How to Be Popular - 1940's High School Dating Guide | Restored Colour &Sound

[@glamourdaze]

We love this film. American high school life is very different today. Do you think the suggestions here might still work these days?

[@Shaw2184]

Yes. Maybe not exactly but good manners and consideration and self standards will always work in a person's favor.

[@SpoopySpoops]

100%

[@Cissy2cute]

Good question. I really don't know any girls in high school except my nieces, but we're not that close so I don't know how it goes with them. Good manners should always be uppermost and should work at any time.

[@ton3016]

Sad to see it, but I see alot of kids not learning how to plan, study or prioritize. Or most importantly, kids who dont know boundries. I remember being hassed in college dorms for being awkward ( I was new to thier lifestyle, I grew up in a cult and was dealing with getting out of it) ; but I wasnt the one interrupting do not disturb signs, or not knocking. I like to prepare for an event or a guest coming over, not be last minute, even if they are friends. These kids now point fingers at others when they should point at themselves for being rude.

[@dawneabdulal-bari9313]

I do These are great! Thank you for the uploads ;->

[@lon34ngel20]

Instructions unclear: i tried this in school and they called me a boomer

[@user-so7nd5zl2b]

Lmaooooo

[@ashleyolsen2916]

I’m so sorry. Those people are losers.

[@Lushciious]

@@ashleyolsen2916 it’s a joke Ashley

[@RebecaC12]

r/woosh

[@CowboyBeansss]

@@ashleyolsen2916 Its a joke...

[@munecabonbon]

I like that the boys moved one seat over so that she could sit with the other girl that she's already acquainted with

[@sh4lin1]

Right it was so respectful lol

[@yupseedeasy2783]

I noticed that and it was thoughtful, i wondered if that was even a thing people would do or it just looked good on screen

[@xerilaun]

@Bob Ross you're right Bob

[@q3r3v3]

@Lend me a ciggie would ya mate? YOUR BACKROUND PICTURE- I-

[@pia1945]

i feel like guys would do that even today? i don't think it's necessarily tied to the period. but i guess u didn't really mention it being specific to this time

[@Lileiny]

"Caroline keeps a date calendar: she'll never have the embarrassment of forgetting a date". Yeah, sure, I also have so many dates that I could forget some of them... *cough*

[@lennygreen8497]

Yes... So many i... Just can't keep up... Sooo manyyy

[@Ninitschga]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thelastoutcast9266]

😂😂😂

[@misscinrose]

Best comment. 😂

[@velvetshyeyes31]

Back in that time people dated multiple people, it was a way to be social, it didn't really mean they were exclusive or like actually going out, it was way less formal of a thing. Honestly that would be kind of nice nowadays, u could get to know a lot more people if you wanted to.

[@NameePark]

So cool how grandmas still dress the way they did in high school; wonder if all the youth now will be dressing the way they do now even when they’re elderly 😲

[@andreamess5345]

@Hissein nah, katharine hepburn style suits rules

[@JosefFurg1611]

@Matthew You are right, they were. It also looks more godly as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmqUnKZtprCmmdU

[@Muzical-Man]

@Matthew well a lot of women did wear pants in the military, and at home during the Second World War

[@joelledavis4547]

I sure as hell hope not lmaoo!

[@bfun4615]

I still dress the same after 25 years.

[@cherryishh]

I got so caught up in the story that I wanted to see the whole date lmao

[@Eviemwrites]

ME TOO

[@leoisanerd]

@@Fof9892 Hold on Imma fire up my time machine.

[@Johnnyapleseedh]

@@leoisanerd lol

[@bluestone_alley1617]

@@leoisanerd lmao take us with u

[@Camilavvm868]

@@leoisanerd take me with you pla

[@nicovargas7776]

I love how the boy moved over so she could have the seat at the lunch table, instead of ignoring her and making her find her own chair. Such a gentleman.

[@Guppyg53]

I do that for people too because I'm a gentleman. Just kidding it's because I want to be nice especially if it looks like they're having a hard day

[@marywebb9127]

Nico Vargas 👍

[@hmnsdnssx]

When I was a new kid the kids at my school stared at me and moved away when I sat near them :(

[@zeecaptain42]

Isn´t that kind of what a normal human do when welcoming someone? What weird people do you hang out with?

[@zeecaptain42]

Also... this isn't a documentary of how teens acted in the 40s... there was just as much sex, bullying and drinking. With the added benefit of more sexism, little to no consequences for sexual assault and more teen pregnancies.

[@stoneydoomer5314]

It’s cool seeing the guy not pressure her, and politely end the conversation when she said she couldn’t go out

[@MandalaBunnyhome]

That part blew my mind lol

[@nm9688]

Lol I doubt real guys were like this. A more accurate depiction of teen boys back then would be Catcher in the Rye

[@elainakate2005]

Factsssss

[@thunderbird1921]

@@nm9688 Depended on the person. Some fellows were raised a LOT more strictly than most today.

[@nittoburn4]

Yepp.

[@xcelestialsongx]

Guys in the 1950s: "Caroline, I was wondering if you would like to see a movie with me on Saturday night." Guys in 2021: "u up?"

[@B4byB3lles]

It’s so annoying it feels like now am most guys are the same

[@dncviorel]

@@B4byB3lles Not true, we're still out there, if you don't hunt for casual sex, you will notice us.😉

[@iamhavinganexistentialcris3917]

​@@B4byB3llesThere are some girls that are like that too tho, don't just blame it on guys.

[@B4byB3lles]

@@iamhavinganexistentialcris3917 STFU KAYLA DONT TRY TO ACT LIKE A PICK ME 💀

[@catsrus-es9eu]

😆

[@CursedDoll_]

I love the way people spoke during this time. Edit: I mean I like the transatlantic accents that these actors used.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

*normal.

[@karifoto]

So do I. Hardly anyone says “how do you do?” anymore.

[@clevercloggs7029]

@@karifoto Really? Although just a bit formal, I use it all the time....some people object to 'nice to meet you'...probably because it may not be 'nice'.

[@MalteWilsen]

Today: "I was like.... and he was like..... that's like...."

