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So I finally got a few lessons of a course out

American and Canadian plebs. The word "car" isn't supposed to have an audible "r" at the end.

Ha! No, it's everyone else who has corrupted correct English pronunciation.

Americans...

American and Canadian plebs. The word "car" isn't supposed to have an audible "r" at the end.

You silly people keep your "colour" and we'll keep our "car" 

Don't you dare mock our archaic and unnecessary use of "u," you filthy pleb.

Meow? Meow ^o^

Don't you dare mock our archaic and unnecessary use of "u," you filthy pleb.

Silly old englishman. Although I do stick an extra letter in weird places now and again.

The irony is that I'm not an Englishman.

@Lumenland: Why do you hate yourself? You shouldn't.

Earlier today I ran into an article about Limp Bizkit, of all things, which provoked a lot of thought from me about nostalgia...when I first got into pop music back in the summer of 1999, they were one of the first bands that I heard, and I have to admit that I was a fan...their songs probably wouldn't be socially accepted now, but back then singing along to their songs was just...carefree, if not angsty, fun. It didn't last very long though...I'd quickly become more of a Linkin Park fan, which I suppose would make some people cringe even more.

But I got to thinking...it seems to me that everyone who remembers the 90s is nostalgic for those times. You see re-releases or remakes of 90s shows, movies, games, and bands, all targeted to appeal to those who were kids or teens back then...and at the end of the day, I think people around my age feel nostalgic for those times because, to be perfectly blunt, in a lot of ways life fucking sucks in the 21st century so far unless you're super rich. You have an economy that's been at best uncertain for the last 15 years, 9/11 and the resultant indefinite 'war on terror', Western governments that seem bent on becoming more Orwellian by the day, political turmoil that seems to be breaking down the government institutions in many countries (the 'politics of disdain' as one article I read put it), and uncertain prospects overall...some people predict that millennials may be the first generation in American history to be worse off than their parents.

By comparison, more than anything the 90s felt so...carefree in a way. Heavy topics like the ones I listed above existed of course, but they seemed far away...war was something that happened in second and third-world countries, the economy was doing great, and most people believed that things were going the right way. There was an optimism about the world and humanity and the future that has since been replaced with a malaise about the way things are today, and a lot of that optimism was reflected in the music at the time (not nu-metal, but a lot of other music). This is one of my favourite examples.

There's a lot of words I could use to describe society today, but 'carefree' certainly isn't one of them. We've gained so much in this century, not the least of which is the technological advances and cultural adaptations that make a community like Wintreath possible, but I sometimes wonder if we've lost so much more when it comes to the spirit, and I think that's why people who remember those times gravitate towards nostalgia for them in any form it can be offered...perhaps soon, even in the form of formerly popular but not particularly talented nu-metal band..

I long for those days all the time! Things were simple then. Everything made sense. Now it's upside down and inside out and I don't like it. >_<

And I still listen to old Limp Bizkit songs!

Eh, I spent the first 7 years of my life in the nineties. I have some fond memories, particularly for certain songs like "Hey Macarina" and so forth, but I enjoyed my later childhood in the 2000s just as much.

I think most people will tend to have good memories of their childhood and teens.

Eh, I spent the first 7 years of my life in the nineties. I have some fond memories, particularly for certain songs like "Hey Macarina" and so forth, but I enjoyed my later childhood in the 2000s just as much.

I think most people will tend to have good memories of their childhood and teens.

Sounds about right.  Though I spent only 4 years in the 80s and don't even remember those years.  It didn't really start for me until the 90s hit.

I was born in 97 so the ninety's mean nothing to me, honestly.

Well, there's some people who only know the miserable 2000s. I pity them.

Today, people in my class learned about my fear of spiders. So, they decided to belittle me about it, call me a pussy, and one of them low key waved the box with the spider in it towards and I nearly started crying.
Why are people so mean ;-;

Today, people in my class learned about my fear of spiders. So, they decided to belittle me about it, call me a pussy, and one of them low key waved the box with the spider in it towards and I nearly started crying.
Why are people so mean ;-;

-hugs Lumenland-
Wait...what class?