Charleys:
This 70s kids enjoyed the best of life, it's about time they start paying us for all the destruction they did to this country.

pay u for being,so under-developed, and uninformed smh

pocohantas:


Time value of money.

Is that all you use in judging which is better? You no go like do trade-by-barter?

I get yam, you get benz?

obinna58:
African foolish mentality, crappy write-up. Those 90s backwardness is why we're still in this situation today, embrace civilization hopefully people will start understanding the most important thing in life{happiness} and not stupid rules set by our mentally poor ancestors

no mind dem,people wey wan use tradition kill theirself

Risingblue008:
U can Neva cherish d sweet moments u had until it has become a history

I concur

philpwresh:
Idomie generation :-D

still 75% better dan ur so called wise generation
#FACT
#DONT ARGUE WITH ME O NO US,BECUS AM, NO WE ARE NOT UR MATE

Designer123:
There was also less suicide rate and christmas eve was celebrated together by every children in a neighborhood.

Aside from what the west exported to us (internet, smartphone, etc), we haven't really progressed on our own.

True talk

Noel1:

I can sense that u used porn and online betting. But not every kid does it o bro

tell dem oh

pocohantas:


Time value of money.

Is that all you use in judging which is better? You no go like do trade-by-barter?

I get yam, you get benz?

In those days, life expectancy is almost 95years because everything is pure and unadulterate(no fake product) and there is availability of good food, outdoor exercise, happiness, no much crime and coruption, no examination malpractice etc but what can be said of now, get-rich-early syndrome(benz) which results in our boys scattered all over the prisons of the world, no outdoor exercise as computer and machine has taken over everything, no more studying hard as all you need to do is put #5000 in envelope and present it to the lecturer, fake product everywhere which has greatly reduced life expectancy, no happiness in this present administration and coruption is on the increase on daily basis. in short, what will i say to leave the others.

Blankstare:
Back in time... memories,it lingers even up to the early nineties.

Early 9ties u say?? even me dat was born in early 9ties can relate to all these thins til around 2000s. in my state tho.. didn't live in lagos den.

J111333:
Childhood in the 70s and 80s you say? This thread is for ancestors, I'm out.

hahahahaha shebi? oya,all our past and present ancestors,come and create nairaland accts and start commenting

Fash20:
Nice write up.

One thing I have noticed in this world is that things change.
"The only constant in life is change" ---※※※ Fash20

Below are some of the things that are responsible for the decay

1- The children of the 70/80 are now parents... I think that generation is to blame for the current decay in the morality of present day children.

2- Internet:- Since the world is now connected, different cultures, views and beliefs are now connected too.

true talk bro, but dis is not a nonsense writeup, apply caution oh

Badb0y4lyf:
Who else would use old newspaper and tread to make kite we even used nylon back den over 25 years now and I can still make the best of kites the nepa poles justs always ruins it.

hahahahaha

It was in d 80ties dat u would put anything u want to sell beside d road and return back to ur farm/work, just put the price and anyone interested wil take/buy it and put the money right der for u to take as my grannies would narate den. mind u, nobody would touch ur items/goods den but naw..hmmmm sorry is ur case.

Thor2025:
So much better then. It's just sad we can't get there again. The fact is clearly things will get worse but the truth is you and your family will be the difference in a morally deficient generation.

Meanwhile spare a minute to follow my signature link to discover how you can make a modest $100 - $500 from Fiverr.

true talk

if i am asked i will mix d good parts of d olden days, with d good parts of dis our modern days den, create my own community,but all the same, olden days is 45% better while, modern days is 55% better. Judge frm d points. Thanks

BULLIONVAN4:
In those days, life expectancy is almost 95years because everything is pure and unadulterate(no fake product) and there is availability of good food, outdoor exercise, happiness, no much crime and coruption, no examination malpractice etc but what can be said of now, get-rich-early syndrome(benz) which results in our boys scattered all over the prisons of the world, no outdoor exercise as computer and machine has taken over everything, no more studying hard as all you need to do is put #5000 in envelope and present it to the lecturer, fake product everywhere which has greatly reduced life expectancy, no happiness in this present administration and coruption is on the increase on daily basis. in short, what will i say to leave the others.

Isn't it them in power?
Are they not our lecturers?
I am sure the DG of WAEC isn't my age group.

They are our parents too and our big gods.

In fact, they should all go to a cave and continue reminiscing.

Life expectancy wasn't 95 years. People did not live longer.

BULLIONVAN4:
In those days, life expectancy is almost 95years because everything is pure and unadulterate(no fake product) and there is availability of good food, outdoor exercise, happiness, no much crime and coruption, no examination malpractice etc but what can be said of now, get-rich-early syndrome(benz) which results in our boys scattered all over the prisons of the world, no outdoor exercise as computer and machine has taken over everything, no more studying hard as all you need to do is put #5000 in envelope and present it to the lecturer, fake product everywhere which has greatly reduced life expectancy, no happiness in this present administration and coruption is on the increase on daily basis. in short, what will i say to leave the others.

Fuccck boys and harlots get married, what do u expect em to give birth to?

