Which 20th Century Decade Would You Have Liked to be 16 in?

90's or 00's

The 50's.

I doubt that there was a better time to be 16 than the early to mid 80s (at least in South Louisiana pre-oil crunch). It seems as though alcohol was plentiful, there was lots to do, great movies, drinking age was just 18, no war threatening to draft you, roaring economy

minuses: shitty music, AIDS (although that didn't come until later), ugly women

the late 60's seem like they would have been awesome if not for the specter of Vietnam hanging over everyones's heads.

Early 70's are the same as the late 60's. Late 70's had a shitty economy, disco, and the gasoline shortage thanks to the embargo.

With that in mind, maybe the late 50's/early 60's would have been the best.

1980s

Easily the 70s, I know.

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I was born in 82' so remember and have fond memories of the 80's but in the 90's you had much more technology but still could get away with shite. 00's even more so. 10's have the easiest access to things including easiest arse, but things are maybe too wide open.

Born in '82 here as well. Agree completely.

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born in 81 and I'm with you guys, the 90s was awesome, but it would have been even better to be 16 after the internet really took off in the 00's

Being 16 in 1985 seems like it would have been awesome.

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1970s for me :groovy:

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Lived 'em. Meh.
Would rather have lived in the 50's myself.

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1970s for me

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i was 16 in the 70's wouldn't trade it for any other decade