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15 Things From The 90s That Are No Longer Socially Acceptable

By Minq Team
September 18, 2018
Diana Indiana

The 90s were a wonderful, carefree time before cellphones and the internet ruled the world. Check out all the bizarre things people did back then that are no longer socially acceptable today.

Showing up at someone’s house

Showing up to someone’s house just to see if they’re home used to be so normal. Now, whenever you hear a knock on the door you’re all like, “Who the eff is knocking on my door right now?! They must be here here to kidnap me!” You basically have to text someone a day in advance because arriving unannounced is considered extremely inappropriate.

Oversized suits

Why in the world did we ever think it was fashionable to wear big, baggy dress clothes? If you wore that today, you’d look like a kid who was dressing formally for the first time in their life. That stuff just doesn’t fly no more.

Fighting over the phone

Remember when landlines were a thing? Whenever the phone rang, you’d yell “I GOT IT” while fighting your sibling to pick it up first. Good times.

Saying goodbye in the airport

Remember when we used to be able to say goodbye to someone at a gate in the airport without a plane ticket? Now that kind of thing only happens in the movies, and with good reason.

Puka shell accessories

Remember puka shell necklaces and how literally everyone wore them? If you weren’t rocking a puka shell bracelet, necklace and anklet you just weren’t cool. Or tropical.

Phone numbers

Memorizing phone numbers used to be very necessary. Now, if you tell someone you memorized their number, it makes you look like a creepy obsessed stalker. What kind of weirdo memorizes peoples’ numbers?

Lyrical advice

Contrary to the advice given in the 90’s, if you wanna be my lover, do NOT get with my friends.

Making plans

Remember when you used to be able to make plans with someone multiple days in advance and then could just show up without having to confirm that day that your plans are still on? You didn’t even have to talk about your plans again in the days in between. Such freedom.

Wallet chains

Chaining your wallet to your pants. Why in the world did people ever think this was okay?

Running late

No one ever let anyone know that they were going to be 10 minutes late. Why? Because there simply was no way to get a message to them if you had both already left home. Now, whenever someone’s running late, they just send you a text saying they’re “just leaving now,” but really they don’t even have their pants on yet.

Frosted tips

Frosted tips were all the rage in the 90s. Bleached, ramen noodle hair was pretty cool too. Glad neither of them are a thing anymore. Looking at your Justin Timberlake and Guy Fieri.

Pants that can turn into shorts

Pants that can unzip and turn into shorts. I think it’s safe to say to say that we’re all happy this fashion trend died.

Pushing people into pools

This was more in the early 90s, but remember when it was okay to push people into pools? Back when no one had cells phones, it was funny. Their clothes got all wet! Try that sh_t nowadays and you’re likely to owe that person $600. Hopefully it won’t be too long before most of us have waterproof phones and the golden era of pushing people into pools will return.

Layered shirts

Wearing long johns under your XXX large band T-shirt and tying the end of the shirt in a little ball that resembled a rabbit’s tail, even if you were a 90 pound girl. So trendy.

Being unreachable

It was kind of nice being without a phone 24/7. You’d leave your house and just be unreachable. You could go for hours without speaking to anyone and no one would think you died. Those were the good ol’ days.

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