18 Things Our Kids Won't Understand

The next generation will have a very different set up than we had, and just like when our parents told us that they trudged through miles in the snow carrying coal for the fire in school, these are the things that will shock our children. Our grandchildren will just think we were off our heads with some of these. 'A man who goes around on a bike and delivers post? What the fuck is post?'

So here it is, 18 things that our kids won't understand.

1. House phone;

The terrifying few rings you hear when you're calling someone you like's house phone. Please don't be the Mum, please don't be the Mum....

2. 10 packs of cigarettes.

Stick these in your bra at Wezz. Try not to burn someone on the dancefloor when you're raving to 'Maniac'.

3. Doing primary school project using encyclopaedias from the library.

4. This sound.

5. The sound of these ringtones

6. Finding out what's on TV via Teletext.

'Ah shite I missed page 2, need to wait till it rolls around again'

7. Referring to the newspaper for the cinema timetable.

8. Letters written from Irish College/French exchanges.

'Dear Mum & Dad, please send more money'

9. The monstrosity that was the phone book and the Golden pages.

'Oooh look, the new phone book was delivered'

10. Pornography on paper.

When the same picture could last you months.

11. Recording tapes from radio;

Standing by the tape deck with one finger on 'record' and the other on 'play', desperately trying to miss the d.j chime in.

13. Buying whole albums;

...Just so that you could finally get the lyrics.

14. Disposable Cameras;

Counting the days until our photos were developed.

15. Pay phones;

The real birth of many a booty call. 'Hello's Anna thur plese?... Oh I'msorry I didn't realise it waso late... so is she there or...?'

16. The milk man;

A man delivering milk to the door every morning. Sometimes newspapers too.

17. The Post Man;

A man that went around on a bike to deliver letters like our household bills, credit card statements, pin codes, and other personal information through a little hole in our doors.