoxy for some reason I still find dabbing not cringy at all

[@bubbledafoxy]

@@crewposteraluset5457 oki

[@immortalglitchesrpdc8468]

@@crewposteraluset5457 same

[@eoncatalyst]

How could everyone forget about 2014 ice bucket challenge? It’s not cringe because it was related to a charity, but when you don’t know the backstory, it looks weird. Also some things like duck lips and the mirror selfies started in 2011 and already then it was cringe.

[@arinpaul2246]

Underrated

[@RealLaVolpe]

Yes, that is true!

[@wladynoszhighlights5989]

Cringe is subjective

[@barchetta575m]

And the Harlem Shake!!

[@sensfan7550]

Killer clowns in 2016 wernt included but it's not weird but it was a trend still all year and was scary.

[@hariranormal5584]

I really want to live the tech era of 2000-2010. Just something feels weirdly peaceful. Its probably just nostalgia and for the part i am from 2005, but even with the trend of Liminal spaces now being a thing, I really want to go there even more.

[@originalsusser]

Ditch your social media. The one thing that, for the most part, was not around back then. Tech was there, def not as refined as today's but allowed most of what we do today to be done back then but without the toxic side effects

[@01302]

It could be frustrating but the very early 2000s internet was really exciting and emerging all the time

[@cristianandrei5462]

It was more organic, it was more decentralized, like independent forums and chats where people passionate about the same things can chat and share ideas freely, plus gaming was so much bigger, even shitty games had big player bases back then. Now it's all collected into a few go to places like Google, Fb, Ig, Yt, Tt... and nothing more, even if this places offer some kind of sharing of ideas between users, the algorithm is not organic, it favors certain topics and views in line with the company, that makes it feel empty. Now about gaming, more and more people are using their phone to play, and for that reason play shitty games which are not designed to have an engaging player base, but to extort as much money as possible from you with micro transactions...

[@SDS-ee9js]

I’d rather just live in the early 2000s when the only tech was computers and chat forums and no smartphones and social media. Even though smartphones come with a lot of conveniences life was freer without them and social media didn’t fuck up the world.

[@neonsamus]

Born in 1993 and was a 2000s kid. It was fucking amazing

[@Werten25]

The reason why these are “awkward” is because they are no longer current/trendy. If these see a revival, you’ll suddenly start calling them the coolest thing ever again. *Edit*: Wow. Thanks for the likes guys. I wasn’t expecting this comment to blow up.

[@idont_knowyou6078]

Ofc😂

[@user-iv4xh2lf6n]

except bowl cuts. those should burn in hell for eternity.

[@Yusuketh443]

but peace sign still 🤮

[@mizfiz9425]

People are scared of just not fitting in.

[@Green.Universe]

@@DITZEE_ side burns arent even that bad

[@thealmightybipper3381]

As awkward as these are now, it sure was a nice trip down memory lane.

[@ogfv1082]

eminem verse

[@allieregley1251]

?

[@amandaadrienne837]

Nice?

[@johnthegachacreator1078]

Do not look at my KZbin profile

[@ogfv1082]

@@johnthegachacreator1078 ok i wont

[@fleetingimmersion]

I'd argue the comedy ringtones started way back when we had brick-shaped Nokias, anyone remember Crazy Frog? Similarly the Peace Sign was a very hippy thing, though it's apparently a permanent fixture among Japanese Schoolgirls, rather than being time-specific. I also remember Yo-yos came back in when I was in middle-school, plus all the other trends, Tamagotchi, Pokemon Cards, fitted baseball caps, Pogs, charity bracelets, those charity banner magnets people put on their cars, ripped jeans, or if you were young in the 90s, Lisa-Frank school supplies and Trapper Keepers. Maybe I'm just showing my age.

