Some of the most common habits we used to do back in the day wouldn't make sense if we tried to do them in 2024. So when asked : "What's one thing normal at your time but is now bizarre to even think about?" so many people from the BuzzFeed Community shared their stories. Here's what they had to say below.
1. "Sears and Wards catalogs (and stores) to order or find anything, and looking forward to the Christmas Wish List catalogs." — robot86 "DUDE! And the quality was unmatched.
Unlike today, if you ordered clothing for delivery, you got the same thing as in the store." — Led_Tasso93 2. "My dad loved paper maps, and the Rand McNally Road Atlas of the US was one his favorite publications.
He’d get an updated one every couple of years. Planning a road trip was a joy for him, and if one of us kids as young adults were going on a road trip, he’d get it out, and we’d pour over it with him to take the most advantageous route. He was in his happy place planning trips.
" — emilypost 3. "Sitting in the far back of the station wagon, facing the people behind you." — dizzytraveler14 "My cousin and I would pretend we were driving backward.
So fun! Glad we never had an accident." — lovelytortoise925 4. "Manual roll up/down car windows.
You would pull up next to someone and do the circular motion with your hands to get them to roll down their window to talk." — homeycloud42 5. "Looking in the TV Guide to find out what was on TV instead of a TV guide being on the screen.
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