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2 questions

posted 4 years ago by arbogast (16)
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1. How can these 17(?) year old school kids afford to drive cars like that?

2. How come they all stay out literally all night (except Carol). No parental curfews?

[–] Towelie_Towel (1761) 4 years ago

It was a different time.

Most cars are their parents'. And yes, they would just stay out ignoring their parents, or some parents wouldn't even care.

[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

3. Why do all the kids at Freshman hop look 18 and older? Freshman are usually 14.

[–] liscarkat (17690) 2 years ago

Children and people in their late teens had a lot more freedom in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Continuous parental surveillance and hovering didn't become the norm until the last few decades.