Siblings Don and Sue show how they keep themselves well groomed throughout the school week and for their Friday night dates. Courtesy: Prelinger Archives
Now at the tender age of 33, I am glad I found these videos to realize the importance of actual grooming and appearance. Just like the movie Matilda, learning to take care of yourself isn't a skill most people learn until their early thirties
True. As someone who does a lot of working from home, the mother's idea about keeping herself groomed to keep up her morale resonates with me. During lockdown I often didn't shower or brush my teenth before starting my workday. But in the long run, I feel more "professional" somehow when I do a normal morning routine as if I were going to the office.
People mention how young men and women were very attractive back then. Others contradict that this is attraction bias: attractive people are more likely to have their photographs distributed to the public. But I largely disagree. Walking through my college's law school and other academic departments, men and women dressed up and were well-groomed in appearance. Obesity was barely a thing, and everyone looked more mature. Then everything started goimg downhill around 1978 (hippie era), 1980's (more extreme of the hippie era, but everyone had that dahmer look), but calming back down in the 1990's and 2000's. Still evident in 2010's and 2020's but the clean looks are largely making it back
Wait what? Most people learn that as teens, my dude! And then step it up when they move to their own place between 20-28, 30+ is far too late to make that realization!
Watching this gave me the motivation to wash my face, apply spf lotion, and put on lipstick, under-eye concealer, blush, and powder. I look so much better and awake, and it didn't even take that long.
That's great! Looking and feeling clean & fresh can do a lot for your self-esteem and mental health. Even just taking a shower, brushing my teeth, and doing a stretch in the morning makes the difference between a "🫠" day and a "☺️" day for me
All those products are poison. This is why they made movies like this telling us we must use them. Get out to nature and see how that improves your outlook. The corporations just want us enslaved to their products, and sick. Sun screen is pure poison. Coconut oil can protect you just fine. The Sun causing cancer was just another sales ploy. The sun gives you vitamins, and now we are all getting vitamin deficient. All by design. Get out and help your neighbor. helping others is the biggest mood boost.
"always be sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep as part of a healthy routine" And then project deadlines, social media and watching CZcams at 3 am happened.
Working 2 jobs just to be able to pay rent... because everything keeps going up and getting expensive and yet it takes too long for them to raise minimum wage
Not necessarily, I know a few people that were teenagers in the 1940's. They're old now, but definitely not dead. Heck, my grandad was 24 years old in 1949 and he's still alive and well.
I don’t think you look so bad 😂 I was thinking... maybe why a lot of older people look kind of angry is because they see how a lot of younger people dress like and behave🤔😂
I have gone through a lot of comments and have to say that part of being well groomed is also how we all talk to each other. Crude and rude comments, off color jokes and cursing only show lack of morals and reflect on what kind of people we really are. If will stood up straight and be considerate to each other, then we just might not have the world we have today.
We should be those people who follow all of these, who knows, maybe we can return to all of these again and not be the world we are today, we can use words like swell, or golly, or groovy
It's kind of interesting how styles for men and women have changed over the years. If a woman went out looking like Sue in 2015 she would look like a grandma, but a guy could look like Don in 2015 and still be considered good looking.
I don't think so, I think Don's suit would look ridiculous on a boy his age (heck even in the video it looks like he stole it off a corpse) but Sue's dress is beautiful. Admittedly her hair is a little old fashioned but I prefer up dos anyway.
+John Smith Well men and womens fashion changes. What she's wearing wound make her look that old, but its not really in style. But a suit is classic, timeless.
just think in years to come young people in 2050 or 60 be like what did these people wear in 2016. I feel old wearing my flared jeans popular in the early 2000s now skinny jeans are in. but I say screw it I hate skinny jeans lol. I liked the girls outfit. if she had straight hair and wore flats or high heels it would be acceptable today for work or if one was a teacher.
I dress the way Sue does quite a lot. A large portion of my closet is either vintage, thrifted or inspired by it. I don't think it makes me look old, just old fashioned. Definitely doesn't blend in with the crowd though.
"sue avoids red nail polish, since it would call attention to her stubby hands" I just burst out laughing at the absolute uncalled for pitch black shade the narrate casually threw on poor sue just trying feel her best
Even today, dressing nice and keeping yourself clean is so important, for your physical and mental health, I find that even just putting on a nice pair of pants, a nice shirt, and a little bit of lip gloss improves my mental health drastically.
For real, as tempting as it is to throw on sweats and grab Starbucks every morning, it totally wrecks my mood. That extra 30 minutes of getting dressed, making coffee, and doing my hair and makeup makes me feel so much more energized and capable throughout the day. Plus, personally I'm at a point in my life where I'm applying to doctoral programs and spend a lot of time with professors who may be my letter of recommendation writers. I feel like I'm respecting their time and efforts more if I'm dressed as nicely as they are. That being said, I also have a lot of tattoos and piercings and unnaturally dyed hair. So I feel like it's extra important for me to be well groomed and very polite, since so many people think I'm a devil worshipper or something before getting to know me.
Even though not everyone wears suits and dresses these days, it's still a good idea to be presentable. Especially if you don't want to end up being featured on People of Walmart!
To all the people saying "I wish we still dressed like this!".... Babe, sweetie, no one is stopping you. You can wear these clothes or a slightly more modern version of them (we still have shirts, slacks and skirts) if you wanted to.
Exactly. I don’t let this stop me. It’s like people who complain that people don’t dress up to travel anymore. I do! I dress very nicely every time. I love traveling, but then again, I’m a flight attendant. And even then, I make my job glamorous. It’s all in the individual.
In 2023 I’m watching this 😂😂 I still iron my clothes for two weeks sometimes three! That’s how I grew up and never stopped. It’s easy and convenient ❤❤❤
‘Mother takes care of her appearance, even around the house as it keeps up her spirits’ My Mom: if I’m not going anywhere, I can just do jobs in a hoodie and sweatpants
When was the last time a teenager had shoes that needed to be hand polished or were taught how to sew? Hell most adults don’t know how to properly sew on a button. But it’s not their fault they were never taught...
I was under the impression that these were a set of twins (fraternal), hence why they double-date together, work together, and don't mind each other being in the room.
