"1. "I remember when pants weren't allowed on airplanes. Men had to wear a matching pantsuit." 2. "Back in the '60s and '70s, before cars had chimes and buzzers, people regularly forgot to turn off their headlights and left their car doors unlocked. If you came across a car like that, you could lean in and turn the lights off for them. It happened frequently back then, but my granddaughter doesn't believe me." -Anonymous"
"4. "Grocery stores used to hand out stamps with grocery purchases. Our moms would have us lick the stamps and put them in a little booklet. With enough stamps, we could redeem products like small appliances, like a toaster or an iron. This was a common household practice!" -Sue, 70, Illinois 18. "People used to smoke on airplanes; there were ashtrays in the armrests. They smoked in hospital rooms and on trains, too." -Patrick, 65, Illinois"
Older generations recall everyday practices now obsolete: strict airline dress codes requiring matching suits, permissive smoking in planes, hospitals, and trains, and grocery trading-stamp programs redeemed for household items. People often left car headlights on and doors unlocked, and neighbors or strangers would sometimes turn lights off for them. These shifts reflect changes in safety standards, consumer incentives, social norms, and personal privacy across decades. Younger people commonly find such habits surprising or incomprehensible, while older adults remember them as normal, routine parts of daily life and community behavior.
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