I've always noticed that with decades you really don't see the decade's "pop culture" that is referred to in that specific decade taking off until about the fourth year in. For example, my parents, who grew up in the 60s, can remember that the first few years of the 60s were still like the 50s. In fact, when you even think about the 50s, you usually think about '57, '58, and '59. That style, the music, cruising, all bled into the early 1960s. Take American Graffiti for example, it's set in '62, but it still feels very much like the 50s. Interestingly enough, this movie is showing how '92 was still very 80s which makes my point. But anyways, the 60s didn't really take off until about '64. That's when you start seeing the things that made the decade. Same with the 70s. Watch any movies pre-74 and it still looks pretty 60s. When it comes to the 80s, the 80s definitely took off in '84. Up until '83, movies and styles were still pretty 70s looking. (One rule I've had is that if you see a lot of orange, it's still 70s fashion and decor). By 1984, though, the 80s had pretty much completely taken off and the 70s were gone. Now, with the 90s, I'd say that true "90s" culture and style started to come around in '93, but really started in '94 and '95. I was actually born in '92 so I obviously don't remember that year specifically. My earliest memories are from around late '94 and believe it or not, I still remember the way people wore their hair, clothes, and popular TV shows at the time even from being very little. It was all still very reminiscent of the 1980s when I look back now. But in 1995, to me, that was the year that really defined the 90s. Everything about that year from what I can remember and what I look back on now spells out what the 1990s were like. Same goes for the 2000s. The year 2000 was WAY different than 2009. The early years of decades usually reflect on the previous decade and don't start taking on their own image until about the 4th year in.
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crashdavis18
9 years ago
wait, are you guys trying to tell me that on january 1st of a new decade, there isn't a mass meeting where everyone, everywhere decides to abandon everything that they had adopted for the past 10 years, then adopts a new set of music, fashion, diction, and behaviour that will last for exactly 10 years, no more, no less? this is scandalous!
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