Do you ever feel like you were born in the wrong decade?

[KSlinger]

More the wrong country than the wrong decade. I'm waaay too into this age of information to give it up for history. Don't get me wrong, history is ace, but I don't fancy the idea of going back in time to live and die within the 30 mile circle I was raised in. Go back too far and life it short, brutal and ugly, and you'd never know otherwise.

Never felt at home here in England though. Don't know what it is but it's just not for me.

[allenthomas]

I most definitely think I was born in the wrong decade. My friends call me an old man anyways. I listen to mostly music from the 80s and early 90s and I watch mostly 90s films. I couldn't tell you why, I just like them.

[bakasama25]

But that's the decade that brought us Flash Gordon, Xanadu, and Road House.

[PixyByte]

I was just talking about this last night with someone!
Psychologically I feel like it's our mind's way of saying we are unhappy with something in this time period, and so glossing over the bad moments of the past makes certain time periods more desirable.
HOWEVER, that does not stop me from wishing I could at least hop back in time to 1890's - 1925 in America for the Big Band Era.
OR, Italy during the Renaissance
Fascinating times.

[mariusthered]

But that's the decade that brought us Flash Gordon,

aaargh! this topic is causing me flashbacks! (pardon the pun) I use to sit watching reruns of Flash Gordon on a Saturday morning , those rocket ships with engines that sounded like paper and comb was great!

[SpavVy]

Nah you're post didn't bug me at all ^_^ I'm actually proud to be a 90s kid myself.

[foxowl]

I always feel like I was born in the wrong decade and location. Like I'm meant to be mid 80's rather than early 90's. Location wise, I still don't know where I was supposed to be. Just not in the UK.

[bjornar]

You can't beat the 80's. Growing up in that decade is like winning the lottery.

[rainbowolfe]

However, despite what I said, aesthetically speaking I'd love to go back when dinosaurs were around o3o I wanna make fun of how ridiculous they look.

[Wolven_Sister]

Never felt at home here in England though. Don't know what it is but it's just not for me.

I still don't know where I was supposed to be. Just not in the UK

I can definitely sympathize with these. I often wish I could backpack across Europe, I'm proud of where I was born but I never felt completely at home in the US. I don't hate my birth country, but if I were able to travel back in time it would be easier to travel and just follow where the road goes. Just work odd jobs to pay for food and shelter.

[Wolven_Sister]

OMG and what if you made a dinosaur friend?? :'D

[PixyByte]

I don't know how long you would last before you became dinosaur chow
Or maybe you could find one that was quite friendly and have him as a pet and name him Ted. lol

[PixyByte]

Yeah Elvis! Would have loved to have seen him perform live.
I'd have a time machine just to jump in and try to see certain musicians perform live, forget YouTube and old dvd "live" versions, I want the real thing! There were a lot of good bands in the 70's too, like Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Boston, and so many others.

[rainbowolfe]

OMG and what if you made a dinosaur friend?? :'D

If I made a dinosaur friend, I could die happy honestly. That or try to bring him back to the present with me XD

I don't know how long you would last before you became dinosaur chow Or maybe you could find one that was quite friendly and have him as a pet and name him Ted. lol

So true, so true... I'll just have to crank my survival skills up to the max and tame/domesticate as many dinos as possible so they can protect me o3o

[R.n.P]

Yh I feel like that music-wise cuz even though I'm black n a man it feels somehow when I notice that rap went from the black race struggle from racism n freedom from discrimation to sex n ladies n money n boasting though I still enjoy the songs that are made by these new artists.

[foxowl]

Yeah, I wish I could travel more too! But nowadays you either have to be rich or spend years saving up. It's like no hatred to the birth country but it never felt right.

[SirHellsir]

1 or 2 decades into the future, I first got access to a computer in highschool and discovered a lot of things I would like to try way to recent when I no longer have time. As an extreme introvert the internet is a window to the world and I feel I wasted my childhood trapped in my house playing with rocks

[atlas]

I wish I could go back to the late 80's/early 90's once more. From the fashion style to the music, I just gravitate towards those years, which is why I have a comic set during that time.

[MichaelsLady]

Yes,yes I do. Every single day of my life. I often(OK,daily. LOL) find myself wishing for a time machine. I'd be happier in the 1970s or the 1980s&sometimes I even crave to be in the 1950s! I have brought what I can of those times,into my life&home(Thanks ebay!)&try to live as best I can&am able,like I am in those decades. I have no illusions about those decades being 'perfect',however I feel they were very close to it,compared this decade+less complicated,in many ways. It's almost like a physical pain,when it comes to me wanting to be in the decades I have mentioned. I just was'nt meant for this decade&I know it. I know most would'nt(IDK why not),but I'd be quite happy to trade my internet&social media&the like,to live back then. I will always wish to be in the 1980s,1970s,or even the 1950s or 1960s. People are always saying 'live in the now.',but why should I,if I don't much like 'the now'? (:

[mac]

this thread seems to be running on hypotheticals but this is Pretty Literal for me. and its not as if i was born in the wrong time period, but more like placed i guess,, id get more specific, but i dont want it to get super weird :-/