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They say that the decline is 20/20, but the decline can also be darkenednostalgia. And this is especially true if you grew up in the 1970s. Of course, it was a decade that will remember mainly from Vietnam and Watergate. But for those of us who grew up in the 70s, it was the sweetest moment to be alive, an innocent era where disco reigned the supreme and we all had haircuts that we have made it look like Chia pets. The glorious simplicity of pet rocks at musical classes ofRock of schoolThe Here are 25 reasons the 1970s were the best absolute years to be a child. And for more more than the greatest decade of the last century, check20 things each "cool child" growing in the 1970s belonging to.

They were not the most user-friendly audio formats, but we liked them. At the time, it was as if we had the best of all possible worlds. Vinyl was for a home listening, the cassettes were for the music on the move and 8 tracks ... Well, we are still not sure what 8 tracks were for. But there is just something about being able to hold a sleeve album or return to a cassette to get to your favorite song that made all the experience of listening to music that feel more personal and special .

Just look at thatlunch menu from a Texas school in 1974. Their idea ofhealthy, Brain-boosting food with Chili burgers, burgers, oven fried chicken, butter corn and fruit gelatin. It's a miracle that we did not all have head at each class. But good Gosh, were our happy taste buds. And for more explosions of the past, do not miss these20 amazing photos every 70s can relate to.

The neighborhood of Rogers was not just one of our favorite shows because we had so few other options. Sing with "You will not be neighbor?" Indeed made us feel comforted, even though we did not realize that we needed comfort. The soothing voice of Mr. Rogers and a soft disposition looked like a balm for the soul, giving us theconfidence Facing the world even when we would have hidden under our bed covers.

Children today will probably make fun of the way we playedvideo games in the 70s. We really had to pay a quarter forEvery match-And we do not regret a penny. On the one hand, it made the experience more precious. We have not just returned to a console at home and always play man; We had to save our money and wait for the weekend when our parents would let us walk in the arcade.

"The bump" was so simple, but something about it felt rebellious and naughty. You have just shouted hips against your partner again and again and again. Crank Up KC & The Sunshine Band's "Shake Shake Shake," and the children of the 70s could do "the bump" all night. (Literally, it would not be a problem: the dance was really not so complicated.)

If you were not there, it's impossible to explain what it was like walking in a theater does not know howStars wars would change your life. We had no preconceived notion on Han Solo or Luke Skywalker or Dark Vader, no brothers or senior parents or even grandparents we tell us, "It's the biggest film trilogy ever made," or Oh my God, we are about to get to the battle of Sabeight. Wait for you to see that! "It really felt likeours, which is something that no other generation will feel again. And for more great movies of the past, here is30 quotes of fifty every year 70 know by heart.

There was no mobile phone in the 70s. If you wanted to have a conversation without your mother or father or your brothers and sisters in mind, you had to be creative. Wherever the phone at home was located - for many of us, it was in the kitchen - the challenge was to see how far this cord stretched and if there was a way to pull it in a Another room with a door. If you could not do it so far, just be careful not to say anything about what you would not want your whole family to hear.

The only danger in the opening of the mail of a mysterious transmitter in the 1970s was the possibility of obtaining a letter from the chain. But unless you have particularly superstitious, you might usually ignore them. Nevertheless, in the 70s, we will never open a letter and discover later: "Oh no! My house is infected with a virus now!" Ah, the days of glory. And for more letters to search, here is11 letters "spam" that you should never throw.

WhatFarrah Fawcett Poster, are you asking for? Okay, imagine the same that is so popular, everyone in the world decides that it is the only onesame This matters, and everyone wants its own copy of the same so that they can hang it on their wall of the room and simply showing the same means that you are in a way in popular culture, that your tastes are more sophisticated than The other children and that you understand something about the world that only adults really appreciate.This was the Farrah Fawcett poster.

Steven Spielberg 1975 Classic had almost no special effect, and we saw only the shark a few minutes in the end. But he had a psychological effect that made an entire generationterrified to enter the water-We want to sayall Body of water (including pools, freshwater lakes and maybe even bath). We were sure we would see a shark wing spindle towards us and we were moments far from being devoured alive.

There is no experience just as leaving your body flow in someshag carpet. For a 70-year-old child, nothing makes us smile like memories of making angels of snow on a shag carpet.