[@etherealelf]

Intelligence and class 👍

[@secretlybees]

"Meow Meow" was a joke where the girl was saying the boys were being catty. Catty is not cat-calling. It's a behavior where people are being petty. If you've ever seen a movie where they have typically women being subtly mean to each other, like a fashionista giving mean compliments like "I love how you'll just wear anything and don't care how you look," that's being catty. (just putting all of this in one comment)

[@martymcfly5423]

"I love how you'll just wear anything and don't care how you look," 😂😂😂

[@mrpurple11]

Thanks for the clarification :)

[@kittyclaus4507]

Thank you

[@Cristobels-Green-Boots]

See ‘Mad Men’?

[@twistoffate4791]

@@Cristobels-Green-Boots I loved that show. I wish it didn't have to end.

[@cassie1421]

People from the 40’s: _meow meow_

[@Menaceblue3]

If only we can time travel people from the 1940's to present day. They'll be cat memes for ages

[@joggingup45]

i meowed at someone last week

[@11Eagle25]

Someone meowed to me through a voice message last week, so we are still fucked up.

[@postcoffeepoop]

I actually have friends who say meow meow like that.

[@tudorjason]

IKR, I'm like WTF was that for?

[@JustTwoSpaces]

People were so respectful back then, I’m in highschool now and literally no one is like this anymore

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

But you can be. Be an example to others.

[@lllllllllllllll534]

@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus America was destroyed by atheism and cultural marxism

[@chloethepro8776]

​@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus I agree, I usually get made fun of for the way I talk [from the 50s] and they say "why are you so interested in dinosaurs?" I'm going to try your advice thank you

[@barbicel]

To be fair, this is an educational video. Most of the time teens spoke like teens today speak (more casually and with swears). Check the original Grease play before it became flandirazed. That's a bit more of how teens in the 50s acted like. Another example is Rise of the Pink Ladies or Stand By Me. But i do admit it was more "romantic" in a way, more personal. Because they didn't have texting.

[@adilmustic1619]

you do realize that this isn’t real it’s all prop to show how kids should behave

[@bergamotblonde]

I feel like this was written by somebody's dad to say how teens should be.

[@ashjade86]

Lol

[@LexiJay8446]

Im sure it was. Its too perfect

[@BobCrabtree-ev4rz]

There's a reason why these are called Mental Hygiene films.The teenage world as the grownups would like to see it.That's how they were written..to EDUCATE.

[@spydiscrgame9877]

This is so weird, like looking through a portal into a world I'll never be a part of. It's so cool we can watch things from this era, it was such a different time.

[@Thehouseoffail]

Things weren't really like this at the time. There were strict "morality" standards for TV when this was made. Which is why everything from the time looks overwhelmingly "wholesome" like this. It wasn't that there weren't serious issues going on or that some people were miserable. It was that depicting anything other than American exeptionalism could have you shut down by the government. It was censorship.

[@zarrincherry1147]

You said it 👏🏻

[@Angi3maname]

@@Thehouseoffail same. I'm black and my great grandmother was born in 1931. She was very poor and her life looked nothing like this.

[@Nana-wi4gi]

If you genuinely believe that this is what everyone was like in the 40s then i don't know what to tell you. You're looking at a bunch of actors

[@tammyclark1978]

Take another bong rip. 😂😂

[@violinlover4255]

People in the 40's: *having so many dates that they have to keep a calender* Me now: *maybe being lucky if I get asked out one time in my life*

[@LadyCoyKoi]

LOL Today is so hard and much more complex to date people that it is no wonder companies in Japan and Germany are creating companion robots.

[@pax4370]

Wait untill we terraform the mars. But that would be another 90 years atleast.

[@kimmybee12]

OMG Violin Lover425 this comment made me laugh 😂🤣

[@lll3388]

Violin Lover425 *guys actually asking girls on dates and being gentlemen while the girls respected themselves

[@onionpotato3396]

Young women have no idea how much feminism has cost them. Men used to treat women much, much better before women became 'equal'.

[@Brisingr2392]

This is not only about being popular, this is also about being a proper human in society.

[@dormouse7540]

my grandmother sounds like how these people speak, it's actually nostalgic for me

[@justthatonedumbkid7962]

I love old people lol

[@Zzzk23]

I had to take a class in college on it. It’s a transatlantic accent. They used to teach it in schools.

[@Zzzk23]

Matty Bruno Lucas Zenere Salas yeah. This was how people of acting talked

[@isurehopeso7689]

Can’t relate, my grandma has a very heavy Spanish accent and is yelling at me most of the time😂

[@jordanhunt6774]

Aww

[@ameliaetienne8521]

Back then, a girl could date around and it wouldn’t be assumed that she was also sleeping with them. Glorious times to be young and single.

[@esmeralda3411]

Not exactly. Or should I say at all.

[@jake9854]

only white boys get to live a good life

[@MannyBiship]

unless you were a poc

[@Henry-hd3iu]

Amelia Etienne sad times are upon us

[@charlottet6869]

Yeah they also had extreme racism and segregation sooo

[@ImCarolB]

My mother was in high school in the 1940s. She told of wishing aloud that she were popular. Her father said, "I'll tell you how to be popular!" Her mother butted in, "No, you won't!".

[@Joke_Bidumb]

Dad was gonna be like "The best way to be popular in high school is to learn how to swallow. That's what I did.".

[@milesbredon9355]

Hey, good for your mom

[@mimisadventure9416]

@@Joke_Bidumb Y’know, I was having a good day today, though after I read this comment-I’m having an even better one

[@RestingCatNipFace]

Lol

[@TallSexyHumble]

I don't get it

[@ktylonox8646]

I love how everyone is talking to each other instead of staring at phones.

[@danseabreeze1404]

Everyone seems relaxed, pleasant and as if they're not worried or fearful of anything.

[@prussiansocietyofamerica]

@Dan Seabreeze, because people were a lot more free during that time and life was simpler and not about exploitation. Even though this is acting, it still was a reflection of the mood and character for people living during that time.

[@Catlily5]

@@prussiansocietyofamerica Actually a lot of exploitation happened back then.

[@queeniemelody6992]

It wasn't this relaxed for everyone

[@prussiansocietyofamerica]

@@Catlily5 No it didn't, you're just some jealous Social Justice Warrior. It's you who are the exploiter.