[@user-kf5mg1xl9w]

Peace sign is not among japanese school girls only is between girls in japan and china from all ages i think it stopped once they reach 40s though is a common thing, most things that were popular in america is a trend in Japan till this day, Ricer cars were a thing back 00s with fast and furious japanese call it american customs and they still popular till this day

[@fleetingimmersion]

@@user-kf5mg1xl9w I'd put forth the notion that ricer cars pre-dated that Fast and Furious movie (though it no doubt introduced the culture to way more people). I think ricer culture was around largely in part to Hondas and other small Japanese cars being affordable and reliable for teenagers who were just starting to drive. And what does a teenager want to do once they have a car and can make it to their part-time job? Make it go faster, of course, and that's why a lot of these cars have healthy aftermarket support and lots of mods. If anything, that movie just introduced that culture to people that are older and already have their Ford or Audi, and either left their ricer days behind, or never had them (depending on age). As for the peace signs, I may have learned it from editorials in the early 2000s, so a bit old, but English teachers in Japan would say they could bring out a digital camera, and every schoolgirl in the vicinity would put up peace signs and their toes would move together (pigeon toed, they called it) because that was 'the style' for photographs at the time. I know not whether it's been replaced or lingered, however.

[@220_choco]

2023- mullets,baggy,saggy,crocs, everything

[@SofiaShrourou]

AND THE PEACE SIGNN

[@wagadoogado]

2:18 actually, flappy bird got removed because the creator felt guilt over what he considered to be its addictive nature and overuse.

[@rat7963]

i thought it was because the creator had to pay more tax for the game's revenue but didn't want to

[@bethspage7089]

No, he got death threats actually.

[@beenibroh]

actually its cause i beat it and the creator got angry so he took down the app store

[@TamPham-uf8mk]

@@beenibroh actually its cause he think his game is trash

[@Catttails.-.]

How would someone commit suicide because of a game?

[@tggarfieldgaming6950]

I like how alot of these are making a comeback either ironically or unironically

[@vjmcgovern]

Or sometimes, a trend becomes cool due to a strange yet careful blend of both irony and non-irony. Sometimes the two are mixed just perfectly together to where you really just don’t know. Is the trend ironic? Has the trend become so ironic that the meter has done a full 360 loop, rendering said trend post-ironic? Should society simply accept what they like and get rid of the label of irony? Or does irony hold a special nostalgic place in our collective consciousness? Is this whole paragraph designed to be an ironic take on the over-complication of the subject of irony? Or is it an unironic take on the over-simplification of the subject? Or am I just bored?

[@myfault.5735]

@Vincent McGovern The typical metamodernist. Why be self-reflexive when it doesn't mean anything? To illustrate the state of feckless, joyless play Pmodernism has become? More importantly, why much word when less word do trick?

[@tentaplayz3691]

I ike how your profile picture really matches your comment either ironically or unironically

[@vjmcgovern]

@@myfault.5735 I was bored and tired 😂

[@cosmopopz]

Except the “trends” are now being run by kids.

[@punishmentgame]

The fidget spinner one was actually kind of nostalgic, and it was really popular for a while at my first primary school. I still have a few from back then :)

[@cdcone623]

Dabbing and flossing were once so loved but now once someone does it they get called out.

[@idiot_guy_person420]

I miss the times when fidget spinners were so popular back in 2017. I was in 5th grade back then and now im in 10th. I still have the spinners to this day as memories. Edit: My friends, we have reached 1k likes! Thank yall for sharing ur memories w/ me!

[@brandonburkest6229]

same here man. I have fidget spinners around my house.

[@brittlesumo6842]

Same man

[@therealloganyt237]

In 2017 I was in 3rd grade XD

[@sooshiplays1872]

Yes there were so popular back then i bpught one and i broke it

[@proseloxyrz7264]

STILL REMEMBER THE SHOPS BEING FULL OF FIDGET SPINNERS

[@znev]

wow, i cant believe that the peace sign is now awkward Edit: oh my god stop replying to this like i am an idiot. It’s a damn joke.

[@ArianesDrawingPH]

Yes, Peace Sign is now Popular since March.

[@Rami366]

Peace sure is bad, isn't it

[@depressormk2afton54]

it is, because in my country some people use it because they think they're cool and edgy.

[@iexist.2911]

Read my name..........

[@neverenoughplantninjas]

I use the peace sign on every photo

[@diandradeeke]

As someone born in 1989 I feel really old now. Simply because the 90ies and early 00s are just overflown but their were actually quite a lot of trends in that period of time

[@captaincrunch1400]

They forgot the frosted dyed tips on spikey hair of 2003, the emo 1 eye covered hairstyle with black and white striped shirts of 2004, the baggy military camo pants of 2006 and the wide square glasses with a manbun and beard of 2015

[@Dingo195]

I liked how he stopped at 2017. He knew everything after 2020 was just going downhill.

