Brit Reacts To TEN THINGS KIDS DID IN THE 1980S BUT DONT DO NOW!

Brit Reacts To TEN THINGS KIDS DID IN THE 1980S BUT DONT DO NOW!

Hi everyone, I’m Kabir and welcome to another episode of Kabir Considers! In this video I’m Going to React To TEN THINGS KIDS DID IN THE 1980S BUT DONT DO NOW!

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[MichaelScheele]

I was born in 1971, so I grew up during the late 1970s and through the 1980s. I remembered walking a mile to school or later riding a bicycle. I was able to wander around or ride my bike around the surrounding area. I could ride off with neighborhood kids or my friends from school. I just had to return home for dinner when my parents set the time. Later in middle school and high school, cars became more of a factor. We could go further out if a friend's parents or older sibling could pick us up. Our parents returned the favor for my friends. I could go pretty much anywhere I wanted in town by bus; I just needed to tell my parents where I was going and when I expected to return home. Despite a lack of mobile phones, we managed. Pay phones, phones at local businesses, or phones at the homes of friends or neighbors could be used to contact your parents. It worked out.

[jamesrippy]

The 70’s, 80’s & 90’s were the best times to be a kid

[Beans-]

Yup we were TOUGH in the 80's who knew no fear! It was fun!

[wyomingborn]

I was born in ‘82. My younger brother (the middle child) and I would set alarms for Saturday morning so we could watch our cartoons, first one up controlled the tv. Weekends were for the sugar filled cereal. The non-sugary ones (kix, wheaties, corn flakes and Chex) were for during the week. We had to be at least in the front yard when the lights came on. If spending the night at a friend’s, you were expected to follow their parents rules perfectly and they would let your parents know if you didn’t. Definitely rode in the back of my parents’s station wagon. When calling collect, you had to get the entire call into the recorded message. My mom used to yell at me for tangling up the phone cord. We had a swing set in the backyard, solid metal, but if you swung hard enough you could lift one side. Drinking out of the hose, because 1) you didn’t want to dirty a glass your mom just cleaned and 2) you didn’t want to miss the fun. Riding your bike or playing football, soccer, hockey in the streets. Dinner was eaten at the table together, except for Sunday night when the tv trays were broke out so we could watch Sunday night’s TV Disney movie. Walking to school. The Book Fair…😌

[andreamaronn]

I was a teenager in the 80s. The last generation to grow up w/o texting. We were forced to interact with others. In the late 90's I was working at a bar. Looking around one night, I realized that nearly every bar patron was on their phone. I turned to my coworkers and asked, "When did people stop talking to each other in bars? This is literally where you go to be social!" Still work at a bar. Patrons still on their phones. Societal evolution right in front of my face. Fascinating. ❤

[tanyaperez]

Most of these kids were 70's babies and the 80's were during their middle school and teenage years when they did most of these things. I graduated high school in the 80's and yes Kabir we were a lot more social then. I loved the movies, going to the skating rink and house parties. The kids today who spend so much time playing video games, being on social media for hours and barely going outside don't know what they are missing. Those were the good old days.😊

[revgurley]

And watch Schoolhouse Rock. I still want someone to react to the old Schoolhouse Rock episodes.

[sgregg]

The 80’s were definitely times of less stress and more fun. We communicated with each other and just had the best times we could have outside. People were more friendly and respectful. The 80’s was the best decade to grow up in. Especially if you were born in the mid to late 60’s.

[randysake]

Gen X rocked the world, I graduated in '84, the '70's were a blast.

[GenXfrom]

Born in ‘75, the 80’s were a fabulous time to be a kid! 🎉

[threelittlewishes]

Loved this!! I graduated in 1986, but was the oldest of 4 so this is all so true! I was a kid in the late 70's and it was similar. The only thing they left out about the 80's that was big was Atari, PAC Man and arcades. That was probably a foreshadowing of what was to come! There is an awesome video clip that I will share in the comments that I think you'd enjoy. It is the Today show in 1996, trying to figure out what "the internet" was, and how to pronounce the "@" symbol. It's really wild to see the transistion from the no internet 80's to the start of the internet Love your reactions!

[JenKnee]

I was born in ‘78 and grew up during the 80’s and 90’s. A lot of us were latchkey kids, so I think that gave us a lot more independence than kids today have. And yes, it was A LOT more social back then. I have so many fond memories of growing up then, and I’m so grateful I grew up without the internet, cell phones and social media. We could just be kids for the most part. They should have put the smell of the ink (it was purple) they used to make copies back then (can’t remember what it was called) but if you know, you know. And remember the jelly shoes and bracelets? The tents you could put on your beds? Ahh memories….

[julielazenby]

I loved going to the skating rink!!!! We had after school skating parties... our parents would sign a permission slip and pay $2-$3 and we'd ride the school bus to the skating rink and be there for 3 or 4 hrs until our parents picked us up. And I'd ride my bike everywhere, as long as I didn't cross any major roads(which gave me a huge area to ride in)

[vortexathletic]

I see kids playing at the park playgrounds, but I almost never see anyone playing in their yard, even if their driveway has a basketball hoop

[endoraismygma]

I'm a 1970 baby, I was so lucky to get the best of the 70's and 80's as a kid & teenager. You got me choked up with the Rugrats, my kids favorite when they were little. Especially my son 🥹

[xdooddf]

I am sad for kids these day as a mom of a 9 year old I can see the difference. I am a Gen X at 9 I would have started my day with cartoons and breakfast and then I would have went outside checked the park and if no one was there I would have started knocking on friends doors to see who wanted to play, I would have rode my bike everywhere with my friends, I only went home for lunch and dinner (assuming friends would not have me over especially for lunch- most would). My daughter does not go out unless I take her, sometimes there is no one at the park and if she wants to have a friend over we have to organize it with the parents (assuming you know them). My mother did not know most of my friends parents she did not need to because I handle my own social life, she knew where my firends lived and their phone numbers but she did not have to organize my social life for me. I was out all day on most days, it is sad now when you think of the difference.

[xenotbbbeats]

Class of 83 here. I loved the 70s and early 80s. I wasn’t a fan of big hair, arena rock, and pop. I had to bide my time until Grunge finally hit. But I really did love that as kids, we actually hung out. We went places and were very active. I was a wicked dodge ball player. 🤣 We really did ride our tiny skateboards on our hands! Many of us girls were gymnasts. I used to ride my skateboard doing a handstand on it down a long hill! When I was done and the skateboard slowed down enough, I'd simply do a walkover to get off. The thought of doing that now would mean certain death.😅

[nancystanton]

Telephones were fought over by kids. Mum bought a timer that had a phone picture on it. It was 15 minutes long and you weren't allowed to restart it once it went off. Usually your sibling was standing there waiting for their turn. And, you had one call a night whether it was coming in or you called out. The phone was in the living room and Mum didn't want to hear chattering all day/evening.
They were getting rare in the 80s but 'party lines' still existed. My neighbors had one. The phone line was shared with another household. Each house had its own number and different ring tones. You could pick up the phone and hear people you didn't know talking. The lines were assigned as requests for services were made so the people that shared your line could be way across town. Luckily, my parents opted for private lines.

[bonniestiller]

I was a young parent in the eighties and I'm glad my kids got in just under the wire of high tech. My kids were out riding bikes, playing on the swingset, the neighbor kids down the street. But I'm a baby boomer so those were my expectations for my kids.

[jwbz]

Schools banned dodge ball because bullies would target other kids repeatedly hitting them where it would hurt most.