We couldn't place crank calls because we had to go through an operator.
.....now the problem is call display.
- Young ladies had to wear hats to church.
.....now few young ladies go to church hats or not.
- I unsuccessfully begged my mother to buy Wonder Bread.
.....now we search out "designer" bread.
-We thought all things American were good.
.....we cross the border with at least a small sense of dread.
-Tap water was the norm to fill water glasses.
.....water comes in fancy bottles.
-Milk was delivered in appealing bottles.
.....we drive the car to pick up boxes of milk.
-When we came home from school we changed from our school clothes to play clothes.
.....school clothes and play clothes are one and the same. Besides few kids play outside.
-When a parent called the doctor, the house was filled with a hushed sense of doom.
.....doctors don't call. We go to clinics.
-A dime was a big deal in a world of pennies.
.....the death knell has been rung for the copper. There isn't any penny candy anyway.
-Grass was grass. Weed was a weed. The fathers spent much time and effort trying to eliminate the
weeds.
weeds.
.....Now grass and weed are an evil, a recreation or a occupation for both the growers and the police.
-We brushed our teeth with tooth powder.
.....it takes some time to choose the appropriate toothpaste.
-Our mothers hadn't discovered casseroles. Spaghetti was exotic.
.....now we can't pronounce the names of many things we eat.
-Going out for dinner was a grand event.
.....sitting down to a home cooked meal is not always the norm.
-Nurses were visions of crisp whit cotton.
.....it is difficult to figure out which person is the nurse.
-There were no seat belts.
.....we lucked out when we could stand on the hump in the middle of the back floor.
-Stupid, idiot and shut up were the bad words.
.....it is doubtful our mothers would even recognize the bad words today.
-Sweaters, mitts, scarves were knit of wool.
.....now these are mostly made of recycled pop bottles.
-When we drove an aunt to the aeroport she wore a corsage, got flight insurance from a machine, walked out to the aeroplane across the tarmac.
.....now we drop our friends off and wave as they drag their suitcases through the moving doors.
-We always had to have a clean hanky in our pocket.
.....kleenex is available almost everywhere.
-We had to stand when our parents friends entered a room.
.....now our parents' friends are our friends.
-Polishing shoes was a weekly task.
.....who polishes their shoes?
-Small English Canadian children's skill at french was limited to Frere Jacque.
..... many small children are at least bilingual.
-Boys had hammers and girls had aprons.
.....Boys and girls have neither.
tbc
-We brushed our teeth with tooth powder.
.....it takes some time to choose the appropriate toothpaste.
-Our mothers hadn't discovered casseroles. Spaghetti was exotic.
.....now we can't pronounce the names of many things we eat.
-Going out for dinner was a grand event.
.....sitting down to a home cooked meal is not always the norm.
-Nurses were visions of crisp whit cotton.
.....it is difficult to figure out which person is the nurse.
-There were no seat belts.
.....we lucked out when we could stand on the hump in the middle of the back floor.
-Stupid, idiot and shut up were the bad words.
.....it is doubtful our mothers would even recognize the bad words today.
-Sweaters, mitts, scarves were knit of wool.
.....now these are mostly made of recycled pop bottles.
-When we drove an aunt to the aeroport she wore a corsage, got flight insurance from a machine, walked out to the aeroplane across the tarmac.
.....now we drop our friends off and wave as they drag their suitcases through the moving doors.
-We always had to have a clean hanky in our pocket.
.....kleenex is available almost everywhere.
-We had to stand when our parents friends entered a room.
.....now our parents' friends are our friends.
-Polishing shoes was a weekly task.
.....who polishes their shoes?
-Small English Canadian children's skill at french was limited to Frere Jacque.
..... many small children are at least bilingual.
-Boys had hammers and girls had aprons.
.....Boys and girls have neither.
tbc
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