[@jesseconnollly]

corny

[@drnightmare2903]

2018 was the last good good year and Maybe 2021

[@AzlanSucksAtRoblox]

@@jesseconnollly agreed

[@vonllikethat5654]

@@drnightmare2903nah

[@ethereallynx]

@@drnightmare2903 2021 was a nightmare

[@psb2801]

It’s crazy how half of these things are actually coming back in 2022 😳 Edit: HOLY CRAP I’ve never gotten this many likes

[@psb2801]

Bell bottoms, mullets, leg warmers, sweatbands, sagging pants, athletic wear everyday, crocs, uggs, mustache theme, loom bands, the cup song, yolo, baseball caps high on heads, selfie sticks, comedy ringtones, peace sign, the mirror flash selfie, Snapchat dog filter, beanies, and Pokémon go

[@travelerknight9525]

@@psb2801 most of them are not coming in 2022 but become a thing that is normal so it is not a trend anymore. and most of what you said was on average been back a long time ago

[@psb2801]

@@travelerknight9525 I was saying how most of these things have come back/are coming back

[@_loveu_4321]

@@travelerknight9525 i feel like some of the are becoming popular agin like crocks or bell bottoms

[@moai6017]

Also, PSY RELEASED 2 NEW MUSIC VIDEOS AFTER A DECADE

[@yourlocalkid123]

So glad I grew up with fidget spinners and tangles instead of poppets and huggy wuggy 💀

[@daved1535]

I can't believe the whole 1970s was skipped. That might be the most uncool looking decade ever

[@m.c.martin]

Seems like we’re repeating history 😂

[@lovecupcakex642]

Better than it is now.

[@werttawertta]

It was chill in the 70's

[@ironcity4182]

The 70s looked a lot better than the 80s lol Edit: I’m born April 1980. We used so much hairspray in the 80s we could run NASA’s rockets with crazy hair styles 🤣

[@yeehaw3792]

It's legit insane people think the 80s were cooler than the 70s

[@bacon9300]

For 2015, "watch me whip" should've been added and the water bottle flip challenge for 2016 (I believe that's the year when it was a trend)

[@sharvithakur160]

Bottle flip is akward ? No way

[@tentaplayz3691]

Facts although he's not wrong. 2015 through 2017 was a year of MANY very insanely popular trends so picking the trendiest out of each year may be difficult and subject to ones own experiencea. Like remember killer clowns lol.

[@Norrday]

Oh my god, I remember EVERYONE doing that.

[@bvb_Dennis_1896]

bottle flip goated

[@pearspace9835]

Yes.

[@nileshdarunde]

2020 - Masks were cool. Now, no one wears it, time seriously passes very quickly.

[@strawberrysshowdown8331]

OmG nOsTaLgIa 😔

[@nuratikahabd2235]

maybe yeah but is important to wear masks for our health

[@bubbledafoxy]

ikr i dont see anyone with a mask now

[@sprucebrine9]

@@bubbledafoxy but i do

[@bubbledafoxy]

@@sprucebrine9 at least in where i live nobody wears a mask

[@thegamingchef3304]

Forgot all about flappy bird lol. Some of these are definitely in the wrong year. I think sagging pants was actually more mid 90s. Peace sign was definitely more popular in the 90s as well. And the Duck face was more popular in the 2000s when social media had first started becoming more popular...MySpace, Facebook etc.

[@danp7463]

I remember that stuff, but never got into it myself. Style doesn't need to be what everyone one else is doing. It's about how confident you are about how you dress and act.

[@siron6034]

It's so nostalgia.... We've lived through all these trends and now seeing them back makes me so happy

[@JacknjellifyDE]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqK9eWimh9CYf5Y Finally its here.

[@foaarmedforces4175]

Every single one of them? The Bowl cut in the 50s and the sideburns in the 60s?

[@itzmessim2.094]

@@foaarmedforces4175 yeah maybe he is from 50s and thats possible .

[@Ecco502]

we?

