Then & Now
They used to gather every weekend, we used to accompany them by force, they used to have fun as sisters and brothers with their whole family, they were my aunts and uncles. We were young children then, only observers as they say, we only digested and filtered what we wanted to remember and threw the rest to the cats.
- They used to have fights every week, and meet the very next. We have the same fights, we meet after months.
- The wife has daily battles with her husband, makes up the next day as if nothing ever happened, and does it again & again, we choose the easy way out and divorce one another.
- People took peoples words to the Bank, today we take them to court.
- Simple was king back then, complicated is the way to be today.
- Schools forced us to learn back then, garbage in garbage out, schools are starting to listen in on humans real needs for progress.
- Controlled directed information was then, today its up for grabs, its what you do with it that counts.
- Cars were Bigger, gas thirsty, now they are mean and lean, tiny and cute, trying to free themselves from gas and ready for a Sun tan instead.
- Managers were Bosses then, today they are part of the team.
- Pepsi and Seven up were icons back then, now its back to basics and natural, how ironic?
- Sell, Sell, Sell was the way of yesteryear, service, service, service is what it is now.
- Expensive travel and phone calls are replaced with train fare air travel and hours of free air time to chat on the phone.
- Post cards are replaced with email messages and sms mumbo jumbo.
- Music was really made by real people then, today its electronic most of the time, love was the theme back then, its hard core house and brain draining techno today.
- Business was done by long traveling days and exploration, today its B2B without leaving your office.
- Movies were about wars and horror, now they are about funny and run away from reality more than ever.
- Marriage is taken lightly and faster today, it was a life sentence back then, one you wanted to serve the years.
- World domination and cold wars were replaced with strategic political takeovers today.
- Reading was written in finely binded books, you can have the same today in PDF ebooks.
- Food was wholesome, today its the latest version of fresh fast food.
- Mom and pop stores filed the world, today they are replaced with things they call Mega Malls, and Hyper Markets with cheaper items.
- What was handsome and pretty back then is not so these days, the measures have changed so fast no one knows what to expect.
- Women were the backbone and never reached the highest ranks in the past, today men are aware of them eventually taking over their male dominant world for the last 20 centuries,
- Children were fragile in the early years, now they are forming into a stronger kind of children driven by the new fast lifestyles they live today.
- Money was cash and coins, today its electronic.
- Travel agencies were a big deal and actually the only deal, today they are replaced with expedia.com & hotels.com.
- Learning was on campus, today in your pajamas at your mac.
- American muscle cars ruled the planet for more than 70 years, today the far east and Europe are bringing the American car companies to a melt down, They are now starting to listen to their customers like the Japanese did in the 70’s on American soil.
- People had no choice on what to watch except for their countries broadcasting arms, today you can watch a program airing in the US within 24 hours in the Middle East.
- Music was made on LP’s and Cartridge tapes, today its Mp3 electronic music. Movies were on big rolls of film today on DVD and computer files.
- Computers had 128 mb memory, today phones have 4 GB’s of internal memory expandable to 8GB and more.
- Photos were taken and developed in 24 hours, now you can take the same one 100 times and edit it, upload it to the net in less than 2 minutes.
- In the old days the ugly people or so they say, were labeled that for as long as they lived. Today you walk into a clinic and change your look as many times as you wish and have that pointed nose you always wanted or those hairs you longed for after you lost yours.
Back then for me to write to you all everyday would be a killer task, today I write to you in my towel ready for my midnight shower before I sleep and just press publish and its yours!
If back then is now in a few days or years, have a great then & now :-)
mamdooh.alradadi
Dreams Come True Enjoy the Journey
Nothing is ever the same, that’s cool. Though this rapid change made big gaps between the generations, i guees this is the price we have got to pay.
Confused can not imagine how would my grandchildren days would be??!!
Would it be back to nature? God only knows.
Few hours ago i was reading an article about the present, how did u got this far from there? We might be evolving but it seems u r ahead of time. doodi is Quite Impressed!
Loved this one ! So fun to read and so true. Some are sad. Some are 4 the better. Loved how u ended iy the most ! Ur so crazy Mamdooh, lol ! Keep it going !