I am interested to know what life was like from the words of people who were still children then or they were from 16-30 years old.

  • SpikesOtherDog@ani.social
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    16 hours ago

    I recall eating at fast food restaurants and sitting in the smoking section. Just lighting up in a freaking Wendy’s. McDonald’s had branded ashtrays.

    My grandmother grew increasingly angry as smoking sections disappeared, then laws came into effect banning smoking in certain public areas. She grew up with everyone smoking everywhere. It was normalized in society during the prime of her life, and if you didn’t have smokes, then you probably either were weird or didn’t have it together.

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      15 hours ago

      I was working at Wendy’s when they had those little metal disposable ash trays. I had to take a few to use at home. Crazy to think just how much smoking cigarettes was just everywhere.