How was life like before cell phones? (elderly miscers gtfih)

[Relate]

Since social interaction is so un-humanlike these days (cell phones, internet etc) how was life like back when you didn't have those things? Went to dinner with a few brahs the other day and one of my friends was f*cking glued to his phone the entire time and barely aknowledged us or joined in on the conversation.

[BrbBowflexing]

It was really weird.

You actually had to GO OUT and use social skills to talk to girls

[CarlMcGuirk]

kids played outside
if you wanted to talk to someone you call them at home and leave a message if they're not in
people watched where they walked
fewer morons drove into trees
you stayed out until you heard your mom holler your name to come back inside
people could communicate with English in unbroken non txt spk

[trackblonston]

Since social interaction is so un-humanlike (cell phones, internet etc) how was life like back when you didn't have those things? Went to dinner with a few brahs the other day and one of my friends was f*cking glued to his phone the entire time and barely aknowledged us or joined in on the conversation.

Should have called him out on it, some people are so mindlessly unaware of things like that and actually do need a reminder that it's ridiculous and rude...

[todayisbulkday]

Had to call peoples home phones. Awkward.

[paylowsore]

I can answer that question, it's aight. Don't have anyone to call

[Internexus]

You would call your friend and ask them if they wanted to get together and hang out, then you would go out and socialize. Instead of all of the texting/bsing constantly that you use to fill your time and void any desire to want to hang out with someone due to them sounding like a dunce from all of the texts..

[repoman2184]

I remember this feel

brb using parents landline and them getting pissed
brb wanting to be like zack morris and talk at school
brb almost jerked off with amazement when parents got me first nokia with changeable faceplates

[captainhorseboy]

people would tell everyone there was a party then people would go there and party! they wouldnt be on their phones asking everyone else what they were doing then because everyone was at the same place.

[bezarker]

It was great, you took off and if no one could get a hold of you no one could get a hold of you...

[mrawdtsi]

glorious.

being so connected sucks... i literally feel like im tied to my cell phone now. Between work emails, texts, and calls you're never truly free.

brb vacation without anyone able to get a hold of you was ACTUALLY a vacation.

[gixxer0.6g]

Ah, back in the day of busy signals, beepers and needing a quarter to make a phone call when you were out and about.


BRB, talking dirty to your girlfriend while your parents are secretly listening on the other phone.

[EngRWW33]

would remember peoples actual phone numbers or use a phone book.
did not need area code before rest of number (at least where I was)
would walk to friends house and knock on door. ask friends mom/dad if he could come out to play bball
...
was not a socially ackward ******* who sat in front of the computer all day, rather went fishing, hiking, playing tag in the woods, bball, football, etc...


the golden days

[Dirk__Diggler]

Pagers and pay phones.

Ride your bike over to a buddies house.

Miss it actually!

[captainhorseboy]

It was great, you took off and if no one could get a hold of you no one could get a hold of you...

and no one worried

brb not hearing from a girl for like 2 days and not thinking its that big a deal

[Bucher15]

Ah, back in the day of busy signals, beepers and needing a quarter to make a phone call when you were out and about.


BRB, talking dirty to your girlfriend while your parents are secretly listening on the other phone.

1-800-wetgirls

Those were fun calls.

[mrawdtsi]

brb, modem tries to dial out during phone call. brb yell at siblings to knock it off, you're using that line.

[darkninja67]

We used phone books quite a bit.

[MuscleXtreme]

Since social interaction is so un-humanlike these days (cell phones, internet etc) how was life like back when you didn't have those things? Went to dinner with a few brahs the other day and one of my friends was f*cking glued to his phone the entire time and barely aknowledged us or joined in on the conversation.

Watch an episode of Dawsons Creek


/thread

[gixxer0.6g]

brb, modem tries to dial out during phone call. brb yell at siblings to knock it off, you're using that line.

Dial up internet. What a fukn disaster. Back in the day when you had to fap to pics because videos took all day to download. Fapping was certainly harder way back when.

[Ice Man]

Passing notes in class, dem dere pagers and waiting in line to use the pay phone to check your voice mail or leave one for a friend. Having to get a second phone line in your house cuz parents pissed you were on the phone all the time. Hanging out with friends or girls and actually doing **** instead of everyone f*cking off on their phones. Only downside was no txting nudes but honestly it's better since no or few photos or vids to document teenage debauchery.

[PervedOut]

kids played outside
if you wanted to talk to someone you call them at home and leave a message if they're not in
people watched where they walked
fewer morons drove into trees
you stayed out until you heard your mom holler your name to come back inside
people could communicate with English in unbroken non txt spk

I know those feels. I miss those feels. I actually loathe answering my cellphone.

[krioro]

Life was good back then, very good. Just a lot more actual life.

[FrogSuitMario]

Brb Party line
Brb Pen Pals

[PushupBrah]

I would call my friends houses with my home phone. "Hello can I speak to___. Oh this is his sister? Nevermind hey yo girl how you doin?
Either that or I would ride my bike around and gather people to hang out door to door. Miss those times man....

[lincolnmkv]

Had to call the house and say, "Hi, this is so-and-so, can I please speak to OP?"

That's probably the biggest difference. Your parents knew who you were talking to.

[ShanBL]

Taking forever to dial a rotary phone. Thinking touch tone phones were the wave of the future.

[gatovolador]

It was great, you took off and if no one could get a hold of you no one could get a hold of you...

this, having a phone is awful. for an emergency, bring along some quarters for a pay phone, look up stuff in the white pages.

[bezarker]

the only people that had pagers and cell phones (when they first came out) were doctors and the dope pushers... we we're all in awe, little did we know how much of a bitch it would turn out to be...

[Reza21]

im a teacher, and this generation ****ing disgusts me