Millennials

[Notorious PIG]

I’m 40 so a very early Millennial. I remember in 1997, the year I left school, literally only one or two girls had mobile phones and the rest of us were like . I never dreamed I would have my very own mobile phone one day lol! I got my first in 1998 I think it was. Nokia 5110

Before Facebook was a thing (outside US university campuses at least), there was a website called FriendsReunited. A bunch of us managed to reconnect through there. Early 2000s.

I remember going to nightclubs in Leicester Square at 15 but looking probably about 13, with the dodgiest crappiest looking fake ID that was legitimately sold as a “prank” ID through an ad in one of those girls magazines like More! or something.

I can remember in the early days (84/85) having a tv with no remote control. 4 channels and had to change them by getting up and turning the dial. And one of those little all in one units that had a tape player, radio and mini (5 ins I think?) black and white tv screen

 

[Kim Mild]

The phone thing is interesting. I remember seeing adults with mobile phones occasionally in around 1998, but people my age started getting them in late 1999/2000 when we were 16 / 17. Like 1 person from school had a mobile before our gcse exams ( and someone was jealous so they brought their dad's old one in that didn't work).

I wonder it was only acceptable need a phone around that age. Like we were out and about away from home and getting in touch was beneficial.

 

[Smallpotato]

The phone thing is interesting. I remember seeing adults with mobile phones occasionally in around 1998, but people my age started getting them in late 1999/2000 when we were 16 / 17. Like 1 person from school had a mobile before our gcse exams ( and someone was jealous so they brought their dad's old one in that didn't work).

I wonder it was only acceptable need a phone around that age. Like we were out and about away from home and getting in touch was beneficial.

I got a phone around 1999, and I was about 14/15. I walked to school and it was a safety thing. Tbh I hated it as it really did encourage bullying!

 

[Tublet83]

My first mobile phone when I was 16 was a flip Motorola and to text someone you had to type in their phone number, I had to have them written in biro all over my hands 10p a text as well you had to make it count

 

[Captainmouse]

I’m not a millennial, I’m old, I had a Motorola flip it was my 3rd or forth phone it was on bt cellnet. You did not have to type the number in to send a text.

 

[Penelope Strawberry]

The phone thing is interesting. I remember seeing adults with mobile phones occasionally in around 1998, but people my age started getting them in late 1999/2000 when we were 16 / 17. Like 1 person from school had a mobile before our gcse exams ( and someone was jealous so they brought their dad's old one in that didn't work).

I wonder it was only acceptable need a phone around that age. Like we were out and about away from home and getting in touch was beneficial.

Remember car phones?

I got a mobile phone when I was 16 in 2000, but never used it as sending texts and making calls was way out of my teenage budget.

 

[at-the-disco]

i was born in 1994 i think thats considered a millenial? i have mixed feelings about it, one hand i adored my childhood and having a good balance of internet and actual normal socialisation. i think it was a great time to grow up, however the quality of life we have compared to our parents is a joke, my parents put a £100 deposit down on their house in the 80s!

completely torn between saving money for travelling/experiences or for houses/property. how the hell do people live their lives just saving constantly? my 20s have been fun but i barely have any savings now and i feel awful for it cus every other 27 year old around me has a house, kids or at least something to show for themselves.

 

[Sheabutter]

my parents put a £100 deposit down on their house in the 80s!

*spits tea*

I need a time machine, ASAP.

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

Born in 1988. I do have a mortgage, pension and kids. I feel like all of that is luck and location rather than anything else though.

Dont like avocado toast dont go out for brunch.

I am grateful to have grown up with very minimal social media. To go to gigs and experience it with my eyes and not 5000 camera phones in front of me. Not feel the pressure to look perfect every single time I left the house as every moment would be uploaded to social media.

I worry about my kids future a lot. Thankfully we're in Scotland so if they choose higher education hopefully wont end up in loads of debt but the cost of living is just so high and wages are not rising high enough. Also the consumerism these days. I am trying so hard to raise them to not care about things and brands but its not easy at all in this society. My eldest often asks why we dont have a newer / nicer car because Sebastians Dad has a Tesla. Trying to explain that its not because we cant afford it, its just because we dont need a newer or nicer car. It gets us from A to B.

I feel like when I was younger everyone was skint and you knew it. Whereas these days at my kids school its not like that at all, there seems to be this huge gap of the families who are absolutely on their arse and then everyone else has everything. The gap between the have and have nots is so huge now.

 

[nbt]

Born in 1989. Grew up climbing trees, wearing trackies that had poppers all the way up to my arse. Was allowed to bike wherever I wanted around the village and if I dared go home, was just told to “get back outside and play while it’s nice”. Didn’t text my mates asking if they were coming out (because I didn’t have a phone at that point), just used to go and call for them.

Got a phone at 11 years old and had to go and buy £10 top ups every month with my pocket money. When I got my first Nokia I was allowed to buy a ringtone and background from the back of a magazine. Think I had Britney Spears, obvs. Spent my evenings chatting with my friends on MSN and playing on Habbo Hotel.

Now have teenage stepchildren and a 9 year old and the difference between me growing up and them growing up is huge.

So pleased to have grown up when I did!

 

[JoeBloggs]

*spits tea*

I need a time machine, ASAP.

My parents got a 100% mortgage and paid less than £15k for their house in 1982.

I remember my dad having some sort of brick phone when I was about 8. I got my first phone at 15, much later than my friends and it was only because I got the bus home.

Habbo Hotel! I love that.

 

[Sheabutter]

My parents got a 100% mortgage and paid less than £15k for their house in 1982.

That’s incredible!!

 

[Blond3g1rl]

Born late 80s. I feel like people my age had it best. A mainly technology free childhood, mobiles starting to creep in during our early teens and then the rise of social media in our late teens.
I was in year 8 when the rich boy in my class got the first mobile out of all of us.

 

[HelloStereo]

The phone thing is interesting. I remember seeing adults with mobile phones occasionally in around 1998, but people my age started getting them in late 1999/2000 when we were 16 / 17. Like 1 person from school had a mobile before our gcse exams ( and someone was jealous so they brought their dad's old one in that didn't work).

I wonder it was only acceptable need a phone around that age. Like we were out and about away from home and getting in touch was beneficial.

Do you remember when they did become more popular and you could buy custom ringtones from famous songs online for £1 or so?

 

[sleepflowers]

I got my first phone just before I started senior school in 2004, I think that was perfect timing. Also remember getting a £70 phone bill because I downloaded wallpapers and ringtones haha

 

[Bitofthebubbly]

Anyone remember Crazy Frog

 

[Sprezza]

Anyone remember Crazy Frog

Yes and all those TV adverts that were like text this number to download this ringtone and they'd go through a whole list

 

[Kim Mild]

Do you remember when they did become more popular and you could buy custom ringtones from famous songs online for £1 or so?

When you had to but the poly phonic ringtone cos the phones just came with mono ringtone

 

[JoeBloggs]

Do you remember when they did become more popular and you could buy custom ringtones from famous songs online for £1 or so?

I remember when you could print the tune out and key it in yourself, it took ages.

 

[Bette21]

I’m a 89 but I have an avocado intolerance which I actually think might make me a SUPER millennial? No mortgage, plenty of student debt, but totally agree with others about the time we grew up being the best of both worlds.