I have his same age but things were a little different in my home country in Europe:
- No automatic doors in supermarkets. Actually there were no supermarkets, just little shops.
- Coffe: we had espresso in every bar/restaurant.
- Only one and a half tv channels, no tv in the mornings, no cable of course.
- University was free and it's still basically free (small fee)
- We had no pizzas, (or cereal for breakfast or burgers)
oh well, too many differences, political and social etc
Visiting the Irish countryside and smaller cities in 1996, I swore I had fallen into a time warp to my small-town American childhood of the 1960s. Spices in grocery shops consisted of salt, pepper, cinnamon, and that's it. Shops closed at 6 pm. (Hence, no aspirins or antacids after 6 pm.) Restaurants served food only at specific mealtime hours. No beverages, snacks, or medicines at gas stations.
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I have his same age but things were a little different in my home country in Europe:
- No automatic doors in supermarkets. Actually there were no supermarkets, just little shops. - Coffe: we had espresso in every bar/restaurant. - Only one and a half tv channels, no tv in the mornings, no cable of course. - University was free and it's still basically free (small fee) - We had no pizzas, (or cereal for breakfast or burgers)
oh well, too many differences, political and social etc
Visiting the Irish countryside and smaller cities in 1996, I swore I had fallen into a time warp to my small-town American childhood of the 1960s. Spices in grocery shops consisted of salt, pepper, cinnamon, and that's it. Shops closed at 6 pm. (Hence, no aspirins or antacids after 6 pm.) Restaurants served food only at specific mealtime hours. No beverages, snacks, or medicines at gas stations.