[@queenbutterfly4888]

They all seem creepy

[@cjr4286]

I see a lot of comments along the lines of, "I wish dating could be like this nowdays." So ask someone out the old-fashioned way! You could be pleasantly surprised. Be the change you want to see. Life is too precious for you to resign yourself in pessimism.

[@melissak8892]

Great advice. Don't be afraid, people!

[@xerilaun]

I agree ♡

[@Kay-io5gx]

YES please lets do this. It is SO much more grand to be asked on a date than to be snapped at 2 am like "wyd"

[@FirstLast-cd6vv]

If you believe that, you're very out of touch with modern "dating".

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@FirstLast-cd6vv no such thing as "modern dating" somehow both ppl meet each other outside of the social media and the only thing that has change is the way we communicate with each other. If you look closely, people haven't change the way they talk, nowadays we feel more freedom and comfortable to talk to each other. My point is internet has allowed us to meet more ppl like right now

[@LauraLegends]

You had me at ‘weenie roast’ Wally

[@andycarballo2935]

Period

[@gypsyroserockstarbadass1526]

IKR.. I died laughing

[@gukyou5223]

💀

[@paxhumana2015]

@Jisele Gonzalez , what?

[@Dusk_Dawnd]

BAHAHAH

[@ShelbyFarrow]

My Mom was in high school in the 40's. Watching these kind of videos kind of gives me a glimpse of what her life would have been like. She graduated in 1944.

[@em4969]

Everything else has failed me might as well go for this

[@Naharu.]

Me too, honestly. Hope the 40s can finally help me.

[@texastea5686]

Em 😂😂😂

[@arikalamari19]

😂😂👍i like your approach

[@zeecaptain42]

orry to hear. Do you want to hear what I´ve learnt about dating after many years of failed attempts? I don´t mean to preach so you don´t have to take it if you don´t want to. A bit more updated than these once? Remember that being nice is the start, but never forget to show who you are. Chivalry and too much compliments are nothing without an interesting personality. What are some cool things you know? Any special interests that is a fun conversation piece? Ask more questions than you answer, do follow up questions and listen. I myself often gets all hung up on what I am going to say after they are done and most people can notice that easily. If you are not experienced in how to get closer to someone physical or emotional, don´t be afraid of seeing what they do first. Not being obvious enough is better than making someone uncomfortable, once one have done so it´s very hard to find the way back. And if the attraction isn´t there, don´t try to force it. It´s like a gay guy begging a straight guy for a chance at a date. If there is no "spark" from their side that can´t force themselves in to it how ever much time they give. I used to paint up a picture of how we would be the one true couple and how happy we would be together already after the first couple of dates And when it didn´t work out I would deflate and feel as if I´d lost something that wasn´t really there from the start. Remember to be the best and happiest you and to learn to be comfortable with yourself. You are a whole and worthy individual on your own. You do not have to be completed through someone else. Romance and sex is awesome, but it´s a + not a need. Be awesome and some day you will find someone just as awesome to get together and be awesome with!

[@em4969]

Your Quirk wow my comment was meant as a relatable joke but I guess I actually needed to here that. Thank you ✨

[@Sareybeary]

It's interesting to note that what popularity was back then - common sense, being friendly and respecting others - is the complete opposite of what happens these days ; *edit - In mainstream media.

[@zeecaptain42]

well.... um.. this is probably more a film about how adults wanted their kids to be popular. It´s not really a documentary

[@oops2043]

idk man. most of the popular kids ay my school was very friendly

[@zeecaptain42]

@@BoopSnoot shit! Sorry I gotta go. Gotta tell my friends in the Jewish cabal book club that there's a leak. We'll have to postpone frozen 3: Elsa and the friendszoning

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

I agree,also most of the popular kids in my school are very kind and friendly.

[@zeecaptain42]

@@Sareybeary that being popular ment being cool, have the right style, being good at things and getting drunk with the buddies back when this was shot. Being popular has never been this wholesome in real life.

[@icanisa]

Damn..i really miss home phone! that feeling of waiting for the phone to ring. And to find out the voice behind it when you pick it up. So glad I was born early enough to experience it

[@sequoyajohnson2888]

It was always school calling home about my grades, so I don't miss the dreaded feeling. Although I was a well behaved kid (for the most part)

[@cyflym11]

Oh yes, sitting on the bottom of the stairs in the cold hallway chatting and twiddling the wire while your dad says "are you going to be much longer?". I loved old phones, the lovely purring tones and there was something satisfying about dialling, the way it went fast til you hit the stopper and then whirred it's way slowly back. I miss that. Also you could keep all your friends' numbers in your head because you only had to remember six digits. I have trouble remembering my own number nowadays let alone anyone else's!

[@mrsheatherteske]

Up to my high school yrs for me, I feel ya

[@Sagir32]

I didn’t have a cell phone until I was 32.

[@cattycorner8]

@@cyflym11 The cords got longer and longer over the years lol

[@lolkayleen2757]

I'm seriously going down a rabbit hole of old videos from the 19[insert literally any decade]'s. This is THE most adorable thing ever I can't deal

[@mollymay4846]

“A pretty adult attitude to telephone conversations” Me, three hours into a video call to my bff where we can only see each other’s five chins: “so anyway, I forget why I called you.”

[@buckybarnes2689]

LMAOOO

[@brothereldest7432]

THIS IS SO ACCURATE

[@mrpurple11]

Ugh, so true 😅😂😂

[@TheHypocrite1989]

Can't relate never happened

[@smoothiecool]

"Five chins" >x"D

[@popcornsizzle7352]

Boys back then: She's a swell girl Boys now: *Throws water bottle into crowd* _SCREEEEEEE_

[@sjtlifestyle]

I laughed too hard at this.

[@moneluve1000]

I'm wheezing 😂😂

[@joanna4517]

More like " hey yo shawty 😎😜😏😏" ......

[@milliem1614]

Jo March “ayo ma you gotta phat ass😩🥵😍😉😏”

[@michellelekas211]

Correction: "She's a swell KID!"

[@absolving]

Cmon, this is adorable

[@markrichards6863]

It is, but corny too.

[@theguide1192]

@@markrichards6863 Bruh

[@robertlock5501]

Sure is...

