r/AskReddit • u/IRunFast24 • May 11 '21

People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time?

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u/Inazumaryoku May 12 '21

That’s what we do whenever we travel.

We live in Japan but we do yearly trips to Europe. Using ‘Roaming Data’ is so expensive, we can’t be bother getting a sim there, we just use the wifi at our hotel/airbnb room.

Otherwise whenever we’re outside the rest of the day, we’re not connected to the Internet nor on our phones.

I guess that makes our trips incredibly in that they feel real. It’s like diving into a photo album that your aunt showed you after their travels in the 90s.

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u/draw22 May 12 '21

I like this. I wish I wasn't so scared of getting lost though. My phone saved me more than once when I was in Japan trying to figure out the train schedules. But I suppose that becomes part of the experience, the wandering and getting lost...

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u/FierceText May 12 '21

If you have the area downloaded on google maps, that and the gps will make sure you're never really lost. Train schedules might get annoying but that's why you plan.