[@Ecco502]

@@itzmessim2.094 that means hes in his 60’s…

[@alexescalante5151]

The extreme side swept bangs are probably the most awkward for me because I knew someone who thought they were cool with it but after like a month he got laughed at for trying to imitate justin Bieber while he was drunk at a party

[@jerrysmith2354]

Bro it is cool. Bieber just made it cringe for a bit

[@iwantcock4341]

So cool

[@AyeRobin]

I’m disappointed that people doesn’t play with fidget spinners anymore I see all the students bring one back in 2017

[@ohguy1991]

Don't, not "Doesn't." Use proper grammar

[@deniseb.4656]

Bell bottoms came back in the 90s already! What about platform shoes/buffallo shoes with bell bottoms? Also 90s: Tamagotchi, tribal tattoo/tramp stamp tattoo

[@user-kf5mg1xl9w]

Those shoes been on trend for a while now, i saw many girls with platform shoes, also bell buttoms

[@sea_air_ahhh5776]

As an inner-city high school teacher, I can tell you that pant sagging is still alive and thriving among urban teens.

[@swaggy6948]

As an inner-city high school student, I can certainly agree.

[@idklol6518]

Among all teens, trust me it isn’t only urban teens, the problem with rural teens is they mix the pant sagging with the mullets and i truly cannot believe they do it to themselves

[@ameliashandcraftedmemes7888]

And yet I still don't understand how it's supposed to be cool

[@CassaliaRockz]

and aren't i excited for high school this year.

[@g.a.z_713]

If not all teens

[@ParisFletcher]

I remember when people would just only follow trends in my time in school, that's when I realized most people are closed-minded and are unwilling to actually try exciting things of the unknown.

[@shoebockx3334]

Which is why Hipster culture was created. And then that became in It of itself a trend for people to follow so that they could become close minded and unwilling to try exciting things of the unknown… wait…

[@theonlygoofiestgoober]

@Shoebockx so true. Trends are made by one person being creative and individual and people take that and follow it instead of making their own ideas and thinking for themselves. Thus, a trend is born.

[@todahsalaam8538]

Amen and AMEN

[@xbreezee]

@Safwaan completely agree :(

[@lovecupcakex642]

The watch me whip watch me NAE NAE thing? That was so popular back in 2015 I remember being 5 years old dancing to that song

[@EmoGworlz_XD]

Same 😭

[@DaniAliceRosebelle]

•i did the macarena •i wore crocs (but it was a bit uncomfortable) •i did the dab lol

[@Privacymode]

Loombands. Man that is nostalgic. Loombands were everywhere ten years ago.

[@Yata-ch5qr]

I still have this loom bracelet my sister made for me.

[@averyadkins9600]

This idea was popular in another video so I'll put it again: do what happens if you only eat/drink food coloring.

[@catgaming2210]

become popular e

[@hunterthedog4039]

i never knew you could eat food coloring am i dumb

[@QueenJenniferTheGreat]

@@hunterthedog4039 of course you can eat food color why else would they put it on cake, To poison people

[@Rockstardaily]

@@hunterthedog4039 it’s dangerous

[@__-mb8gy]

@@Rockstardaily no it's not, it's called "FOOD" coloring

[@NkechiOmo]

Somebody give this guy a reward. He posts so good quality. I love it… How does he do it?

[@AlanSito-md2ji]

When everyone secretly rockin crocs this year

[@Jade-ek5bs]

In Australia, the mullet is still really popular. Kinda like a fashion statement 😆

[@Miteevegee]

Oh yeah they really are mate. I see too many people with mullets in my school

[@p_enta5012]

Very popular here in the usa still

[@justaperson3568]

@@p_enta5012 usa cant rock mullets like aussies

[@dieterrosswag933]

I love the haircut but on my big head it doesnt look cool

[@NZealandese]

Can confirm AUS and NZ are still into Mullets. I reckon the Ratstails are a rarity to see around nowadays.

[@avyaycheemaladhine9624]

2:22 It was actually mainly taken down because people made jokes of it being bad and stuff, they even said it hurt them. The creator didn't understand that it was a joke and took it seriously. At the same time, people had gotten way to addicted on it and he got emails about it being addictive. Reporters came to his house and didn't leave. So one day on twitter, he said that in 22 hours, he would take flappy bird down from the store.

[@LittleboGreepIsAsheepMAN]

What

[@RayRaytheGrape]

@@LittleboGreepIsAsheepMAN flappy bird

[@LittleboGreepIsAsheepMAN]

@@RayRaytheGrape cheers lad

[@Brandon-___-]

Yeah also he commend suicide

[@terryscott2632]

@@Brandon-___- no, u tabloid sheep

[@bigred1071]

I work on a college campus and can tell that the mullet has definitely made a comeback.

