Before cellphones were attached to our hands… You had to spin a dial? Your phone didn’t fit in your pocket? Cavemen I tell ya…
It’s hard to remember the times before cellphones as I have had one for over a decade, but before you could FaceTime around the world instantly, there was the flip phone, the Zack Morris phone, the bag phone, and (GASP) no phones!
So let’s reminisce what we did before cellphone…
We had to actually talk to each other.
No texting during dinner, you had real conversations without vibrations the whole time. Seriously put it down for a half hour!
There were paper maps.
Yeah, I would be halfway to China if it weren’t for my GPS, maps are not my thing… And it is not humanly possible to fold that thing back up how it was.
We would have to face awkward situations alone.
Eating alone, wanting to ignore someone, sorry just had to deal.
You used phone books.
Seriously, our kids will never know the yellow pages. Or having to memorize your friends’ number. 743-8698, yup still know my best friend’s old number by heart..
Snail mail.
You sent your birthday party invites through the mail not through mass text.
No caller ID.
You couldn’t screen calls. And oh wait, people actually talked on the phone and people were excited to answer the phone.
Had to get film developed.
No Instagram, iPhoto, etc. Weird to think we were the last generation whose baby photos won’t be taken on an iPhone.
Now, I leave my house and feel lost if I forget my phone, like the world is going to end if I am out of touch for a few hours. Technology is a beautiful thing as long as you aren't always lost behind your phone screen!
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