What has fallen out of fashion in your culture you really wish would come back into vogue?

Decency in politics.

I’m in America.

Full service gas would be great! They still have it in New Jersey and some cities. In Boca Raton, FL we had one in the downtown area up until about 15 years ago. There probably is a few around parts of FL I would bet.

I miss the bigger layered hair of the 80’s. My hair looks like a rag fast if it is not sprayed to the hilt.

I miss young women who on a dancefloor did not have their legs apart basically humping to music in 5 inch heels they can barely walk in. Oh, and the 5 inch heels piss me off in general. Let’s go back to 3–31/2.

I miss car seats that are not formed around you so it makes it difficult to get in and out of a car, and difficult to squeeze in an extra person. Not to mention how do teens make out in cars anymore? There are no bank seats, not even in back.

I miss the majority of people having a car rather than a truck or SUV.

American jobs.
Five & Dime lunch counters.

Not sure why more people don’t wear leg warmers.

Leisure Suits. Barf.

Hats on men.

@JLeslie Good one. I like watching girls walk around in really high heels. They look so stupid. And classy dancing would be nice to see every once in a while instead of just “grinding”. Thats coming from a youngin too, I barely go out to clubs/bars with DJs ever anymore, it’s just nauseating to watch and be around.

@deni I don’t even mean they need to be “couples” dancing, just rather see sexy than overtly perverse on the dance floor. Hell, I feel that way in my zumba class. You have probably seen me write before that my gym is incredibly conservative, the aeorobics room has the windows covered and the gym does not allow people to show their midriff, but some zumba teaches have a ridiculous amount of pelvic thrusting their routines. Why is that necessary at all?

@JLeslie & @deni I am an average height male, I go to the clubs I feel short.

@Adirondackwannabe do you have a leisure suit?

Not really my culture, but I wouldn’t have a problem bringing back Seppuku.

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought I’m right down there with you, in my chuck taylors, looking up two feet just to find my friends.

@JLeslie Haha! Wow. Interesting. I guess zumba just asks for it. I only went once and I thought it was hilarious, at the same time it was challenging and I couldn’t keep up! It was like you had to know every move before it happened or it was already over by the time you got it!

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought Sadly, I had one when they were all the rage. No more though.

@deni I love zumba, you would catch on fast. The teacher usually is signaling what is going to happen next, but you might miss it if you are towards the back. Some newbies think when she puts her hand up with 4 fingers they should put their hand up to, but actually the instructor is letting you know 4 more before the step changes. Or she might circle her hand around above her head, that is she is about to turn. Hahaha.

@Imadethisupwithnoforethought I still love going to clubs although I rarely go now. I know right, all these amazon women. It’s ridiculous.

Pogs!

Arcades and record stores. Book stores too.

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies I miss arcades too. And the traditional kinds, not those dance simulation that every Japanese person I play against ends up wasting me.

Ruffled shirts

@Symbeline Fuck yeah pogs! And we definitely need more arcades.

@Michael_Huntington Yeah. I loved Pogs, and I was a big fan of Shredders. They’re like Slammers, but shaped like buzz saws. And those really thick Slammers kicked ass. The fuck were those called, Hammers I think?

Men wearing pants and shirts in public instead of sweatshorts, sandals and t-shirts.

@Neizvestnaya I HATE and will never understand men wearing basketball shorts in public and you can see their junk swinging around. They have to know that its visible, so what is the logic? Why would you be okay with that? Its so awkward!

Dueling, ironclad monitors, zeppelin travel, and stamp collecting.

^I so want zeppelin travel.

We still have dueling. It’s just called “PvP”, lolololooo

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard Stamps are cool. My teacher in grade four had a huge stamp collection, and he had a Bluenose stamp. A real one, not an emulation. I saw it, and it was awesome.

Book stores.

Proper use of the fedora.

Parachute pants.

@ddude1116 I so agree. I hate the way people wear fedoras now and the styles and colors. I think 99.9% of people who wear them look like giant douches in them.

I really really love pocket watches…. the old school vintage kind… I would really love it if those came back. I think they look very nice and sophisticated.

@ddude1116 – That too! Love fedoras.

Frank Capra Movies
John Steinbeck, William Saroyan, and Harper Lee type stories.
... And the morals and ethics they rode in on.

Fedoras and Zeppelins for sure. More horse and carriage and horse riding as a mode of transport, not sport. Same with dog sleds (I’m way up north and dog sleds are practical) . That old style of apothecary, where you walk in and explain your complaint and they mix you up something by measuring out a dozen or so things from great big jars and they wrap it up in paper, folding it into an envelope with instructions how to take it.

And, of course, bar soap.

I too miss book stores, but I know they’re quickly going the way of the record store.

I agree that full-service gas should come back. There’s a place near me that still does it, but he charges a dollar more per gallon than everyone else. So it’s at a premium.

I would have said full-service barber shop, but one just opened up near me with all the bells and whistles (straight-edge shaves, hot towels, neck massage…). Reasonable price, run by a bunch of young guys no less.

Birthday parties where you aren’t required to load the guests with favors before they go home.