[@absolving]

@Hissein Ahmad no shit

[@absolving]

@Hissein Ahmad sorry. I wasn't trying to judge you. I basically just meant "of course it's acting". Even though it's scripted I still find the whole essence of the video super cute and sweet

[@acidicsucrose]

I like how the video gives advice to the guys to consider what the girl would like to do on a date as to not put her entirely on the spot to plan the whole thing. Coming out of a relationship where my BF never planned anything, took me to do whatever he wanted to do, and always relied on me to come up with the well-thought out dates --- this is SOLID advice. I wish guys were as confident as they were in the 40's lol Jerry took that polite rejection like a champ, saying, "Okay Carolyn, well thanks a lot just the same! Goodbye." That was so kind to understand that she didn't want to go on a date, but i'm sure that wouldn't discourage him from asking out another girl.

[@07wrxtr1]

They would be but their fathers have been removed. No more stoic movie heros either… women have voted for daddy government as the replacement for fathers in homes. Now they would rather date chad from the foam cannon party over Bill the nice guy…. This is what women have asked for and they have been lied to by CIA funded players like Oprah. Go study Kissenger LBJ and the “great society.” The breakup of the family was paramount to convincing women to vote for communism- except it’s been rebranded as environmentalism or corporate ESG etc… Sad part - few people question why they believe what they believe - today people value social acceptance > any moral calling…. Women hold the key…

[@medicatedmenorah]

Boys back in the 40s: “Here, take my seat.” Boys now: “Babe, can you find me a seat?”

[@dumbledorf5029]

Ha- as if the guys will talk to us, even my cousins ignore my existence.

[@aisha5156]

Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

[@panicattheeverywhere8878]

@@dumbledorf5029 Alabama?

[@dumbledorf5029]

@@panicattheeverywhere8878 nayyy- i hate them all(well except one- she's old) ((family wise, mind you- i hate the other trope)

[@certainlysoup508]

@@aisha5156 you don't want people to be nice/considerate to you? i feel bad for you 💀

[@yurikohirano5794]

I wish I was born in the 40’s but realised I’m japanese

[@StandOFF20056]

Nuke-

[@faye_isc]

bruuuuhhh😂😂😂😂😂

[@FirstLast-dy4gt]

Thant sucks hopefully not in Hiroshima or Nagasaki

[@thedottinator4383]

That goes for almost all POC.

[@skktvgirl]

私も(/ω＼)

[@emilyadams9986]

I don't know if young people were actually like that back then, or if this was just what adults encouraged young people to be like. My parents grew up in the 50's and 60's (my mom was born in 1951, and my dad was born in 1949), and they said that things like bullying and cliques existed back then, just like they do now. So, I wouldn't look at educational films from this era as an indicator of what life was like back then; I'd see them as an indicator of the pro-social values that were encouraged back then.

[@r.r.r9300]

Bullying and cliques have always existed and always will exist (unfortunately 😞).

[@rosie-Queen-of-hearts]

Emily Adams I suppose it depends which country you were from my oma grew up in Germany after the war and this is what she told me her school was like,but no matter what place or period unfortunately bullying and cliques will always exist

[@MrAdsonmax]

For me it’s clear that this video it’s not a realistic perspective about teens of that time, it’s probably made by an adult gaze of how teenagers should behave back then

[@PrincessofErised]

These films were made for schools. They were shown in health class or the like. They were supposed to represent the ideal or instruct kids how to behave with one another. They also had grooming, health, social and study habits, etc... This channel presents those films and they are fun to watch.

[@aliciabrillante]

I know what you mean but my family has told me that although things were not perfect and not always like this they were more similar to this than they are now. They should show these films and modern versions of them to today's kids to help them with manners and etiquette.

[@xxawashxx2294]

I love how polite and classy ppl acted something ppl should have not left in the past

[@xeecstasy3183]

Nah they didn’t leave it in the past. Actually people didn’t act like this in the past and it’s sad you think so. The education system needs help to be honest.

[@Imxel21]

You mean the era filled with violent racism and domestic violence?

[@LadyVineXIII]

I would love this level of courtesy in humanity as a whole, please.

[@mrsx7944]

Be the change you want to see.

[@fatematabassum5247]

How are you kenpachi?

[@toddgack4432]

@@mrsx7944 Yes, start by being courteous to others.

[@angi216]

American society was also more homogenous back then-- it's easier to communicate with people who have similar values, upbringing, and culture as you. Diversity is wonderful, though I'd argue that we're still adjusting to it as a society-- miscommunication, misunderstanding, and ignorance all lead to prejudice, which leads to hate and violence if it's not corrected. We've seen a lot of that, especially in recent years, as society further shifts. We'll get there, just need to keep an open and clear mind, and to keep looking out for one another.

[@LadyVineXIII]

@Mrs X My mama raised me with courtesy, good manners, and empathy. I continue to follow those values to this day, and it has served me well. I also learned how to be assertive and respectful instead of insulting and entitled. Shockingly, I get my way far more often when I argue ideas and opinions instead of attacking people and places. Well, shockingly to others.

[@LDR2105]

Their conversations sound like our school listening test XD

[@lunarity7405]

Linh Ngọc Nguyễn haha yes

[@cowboy.jonesy6381]

Except there's homophobes

[@lc3920]

Because the dialogue is scripted

[@gustavgustaffson9553]

Cyan no because the audio sucks

[@WATCHINGBYPROXY]

Same

[@ksimms3068]

“Well that phone call didn’t go on for hours, a pretty adult attitude towards telephone conversations” 💀

[@peterdeis1487]

Back then all home phones were within a party line. You couldn't tie up the phone because your neighbors shared the same line. Couchgrouch

[@Annuska1995]

@That Creature 😂😂🤣 omg and did she find out anything? She must have been a funny lady.

[@enyalacerate2521]

Just have courage, be kind, be yourself and most importantly, treat others the way that you want to be treated.

[@miraloran7039]

Why does everyone think that this is an actual representation of high school life and teenage behavior in the 40s and 50s? We've all seen those cheesy videos and short films from the early 2000s about drugs, respect, not talking to strangers, etc, etc. Imagine your grandkid watching that in the future and believing that's what school life or society was like when that couldn't have been further from the truth.

