• LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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    12 hours ago

    Obviously this is just my perspective on things… I’m a UK millennial probably old enough to be your mother

    The millennium was hyped up but came to nothing weren’t as big as it was supposed to be.

    Terrorism barely got mentioned before 9/11. In the UK we had the IRA so we had more awareness.

    Internet wasn’t really around as much. Online shopping definitely wasn’t a big thing, big stores had few or no shopping options. It was absolutely NOT used by everyone, and not everyone used computers. Mobile charges were expensive.

    I’ve noticed a big generation gap between millennial and Gen Z. Better awareness towards MH, inclusiveness etc. Also seem to be more health conscious and drink less.

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      12 hours ago

      Did UK people smoke much more back then? I recently went on vacation to Germany and was appalled at how acceptable it is there. Here in the Netherlands we have a program called “Smoke-free generation”, which forbids smoking in places that children often visit, such as schools and sports fields. From what I heard, the bottom kinda fell out when vaping became popular under teenagers.

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        11 hours ago

        Yes, loads. I think you could still smoke on planes but not totally sure. Absolutely nobody vaped it was all ciggies, and they were WAY cheaper. There weren’t the scary signs on them, they had branded packs and loads more people smoked. I remember the smoking ban in pubs coming in, it was controversial