Whether you are a city child or a country child, leaving home without being constantly patrolled by a parent was not a big problem in the'70. By current standards, it was a quantity of unprecedented freedom and we conceived every second.

It was not just rare to see a child in a bike helmet during the 70s, it was incredible. Even if you consider yourself something of a neighborhoodEvel Knievel, wearing a helmet was like admitting other children you were waiting for me to cancel. We have probably had some additional commoes that needed, but we did not know at the time how dangerous it was to have our crawls so exposed.

If you wanted to catch your favorite cartoons, once only once to do it: Saturday morning. We did not have the luxury of children today, with their digital streaming services that allow them to look at their favorite shows at any time, 24 hours a day. And we are glad we did not do it.

The cartoons on Saturday morning learned to be patient and to be grateful for each last second Bugs Bunny. You could not have a short range of attention when there were only 30 minutes ofLooney Tunes every week. If you do not pay attention, you would miss everything!

Of course, 99.9% of whatTiger beatPrinted on adolescence idols probably been written by publicists. But we have been concerned. If something we have turned out in the myth, eager to think that such flawless teenage titans likeShaun andDavid Cassidyexisted in the world. We did not want to be informed otherwise and we were sure that what was happening in the world of new adults.

It is not only that we adopted rocks and claimed that they were real animals, similar to adog or cat Unless unable to show a real affection. We reallypaid Someone to sell us these rocks, despite the fact that rocks are very well available for free wherever you go. Yes, it was ridiculous, but it was a fun and harmless diversion.

The brilliance ofRock of school Does this have taught us timeless lessons ongrammar,math,Politics, andscience Without any of us realizing that we are learning. The cartoons were funny and the songs were catchy - we can always sing everything "Joint junction, what is your function"Song without missing rhythm and, when it was over, our heads were filled with facts and useful information that we would probably have ignored if he came from a current teacher.

Saturday Night Liveis now an institution (and the one you do not have to stay late from the lamed to Saturday to look more). But in the late 1970s, it was still mostly mysterious, at least the children who only heard about rumors about the spectacle of our older brothers and sisters. Happen to see even five minutes ofSNL felt as if we had something.

Yes, we know that people still takeroad trips. But they do not look like the travel of the road to the 1970s. We had no GPS, and no digital distraction of any kind. We lived in a world without smartphones or iPod or tablets or portable DVD players. We had to do our owncar games Keeping the malaise of the establishment or look at the landscape that passed beyond until we reached a state of traction on the road. Nobody does meditation as an annoyed child on a trip to an eight-hour road.

Children have always been wicked one towards each other, but at least in the 70s, if you wanted to be a fool, you had to make an effort. You could not do it anonymously, on a computer screen, without consequences. You had to walk to someone and be cruel right to their face. Their words could still hurt, but at least you have never been intimidated from a global forum before millions of foreigners.

You can make a dispute that mood rings have not really worked as promised and were about as effective to diagnose your mood as an Ooroscope to predict your day. But in the 1970s, he felt like mood rings were a kind of black magic that could see in our souls and announce to the world ", not today, people. Not today."

Imagine living in a world whereRue de sesame was still in his original muppets like Grover and Ernie and Bert probably did their best job of all time - and, in addition to that,THE MUPPET show made new episodes every week. Kermit was not just a return of nostalgic to yesterday - he was a celebrity in good faith, aBurt Reynolds for the set of 15 less than 15 years. In the 1970s, we granted each episode of the two shows with an anticipation of the hive.

Seriously, nobody. Can you imagine an innocent character as the Fonz being idolled in a cynical modern world? He was a single ageful man in aleather jacketWho constantly gave a boost and said, "Aaaaaaay." He would have been ri from the planet. But in the 70s, we revered it and we regret nothing. And for a little fun lingo of the best decade ever, here is20 argot terms of the 1970s person does not use it anymore.

In the 70s, every child apparently watchedAdam rich On televisionEight then told their parents: "I want to look likethis! "Wealthy or poor, little imported - we all had haircuts that looked like our mother had put a salad bowl on our head and cut around the bottom with scissors.

We can not look at these old photos of ourselves in the 1970s without wince, but we secretly like thesecrazy clothes. At least we all looked collectively stupid in our shirts and our bellbottoms with a large collar! And for more Snazzyseux styles of the time, here is here25 things that cool people wore in the 1970s.