People were happier then than now,even 20 years ago was far saner and everyone was almost contented now everyone is just insatiable materialistic robots

obinna58:
African foolish mentality, crappy write-up. Those 90s backwardness is why we're still in this situation today, embrace civilization hopefully people will start understanding the most important thing in life{happiness} and not stupid rules set by our mentally poor ancestors

StrikeBack:

You get sense.
Come to Zaddy

...

Ibadan people home and abroad, please, can people tell us also about social life in the city then compared to now. I mean the era of O Y O 2 (FM) , Kongi, Joyce B , Cocoa dome, etc and DJs like Olosesan Ekisola, Alex Condy , the annual Fela show at UI - Havana. My late father few years ago said Ibadan can never sweet like those days.

pocohantas:


Isn't it them in power?
Are they not our lecturers?
I am sure the DG of WAEC isn't my age group.

They are our parents too and our big gods.

In fact, they should all go to a cave and continue reminiscing.

They saw that this generation is nothing but indomie generation(junior food is ready) that's why they keep tormenting us, they don't want to resign from office and the youths in question resorts to nothing but e-tribalism, e-hatred, e-war etc. that is the development that civilation brought to us. In those days, a standard 6 student is equal to present day graduate, those born btw 1935-1970~1980 can attest to that.

If the previous generation was that good, who raised the present generation? Meanwhile, almost everyone desires to relocate to countries who are planning for 2050.

I love this generation.

BULLIONVAN4 post=81819894:
In those days, life expectancy is almost 95years because everything is pure and unadulterate(no fake product) and there is availability of good food, outdoor exercise, happiness, no much crime and coruption, no examination malpractice etc but what can be said of now, get-rich-early syndrome(benz) which results in our boys scattered all over the prisons of the world, no outdoor exercise as computer and machine has taken over everything, no more studying hard as all you need to do is put #5000 in envelope and present it to the lecturer, fake product everywhere which has greatly reduced life expectancy, no happiness in this present administration and coruption is on the increase on daily basis. in short, what will i say to leave the others.

LIES!

Diseases which cannot kill anyone these days decimated people then. The rate at which children die from the minute of sicknesses, road accidents, wars etc. However, it's countries that are planning 2050 that have high life expectancy rates yet some people infatuate about a period where small pox killed children?

lilbest4:
People were happier then than now. Even 20 years ago was far saner and everyone was almost contented now everyone is just insatiable materialistic robots

What do you expect today when back then they were busy producing kids they cannot cater for, my two poor uncles hard 5 & 7, mom had 6, neighbor 8, I mean this people hardly feed then do you expect miracle in the future besides happiness is created within oneself. Civilization made it more difficult for poor minds, we're just putting ourselves in tougher situations, one must buy a car, build mansion, get a good job before you consider yourself happy then again you realize the top leader and families has to live their flamboyant life first before thinking about average poor citizens

Gerrard59:


LIES!

Diseases which cannot kill anyone these days decimated people then. The rate at which children die from the minute of sicknesses, road accidents, wars etc. However, it's countries that are planning 2050 that have high life expectancy rates yet some people infatuate about a period where small pox killed children?

There were no much vehicle in those days therefore i disagree with you in that aspect of road accident.the white men programs those virus/bacteria in order to estort from Africans(drugs and virus/bacteria/fungi are whites man's business *in my dad's voice*) Take the case of a mad man for instance.

gnykelly:
Old and nostalgic... But the world is getting better... You guys don't have access to the Internet and other modern things.

Though about moral decadent this generation is numero uno... But life is easier than the past.

Contrary to your opinion, I believe that a goodp world is a world of justice, honesty, charity, chastity and other virtues.

If tech is added to the above then it's a better world. If the above are absent it is a bad world. If tech is present and the above are absent it is a worse world.

Tech is only a tool in the hand of men. Good men use it to make the world better, bad men use it to make the world worse

I still prefer the present times to the so-called 70/80s.

iyke926:
I miss my childhood.

some times when am on my own, i feel like crying. sad or happy .,those beautiful days will never come again......

[quote author=Rapmoney post=81777188]If you had your childhood in the 70's or 80's, you should be able to recall and relate with the way life was back then and now. This post is not out to paint any generation bad but as a realist, I owe myself a duty to state the bitter truth and nothing but the bitter truth; there is a high scale of decay in our social system.

Then Vs Now...

1) Back then, someone's child was like the child of the neighborhood. You could easily correct an erring child as an adult even in the presence of the parents. Today, you hardly can. You dare not shout at a child in the presence of the parents even if he/she erred! My brother, the kind eye wen the pikin mama go dey look you ehn, cold go catch you! This contributes a lot to why many children bahave immorally at surprising ages! These days, most young couples are just fit to reproduce but not fit to be parents.

2) Back then, when a child failed his/her exams in school, be sure he/she would sleep at the neighbour's house that night. Why you go fail? Today, there are so many mushroom private schools competing for parents' attention. Nobody fails anymore. If a child performs poorly and fails, the class teacher must explain to the robust, well-fed, money-conscious proprietor why the child failed, even if the child does not know that fish lives in water.

