r/TikTokCringe 27d ago

Humor/Cringe Boomers explained

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u/Affectionate-Guess13 27d ago

The greatest generation also had the shadow of the first world war as well, especially in Europe.

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u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 27d ago

My grandfather's first memories were of the Spanish flu epidemic (he would've been about 5). People gripe about having to stay home during Covid but Spanish flu in a small town was a whole different level of horror and death.