‘Mother keeps a good appearance even around the house for that keeps her spirits up’ words from the wise 🙌 I only just learnt how much better I feel with a nicer outfit than gym clothes all day every day 💖
Making them think that appearances is the most important thing in this life? Suggesting to paint their nails, put on make up, spend all that time in front of the mirror for what? People nowadays are superficial enough, we have become a sick society where everybody only thinks for themselves...
I just went through some of the comments and have to say, a lot of you are making unkind "jokes" about this. I don't care if I'm different, but I LOVE THIS VIDEO and I could watch it 7 times each day without it getting old.
They had so little clothes in their closets... they really took care of their belongings. I wish people would do the same thing today instead of buying fast fashion! Fast fashion is so incredible bad for the environment, and also it causes things like slave labor. Having said that: I really love her outfit. That dress is really pretty! 😊
The equivalent clothing today costs a fortune. Also, we're constantly pressured to buy more new clothes..."fast fashion" didn't really take off until the 00s.
They sure did. My dad Is born 1956 and he has 5 pairs of boots/sneakers. And they are all from when he was 16. They all look better than any of the new shoes today. Prestine condition
Nowadays, feminines dress like prostitutes. They wear leggings, trousers, shorts that mark the shape of their buttocks. They also show their breasts. I like those days when feminines covered their breasts, wore gowns and skirts. They dressed modest.
"For your success depends a great deal on how you look." This is very true. We all know it, but back then they acknowledged it, and used it to their advantage. It is not about genetic beauty; it is how to make the most of what you have. To look your best. To have good style, and carry yourself in the right way. To take care of yourself, and be put together. This is respect for others and yourself, and it opens more doors for you, than if you did nothing. This is really very valuable advice, if you use it right.
"Does this shirt go with these trousers?" I don't know, its BLACK AND WHITE! O.o "Sue has stubby hands" That she later used to throttle the snotty narrator!
I’ve noticed everyone saying the stubby hand thing was uncalled for but I think they were saying that in the first person - as in Sue believes that about herself so she doesn’t use the color to draw attention to her believes flaws. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
While it's true that fashions change, being well groomed is a good habit regardless of the decade. I laugh at how many people are commenting on how long this process takes. Try timing yourself on how much time you (we!) waste watching CZcams videos! 😁
People on average spend 3 hours or more on TikTok, its sad to think of all the other things they could have been doing instead. I'm trying to cut down my watch time on CZcams, i'm also guilty for endlessly binging content!
I think it's interesting that nowadays we put more into the immediate desire for fashion, even if it doesn't last, and back then they actually put a huge amount of work for their every day clothes. I wish we would go back to that. I've adopted a vintage fashion, and yeah, I get weird looks, but somehow it feels really good to make my own clothes or get them at second hand stores, because everything has a story.
Grace R hey I have a vintage style too I buy my clothes from ModCloth and try to find the more vintage inspired outfits I also have 50 type dresses from Dresslily and usually get compliments when I wear them. If you like that style I say rock it!❤️
oh man i love rewatching this videos. I first started watching old psas when I was around 19, but it helped me improve so much! I know some tips are outdated but still, most of it still applies. It's never too late!
These videos are incredibly inspiring. I pared down my wardrobe and decided to buy mostly timeless looking pieces (some are true vintage too). What I notice is that the reason a lot of the older finds stand the test of time is not just the simplicity and elegance of the design (40s/50s were modest times) but also the colour choices, materials and make. I find a lot of items are natural or sturdy man-made fibres and almost everything is lined. Often all I need to do is take them to a seamstress to tailor them and fix any minor flaws and it really elevates the look.
I’ve done the same. My wardrobe, other than my skiwear, is mostly just a few pretty sweaters or classic button-down shirts, and some trousers, and three skirts. I have two dresses, one casual, and one semi formal. I hate laundry. And I hate waste.
That sounds amazing. At my prom they played hip hop and country music, and everyone was being a complete mess... bring me back to these days... I really think I would have loved so much about them. Good manners, courtesy, knowing your neighbors... dressing crisply and cleanly. These days, it seems like anything goes, which is good in some ways, but bad in others! Wish I had those memories like you do, they sound magical.
@Roger Dodger Exactly. :) Sure, you can wear whatever you like - but it is likely going to affect peoples opinion af you. And what is described is just the most basic/universally attractive color.
People are so easily offended. You got to wear stuff that accentuates your strengths and makes your less attractive qualities less noticeable. Nowadays anything goes🙄. People not wearing for their body type for instance.
Watching this video and reading the comments reminds me that am I the only one who keeps herself well groomed and neat? I am not surprised since I spent the early part of my childhood with my grandmother who was quite similar to Sue during her younger years. RIP grandma.
WOW!!! Aren't you a special snowflake. You actually keep yourself well groomed? OMG! JESUS CHRIST! SOMEONE CALL CNN OR FOX NEWS, THIS IS THE STORY OF THE CENTURY!!!!!! On a serious note, a LOT of people in this world keep themselves well groomed, you are not special in no way when it comes to that department.
Captain Mercurian wanna hear a joke? Two guys and a girl are stranded on a desert island. After a week or more, nature just kicked in, and you know stuff happened among the girl and the two men. But after a short amount of time the girl just felt worthless and ashamed of what she was doing that she killed herself. After a month or so, the to guys were kind of looking at each other for answers. And you know nature just kicked in, and stuff happened. But after a short amount of time the two men realised the immorality of their actions, and decided to let the corpse rest in peace
My dad got ready like this every morning. He was born in the late 40s. All his clothing would be neatly pressed and his shoes shinned ahead of time. He'd wake up. Shower, shave, eat breakfast and put on his clothes. In that order.
Same here. No permanent press, virtually everything needed to be pressed. No blow dryers, curling irons, microwaves. If you didn't wash and set your hair the night before you were out of luck. Not a lot of time spent on makeup, none of my friends wore it. No pants on girls for school, knee length skirts or dresses only except for gym class. No tattoos, piercings, pink or purple hair, very few pierced ears even. Girls wore flats, white tennis shoes, saddle shoes with white socks, or sandals in summer. No open campus in high school. Whole different world now. I'm glad I grew up then.
I've only ever seen my grandpa shine shoes. He did so every morning. Even if he was just chilling at home with half a grapefruit, a pack of Camel non filters, and The Price Is Right on tv. God I miss that man.