[@hunnypie5790]

You're so right. This was probably organised by vintage version of boomers lmfao

[@jmat7057]

The thing is, this is an instructional.video, so it seems more believable.

[@joemama-ej7kw]

thesix107 people stayed married because it was harder for women to live alone and it was harder to get a divorce

[@SoneBlink]

My grandparents who were actually there always told me stories of their youth and how they acted etc. This is a good representation of how manners were so important back in the day.

[@l-3832]

thesix107 ok boomer.

[@lyra6096]

1940’s high school seems alright, I feel like they would even insult me ever so gracefully 😌

[@personone1382]

it's a skit :)

[@clarac8183]

@@personone1382 it’s not

[@Dandelionsinthesky]

They would probably call me racial slurs

[@neon_skies5821]

if ur straight and white that is

[@m3m3lord61]

@@personone1382 they’d probably call me a Jap and throw milk cartons at me 🤔

[@aiishataal]

can't believe people used to talk like this in real life, it's so interesting

[@culwin]

Well this is a movie, not real life. Like watching a movie from 2021 in 2080 and saying "wow kids really talked like that, haha"... no, probably not.

[@mrsx7944]

@@culwin except they DID talk like that back then.

[@culwin]

@@mrsx7944 They didn't though.

[@mrsx7944]

@@culwin They really did. My grandmother was born in 1927 and sounded very much like this her whole life. Very proper.

[@culwin]

@@mrsx7944 They really didn't. My grandmother was born in 1926 and sounded like a normal person.

[@user-cg8if3eq7d]

They all moved so slowly, zero hurry, zero stress, zero anxiety. Very laid back.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Okay but i just loved how before they went out Wally made sure that Carolyne told her parents that they would be home by this hour. That was very considerate of him because he knew her parents might worry. So he made sure they didnt worry and i loved that. I think this is something that should happen nowdays too

[@culwin]

I'm pretty sure it happens. And it didn't happen back then. Depends on the parents, just like it did then. Some parents were strict and some were the opposite, just like today.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@culwin yes although back in the day people were more well mannered than today and more considerate. I dont think theres anything to do with rudeness but rather with how people were raised and what etiquette they followed in every day life.

[@culwin]

@@NOONE-cd4gu no they weren't.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@culwin they literally were because i have stories from my grandparents and other old people who lived in that time

[@culwin]

@@NOONE-cd4gu They literally weren't because I also have stories from people.

[@jazlynroze5492]

the fact that most of these boys fathers were likely in the war and yet they still were taught such manners and elegancy

[@reesey7988]

fathers are the last to teach anyone any manners

[@vanessat7758]

@@reesey7988 Not true.

[@vanessat7758]

@My Nameis Ha!

[@emptyteardrops]

@My Nameis very rare breed though

[@shannacollins8371]

They probably taught their children that segregation was ok and that Japanese people deserved to be in internment camps.

[@doctorhannah_]

“Nothing is more casual and more fun than raiding the icebox after a date!”

[@speaksoslightly]

I'm glad that the tips for being popular are things like 'be considerate' and 'always keep track of dates' and not ridiculous stuff like 'be good at applying makeup' and 'date lots of boys' edit: stop arguing in the replies please 😭 also nothing wrong with makeup or dating, but those things shouldn’t determine a woman’s worth

[@theaizere]

they did date lots of boys though, it was better that way, so no one gets too close/attached which reduces the chances of random pregnancies

[@speaksoslightly]

@@theaizere you're right, but i'm saying i'm glad that's not what this video was all about 😭 nothing wrong with dating a lot or wearing makeup or anything like that

[@llllllllllllllllllllllllll9211]

In the 1940s, absolutely different values reigned in American society, so in 1940 in America no one would advise a girl to date as many guys as possible

[@llllllllllllllllllllllllll9211]

@@speaksoslightlyIn the 1940s, absolutely different values reigned in American society, so in 1940 in America no one would advise a girl to date as many guys as possible

[@theaizere]

@@llllllllllllllllllllllllll9211 yes they did earlier than 1940s. at the start of and first half of 20th century. You clearly have no academic background in that field. Read a book

[@NatalieQuadros]

No one: 1940’s teens: *manners*

[@jbow958]

No, just the kids who don't have any respect for themselves or others.

[@markrichards6863]

It's only a movie. But I do think the consequences of bad choices were well understood back then.

[@markrichards6863]

@Oritra Kar I think it's always been a mixed bag, but kids used to get a lot more discipline. That went out of fashion 20 years ago. I'm glad I grew up in the 60s and 70s.

[@xerilaun]

@@markrichards6863 dang, I wish I grew up then

[@markrichards6863]

@@xerilaun I think you romanticize history. Times were hard the 40s, food rationing, gas rationing, air raid drills, family members fighting a World War, not knowing if they'd come back. Then when the war was over, a lot of guys had PTSD. And also remember, all if that was preceded by the Great Depression. My grandmother kept her last ration book. Every time we'd start complaining about stuff she'd pull it out of her junk drawer and tell us about sacrifice. All 4 of her brothers and a sister came back. I think every era has it's difficulties. We got covid and bad leadership, economic shut down for one very bad year, and maybe a second bad year. I just wouldn't minimalize what your great grandparents went through.

[@rrp2600]

"A skating party and weenie roast" LOL. The innocence of the time is fun to laugh about. But to be fair. Our modern age could use a good dose of it.

[@ahobbit1273]

I for one would love to be invited to a skating party and weenie roast.

[@nicodiangelo3146]

This is also a production, not an accurate protease on what life was actually like back then, like how today teens ideals are to be healthy, carefree, skinny, but obviously not everyone is like that, it’s just the ideals

[@JoeKaye-hn5dt]

@katelyn jacobs At that age skinny is where it's at. You'll have 40 years to pile on weight while you don't grow even an inch upward..

[@JoeKaye-hn5dt]

@katelyn jacobs Most people don't. Especially these days. You probably don't remember when size XX and XXX were only in the orthopedic clothes department.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@RR P. Gee ya think?

[@barkingstarz4730]

“Meet me backstage at 3:15.”.... yeah that phrase took on a whole new meaning after rock n roll came along!

[@thedottinator4383]

And I am glad it did.

