- We were born in the 40s-50s-60s.
- We grew up in the 50's-60's-70's
- We studied in the 60s-70s-80s.
- We were together in the 70s-80s-90s.
- We got married or not and discovered the world in the 70s-80s-90s.
- Adventuring into the 80s - 90s
- We're settling in to the 2000s.
- We became wiser in 2010s.
- And we’re going strong into 2020 and beyond.
- Turns out we went through EIGHT different decades...
- TWO different centuries...
- TWO different millennials...
- We've gone from phone with operator for long distance calls, pay booths, video calls worldwide.
- We’ve gone from slides to YouTube, vinyls to online music, handwritten letters to emails and Whats App.
- Live games on the radio, black and white TV, color TV, then HD 3D TV.
- We went to the video store and now watching Netflix.
- We've known the first computers, punch cards, disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.
- We wore shorts all through our childhood, then trousers, ep pants or mini-skirts, Oxfords, Clarks, Palestinian scarves, jumpsuits, and blue jeans.
- We avoided childhood paralysis, meningitis, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.
- We've done roller skating, roller skating, tricycle, bicycle, moped, gasoline or diesel and now we drive hybrids or electric.
- We played with the little ones
- horses and checkers, ostrich and marbles, 1000 threshold and monopoly, now there's candy crush on our smartphones
- And we read... much
- And our schoolmates religion was not a subject...
- We used to drink tap water and lemonade in glass bottles, and the vegetables on our plate were always fresh, today we get meals delivered
- Yes, we have been through a lot but what a beautiful life we have had!
- They might describe us as “ex-annuals”; people who were born in this 50s world, who had an analog childhood and digital adulthood.
- We should add the Biological Revolution that we have witnessed. In 1960, biology was very descriptive. We have witnessed the event of Molecular Biology: the molecules of Life have been discovered: DNA, RNA etc. When you see everything that has come from it: gene therapy, gene fingerprints, and others the progress is considerable.
- We kind of have "seen it all"!
- Our generation has literally lived and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.
- This is our generation that has literally adapted to "CHANGE".
- A big congratulations to all the members of a very special generation, which will be UNIQUE.. "
What Were The Homes Like
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