I was born in the 50's and it was a great time to be born. The youth and a lot of the adults now a days are terrible. They have no respect or manners. If we were to talk to ANYONE the way some of the people do today, we wouldn't be alive to tell about it.
I wish we could go back to the days when good quality clothing was relatively affordable, easily available, could be repaired and could stand a lot of washing. I don't just mean fashionable clothes but everyday things like jeans. I live in a town in Scotland which used to have a lot of textile mills. There was a shop which off loaded cut price clothes that the mills couldn't sell to chain stores because they had minor faults (like a button out of place). You could buy clothes there which lasted for years. That was in the nineties. Sadly the mills are all gone now
@evelynwilson I agree with you. I'm always thinking those thoughts too because the shops here in Ireland have had mostly clothes in poor quality fabric for the past few years. Many smaller clothes shops have closed down since convid. Glad I found a summer dress in good quality cotton in an M&S sale last October and I was lucky to find a few denim skirts there early this summer. Apart ftom that it's been difficult to get clothes in durable, comfortable and natural material anywhere in a design that's flattering and modest with a neckline that's not too near the throat. I remember the days when every town and city had clothes shops filled with nice clothes made from good quality material with lots of cotton, linen, wool, tweed, leather, fur and others, now it's mostly nylon made from recycled plastic and other horrible fibres that feel uncomfortable to the touch. Every shopper I see approaches the garments and immediately feels them nowadays and often walks past because most people long for the natural materials of the past. Some of the clothes look lovely until you feel them and even if they feel okay and are cotton, it's usually a poor quality, semi transparent cotton that isn't going to last long. Damm the selfish rich Elites behind the UN and their Agenda 21 Plan for Sustainable Development, they'll still be eating meat,wearing leather shoes, wearing natural fabrics while flying in their private jets, while we get crammed in to cities and culled so that they can restore the land to nature.
I wish we had a homemaking department in all contemporary schools, with a version beginning in primary school to introduce and ingrain certain behaviours and domestic philosophies into humans at a very young age. You see this in Korean and Japanese schools with how conscientious they are taught to be; just watch videos that film a Japanese school's lunchtime from start to finish. They all muck in with the cleaning and sweeping and tooth brushing etc etc. A communal, considerate and purposeful sequence of behaviours that become entirely natural in a relatively short amount of time and stick with a human until the end of their days. We don't have this in the West. When people get older they need new domestic and personal care skills to comprehend the importance of, the context in which they have profound power. So many children do not have parents who are not just willing to, but able to, teach them these certain self-care and domestic skills. I don't think people realise this. It's never the child's fault. It's not to do with whether the child is loved, it's to do with the parents mentality and deficit in parenting skills. Some kids have hardworking, preoccupied parents who've dropped the ball without realising it, or conversely, kids are born of poorly educated, culturally unsophisticated parent/s who were not educated and steered well themselves either (with regards to social etiquette, cultural education and the prosaic daily skills of taking care of your home and body. I won't even get on to the topic of moral guidance and the teaching of the concept of civic duty and respect for strangers). So much, if not taught at school leaves a real educational deficit, one that for so many underprivileged kids of various stripes, is just not picked up domestically by the parent/s either. Homemaking Department...oh I can but dream this will return and not in some kitsch or controversial retrograde form. Our rapidly crumbling Western Society needs an educational revolution-- and not in the way most foghorn activists would envision the term 'revolution' in this context. :(
@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 you can't change a generation or two, if parents wont side with you. Look at the education system now, with the trans stuff
If my brother came in my room and said I looked smooth, I would have screamed GET OUT NOW! Poor Sue has 3 outfits to choose from, can't take too long to get ready. And those stubby hands! How embarrassing. Mom can keep her spirits up by raiding the liquor cabinet after everyone clears out for the day. After all, she has to sleep with gramps, she needs some fortitude.
Anybody notice the glow in the dark hands on Sue's alarm clock? They were radioactive, and sitting right by her bed put out radioactive fumes for her to breathe all night long. Let's look a little more deeply before we wallow in the glories of "The Good Old Days".
@Zimmit's Fabulous Wonder Hoagies yeah they did have glow in the dark capable paint that was used on clocks, made with radium-226. It was called radioluminescent paint. It was a major problem for people who worked in clock factories. A much larger problem for most people was all the asbestos and lead pretty much everywhere. But I'm sure they thought it was fine, at least everything wasn't made with or dipped in arsenic like in the Victorian Era. 🤦♀️ Smh.
They were not put together. They were being told they are worthless without a neat and clean appearance. No wonder homeless ppl and unfortunate ppl have been treated like shit for centuries. All thier attention is on capitalism .fancy telling ppl you need to put on clear nail paint in order to be hygienic.
We took good care of yourself and your clothes. Back then we had a shoe repair in our town. And we didn't have a lot of clothes. You made everything last. Don't laugh but my Grandma made a lot of our clothes, plus she made our sheets and towels too. But that was in the 60s .
I love how they suggested comfortable, not too dressy clothes for school yet her outfit is dressier than how some people dress at their fanciest. Times have changed so much
Why do I get the sudden urge to polish my shoes?
Just dont polish them wearing a white shirt!
Totally
Instructions unclear. Tried to polish my sk8-hi's and now their all fucked up.
Why do I have a sudden urge to clean my trainers?
HereIAm247 thats going to ruin my sneakers
I bet they didn’t think we’d be watching this on some high tech device in 2020
I thought the same Louise
Hahahahahaha
My mom is 80, and I love sending these to her. They take her back to the good old days.
They'll be watching this in holograms or in their minds 100 years later
My grandmother was 25 in 1949
Sue’s “casual” outfit for school is nicer than what most people wear to weddings, funerals, or religious services nowadays, let alone work.
Agreed!! I like her outfit! But then again I love vintage ❤❤
including you, you look like you wear net shirts and shower once a week
@@slimesita9998 okay, I don’t. However, you are entitled to your opinion. Have a wonderful day.
Yes its a Shame what people wear now. Going to nice restaurants in their pajamas and going to grocery stores in lingerie.
@@georgiapink8925we're broke
“This button’s a little loose.” *proceeds to hold up a completely detached button*
😆😆😆I thought maybe my eyes didn't see the string
LMAO
LOL!!
