School days meme

[aadler]

Got these from spikesgirl58, who cites nondenomifan as the source.

• What decade did you attend/are you attending high school or college?

Graduated high school in 1972 (meaning attended 60s/70s), took 14 years to complete my undergraduate degree (70s to late 80s), then back for a Master’s mid-90s.

What clothing fashion from that time are you glad/do you wish went out of style?

(Sticking to high school for this one): Bellbottoms. I hated bellbottoms while they were happening, never changed my mind. Also not a fan of tie-dye, but some of that can be tolerated in tasteful moderation.

Do you still listen to the music from your high school/college years on a regular basis?

Some, yeah. I rejected the zeitgeist of the Sixties while I was in them, meaning ALL of the ideological music, but there was still more than enough left for pleasant nostalgia.

What hairstyle/hair color did/do you wear during high school/college?

My hairstyle was — and remains — minimalist: cut it short whenever it grew out enough to be annoying. In my sixties I grew out a ponytail simply because I never had before, but cut it off once I’d made my point and have never been tempted to go back.

What was/is “the cool thing to do” while in high school/college?

I was never cool, so I didn’t have much of a clue on that. Smoking pot was, obviously, a big thing, and I aggressively rejected THAT social imperative.So there, for what that’s worth.