This is the first of two forum posts inspired by the fabulous Sir David of Retrohenshire of RetroHen blog fame. His post made me think about changes that I've witnessed and experienced over the years - some I never saw coming.
Here are some of them:
A king of England rather than a queen!
The closure of many of Britain's leading high street stores such as Woolworths; Tammy Girl; Granada etc.
Print publications practically on their way out!
The end of News of the World!
Mobile phones and this little thing called the internet taking over the world.
People no longer having to lie about having met their partner online!
The rise of social media
A pandemic that shut the whole world down and changed the way we lived and worked.
I could go on all day! What changes and major events have occurred over the years that you yourself have experienced that have had an impact, either on you individually or on society as a whole?
The end of television viewing as we knew it then.
The decline in the popularity of soaps.
A member of the British royal family living in America.
Mobile/Cellphones no longer being a status symbol - everyone has one now!
Will Smith becoming one of the most hated men on the planet for a while.
Two women PMs since Margaret Thatcher.
Vegetarianism/veganism no longer being considered a weird fad (certainly not out here in Southern California!)
The world going into lockdown.
An end to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
And that's just off the top of my head.