4. The Aquinos were practically godlike
Everyone Else Thinks: What’s the big deal about the Aquino clan, anyways? And screw Kris Aquino.
Obviously, the truth lies somewhere in between the two extremes.
3. The freedoms we had were a big deal.
Via inquirer.net
We Think: No curfews, except from our dad? We get to say what we want, even if the government doesn’t like it? What sorcery is this?!?
Everyone Else Thinks: Marcos pa rin, mga ul…
Yeah, it’s great that we get to take our freedom for granted now, as terrible as that sounds.
2. We shouldn’t compromise.
Everyone Else Thinks: Marcos pa rin, mga ul…
The truth is, none of us should compromise, and that includes the Aquinos and anyone else our parents and our generation may have mistakenly deified.
1. We don’t like Big Brother
Via artfcity.com
We Think: Foursquare? Twitter? Why the heck are we telling everyone where we are at all given times? Even if we avail of these things in the end, we at least had to ask ourselves these questions first.
Everyone Else Thinks: It’s so cool to be connected all day erryday!
Any life lessons you learned from growing up in the 80s? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
