"If you grew up in the '90s, this decade probably doesn't feel like all that long ago. But when you stop and think about how much things have changed, it sounds more like a different lifetime. So Redditor Psychological_Sky_58 asked, "What did people do casually in the '90s that wouldn't be accepted today?" Here are some nostalgic aspects of this bygone era."
"1. "You used to be able to meet people right at the airport gate without going through security. We would go all the way down to the gate to greet friends getting off the plane from somewhere far away. I really miss that." 2. "I'll never forget calling Moviefone for showtimes. I can still hear it on the other line: 'Why don't you just tell me the name of the movie you'd like to see?'""
"6. "People would leave their doors unlocked. We just left ours unlocked all the time, and my brother's best friend would show up and come in whenever he wanted. Sometimes he'd come in, make himself at home, and then see what everyone was up to." - HelmSpicy Do you have something to add? What is something that was common when you were growing up that kids these days won't experience? Tell us in the comments or in this anonymous form."
Airport waiting areas in the 1990s allowed friends and family to meet arriving passengers at the gate before security checkpoints limited access. Telephone services such as Moviefone provided automated movie showtimes and verbal prompts before smartphones and apps made them obsolete. Many households routinely left doors unlocked, enabling friends to drop by unannounced and make themselves at home. Casual, low‑tech social habits and looser security norms created spontaneous in‑person interactions that now feel rare. Increased security protocols, shifting safety expectations, and digital alternatives have largely ended those practices and made them unfamiliar to younger generations.
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