In 1959...?

Question

what were the customs, traditions and fashion like? (in america lol)

Answer 1

Most woman did not work outside the home. One salary fed, clothed, housed and insured the entire family. Women wore dresses or skirts. We were not allowed to wear play clothes to go visit grandma and grandpa. We went to church every Sunday and ate dinner as a family every night. . We ate out often, went to the movies, went bowling, ice skating, roller skating, into New York to museums and the circus. We were middle class yet my parents had a summer home. You did not mouth off at a teacher or any adult. There was always an adult at home. Your mother didn't have to worry about anyone abducting you. Every school day started out with a prayer. You went home from school to eat lunch. It was very commom for parents to read to their children. Divorce was something unusual. Woman hid in the house when they were pregnant. It was as though they were ashammed of it. You never heard your parents swear. Neighbors knew one another well. We had a milkman who delivered milk to a milk box on the front porch. The butcher delivered to the front door. Likewise the bakery sent a truck around. The insurance man visited the house, collected the premiums and was a family friend. Mom had a washing machine and a dryer but usually hung the clothes outside to dry. You knew everyone intimately that you did business with. People were a lot more polite. Kids played in kindergarten. They didn't begn the process of learning until first grade. Education was very valued. When you went to school, the teachers focused on reading, writing and arithmetic in the early grades. Once the majority of the class had a good mastery of those three, the teacher added history, geography and science. That didn't happen until the fourth grade. There was not a child in my eighth grade class who could not write a decent essay or handle basic math as a consequence. That was what my childhood was like. I grew up in New Jersey eight miles from downtown Manhattan. I had a great time, and I'm still having one.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I was born that year. But I will say people got married really young. My mom was 17. We lived on a college campus in dorms with lots of other married students.
Most her friends were married before they turned 20. Most familys only had one car.
Wives were stuck at home during the day.
Most women did not work.
You were lucky if you went out to eat twice a year.
All meals were eatten at home.
The Beatles were just getting started.
There was no color TV, or microwave cooking , disposable diapers, computers, cell phones.
It was a big deal to make a long distance call- very expensive.

Answer 4

Little girls were ladies, young boys were gentlemen.
We still asked before we did things. We thought it was a treat to drink a coke. T.V. had not warped & distorted our minds. Those were the great days. Dresses covered up the bodies and guys liked that. Of course we had Elvis to come along and screw thing up with his b.s. Then came those damn bettles. Its been down hill ever since.




Obadhawk

Answer 5

Why don't you watch 50's movies or movies with a 50's setting, instead of asking people about these things.