@history.facts.us: Skills Every Adult Had 40 Years Ago… And How They Quietly Disappeared. #History #historytok #factsyoudidntknow #DidYouKnow #genx

Shell :

my son is 8 and his cursive is impeccable

Chicano Duke :

cursive needs to be a requirement..it's not only handwriting it's art

Randomly Useful :

I actually miss maps

johnknudson80 :

oh how this is so true

Cat29922992 :

Other old photos show everyone on the train reading newspapers

Kara Lane :

The skill of waiting in silence was reading for me...now no one reads

Jari :

I Do you even remember the landline phone number when I was little 45 years ago🤔

EAGLE69BIKER :

We can still drive stick shift cars without any electronic safety features too!

☘️ Irish ☘️ :

Well good thing I’m 42 as of yesterday

Mr Anonymous :

Back in the 70s and 80s we may not have had cellphones but we talked to the people around us

emilykvuimr :

How 😳

Toms Singleteary :

this is the reason the human brain has mostly turned to mush too much information all the time nobody can concentrate back then we had to be reminded kind of think through things that we learned🥰

LeandraHalkettS :

In most South African schools, kids learn cursive from Grade 3–7 and can choose how they want to write.

SPDGTKT87⚡️ :

Exactly.

user7858246371417 :

Totally!!! Even 30 years or younger.

franshkoen 🇿🇦 :

Writing a formal letter and addressing an postal envelope

jumpin jimminie 🇨🇦🇲🇽 :

Manners

Kiron :

Shawn 👍🍸🍷🍹 :

BrokenVentricle :

I know how to count change back in my head. and I never could get cursive down when learning it.

ghostops71262 :

I still practice all of mine always will knowledge is power

Dominic :

the fact that I've done all of these makes me realize I'm almost 40 🥹

Alexis :

joke is on you..never could use a map..🤣

jumpin jimminie 🇨🇦🇲🇽 :

Waiting in boredom it’s a skill. It was Painfull. Probably the best thing about a cell phone is how entertaining it can be

Damn what is Dee eating now!🌮 :

I’m teaching all of these skills to teens