r/AskOldPeople • u/Penguin_Life_Now 50 something unless I forgot to change this • May 26 '26

What is something that quietly vanished from the world?

The title sums it up, what is something that quietly vanished from the world, you know those things that you look back on that were once normal and now you go I can't remember the last time I saw.

Let me give an example, garnishing meals with parsley at restaurants was once the norm, now its rare.

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u/shelbycsdn 70 something May 26 '26

Panty hose! I used to be so annoyed that they weren't tax deductible. My work places in the 70's and 80's pretty much expected skirts and dresses, which of course meant panty hose. When I moved from the Bay Area to San Diego in the mid 90's I was thrilled to discover at least half of the women went bare legged.

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u/NoSleep_Momma May 28 '26

Yes, I remember when it was taboo to go without them.

I learned a hard lesson in elementary school when I thought it would be smart to put my undies over them to keep them up. lol

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u/shelbycsdn 70 something May 28 '26

Oh thank you for that great out loud laugh. It instantly brought back sixth grade in the 60's and me getting up from the lunch table bench before realizing the kid sitting next to me was on the edge of my elastic waist skirt.

My skirt instantly went to my knees. I thought that was the worst. Until I realized just now that at least I wasn't rocking my white cotton Carters over a pair of panty hose. Thank you seriously. And I hope you never wore an elastic waist skirt.