Teenage of 90s vs 2012

With every new generation, the world advances but probably the generation post 2000 has advanced too big too soon and teenage doesnt mean the same as before by any stretch of imagination. The life's changed dramatically since 90s and arguably the life back then was far more simpler, enjoyble and worthy !

If i can go on to say, teenage has been redefined post 90s and the new goup of teens are enjoying a life that's giving them pretty much everything except typical teenage experience. From food habits to wardrobe stuff to the attitude, alls changed upside down. 2012 teenage is more of the thing where teens want to be doing what 20s are made up for, not sure if thats right but seems to be the mantra !

Mowgli, our most cherished character back then has been taken over by Harry Potter, who is far more critical than everything else on earth.

Life without mobiles, ipods and tabs was uncompliated, fun and probably gave us more time to interact with each other in person, thanks to social networking sites - we now have more online friends than "friends". Today's teenage can type faster than we could even write ;)

A teenager of 90s would fondly go for shopping and would smile all day if he/she managed to get his/her favourite color clothing, brands were never a temptation and now, the bottom line is "it must be branded".

We would spend afternoons doing homework post school and spend evenings playing games like hide n seek, "chain-chain", pithu ...etc which have gone extinct. I am not even sure, if the new generation has even heard of it. What fun were they !

Street food, now a "tacky" and "unhygienic" stuff, was and is cherished above all kinds of eatery options for a 90s teenager. Shaktimaan and Chacha Chaudhary were the best things that could have happened to us as far as entertainment was concerned and thank god, 90s was free of roadies and splitsvilla crap. Magazines meant pran comics, archies and champak as against today magazines mean just fashion stuff ! 

Contra and Mario were the games that kept us busy and now God of war has replaced the fun. Gaming was back then, now and forver shall exist to keep guys occupied. Girl's best friend was her barbie from whom she would make home, dress her up and give her a perfect life :)

At 13, back then, a boy and a girl at best would be innocent friends fighting it out in class for a scale, eraser or pencil and now, even going physical is "so what !"

Studies have taken a toll on every gen-next. Competition, peer pressure is all time high and god knows what next ! Tutions, Tutions and Tutitons, a guy/girl doesnt even learn to speak properly and sent to "tution" and the game of spoon-feeding begins which continues for the rest of their lives. Back in 90s , tutions were never so important, taking tutions meant you were below par student.

Trying to impress in 90s meant, being intelligent, best at sports, collections and not booze, sex and sheesha. Fake fashion, over the top life and attitude for nothing rule today's teenagers.

Each generation has its pluses and minuses and i forever would stand by that 80s and 90s were the best to live by!