[@markrichards6863]

What happens backstage.

[@breanna6452]

What does it mean

[@markrichards6863]

@@breanna6452 Who knows what debauchery goes on behind the curtain.

[@crimsonmatter]

@@markrichards6863 meow meow

[@hanihanianna4503]

I love how polite everyone was back then 😀

[@Hazzy-Wazzy8]

"Caroline keeps a date calendar: she'll never have the embarrassment of forgetting a date". Me: Yeah I have soo many dates that I forget so it seems like I don't have dates

[@rebeccaannana5285]

There weren't phones back then you know

[@robertd9850]

Well I like weird girls so I'd have been happy to have a spot on your calendar.

[@andreasanchez3557]

Me with so many appointments, counselors , advisors : yah

[@joemachine4714]

Back then it was her calendar. Today it's her "roster" 🤮

[@Evergreen.Nulib94]

I have a 92 year old client (I work with elderly) she met her husband at the skating rink. And she still sorta talks this way. She makes a lot of jokes that seem out of date but so adorable.

[@Couldntcare_bear]

I’m just here cause I like hearing how they talked back then.

[@namiluvz]

“hey Jerry thats the new girl in our math class” Hey dude stop worrying about girls your gonna get drafted soon. Edit: so uhm thanks for all the likes, I didn’t expect people to find this funny at all.

[@bluehydrangea5506]

Well damn lmao

[@Rachel-zf2wm]

This was made in 1947

[@namiluvz]

Quing Ching Hua Rong Im aware of that but it was a joke 🙂

[@Rachel-zf2wm]

@@namiluvz oh okay, it was funny

[@corslibrary]

God dam this is dark but kinda funny I feel bad

[@jonldavis]

I feel like the newspaper was the early edition of the cell phone, just another way to ignore everyone in the room.

[@erk44]

And in that era it always shows the dad or husband reading it.

[@eagillum]

That's why we shouldn't guilt people too much for looking at their phones in front of others. Reading material has kind of always been a way to fill the silence. We can't have perfectly flowing conversation all the time.

[@leifmeadows3782]

For real! Before smartphones, my dad would take me out to breakfast and ignore me over his newspaper. Now, he takes me out to breakfast and ignores me over his smartphone. So I really don't get the smartphone hate, honestly. And hey, at least my dad takes me out to breakfast, so, there's that.

[@mashedpotato3373]

✨meow meow✨ GIRL WHAT??? WE WENT FROM MEOWING AT PPL TO HISSING AT THEM LMFAOOOO WHAT A WORLD WE LIVE IN 😭😭💀

[@juicebloom]

people would go “meow meow” if their friends were being catty

[@ekaterinamagdaong3033]

lmaooo

[@kaliahz]

omg we be saying *purrr* now 💀😩

[@poiien7816]

@That Creature ?? hissing at people isn't the same as cat calling either

[@jus4ang38]

Meow meow is like being catty ig idk

[@wendyschwarz9811]

I love how sweet and charming this is. I'm definitely old school I love this. Good manners are always wonderful.

[@3bellam]

Honestly, I feel like this entire video just puts off a really good message. It’s premise is basically that if you’re kind and considerate of other people, others will reciprocate. It’s kinda nice. It’s sorta a feel good film

[@je55777]

"Can you imagine? He wanted a date tonight!" Oh how times have changed

[@xcelestialsongx]

Now guys are just like "you up?" at 2 am.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@@xcelestialsongx Remember Kitty, all people treat us the way we allow them to treat us!!! Always has been, always will be

[@mascara1777]

@@danacaro-herman3530 yes!

[@libertasca1636]

@@danacaro-herman3530 👏🏼👏🏼

[@march.286]

Honestly, if someone asks me put the same night I would provably reject him, not because I would already have a date, but because I already chose a movie in Netflix and I don’t want to get disturbed

[@aspectator6506]

Even the jerks were wholesome in the 50’s

[@awashrelic]

A Spectator this is a film, not reality

[@whateverlolawants]

Not hardly.

[@JoeKaye-hn5dt]

They acted like and looked like males too.

[@Belle_1655]

wait were there jerks in the video I didnt even notice LMAO

[@pretentiousprogressive1949]

We've made so much progress since then.

[@Jim__05]

When everyone had manners.

[@Imxel21]

You mean in the era filled with violent racism and domestic violence?

[@stevi1130]

What a different concept of social behavior amongst teenagers. , than we have today.

[@yuy-8030]

Wanna elaborate?

[@silverco2560]

This is acting. Teenagers were not like this. Ask your grandma.

[@urmum681]

Steve Reichard meow meow

[@BoopSnoot]

This was pre-segregation and pre-Jewish media/entertainment industry control. Nuff said.

[@BoopSnoot]

@@nabielw Name calling isn't really much of a retort.

[@saracatherine8506]

i went to high school with a girl that meowed in 2006... some things never change. never went to a weenie roast though.

[@LukmanHakim-pr7pl]

ellie? is she the grumpy old boomer teacher

[@BB.halo_heir]

A weenie roast is pretty much like a barbecue. Roasting hot dogs.

[@tien7022]

High school? They looked like they were in their 30s.

[@staciejones4059]

I agree

[@sivelaniestrauss1799]

For what I've seen, most people back then tried to look older, so that may explain some things, but again they might just be actors impersonating teens

[@r.r.r9300]

They're probably actors. If not then it's probably because they smoked. Smoking was super common at the time. Smoking really ages people.

[@AnneliseMelo]

The teenage fashion beggined on the 60s

[@destiniejohnson6921]

High schoolers now look like babies

[@balletxcaroline]

My name is Caroline ! Always hated my name but now that the popular girl in the 40s is named the same, I feel a little bit better haha. Seriously, these videos are amazing. This is a masterpiece, also I notice that everyone was being very polite and elegant, speaking softly and letting other people talk without interrupting them every 2 seconds. We should learn a good deal from this.

[@amethyst1062]

I’m Maya I wonder if my name was a name in the 40s 🐱

[@balletxcaroline]

@Heeseungs5thMissingEarpod Thank you very much :)

[@c-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-e-1]

And my name’s Catherine. I like how classic our names sound!