It is hanging by a thread😂
“My tooth is a little wobbly.”
*holds a broken rotten tooth that is hanging on by a literal thread.*
Died at "it calls attention to her stubby hands"
get rekt
It's brutally honest.
MsBritnia it’s a matter-of-fact back in the 50s
MsBritnia I died at sayyyyyyyyy don’t you look smooth
I don't think the boys are really going to care about her stubby hands.
Get ready with me old school.
hahahaha yes!!
lmaoooo i’m crying
I just killed it from being 669 likes.
😆
Lmao
Now at the tender age of 33, I am glad I found these videos to realize the importance of actual grooming and appearance. Just like the movie Matilda, learning to take care of yourself isn't a skill most people learn until their early thirties
Omg you’re so right. That line always puzzled me, and now that I’m 34, I realize it’s true!
True. As someone who does a lot of working from home, the mother's idea about keeping herself groomed to keep up her morale resonates with me. During lockdown I often didn't shower or brush my teenth before starting my workday. But in the long run, I feel more "professional" somehow when I do a normal morning routine as if I were going to the office.
People mention how young men and women were very attractive back then. Others contradict that this is attraction bias: attractive people are more likely to have their photographs distributed to the public. But I largely disagree. Walking through my college's law school and other academic departments, men and women dressed up and were well-groomed in appearance. Obesity was barely a thing, and everyone looked more mature. Then everything started goimg downhill around 1978 (hippie era), 1980's (more extreme of the hippie era, but everyone had that dahmer look), but calming back down in the 1990's and 2000's. Still evident in 2010's and 2020's but the clean looks are largely making it back
Wait what? Most people learn that as teens, my dude! And then step it up when they move to their own place between 20-28, 30+ is far too late to make that realization!
Yes!
Watching this gave me the motivation to wash my face, apply spf lotion, and put on lipstick, under-eye concealer, blush, and powder. I look so much better and awake, and it didn't even take that long.
I did the same, and I'm a guy!
That's great! Looking and feeling clean & fresh can do a lot for your self-esteem and mental health. Even just taking a shower, brushing my teeth, and doing a stretch in the morning makes the difference between a "🫠" day and a "☺️" day for me
All those products are poison. This is why they made movies like this telling us we must use them. Get out to nature and see how that improves your outlook. The corporations just want us enslaved to their products, and sick. Sun screen is pure poison. Coconut oil can protect you just fine. The Sun causing cancer was just another sales ploy. The sun gives you vitamins, and now we are all getting vitamin deficient. All by design. Get out and help your neighbor. helping others is the biggest mood boost.
"how does don look?"
like a snack if i'm being real
Omg I'm crying.
and i - ooh 😳
i literally said the same thing. i'm dying X"""D
He’s probably 80 now...
anna oop
Both Don and Sue wake up in the morning looking nicer than most people do during the day.
Mike Peterson 🤣🤣🤣
Amen
Pot was not very obtainable in those days.
it’s an educational film, so it’s often made to look prettier than real life ahaha
thats cause they practice good grooming habbits 🤣
I loved how at 2:21 Don was ironing his own shirt. So the woman doesnt need to do ALL the work. Everybody takes care of their own clothes
I'm pretty sure that wasn't that common. Don sounds like a keeper.
The idea of sewing on the button in exchange for polishing the shoes was fair enough, too.
Cs188 brought me here. Jokes aside, it is really cool to see what grooming was like back then. People actually took care of themselves.
"always be sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep as part of a healthy routine"
And then project deadlines, social media and watching CZcams at 3 am happened.
Another tutorial on keeping well groomed warned not to listen to the radio and write letters late at night. We never changed
@Samara V Hamilton maybe we are demons and need to live in our own habitat 3 am!
@Samara V Hamilton relax, it's 3-49 in my place
Working 2 jobs just to be able to pay rent... because everything keeps going up and getting expensive and yet it takes too long for them to raise minimum wage
And insomnia
if these people saw how I look today they'd have a conniption
ebisawkward I love that word..”conniption”.
They are dead
Not necessarily, I know a few people that were teenagers in the 1940's. They're old now, but definitely not dead. Heck, my grandad was 24 years old in 1949 and he's still alive and well.
my grandma was a teen in this time shes in her late 80s she dresses so good still but yeah...not impressed only with the lord lol
I don’t think you look so bad 😂 I was thinking... maybe why a lot of older people look kind of angry is because they see how a lot of younger people dress like and behave🤔😂
I have gone through a lot of comments and have to say that part of being well groomed is also how we all talk to each other. Crude and rude comments, off color jokes and cursing only show lack of morals and reflect on what kind of people we really are. If will stood up straight and be considerate to each other, then we just might not have the world we have today.
Totally agree!!!
It's true. These comments are so rude. It's fucking sickening
Jim Bailey 😂
We should be those people who follow all of these, who knows, maybe we can return to all of these again and not be the world we are today, we can use words like swell, or golly, or groovy
@@iamamousee1182 love that. So true
I liked Sue's plaid skirt and blouse. Classic clothes are timeless and classy.
Love it 😍
It's kind of interesting how styles for men and women have changed over the years. If a woman went out looking like Sue in 2015 she would look like a grandma, but a guy could look like Don in 2015 and still be considered good looking.
I don't think so, I think Don's suit would look ridiculous on a boy his age (heck even in the video it looks like he stole it off a corpse) but Sue's dress is beautiful. Admittedly her hair is a little old fashioned but I prefer up dos anyway.
+John Smith Well men and womens fashion changes. What she's wearing wound make her look that old, but its not really in style. But a suit is classic, timeless.
just think in years to come young people in 2050 or 60 be like what did these people wear in 2016. I feel old wearing my flared jeans popular in the early 2000s now skinny jeans are in. but I say screw it I hate skinny jeans lol. I liked the girls outfit. if she had straight hair and wore flats or high heels it would be acceptable today for work or if one was a teacher.
I dress the way Sue does quite a lot. A large portion of my closet is either vintage, thrifted or inspired by it. I don't think it makes me look old, just old fashioned. Definitely doesn't blend in with the crowd though.
The thing about Sue's clothes in the video that's different than today is that skirt is much longer than most peoples today.
The acting in this tho. Feels like I'm watching my health textbook.