[@ShaylenGirlLooter2006]

my dad used to like mullets lmao

[@shrek1513]

Crocs are aiming back tho

[@kyleguy1144]

We can all agree that the 2010s was a weird ass decade.

[@Yusuketh443]

we can all agree that 2017-2022 is best year

[@Lowerc09Se]

@@Yusuketh443 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Invicktor]

@@Yusuketh443 wrong

[@shafinaymaanfahmi9960]

@@Yusuketh443 worst*

[@rotuge8382]

@@Invicktor ratio + didn't ask + L opinion +cry about it + stay mad + don't care + counter ratio + you fell off + cancelled + declined + L + gay + fatherless + no milk

[@dimoundcloud9756]

I love it that almost all of these are still popular or cool

[@gamerdude1930]

For me some of these are still cool I'm not that person who is obsessed with trends yk

[@user-xw7is5yb5q]

I hate the bell bottoms.

[@user-xw7is5yb5q]

it looks bad.

[@shreyashtiwari8471]

I never had crocs , Facebook ,Snapchat ,loom bands ,baseball cap and fidget spinner.

[@Undefinedde]

Ndio

[@ef-xb7ei]

this was the biggest trip down memory lane besides me looking through all my old yearbooks...

[@thomasdoyle9748]

I was a high school sophomore in 1985. It came across the PA that socks were not part of the school uniform (referring to leg warmers). That was the time of Flashdance.

[@dexenationgracey1979]

I legitimately don't remember half of the 2000s or 2010s trends and I was alive for all of it.

[@annily7142]

As a 15-year-old, I can say that the macarena is nowhere near awkward We still do it at school festivals, and it's still the best thing ever. Gangnam style too!

[@lanidelray]

Same :D

[@StarlightSkarlet10K]

Cool :D

[@alecmendez9634]

Actually, it's pretty common to dance it in parties in Mexico, no one thinks it's weird.

[@elias7748]

Wtf

[@StarlightSkarlet10K]

@@elias7748 wow that’s fun*

[@ToriiMuhahaha]

I have bell bottoms for school bc the u inform is rlly strict like they stop kids from going in bc they ain’t got their tie or ain’t got their blazer on. 💀 on my 2nd day at this school I almost tripped down the stairs bc the bell bottoms were too big and a bunch of kids a few grades higher than me just stared 😭

[@AyeRobin]

THE RACOON EYES TERRIFIED ME I WOULD FREAK OUT IF SOMEONE LOOKED AT ME LIKE THAT AT MIDNIGHT OR IN PUBLIC 💀

[@user-kf5mg1xl9w]

It makes sense they use it for black metal makeups 😂😂😂

[@onemanoneperpes1119]

The thing I always found cringy was when I was in high school about a few years ago a lot of my classmates still kept their pants halfway down their ass. I was afraid to say "jail bate" because some kids would actually fight. Despite the fact I was the quiet kid I refused to take the risk like that, but I'll let them learn the hard way.

[@masontobiasc]

If I wouldn’t be the quiet kid I would constantly tell my classmates how awkward they are…the most annoying things are: 1. Their ,,cool youth-language” 2. The girls are wearing nearly no clothes and then they are telling me that I would dress wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Abby_liko]

That's so weird 😂 but I love the fact that you chose to let them learn the hard way

[@katnissever-meme9318]

I once heard a joke that the reason why people wear their pants like that is because a famous rapper died and now they're wearing their pants at half mast. Now it's all I can think of every time I see someone with baggy pants.

[@bob-uq4gx]

People still sag there pants they are in very affordable neighborhoods

[@salasyk8708]

Y'all nothing but white kids thinking y'all something. People are different. If people wanna sag then let em. How is it affecting you dawg? Fr y'all white people are always tripping, can leave black people and latinos alone.

[@PotatoSeeds2.0]

The amount of kids with mullets at my school is freaky. Every passing period I see at least 3 kids with mullets. I hate mullets Edit: HOLY HECK that is the most likes and replies I have ever gotten on a comment! Thank you guys so much!

[@jackthomas2762]

Every 3rd boy at my school has one, disgusting.

