Compare teen culture of today to that of previous decade.

1. Compare teen culture of today to that of previous decade. By Giana Bruno Period 7/8

2. How was society back when you were my age? Then • Price of gas was a lot cheaper. • People had jobs. • Food was cheaper. • Hardly any computers and no cell phones. • The Economy was a lot better. Now • Gas prices are SO much higher in todays generation. • Now a days a lot of people are getting laid off and having hard times finding a job. • Going out to eat or even buying groceries is so expensive. • The economy is doing very poorly now.

3. How were school dances back then? Then • Different music. • Girls didn't’t get their hair,nails or make up done. • No dirty dancing. • Girls dresses were longer. • Guys didn't’t really ask girls in “cute” or a special way. • School wasn't’t as decretive. Now • Our music at school dances have more vulgar language. • Techno. • Rap. • Girls NEED/ WANT to get their hair , make up and nails done to feel more “beautiful”. • Dresses now are very short and some maybe reveling too much, very bright colors, very expensive.

4. How were clothing, hair back then? Then • Great! • Very comfortable. • Bright colors. • Bell bottoms. • Convers gym shoes. • Clogs. • Curly long poufy hair. • The bigger the better. • Perms. • Guys had mullets (business in the front party in the back!) • Baggy. • A lot of band t-shirts. Now • Different. • More showy showy. • All different funky designs. • Bright colors (as well). • We have two different type of clothes bumming when you go to school and cute clothes when you go out. • Hair is all different type of colors and style. • Guys wear pants down to where you can see their butts. • Guys hair is short or now some hockey players have “the flow”. • Guys wear shirts that are colorful. • Guys wear v neck type of shirts. • Girls have all different type of hair styles do do like curling, straight hair, crimped hair, natural hair etc. • There is more diversity in what clothes people wear. • You see white kids wear “ghetto” type of clothes.

5. How were the school football games? Then • Not a lot of kids went. • Not a lot of school spirit. • Less crowds • If people went they were smoking. • Not paying attention to the game. Now • Mostly EVERYONE goes. • A lot of school spirit. • Super fans. • Stands are filled with students/parents and even people who come to just watch the games. • People get into the games. • A lot going on at the games like the band playing the cheerleaders cheer and the poms dancing.

6. How was home life back then? Then • Parents were stricter. • Home cooked meals every night. • Dads worked moms stayed home. Now • Parents are more laid back. • A lot of kids have to depend on themselves to make their own meals. • Both mom and dads work. • Kids are most likely fee to do whatever they want.

7. How were the schools? Then • Schools weren't as hard. • No computers. • No groups. • Not as strict. • Kids kept to themselves. Now • School is very important now. • A lot of new technology. • You see a lot of different types of groups now in schools. • Cracking down on being strict and punishments. • A lot of kids are being free minded. • More fights. • All different type of clothing being worn.

8. How was technology? Then • Had very little. • Type writers as computers. • No cellphones. • No text messaging. • Wrote letters as their text messaging. Now • A whole lot of new technology. • High Definition computers, TV and phones. • IPhones. • Androids. • Printers. • Blue raid DVD.

9. Slang Then • Cool • Totally • Dude Now • Oh My God • Ratchet • Like • Rawnchy

10. Overall Over the past 30 years you see that things have changed a whole lot or some things have sort of stayed the same. No matter what generation we are in there is always so way the old stuff will come back.