😂
But it's damn entertaining
i laughed way too hard at that
I wonder if this was their health videos back in the day
It was produced by a university so that makes sense!
“All through the day people are looking at you.”
Hello paranoia
Michelle Lawrence My anxiety’s rearing it’s ugly head! 😱😱😱😂😂😂🤣😂
LOL. exactly.
Yeah, they were checking for signs of communism.
Last thing I needed to hear after eating all that acid.
2023: "All through the day people are looking at their phones."
I am addicted to watch these old videos teaching how to behave. It’s kind of useful sometimes even nowadays.
Agreed. Makes me want a time machine. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
"Health is the foundation for your appearance" they say as the camera pans towards the radium alarm clock
Imagine she wakes up and she looks like a mutant-
It's funny how Sue jumps out of bed fast as lightning as soon as she hears her brother's alarm clock ring
I used to have that battle with my brother as well, because last one had to clean the shower, lol.
What about how you can clearly hear the shower running, and opens the door anyway, trying to sneak a peak.
it's those stubby hands
Mood
I'm the youngest and only girl out of 9. We had 2 bathrooms. You learn to get up wayyyyy before lol
"sue avoids red nail polish, since it would call attention to her stubby hands"
I just burst out laughing at the absolute uncalled for pitch black shade the narrate casually threw on poor sue just trying feel her best
Now I took that, like everything else, to be Sue’s choice. The narrator is simply voicing what choices Sue is making.
Even today, dressing nice and keeping yourself clean is so important, for your physical and mental health, I find that even just putting on a nice pair of pants, a nice shirt, and a little bit of lip gloss improves my mental health drastically.
@Bobby Sands I am really happy that you are doing better now! Stay safe ^^
For real, as tempting as it is to throw on sweats and grab Starbucks every morning, it totally wrecks my mood. That extra 30 minutes of getting dressed, making coffee, and doing my hair and makeup makes me feel so much more energized and capable throughout the day. Plus, personally I'm at a point in my life where I'm applying to doctoral programs and spend a lot of time with professors who may be my letter of recommendation writers. I feel like I'm respecting their time and efforts more if I'm dressed as nicely as they are. That being said, I also have a lot of tattoos and piercings and unnaturally dyed hair. So I feel like it's extra important for me to be well groomed and very polite, since so many people think I'm a devil worshipper or something before getting to know me.
Same. Even on days where you are alone and don't have to meet anyone.It really does make a difference.
Even though not everyone wears suits and dresses these days, it's still a good idea to be presentable. Especially if you don't want to end up being featured on People of Walmart!
There's a lot of grey area in between People of Wal-Mart, and wearing a tie to school on a regular school day.
Emily Adams unless your school has a uniform
Harley Clapsaddle I will dress any damn way I want to
Harley Clapsaddle I think that's how I got here lol
In Europe they still do, it was so weird when I was in Europe, meanwhile I was wearing my "normal for me" clothes (sport clothing)
People laugh at this but I see people who need to take it to heart, every day. LOL
Dreaming especially at Walmart....
Just let people live their lives as they see best. They’re not hurting you and if they’re happy it shouldn’t matter.
People may be laughing at the "stubby hand" comment more than anything.
Stephy Sarabia once ppl stop showering, it is hurting me and everyone within a 3 foot proximity to them
@@BeauSC4Ever dying laughing at that one!! The Wal-Martians need to take this heart for sure!
I think it's very touching how these two don't give up on school despite moving close to their their 40s.
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Lmao
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I don't get it. They don't look like they are in their 30s at all.
Everyone looks old on vintage videos. We associate the dated styling with being old.
To all the people saying "I wish we still dressed like this!".... Babe, sweetie, no one is stopping you. You can wear these clothes or a slightly more modern version of them (we still have shirts, slacks and skirts) if you wanted to.
I still dress like Don even today. I do it for me. I only wish others who wanted to dress like this would just do it
I bet people are referring to the society, who nowadays wear bras without a blouse and a pyjama looking like they escaped from mental asylums.
@@acayetteSo true 😂
This comment gives me enfp energy lmao
Exactly. I don’t let this stop me. It’s like people who complain that people don’t dress up to travel anymore. I do! I dress very nicely every time. I love traveling, but then again, I’m a flight attendant. And even then, I make my job glamorous. It’s all in the individual.
Sue and Don are the oldest looking teenagers I have ever seen.
Boss Lady Lauren have you not seen current teen dramas?
They look like 14-15 to me... it might be the lighting since the black and white footage makes everything darker
They look like teens to me *shrugs*
They do look kinda old
They look 15-18
She shouldn't be wearing red lipstick with those stubby lips.
ephphatha230 😂😂😂😂
That cracked me UP lol
This made me physically laugh out loud, thank you
Lol
How can lips be stubby? Stubby means short. She’s a pretty girl
Stop being jealous
In 2023 I’m watching this 😂😂 I still iron my clothes for two weeks sometimes three! That’s how I grew up and never stopped. It’s easy and convenient ❤❤❤
‘Mother takes care of her appearance, even around the house as it keeps up her spirits’
My Mom: if I’m not going anywhere, I can just do jobs in a hoodie and sweatpants
It is corny but it actually does lift my spirits to spruce up
Yeah athleusure they call it
Back when siblings did the small things like polish each other's shoes and sew buttons
i gave my sibling my minecraft account. Thats about it
No way in the world my sister was going to do that for me. Visa versa on the shoes as well. She can do her own shoes just fine.
@@cityhawk
Its not about your siblings not being able to do things. Its about helping eachother.
When was the last time a teenager had shoes that needed to be hand polished or were taught how to sew? Hell most adults don’t know how to properly sew on a button. But it’s not their fault they were never taught...
I was under the impression that these were a set of twins (fraternal), hence why they double-date together, work together, and don't mind each other being in the room.
‘Mother keeps a good appearance even around the house for that keeps her spirits up’ words from the wise 🙌 I only just learnt how much better I feel with a nicer outfit than gym clothes all day every day 💖
Amen. We all have to learn this!
but according to others women only dress for men lol
When we were deep in Covid getting dressed up and doing my makeup made the day of sitting around in my house seem less horrid.
I feel my best in my PJS all day long no problem. Dressing up is a lot of work for nothing
I'm the exact opposite. I get super anxious when I have to dress up even if I'm not going out. I prefer to be comfortable.
