NidifugousOPYap, Federated States of Micronesia1,430 posts
Lookin4missright: What's an epoch
From the dictionary: noun 1. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will. 2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything: The splitting of the atom marked an epoch in scientific discovery. 3. a point of time distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs; a memorable date: His coming of age was an epoch in his life.
Nidifugous: From the dictionary: noun 1. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.: The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will. 2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything: The splitting of the atom marked an epoch in scientific discovery. 3. a point of time distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs; a memorable date: His coming of age was an epoch in his life.
Yes, for a long long time I felt that I would have been happier born in the 1950s or late 40s because of the music, hair and clothes and the more traditional values. But I am glad for some modern changes like more choices for women and more recognition for women's achievements. Combine those values with a Poodle Skirt, a rumble seat and a cute guy with a ducktail, and I'm in...
NidifugousOPYap, Federated States of Micronesia1,430 posts
2girlsnocup: I wish I had lived at the turn of the twentieth century. Just to see what we take for granted now, being so high tech, it was almost witchcraft.
As an observer yes, but that was rough time no matter where you lived.
NidifugousOPYap, Federated States of Micronesia1,430 posts
felixis99: Yes, for a long long time I felt that I would have been happier born in the 1950s or late 40s because of the music, hair and clothes and the more traditional values. But I am glad for some modern changes like more choices for women and more recognition for women's achievements. Combine those values with a Poodle Skirt, a rumble seat and a cute guy with a ducktail, and I'm in...
You know for all the stuff I find appealing about times past in the west, the womens' rights issues always makes me appreciate the present. I would love to have been born 20 years later so that I could take the career I always wanted and couldn't because women simply weren't hired in the field. I still have a chip on my shoulder about that.
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Although I have often felt like a foreigner in a foreign land....... hey wait a minute I am.