* soft drinks that weren't that zero and sugar free shit. Also affordable. When did a can of coke become the same price as beer? Panda Pops when I was younger - green cola.
* Bath towels that weren't made in India or China. I've got a UK Christy bath towel and an Indian one. The Indian one is half the thickness.
* Tams coffee mugs - often a little bit ugly, they did everything from Bart Simpson to Mr Blobby, Kit Kat, football clubs - just a really solid mug company seen in every workplace.
* High streets with actual shops. Most are either boarded up or unappealing shit - vape cafés, betting shops, worst of all shops which are money laundering scams which are never open. No issue with coffee shops.
* When the Austin Metro was the student's first car. Contrary to popular belief they rarely had Novas. They are shit, but when did they get so fancy Fiat 500 as a first car? Don't know if I miss boy racers. When did that culture die?
* going into a newsagents and seeing literally 20 different magazines for one type - car mags, video games, music. I think there's only about 5 music mags going now. I remember there was about 20 for the music I liked about 20 years ago and all had a CD.
* Not sure about this one, but whose seen the film RHINO. Do you still get that accent or is everyone Estuary or Street?
External Link/Members Only* Before my time, but I saw the film the boy who turned yellow and the tube had wooden window frames and looked like the Orient Express compared to the glorified bus service it is today.
* Comedians who told jokes, with some exceptions (most are over the age of 40).
* When people weren't so literal / autistic. I don't mean autistic to mock people who are, but that's the best way I can put it. When people interpret irony as being a fact.
* When films had real men in them. You can contrast the Brosnan era of James Bond to Daniel Craig. Which one looks and acts like he fucks a lot of women? I'm not the most masculine guy in the world, but growing up I watched Bronson, Arnie, Stallone, Van Damme, De Niro, Pacino etc. Fuck knows how bad I would be if I watched some feminist male with pink hair on tik tok talking about being yourself.
* When you could actually buy what you need in shops. I have to order razor blades off eBay, they rarely have shoes in my size, books I want I can rarely find.