[@sodacurt]

I like long spiked up Mohawk mullets on everyone, I think they look awesome

[@gigaduck6166]

Yeah only good if your lazarbeam though

[@sydtem6691]

Flappy bird is still alive tho

[@diegobordones2106]

@@sydtem6691 not like some people who played it 😬

[@popfan125]

The dab was so popular back at one of my previous schools. What good times they were!

[@jeffs4483]

Corduroy pants, cargo pants, 'Jynco' jeans, puffy vests, Pogs, push scooters, Oakleys just to name a few.

[@RayMak]

I experienced quite many of them

[@thatonestupidguyinyourclas9268]

same here

[@prd3462]

Haha

[@ConquerZ]

Gocha red handed

[@-sprb]

stop being everywhere

[@hypercane6038]

Hello you commented on my video thanks!

[@thestickmanclips317]

I get nostalgia from this, not cringe...I'm actually a big fan of old fashioned stuff

[@Aguy6589]

Umm excuse me this is a fun channel not a godly one

[@ThiagoBv]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Bro no one cares

[@chihuahuaroxy3411]

Same

[@Xenos977]

Cringe

[@DarthCoco]

This video needs greater awareness. Nostalgia we forget has also been established!

[@stephenparallox]

The peach sign is from the sixes, and it NEVER gets old.

[@robertstallard7836]

🤣🤣🤣 This one always makes me laugh. It may have been appropriated by ignorant hippies in the 60s but it comes from the 1940s as the Victory sign. Following a broadcast from the BBC in 1941, resistance groups all over occupied Europe were told to chalk it on buildings and on the streets, and to paint it wherever they could as a symbol of defiance, of freedom, and of final victory. When the US joined the war in December 1941, the sign was adopted and put to use in support of the military, in recruitment programmes and in propaganda campaigns. It means the opposite of "peace" - it means patriotism and gaining Victory through military means!

[@-DracoRocks]

Apparently, smoking/vaping is still considered “cool”.

[@TheEmolano]

As always, bad things will always be cool, that's why so many people smoked in the past and also so many teens drink today

[@-DracoRocks]

@@timberlynknowles6026 um…I guess so??????

[@brihudec5184]

What

[@Carurrurrru]

@@-DracoRocks shortening your life span is so cool

[@forcyland]

Ew

[@rixaccl]

2:35 I do the peace sigh almost everytime, even not on photo

[@purple.9919]

Me too, it's a habit

[@arabunionball]

Same

[@ellisi6439]

Me too

[@emgiana]

omg i remember when dab started being popular. I was in elementary school then and the other kids used to mock me because i did not know what it was

[@D0M0C0RE]

0:26 Mullets got reborn in Ireland about 4 years ago. Im from ireland and they are still probably the most popular haircut among young people

[@_JacksDomino]

Think I accidentally started them in Scotland

[@NeloEditz]

1:36 [Racoon Eyes] Looks like she hasn't slept for decades bruh.

[@corpig4021]

🤣

[@Truewolfguy]

@Thiago Stafford and cringy also kinda destroying the internet

[@flameybox]

ROASTED

[@Aeternum777]

I like when when a hype spreads the whole world and makes us feel at least we are united in a thing for a moment 😂

[@icecoldnewz]

Fun fact most of these trends are making a comeback lately from dabs, sagging pants, even mullets can’t beat the classics

[@RaimaNd]

Moral of the story: Humanity got really cringe in the past 1 - 1.5 decades.

[@matth227]

Nah humanity was always cringe it’s just a lot easier to document now then it was hundreds of years ago.

[@Silverbuglovescoffee]

The sad thing is that some of the more cringe ones, such as mullets (no offence to anyone who has a mullet), are coming back into fashion 😭 Edit: Holy shit! Thank you so much for all the likes! this is crazy!

[@salpaca53]

That's a good thing because later on, when they'll possibly become even more popular, they will not be cringe anymore.

[@random_bs_goo9154]

Mullets were never ugly

[@gigaduck6166]

Every kid has one nowadays, the kids that wear them think they look so cool it’s kinda sad

[@skoopy69]

Lazarbeam had a mullet once...

[@gigaduck6166]

@@skoopy69 he rocked it because he’s a bogan

[@sirlogan4786]

Ah yes, 2016. Where everyone freaked out over Bottle Flips, dabbing, fidget spinners, and the emoji movie.

