I have a vivid memory of a girl I knew coming to school with red white and blue clothes and wearing U.S. flag facepaint while she walked around sobbing, this was on the west coast and I'm almost positive she knew no one who was there.

[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I remember being on sites like Neopets, and they were full of people drawing pictures of their digital animal characters saluting the American flag while a single tear drifts down their face. It was utterly bizarre.

[–] Thomas_Dankara@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

rapidly folding dollar bills in front of my child like i'm in 4th grade again to recreate the experience of being 9 when 9/11 happened :pepe-silvia: :rust-darkness: :stalin-smokin: :pannekoek-point:

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can confirm, I was not alive and do not understand

[–] FirstToServe@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

In the before times you would only really see the US flag at post offices and schools. Maybe a flagpole in a strip mall. But only because McDonald's wanted to fly their flag and it would be weird alone.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

lol what no

i was in the US in about 1998 and it was full of flags. the amount of flags was already ridiculous.

[–] HauntedBySpectacle@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a zoomer I'm kinda shocked by this. Americans being weepy flagwavers who display it anywhere they can just feels in-character to me, I never would've thought it wasn't in front of people's houses and shit back then.

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I just can't imagine Americans in the 90s not being 24/7 turbo jingos