What was the best decade of the 80s?
1980-1989, what a glorious time. If you grew up in this decade you know what a great time it was to be alive. If you’re from a younger generation you might be curious in looking back on 12 things that made the ’80s the greatest decade.
Are there any things you remember from the 80s?
Yeah, it’s in our DNA. We are the ’80s and the ’80s are us. Keep reading to discover 50 things that any true child of the ’80s won’t just remember, but probably still thinks about on a regular basis. You can take the kid out of the ’80s, but the ’80s will always persevere.
What did I do as a teen in the 80s?
When I was a teen in the late ’80s and early ’90s, I went shopping for a prom dress with my friends, or my mother made me a dress for a special dance with fabric she found on sale at the local fabric store after picking out a pattern together. Then I’d pray for the best outcome possible.
What was life like for kids in the 1980s?
If you are looking for information on how life was different in the 1980s then you have come to the right place! As a child growing up in the 1980s (I was born in 1975 so the pivotal years of my childhood and teens, from ages 5 to 15, took place in this decade) our life was vastly different then from the world we know now.
When did the 80s actually end, Retro Junk?
And since the mid 90s to late 00s in many ways, forms a distinct “Millennial Era”, you could practically induct the whole early 90s as part of the “greater eighties” when compared to the 15 years or so afterwards. But then again I wasn’t really around then – am I dead wrong?
What was it like to be in the 80s?
A lot of what defines a decade is perception and personal experience. Most associate a decade with music and television, but really its much more. Things in the 80s changed very rapidly. The early 80s was a lot like the 70s, but the late 80s was much different and more like the 90s.
Is it okay to say I’m 80 years old?
B eing 80 is the moment of truth. This is the moment when you can no longer think of yourself as “promising”, when you can no longer huffily say “elderly”, or use the dread phrase “I’m 78 years young.” You are old. Being old is not necessarily awful. My 95- year-old aunt says, “Oh, the 80s were fine.”
What to do with your life after 80?
Older people are written off and neglected, but I don’t really feel any different. I get up at 5.30am every day and do a workout in the garden, then some meditation. I go swimming and do Pilates and the housework. I feel fit, so I have nothing to complain about. I go to the Turkish baths once a week – they call me the Senile Hooligan as a joke.