[@balletxcaroline]

@@c-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-e-1 Beautiful name!:)

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

They’d probably just call you Carol back then, and the Catherine who replied to you would be Cathy. Funnily enough, my name is Tommy, also a name that seemingly peaked in the 40s-50s and declined ever since.

[@Justme-ok3bf]

She’s the swellest! :)

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Just me I say let’s bring this term back. 👍

[@nosferatucreations]

@@elderlypoodle9181 I use it all the time lol.

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Jinny Von Machin 🏆🏆🏆

[@MayPastel]

She sure is! :D

[@naomij5153]

@@elderlypoodle9181 let's not lmao

[@noxoir3350]

Then: makes space for her* Now: “Just sit at another table jeez Carol stop being so sensitive”

[@nagisadies7967]

What?

[@noxoir3350]

Nagisa Dies they used to make room for her but now they dont

[@patrickstar796]

Noxoir Yeah, they don’t because she’s either dead or too old to sit at a high school lunch table

[@mimijones1334]

If you look at my sister's senior yearbook (1964) and mine (1968), you will find teens looked older than they do today at that age. It was even more so in the 40's. We were very much a product of our parents and grandparents who grew up in the Depression. If you had a stable family life (Divorce was much more rare and frowned upon back then so everything looked "honky-dorry"), kids were raised to the litany of "What would the neighbors think?" and they dressed and comported themselves accordingly. It was shortly after I graduated and into the early 70's that teens began to rebel and start their own trends and notions and breaking away from the norm. Yes, there were the beatniks in the 50's but, for most of us, they seemed to be like a culture from a different country and definitely not one to emulate. So, yes, old photos of teens had them looking much ollder than teens of today. The actors portrayal is not that far-fethced.

[@SweetUniverse]

And teenagers had after school jobs so they could help support their family

[@jingxie1451]

@@SweetUniverse Teens have always had after school jobs, lol. It’s just now that teens have after school jobs to support themselves in the future, because student loans :/

[@pattymattes7124]

Back in the late 40s they just came out of the Depression and WWII. I think young men and women learned to be responsible early in life.

[@jelenad6367]

Where I live, we still have to think about stupid "what neighbours/society/irrelevant anyone will think" and I truly think it's disgusting and backwarded.

[@pattymattes7124]

@@jelenad6367 Did you ever consider that some people may think what you just said is stupid and barbaric? Just wondered if you thought of that.

[@2malsahm59]

This was my grandmas generation, she just passed away this year at 91 (from Covid). But I just wanted to say even when she got admitted to the hospital all she really cared about was for us to bring her red lipstick from home. She put it on and she felt like herself again❤😢what a cool generation, wish I had lived back then

[@mereditheyusten7732]

I wish our culture was still like this. Well spoken, modest, simple, good natured.

[@mackenzie554]

Meredithe Yusten this is acting this isn’t how people acted

[@november132]

@@mackenzie554 so what? doesn't mean people can't act this way irl

[@dogluvr13]

Yea and racist too! 😆

[@Sabartio]

@@dogluvr13 I think you can appreciate good manners without being racist haha Every era has good and bad things attached to it

[@samanthasingleton5124]

Meredithe Yusten that would be a miracle to the world

[@michaelparylak5649]

Dad "Nice boy I like him" Mom "I do too" Dad "He's not like that other one we had to kill"

[@victorrelmek2889]

😆🤣😂

[@faye_isc]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rubyfrancis4708]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mollypevensie1303]

😂😂😂😂

[@horns4265]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Herehellohi]

I needed this for college in 2019

[@marywebb9127]

@Corporal Dunn Good Manners never go out of style.

[@marywebb9127]

@Anita McGuire College campuses in the US are not full of rapists.

[@r.r.r9300]

@Anita McGuire Where did you read that?! 😂 Don't believe everything you read in the internet...

[@naomij5153]

@@marywebb9127 oop

[@zacharywinograd2647]

I really hope y’all understand people were still horny af back then and cursed. This is an idealized version of what was considered polite. My grandpa likes to tell me the story that my grandma told him to drive into a secluded area so that they could make out LOL

[@ally939]

My grandpa (who would’ve been a young adult- maybe 20s-30s in the 50s) had a huge tattoo of a naked woman on his forearm, and pretty much all his sailor buddies did, too So, yeah, people absolutely were cursed and horned up back them

[@clearday9525]

@@ally939 True; there have always been and always will be people who do all sorts. And people who don't. It's all about which is the norm in society at any given time and which we individually choose to be.

[@baxoutthebox5682]

@@ally939those tattoos were generally applied after they had slept with a girl (usually paid). My grandpa had one too and that was the quite the shock to learn. But now I pass it along to you.

[@sparkybish]

My parents would never let me go out on a date that was made the day of. It seemed to my dad like that made me an afterthought. Once I had a steady boyfriend we always went out Friday and Saturday and figured out what we were doing that day.

[@michelemele5833]

MissMargaret I totally agree!!!

[@mackenzie554]

That’s kinda dumb no offense

[@sparkybish]

MacKenzie Battiste why?

[@stephaniebauer4961]

It is disrespectful to not give a woman notice and to treat her as an after thought. I also could not call a boy. He had to call me. It showed that he was interested.

[@charlesscott27]

@@stephaniebauer4961 How is that whole he had to call me first thing working out for you these days ?

[@orangesoda9897]

My 5 year old sis asked me once, "what type of cell phones did they have back then?" My mind: you poor soul

[@ninag9841]

She is 5 years old, give her a break

[@justaregularuser79]

This made me chuckle a bit. Lol

[@donaldfuck]

That's depressing

[@vatcalentine9378]

@Trey Stephens OK boomer

[@jordanhunt6774]

She doesn't understand lol

[@rosemarykingsley3088]

Wally : *Throws a bush at Carolyn* The narrator : Carolyn and Wally are on their way to a good time this evening.

[@eagillum]

Haha it's a snowball

[@rosemarykingsley3088]

@@eagillum wait I can see it now am I blind sjjsjsnsn

[@jamesgrimes4587]

Wally: *Whips a half pound ice ball into Carolyn's back* The Narrator: Carolyn and Wally are on their way to a good time this evening

[@donnasteele6399]

Oh I just love this video. I know it’s from the 1940s but I was dating in the early 80s and I always picked really nice guys today. They would always call in advance and they would come to the door and meet my parents and have me home at the right time. I had a really good time dating when I was a teenager. I had friends that would date these guys that would call them at the last minute or never show up and not treat them very well. Most of these girls are divorced and are alone. I have been married for nearly 31 years to the same man. I am blessed and thankful.