[@sprucebrine9]

the emoji movie was released in 2017

[@CaveGamer360]

They freaked out about clowns too lmao.

[@amethyst_gacha5180]

Ah yes, the emoji movie. The freaking most awful and annoying movie there ever was. P.S: Also his mom had the Karen haircut, so that didn’t help either.

[@samborgensjr6456]

You really gonna leave Pokémon go hanging like that?

[@saamthepuffer4336]

@@CaveGamer360 Oh yes, it was the epic year for clowns!

[@millenniumgojira2024]

gangam style will never get old, I still remember dancing to it in ore-school 😂

[@talvirkaur4345]

You missed the ice bucket dabbing.🤣🤣🎉🎉

[@Brooklyn_Starrz]

Literally EVERYONE in my grade (I was in 7th before summer) had mullets. They even got their own page in the yearbook. I think it was called "mullet Monday" or something but it just had pictures of some of the kids with mullets 🤣

[@yeslucid]

typical australia

[@xbreezee]

XDDD

[@iv689]

Idk What's the "dumbest" but i think the most cool was Pokémon Go, because now people walked outside more often (pre-covid) and they fixed the car crash thing with a device i can't remember the name

[@JonsiasUniverse]

Same I love Pokémon go

[@hoeboe583]

I get so nostalgic over pkmn go I miss driving around in my dads car and going to parks with my cousins trying to catch pokemon

[@asianboykai]

The game has gotten so many updates try it out guys

[@deficator750]

2020: Face Masks

[@aliren6118]

The title should really say "The year I noticed things for the first time." Peace sign never went out of fashion since the 60s. Beanies and Uggs have been here forever and are still here.

[@gigachad4675]

2:24 I still use the peace sign in photos

[@KAREEMJ07]

Fake (not) giga chad be like:

[@gigachad4675]

@@KAREEMJ07 Being homophobic doesn't make you a gigachad. You're probably an obese, stinky incel who lives in their parents basement and never touches grass.

[@KAREEMJ07]

@@gigachad4675 Bro remove giga chad image you're a nerd 🤓

[@gigachad4675]

@@KAREEMJ07 touch grass

[@Gulpin.]

Haha gay gigachad is not gigachad And has 🤏

[@cabs251]

as a high schooler, mullets were trendy among the boys last year. so many boys got mullets and my barber even asked me if I wanted a mullet, I said hell no because personally I dont like them

[@cg0825]

The last 2 yrs have seen a comeback in 80s trends and some styles. Lots of bright colored clothing, seeing some jeans with the hole in the knee--but if leg warmers and headbands resurface do us all a favor and run the other way

[@axelrush8103]

Jumpstyle was great, I remember watching Patrick jumpen tutorial videos lol

[@kar5431]

1980's Fanny packs and Stone washed jeans.

[@Haven_city_civilian]

I was born in 94. Amazing that I used none of these hypes even once, except for cringy emails and usernames. The the ringtones that I used in 2014 & 15 were Behemoth's blackened death metal songs, mostly as alarm.

[@pradyumnamukunda9222]

I have a Behemoth ringtone too!

[@leiaorgana5098]

Not using it is believable. Not knowing about it is a lie.

[@cryptogaming7375]

Im pretty sure peace sign, the mirror flash selfie and crocs are all still quite popular today.

[@mootdoof1326]

and pokemon go

[@vonllikethat5654]

@@mootdoof1326Bro tried to sneak in Pokémon go 💀💀

[@DyxelGames-v1]

Nah bro I was waiting for the bottle flip challenge one😂

[@cronicgamerzsmicrowave2712]

I just tried doing the cup game once again for the first time in about 6 years… it’s muscle memory😂

[@liammusgrove6334]

Weird to think of 2016-2017 as "The Past". I remember in 2016 reading a magazine, and in it was an article about Pokemon go and the problems it was causing. I remember in 2017 we had fidget spinners and cubes.

[@asianboykai]

8 Million people still play Pokémon Go till this day so it’s popular still.

[@mootdoof1326]

@@asianboykai ikr

[@asianboykai]

@Safwaan Nah I’ve seen so many people play Pokémon GO. Especially in popular cities, everyone is fighting over the Pokémon Gyms and Raids

[@ScintillatingVT]

Sagging pants is still a thing and has had in an increase in certain years, also flappy bird was NOT taken down due to "Suicides", it was taken down due to immense harrassment the creator was getting online and in person, he just couldnt handle it anymore and decided to pull the plug on the game (Which also gave people the incentive to go after him more apparently) eventually everything died down for him and he isnt dealing with as much pressure as before.