These should be mandatory viewing for school kids
Making them think that appearances is the most important thing in this life? Suggesting to paint their nails, put on make up, spend all that time in front of the mirror for what? People nowadays are superficial enough, we have become a sick society where everybody only thinks for themselves...
I just went through some of the comments and have to say, a lot of you are making unkind "jokes" about this. I don't care if I'm different, but I LOVE THIS VIDEO and I could watch it 7 times each day without it getting old.
It’s inspirational to some of us, and the rest just don’t get it.
Poor Sue and her STUBBY hands.
Daniella Valadez She rather enjoys them, hehe!
I know, I was like “ouch, harsh”!
They left out the fact that Sue’s hand were disfigured in an industrial accident.
SCREW YOU, NARRATOR!!!!
Don and Sue have to much time on their hands
And you do...watching CZcams videos?
They sure have cart blanc on entering bedroom! Are ya' decent? ...er, no but..HI!
I'm panicking just to get up, throw something on, and maybe grab a banana.
When there not sleeping they are either washing or doing those finishing touches how do they get time for anything else
Well she can’t hold that much time with those stubby hands
I find that video very calming.
Same!
So Polite...Dignified & True Class. 💅💕
They had so little clothes in their closets... they really took care of their belongings. I wish people would do the same thing today instead of buying fast fashion! Fast fashion is so incredible bad for the environment, and also it causes things like slave labor.
Having said that: I really love her outfit. That dress is really pretty! 😊
The equivalent clothing today costs a fortune. Also, we're constantly pressured to buy more new clothes..."fast fashion" didn't really take off until the 00s.
They sure did. My dad Is born 1956 and he has 5 pairs of boots/sneakers. And they are all from when he was 16. They all look better than any of the new shoes today. Prestine condition
Do you have any higher quality women’s feminine brands to recommend? I have been wishing for nicer blouses.. but not just for work
Nowadays, feminines dress like prostitutes. They wear leggings, trousers, shorts that mark the shape of their buttocks. They also show their breasts.
I like those days when feminines covered their breasts, wore gowns and skirts. They dressed modest.
Ted Ehioghae that’s a broad statement about “feminine’s”... not very kind and not true of all feminine women at all
8 hours of sleep they say. I'm happy if I manage 5
"For your success depends a great deal on how you look." This is very true. We all know it, but back then they acknowledged it, and used it to their advantage.
It is not about genetic beauty; it is how to make the most of what you have. To look your best. To have good style, and carry yourself in the right way. To take care of yourself, and be put together. This is respect for others and yourself, and it opens more doors for you, than if you did nothing.
This is really very valuable advice, if you use it right.
Don & Sue are so elegant and smooth. 🤯
I love how everything is black and white so we know exactly what colors we should and shouldn't wear
Rofl!!!
HAHAH i laughed at this
To be fair, that shirt pattern was so loud I could almost see color 😂
"Does this shirt go with these trousers?"
I don't know, its BLACK AND WHITE! O.o
"Sue has stubby hands"
That she later used to throttle the snotty narrator!
FurryAminal bahahahahah
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I almost choked too funny.
FurryAminal LOL
FurryAminal Ahahahaha!
I’ve noticed everyone saying the stubby hand thing was uncalled for but I think they were saying that in the first person - as in Sue believes that about herself so she doesn’t use the color to draw attention to her believes flaws. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
“Dirt under your nails must be cleaned everyday, iT’s BeTtEr In PrIvAtE” 🥴
While it's true that fashions change, being well groomed is a good habit regardless of the decade. I laugh at how many people are commenting on how long this process takes. Try timing yourself on how much time you (we!) waste watching CZcams videos! 😁
Preach mate you make some good points
People on average spend 3 hours or more on TikTok, its sad to think of all the other things they could have been doing instead. I'm trying to cut down my watch time on CZcams, i'm also guilty for endlessly binging content!
I think it's interesting that nowadays we put more into the immediate desire for fashion, even if it doesn't last, and back then they actually put a huge amount of work for their every day clothes. I wish we would go back to that. I've adopted a vintage fashion, and yeah, I get weird looks, but somehow it feels really good to make my own clothes or get them at second hand stores, because everything has a story.
Grace R hey I have a vintage style too I buy my clothes from ModCloth and try to find the more vintage inspired outfits I also have 50 type dresses from Dresslily and usually get compliments when I wear them. If you like that style I say rock it!❤️
Grace R, same!!
Pheobe, is that you?
To them, it wasn't second-hand or storied
I'm a 14 year old male and I can't stop watching this channel! Such great advice.
Why does your bio just say “hi, my name is Grayson” 💀
@@Ayat_Ali because that's their name? You stoned?
@@BamBabyBrenda I don’t remember writing that 😭 I think I might have been 💀
@@Ayat_Ali 🤣
I wonder what it's like to live in a healthy family dynamic
I think people now need to take these tips including me.
"It calls attention to her stubby hands."
hahahahahhahhahhahahahahahahahahahahha 10/10
👏Only allowed clear polish. Poor Sue😞.
hahahahahahahaha I was laughing at that right now
I cried so funny.
Well, no boys will be seen with her at night. lol
Stubby hands lol...there's an old maid in the making.
I love how they talk about their friday night dates. I love that idea 🥺
oh man i love rewatching this videos. I first started watching old psas when I was around 19, but it helped me improve so much! I know some tips are outdated but still, most of it still applies. It's never too late!
3:49 And the race for the bathroom is on! Sue is in the lead...
+VerdantNight What's funny is Don can clearly hear the door shut, and whips the door open anyways, is trying to sneak a peak?
Lmao!
SUE YOU BITCH YOU USED UP ALL THE HOT WATER AGAIN!!!😡
Girl skills level up!
@Zimmit's Fabulous Wonder Hoagies that house must have two, because mother and father use a different bathroom.
These videos are incredibly inspiring. I pared down my wardrobe and decided to buy mostly timeless looking pieces (some are true vintage too). What I notice is that the reason a lot of the older finds stand the test of time is not just the simplicity and elegance of the design (40s/50s were modest times) but also the colour choices, materials and make. I find a lot of items are natural or sturdy man-made fibres and almost everything is lined. Often all I need to do is take them to a seamstress to tailor them and fix any minor flaws and it really elevates the look.