3) Back then, a secondary school student dare not visit his/her assumed lover at home. As a guy, you go stand for about ten buildings from the babe papa house, then send a 'Good Samaritan' child in the area to call her. If you are a girl, no even think about am. After the boy mama finish you with mouth, you go trace your mama house with speed! Today, even kids in Jss 3 organise parties in hotels around town, pop pills and smoke skunk.

4) Kids in the 70's/80's used suwe, flying kites, riding wheels and tyres, ludo, otori (hide and seek), Tales by Moonlight, wording (jokes), etc to pass time. Today, kids use porn and online betting to pass time.

5) Back then, you would become the envy of the neighborhood when you gain admission to study in the university. Area people go be like: 'Shuo! I hear say Mosco dor enter Uniben o!' Today, nobody gives a hoot whether you are in Migwor University or University of Vrendo! You must buy Benz first! Na wetin area wan know to calculate your 'success'.

6) Back then, to see a babe pant hard pass to enter USA with Donald Trump as president; you fit date babe for six months, you never taste the Oripopo. Today, sex is negotiated freely and openly as if na crayfish market. Women now shamelessly place price tags on themselves on social media for anyone who can afford the bill.

7) In the 70's and 80's, young women who exposed their bodies indecently were frowned at. Today, we now celebrate them shamelessly! This is one of the reasons why many young women now hide under the movie industry to prostitute themselves. Oh, I remember folks like Bukky Ajayi, Rachael Oniga, Christy Essien-Igbokwe (Zebrudaya's movie wife), etc. God bless these women even in death!

Nostalgic feelings...










Hmm....I really miss that era of peace and calm.
When children and youths only watch meaningful TV programs like
Speak out
Robin hood
Sweet Indian movies

Aluwe
Tales by moon light
Story land
Ah! Life was so serene and sweet as in....

I wish I grew up then and married in that era when guys were still humble and faithful.

Not now that a guy will have 8 999 girls on their Facebook friends list.

Hmmm just a few days ago, I was reminiscing on the good old days. When there were no internets and stuffs. When life was decent.

The only armed robber we heard of then was anini but now even your twelve year old neighbors son had a gun.
All these rubbish came with the millennium reign y2k I could remember then I was running a computer program in Ikeja in the early 2000s. That was when the decency of this generation gave way.���

Rapmoney:
If you had your childhood in the 70's or 80's, you should be able to recall and relate with the way life was back then and now. This post is not out to paint any generation bad but as a realist, I owe myself a duty to state the bitter truth and nothing but the bitter truth; there is a high scale of decay in our social system.

Then Vs Now...

1) Back then, someone's child was like the child of the neighborhood. You could easily correct an erring child as an adult even in the presence of the parents. Today, you hardly can. You dare not shout at a child in the presence of the parents even if he/she erred! My brother, the kind eye wen the pikin mama go dey look you ehn, cold go catch you! This contributes a lot to why many children bahave immorally at surprising ages! These days, most young couples are just fit to reproduce but not fit to be parents.

2) Back then, when a child failed his/her exams in school, be sure he/she would sleep at the neighbour's house that night. Why you go fail? Today, there are so many mushroom private schools competing for parents' attention. Nobody fails anymore. If a child performs poorly and fails, the class teacher must explain to the robust, well-fed, money-conscious proprietor why the child failed, even if the child does not know that fish lives in water.

3) Back then, a secondary school student dare not visit his/her assumed lover at home. As a guy, you go stand for about ten buildings from the babe papa house, then send a 'Good Samaritan' child in the area to call her. If you are a girl, no even think about am. After the boy mama finish you with mouth, you go trace your mama house with speed! Today, even kids in Jss 3 organise parties in hotels around town, pop pills and smoke skunk.

4) Kids in the 70's/80's used suwe, flying kites, riding wheels and tyres, ludo, otori (hide and seek), Tales by Moonlight, wording (jokes), etc to pass time. Today, kids use porn and online betting to pass time.

5) Back then, you would become the envy of the neighborhood when you gain admission to study in the university. Area people go be like: 'Shuo! I hear say Mosco dor enter Uniben o!' Today, nobody gives a hoot whether you are in Migwor University or University of Vrendo! You must buy Benz first! Na wetin area wan know to calculate your 'success'.

6) Back then, to see a babe pant hard pass to enter USA with Donald Trump as president; you fit date babe for six months, you never taste the Oripopo. Today, sex is negotiated freely and openly as if na crayfish market. Women now shamelessly place price tags on themselves on social media for anyone who can afford the bill.

7) In the 70's and 80's, young women who exposed their bodies indecently were frowned at. Today, we now celebrate them shamelessly! This is one of the reasons why many young women now hide under the movie industry to prostitute themselves. Oh, I remember folks like Bukky Ajayi, Rachael Oniga, Christy Essien-Igbokwe (Zebrudaya's movie wife), etc. God bless these women even in death!

Nostalgic feelings...

True words bro. You made me walk back memory lane. Point of Corrcection though, Madam Christy Essien Ibokwe (God rest her soul) was not the wife of Chief Zubrudaya (a.k.a Zaybee). It was Madam Ovlaria (the one he usually called Ovlaria Okorigbo Nwogbo alias 430). If i recall.