[@gerardoramirez221]

I experienced it during its original fad, and it's just as stupid now as it was back then lol

[@xenuno]

Sagging pants was/is a black thing which is about as cool as ebonics trying to become an accepted language. Neither are cool ..

[@ScintillatingVT]

@@xenuno Not just for blacks bro, thats a stereotype, ive seen countless white people doing it.

[@tyme2067]

@@xenuno Not just for blacks, it got more popular and pretty much everyone does it homie, personally that shit looks stupid but to each their own

[@d1zedd227]

the more south you go in LA the more people you'll still see sagging. it's still a thing and originated from black street culture

[@The.Badger.]

Some of these "trends" were retunrns of previous eras. For example, I can remember those huge beanies being a big deal back in about 1996, 20 years before the year used here.

[@monicahinojosa7657]

1:55 loom bands are still kinda popular a lot of people in my school and city wear them still I have a whole case

[@CassiniA312]

1:50 oh god, the loom bands, that's really nostalgic xd

[@bottomtext593]

Until they figured out how to weaponize them

[@shzora]

People who dress in alt styles use leg warmers, and i dont really think its awkward, i dress in alt and i think it looks fashionable other than useful

[@haadiyahflagg6635]

Cringe

[@sneezyweezy]

@Eplixz how's it cringe ??

[@pasteltea2994]

@Eplixz its not, people have different opinions, if you dont like it, then keep your mouth shut.

[@sneezyweezy]

@@haadiyahflagg6635 how

[@haadiyahflagg6635]

@@sneezyweezy being alt is cringe all together 💀👎

[@meme_enjoyer728]

Fidget spinners and loom bands are nostalgic

[@jamesm.downing3508]

For some reason I always want to see every fictional character do the Gangnam Style dance (I love it very much).

[@repwashere]

I remembered the 2000 ones especially the Heelys, Crocs, Fidget Spinners, Flappy Bird, Gangnam Style, Dab, Selfie sticks and Pokemon Go

[@alishaanimations3058]

2:30 Peace sign is stil me ngl

[@shenzixirgs8152]

2:56 Fidget spinners 😫 I have one of these and many of my classmates did back in 2017 and 2018

[@tommykeller7992]

We can all agree that if it’s like late at night and the only sound is your computer and your parents sleeping idk it’s just so awkward

[@LeedootClash]

Can we appreciate that he time traveled just to make this video

[@tweetingrando3989]

mf what

[@ImaginryHalo]

Patiently waiting here for someone to get r/whooooshed

[@crystalotalvaro2412]

Wow einstein if that wasn't obvious then your stupidity is

[@qyralkent9918]

oMg, yOu cAnT eVeN tImE tRaVeL bRo

[@khurrumkhan9928]

@Qyr Aklent r/wooosh

[@guesswhosback6153]

Oh the memories as a 2000’s kid❤️😭

[@ardensity1175]

Remember those scene kid hairstyles? I haven't since those in a while

[@jereyxtexasborn]

Whoop Whoop Whoop Whoop Whoop Genetic Style Dad:We’ll done, now what does that say?

[@tentyyt]

1:06 aaah yes the mighty msn ( not the chatting app btw)

[@adrialsagadia6190]

You mean the MSN of Barca right?

[@Darko_Boi]

1, 2, 3! not only you and me!

[@ftjm69]

I saw a guy with a mullet in the mall the other day. My first assumption was he was trying to live the hockey player life style. Jaromir Jagr, a hockey player in the NHL who now plays for his home team in the Czech Republic, had a great mullet.

[@luca_bagnoli]

30% of the young guys in my city are rocking a mullet in 2022. Many 80s trends are coming back. I love the 80s

[@yeet3385]

the hairstyle of the youtuber lazarbeam and tuv. they count as mullets right?

[@thelonewolf2023]

I always wanted a fidget spinner when it was so hyped. But I never had one 😞.

[@Mahdhjd]

In Japan leg warmers are common; There are alternatives that use mullet; Kids in Asia wear bowl haircut; I pose making peace sign to this day:')