Joe Allington, better known as Grandad Joe, is a popular and well-liked internet creator who turned 90 last month. On TikTok, where he is followed by over 6.4 million people, he shares curiosities from life, jokes, recipes and advice. He recently published a recording in which he revealed what dating was like in the 40s and 50s.
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What was dating like before? The 90-year-old reveals the most important principles
Grandad Joe was born in 1933. Some time ago, he shared an interesting video with Internet users. In four points, he revealed what it looked like and what laws governed it in the years of his youth. He started by saying that most social gatherings took place at a local dance party. The kiss thing was also interesting, because it was not proper to give it just like that. First, you had to make an appointment with your chosen one for at least three dates, and then politely ask for permission. Only when the partner gave her consent, it was possible to steal a kiss from her.
He explained the rules of dating in the 40s and 50s. What did gentlemen have to remember?
Joe pointed out two more important principles that guided him in the 1940s and 1950s. The first one was about walking his beloved home after each meeting. Regardless of how far or off the road he was. The second, in turn, assumed that during meetings and the man always walked from the side of the curbwhich was supposed to provide the partner with greater security.
Internet users are delighted with the rules from years ago. “Some things were so much better”
Under the recording, there were a lot of comments from delighted Internet users. Many of them supported the rules that prevailed in the past and wondered why it was not so now. Some even joked that they wished they had been born earlier.
Why can’t it still be like this? In today’s world, that sounds like a dream date
Some things were much better in the past
And that’s why marriages lasted then
Apparently I was born in the wrong times
– netizens comment.
Source: Gazeta
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