What's Something That Was Socially Acceptable in the '90s but Not Today?
Here's another Reddit question that's going viral: What's something that was socially acceptable in the '90s, but not anymore?
1. "Showing up at someone's house unannounced to hang out." And they were actually HAPPY you stopped by.
2. "Not being reachable" at all times. If someone wasn't home back then, you just had to wait.
3. "Leaving your kids in the car while you went grocery shopping." Weather permitting, of course.
4. "Smoking in a restaurant." Even Burger King had smoking sections. Every bar smelled like an ashtray.
5. Babysitting at age 10. Multiple kids at once, and one of them was a newborn.
6. "Making plans with someone multiple days in advance . . . not talking to them about it again . . . and just showing up without having to confirm [that] your plans were still on."
7. "Having no idea where your kids were." They literally had to make PSAs that said, "It's 10 P.M. Do you know where your children are?"
8. "Mooning people." It was a much more common prank back then, and people just accepted it. Try it now and you might get arrested.
(Reddit)
Originally posted on January 8th, 2026