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Absolutely! Timeless clothing is really nice. There’s a reason the Ralph Lauren classic polos still look good. It’s just timeless good clothing.
As a seamstress I appreciate your comment.
I’ve done the same. My wardrobe, other than my skiwear, is mostly just a few pretty sweaters or classic button-down shirts, and some trousers, and three skirts. I have two dresses, one casual, and one semi formal.
I hate laundry. And I hate waste.
“Say do you look smooth” “you look mighty elegant yourself if I do say so” oh boy would I love to talk like this and not be looked at weirdly
This is also how people once looked before boarding an airplane.
& the dinner table
I can still remember the boys at the dances with their cologne and tweed jackets, clean cut and sexy but we never used that word back then,
That sounds amazing. At my prom they played hip hop and country music, and everyone was being a complete mess... bring me back to these days... I really think I would have loved so much about them. Good manners, courtesy, knowing your neighbors... dressing crisply and cleanly. These days, it seems like anything goes, which is good in some ways, but bad in others! Wish I had those memories like you do, they sound magical.
Did handsome equate to sexy?
2:49
"Sue avoids red nail polish since it would call attention to her stubby hands."
lol, harsh. I do not want these people narrating my life.
GEhotpants101 Haha, right?! Heaven forbid what they'd say about me.
GEhotpants101 The narrator avoids red lipstick to avoid calling attention to her fat mouth.
+Mike Peterson Best comeback ever.
+GEhotpants101 I know, I thought- "She didn't just say that! XD"
+Lily Raimey she just said it so casually😂
“For your success depends a great deal on how you look!” At least they were being honest. 😂😂😂
The 50s did not pull any punches! Her “stubby” hands 😂
I came from cs188 to check that the lady didn't spit out her milk. You know the manners of some Coronet characters.
Sue poops herself.
4:14 “I have to shave.” As he strokes his perfectly clean shaven face.
although outdated, this isnt bad advice. minus the whole “no red polish for stubby handed sue” thing. that was kinda uncalled for lmao
@Roger Dodger Exactly. :) Sure, you can wear whatever you like - but it is likely going to affect peoples opinion af you. And what is described is just the most basic/universally attractive color.
Lmao
@Roger Dodger get over yourself lol
People are so easily offended. You got to wear stuff that accentuates your strengths and makes your less attractive qualities less noticeable. Nowadays anything goes🙄. People not wearing for their body type for instance.
Lol, I have stubby looking hands and Im not offended. She was actually right.
As someone who struggles with these things & understanding them sometimes due to mental health things I low-key found this helfpul
2022 here and you can buy brand new jeans literally with tears already in them.
I'm actually learning from this.. We've forgotten about neatness to this level.
Watching this video and reading the comments reminds me that am I the only one who keeps herself well groomed and neat? I am not surprised since I spent the early part of my childhood with my grandmother who was quite similar to Sue during her younger years. RIP grandma.
WOW!!! Aren't you a special snowflake. You actually keep yourself well groomed? OMG! JESUS CHRIST! SOMEONE CALL CNN OR FOX NEWS, THIS IS THE STORY OF THE CENTURY!!!!!!
On a serious note, a LOT of people in this world keep themselves well groomed, you are not special in no way when it comes to that department.
Captain Mercurian wanna hear a joke?
Two guys and a girl are stranded on a desert island.
After a week or more, nature just kicked in, and you know stuff happened among the girl and the two men.
But after a short amount of time the girl just felt worthless and ashamed of what she was doing that she killed herself.
After a month or so, the to guys were kind of looking at each other for answers. And you know nature just kicked in, and stuff happened.
But after a short amount of time the two men realised the immorality of their actions, and decided to let the corpse rest in peace
Captain Mercurian I know! Isn't it great?
probably
@Captain Mercurian it's a troll you just gotta leave them alone
Here before the flood of inevitable comments about cs188's YTP of this film.
Here from cs188 😎
We need this in schools and groups .
My dad got ready like this every morning. He was born in the late 40s. All his clothing would be neatly pressed and his shoes shinned ahead of time. He'd wake up. Shower, shave, eat breakfast and put on his clothes. In that order.
Same here. No permanent press, virtually everything needed to be pressed. No blow dryers, curling irons, microwaves. If you didn't wash and set your hair the night before you were out of luck. Not a lot of time spent on makeup, none of my friends wore it. No pants on girls for school, knee length skirts or dresses only except for gym class. No tattoos, piercings, pink or purple hair, very few pierced ears even. Girls wore flats, white tennis shoes, saddle shoes with white socks, or sandals in summer. No open campus in high school. Whole different world now. I'm glad I grew up then.
@@Kubulek17 stop selling you've already made the sale. hahahaha
Mike Peterson till a woman says she found someone richer than you and it stops being “ good old days” and goes to “women are treacherous sluts”
@@ljones98391, I would happily go back and live then! Life was so much better in so many ways.
I've only ever seen my grandpa shine shoes. He did so every morning. Even if he was just chilling at home with half a grapefruit, a pack of Camel non filters, and The Price Is Right on tv. God I miss that man.
Sue didn’t put the top back on her lipstick and it’s driving me mad
cs188 sent me here... 😆
Everyone always looked so smart and put together back then 😂
Would love to see Sue & Don now do a reaction video to this, if they're alive that is
Same
I mean... that’s if they’re alive-
If theyre alive theyd be older then the queen!
They'll be 90-ish, if they were teenagers in 1949. I wonder how I will react to My own pictures when I'm 90, if I survive lol
Let's assume they 16 -17 1949
51 years to get to 2000 so they'd be 67/68 then 21yrs later they'd be 88yrs old in 2021 you get then the Queen who is 96
If her hands are stubby then the narrator would probably tell me to keep my hands in my pockets.
This is the best comment I fucking read lol
@@keithlarson247 yeah but you sure can't spell
less clothes, less choices. in the 40's 50's it wasn't complicated but very simple and practical
Part of what is meant by, “ life was easier back then.”
Every time they mention posture I feel called out lol
Same
well i quite liked that " risky patterned " shirt!!! well well
I was born in the 50's and it was a great time to be born. The youth and a lot of the adults now a days are terrible. They have no respect or manners. If we were to talk to ANYONE the way some of the people do today, we wouldn't be alive to tell about it.