[@razorblvdes.1951]

their voices are so cute and their fashion is very pretty 🥺

[@qlovers4501]

"well, that phone call didn't go on for hours!"

[@Professor_Kaos]

😂😂😂

[@Jackaloper]

I've been single so long, I guess it's time to give the 40's style of dating a chance

[@sachycardero3940]

LOL

[@englishimperialist9279]

Might as well give it a shot

[@leoarevalo6786]

How'd it go

[@eugenegm]

Carolyn didn’t even have time to finish her lunch before the bell rang!

[@jajbjc]

Since I was a little girl (26 now) I always had a strong connection/fascination with the 1920-50’s . It’s like I get nostalgic to those times even though I wasn’t alive then

[@calirose2860]

Everyone was so respectful and polite.

[@redirewolf]

me: wants to live in the 40's or 50's those time periods: *sexism* *racism*

[@jesussaves5692]

redirewolf facts 🤦🏾‍♀️💀

[@yeseniatorres323]

i was just thinking that 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@llexcusesll7933]

Yup 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@deuteriummeridian8998]

Though we must always act against it, racism and sexism always exist becuase human beings are flawed. Because cultures change over time, defintions of racism and sexism change too.

[@aliciabrillante]

I think about that too. It's an internal conflict.

[@IntelligenceONE]

This reminded me of my grandma, Lucille. Her generosity and consideration towards others was a personality trait one rarely sees anymore. I love you And miss you granny ❤️

[@areith2295]

*this is like the alternate ending of Grease.*

[@KsknnOnsgse]

Everything seems so much more calmer

[@CookingLessonsforDad]

How times have changed.

[@haelotny6523]

OK boomers 😂

[@salfred8252]

@@haelotny6523 😂😂😂

[@FatBabyBB]

Ok Boomer

[@awashrelic]

Trey Stephens if you were black and walked in the streets you'd be lynched for whistling during these times. they're so much better aren't they?

[@megabojan1993]

Popularity and fame was something I wanted to avoid when I was in highschool.

[@pastries8393]

MegaBojan1993 ok

[@lilyp396]

Wow ur so cool and emo

[@annafirth6738]

Depends what you think of the popular kids at your school I guess

[@megabojan1993]

@@annafirth6738 I tried to stay under the radar as much as possible back in those days.

[@annafirth6738]

@@megabojan1993 Because of your alter ego as a pop star?

[@hrahman9425]

ik for a fact that students watched this in class and made fun of it after leaving the room right after. Nobody acted like this

[@madhurimapremkumar2341]

@H Rahman Do you have any sources?I’m taking an interest in the 50s era, and would really appreciate it if you could link me to a few articles or so.

[@lll3388]

The video makes it seem like every one was goody goody, jolly and innocent. Wonder if it was true or not

[@funtimes8296]

@@lll3388 Not

[@jimfitzgerald2289]

@@madhurimapremkumar2341 You find out by yourself. Sources aren't everything. Maybe ask stories from random baby boomers or those born in the 1930s and still managed to live this long.

[@keewffbywrhathrrd3603]

@@jimfitzgerald2289 that's still a source, just not necessarily on the internet

[@gailwebb9619]

My mom was a teenager in the 40’s.....she wore her hair this way too. She also used a fountain pen like this one....what a nice set of memories!

[@aarhead01]

“Nothing is more fun raiding the icebox after a date.” ...Okay but like why is that me without having a date???

[@pariyarashidi3011]

Yep

[@kuzureteyukumaeni]

"it's doing the girl no favor to leave it entirely up to her" see this is why we get confused when they asked "where do you want to eat"

[@summerhunny]

I personally just hate making decisions

[@crimsonmatter]

@@summerhunny same

[@Kay-io5gx]

YES YES YES thissssss. Give. me. options. not "what do u want idc what"

[@lizziedoesthings1450]

that bit about indicating your price range with options was genius

[@michellechouinard4958]

My husband used to do that, and I hated it! Luckily, we have kids now, so they pretty much decide for us.

[@Mayaaugros]

Life is so different now adays, and I love looking back on old videos and seeing how different things were not too long ago.

[@xeecstasy3183]

These are lies. This was ideal but it never really happened that way

[@Mayaaugros]

@@xeecstasy3183 well yeah of course, it’s just different to see you know?

[@xeecstasy3183]

@@Mayaaugros what exactly do you mean?

[@Mayaaugros]

@@xeecstasy3183 What I meant was it was cool to see how people looked, not school life. And of course life wasn’t the same like it was in this video back then, but what I was trying to say was the video itself was cool to see.

[@xeecstasy3183]

@@Mayaaugros as in the 1940’s style? Have you’ve ever read the catcher and the raye? Or movies during that time?

[@ahexcuseme6936]

SINGLES WHERE YOU AT? 🙋‍♀️

[@lilyamy3808]

Yee yee fellow single ARMY

[@destinynoisey7245]

Meow meow

[@malaikalulu]

Me!

[@marmar1682]

Here 🙋

[@charlesscott27]

Why are u single?

[@sonicleaves]

Isn't it surreal to see people interacting so effortlessly. People spoke to eachother more often so they were good at it, enunciating every word, pausing at the right moments, listening to the other person with interest. Now people do not make eye contact or acknowledge eachother, everyone has social anxiety and they do not know how to hold a conversation, they feel the need to congratulate themselves because they managed to go grocery shopping, take a shower, or even get out of bed. It's amazing how much life has changed.

[@biancaverdeschi880]

It is true, well said.

[@Chenoa2024]

I disagree a little bit

[@IGNACY-fp8zo]

It’s scripted, but yes

[@xerilaun]

Yep

[@Ann-qh3kb]

Good communication

[@starlisejun.from.1799]

Guys were actually handsome & dressed nicely back then. Plus their voices omg ❤️

[@elenoreduard3349]

I love the guys haircuts