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    NEW GEN V COOL GEN

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    By Lena Daskalakis

    I wonder if Gen Z, Alpha Gen, Millennials will ever truly appreciate buying mixed lollies from a milk bar or the horror of ruining your favourite record, tape and CD because we owned them in every format. 

    Below are ten old school questions answered by twelve year old Christos.

    What is a Commodore 64?
    A car

    What is a collect call?
    Um no idea

    What is a rotary phone?
    A very small phone

    What is a burnt CD?
    A CD that has no music on it

    What is dial up?
    When you call someone.

    What is Myspace?
    It is your personal space.

    What is a VHS?
    Um very…. no idea can I Google it?

    What is vinyl?
    Vinyl? Is it something expensive

    What is a cassette?
    Like a seat..you sit on it

    What are the Yellow Pages?
    Just yellow pages in a book or like Post-It notes

    Don’t worry the new gen have lots of things like Uber eats, TikToks, air fryers and an abundance of cash they nick out of the old gen wallets. Stay young Westies! 

     

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