I actually am in love with these so wholesome
I wish we could go back to the days when good quality clothing was relatively affordable, easily available, could be repaired and could stand a lot of washing. I don't just mean fashionable clothes but everyday things like jeans. I live in a town in Scotland which used to have a lot of textile mills. There was a shop which off loaded cut price clothes that the mills couldn't sell to chain stores because they had minor faults (like a button out of place). You could buy clothes there which lasted for years. That was in the nineties. Sadly the mills are all gone now
@evelynwilson
I agree with you.
I'm always thinking those thoughts too because the shops here in Ireland have had mostly clothes in poor quality fabric for the past few years.
Many smaller clothes shops have closed down since convid.
Glad I found a summer dress in good quality cotton in an M&S sale last October and I was lucky to find a few denim skirts there early this summer.
Apart ftom that it's been difficult to get clothes in durable, comfortable and natural material anywhere in a design that's flattering and modest with a neckline that's not too near the throat.
I remember the days when every town and city had clothes shops filled with nice clothes made from good quality material with lots of cotton, linen, wool, tweed, leather, fur and others, now it's mostly nylon made from recycled plastic and other horrible fibres that feel uncomfortable to the touch.
Every shopper I see approaches the garments and immediately feels them nowadays and often walks past because most people long for the natural materials of the past.
Some of the clothes look lovely until you feel them and even if they feel okay and are cotton, it's usually a poor quality, semi transparent cotton that isn't going to last long.
Damm the selfish rich Elites behind the UN and their Agenda 21 Plan for Sustainable Development, they'll still be eating meat,wearing leather shoes, wearing natural fabrics while flying in their private jets, while we get crammed in to cities and culled so that they can restore the land to nature.
I love how they earnestly did teach things like 'dirt under your fingernails must be cleaned everyday'
A little friendly advice for Don, burn that ugly shirt, the first one he pulled out. It wasn't nice back then, its worse now.
+Mike Peterson Love the first shirt!
Hell nah full send
It looked better before marker lines.☺
*it's
(Yes, I am like that, and yes, I'm probably a massive hypocrite who's made tons of grammar errors.)
tbh id wear it, tuck it into a pair of mom jeans with a pair of vans or filas and throw a bomber jacket on top and bam good to go
Todays generations could learn from this.
Why is this so much better than following present day tips
At least these are siblings who actually help each other. Don and Sue are very nice.
bruh someone find me that crazy shirt don didnt wear
Find it yourself
I wish we had a homemaking department in all contemporary schools, with a version beginning in primary school to introduce and ingrain certain behaviours and domestic philosophies into humans at a very young age. You see this in Korean and Japanese schools with how conscientious they are taught to be; just watch videos that film a Japanese school's lunchtime from start to finish. They all muck in with the cleaning and sweeping and tooth brushing etc etc. A communal, considerate and purposeful sequence of behaviours that become entirely natural in a relatively short amount of time and stick with a human until the end of their days. We don't have this in the West. When people get older they need new domestic and personal care skills to comprehend the importance of, the context in which they have profound power. So many children do not have parents who are not just willing to, but able to, teach them these certain self-care and domestic skills. I don't think people realise this. It's never the child's fault. It's not to do with whether the child is loved, it's to do with the parents mentality and deficit in parenting skills. Some kids have hardworking, preoccupied parents who've dropped the ball without realising it, or conversely, kids are born of poorly educated, culturally unsophisticated parent/s who were not educated and steered well themselves either (with regards to social etiquette, cultural education and the prosaic daily skills of taking care of your home and body. I won't even get on to the topic of moral guidance and the teaching of the concept of civic duty and respect for strangers). So much, if not taught at school leaves a real educational deficit, one that for so many underprivileged kids of various stripes, is just not picked up domestically by the parent/s either.
Homemaking Department...oh I can but dream this will return and not in some kitsch or controversial retrograde form. Our rapidly crumbling Western Society needs an educational revolution-- and not in the way most foghorn activists would envision the term 'revolution' in this context. :(
Would be great if Brit parents didn't throw it right back out the window
@@ghostlylover99123 Er, that was largely the point of my comment.
@@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293 you can't change a generation or two, if parents wont side with you. Look at the education system now, with the trans stuff
it’s true, that when you look nice you feel nice. even if that’s just at home for chores
If my brother came in my room and said I looked smooth, I would have screamed GET OUT NOW! Poor Sue has 3 outfits to choose from, can't take too long to get ready. And those stubby hands! How embarrassing. Mom can keep her spirits up by raiding the liquor cabinet after everyone clears out for the day. After all, she has to sleep with gramps, she needs some fortitude.
Sharon Martin 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Anybody notice the glow in the dark hands on Sue's alarm clock? They were radioactive, and sitting right by her bed put out radioactive fumes for her to breathe all night long. Let's look a little more deeply before we wallow in the glories of "The Good Old Days".
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@Zimmit's Fabulous Wonder Hoagies yeah they did have glow in the dark capable paint that was used on clocks, made with radium-226. It was called radioluminescent paint. It was a major problem for people who worked in clock factories. A much larger problem for most people was all the asbestos and lead pretty much everywhere. But I'm sure they thought it was fine, at least everything wasn't made with or dipped in arsenic like in the Victorian Era. 🤦♀️ Smh.
Sharon Martin😁😁😁
“For all through the day, others are looking at you.” 👀
My my my how far we haven’t gotten. I can’t believe we came from people that were this put together
They were not put together. They were being told they are worthless without a neat and clean appearance. No wonder homeless ppl and unfortunate ppl have been treated like shit for centuries. All thier attention is on capitalism .fancy telling ppl you need to put on clear nail paint in order to be hygienic.
We took good care of yourself and your clothes. Back then we had a shoe repair in our town. And we didn't have a lot of clothes. You made everything last. Don't laugh but my Grandma made a lot of our clothes, plus she made our sheets and towels too. But that was in the 60s .
Clothes = pressed and mended
Shoes = polished
Hotel = trivago
These need to come back. Too many people are walking around that look like they have not showered in years.
I love how they suggested comfortable, not too dressy clothes for school yet her outfit is dressier than how some people dress at their fanciest. Times have changed so much
I love watching these shorts