Children of the Past

The generation of today is not the generation of tomorrow, nor the generation of two "yesterdays" ago.  It is different. Unique. A butterfly with its own set of stripes. Culture is always changing, bit culture is also influenced by the past, making historical knowledge imperative.

I will record my findings, though my findings are mine and subject to be wrong. Culture is hard to generalize. I'll do my best.

1) Despite the endless variety of spices seen in 2015, the children of the Great Depression tend to reach for salt and pepper. Salt and pepper for the eggs. Salt and pepper for the salad. Salt and pepper for the avocado, casserole, and meat sauce.
This may be due to growing up with nothing but salt and pepper. Fancy tennis shoes are great, but why would a Roman soldier sacrifice his gruff leather sandals for something unfamiliar and strange?
He was born in those sandals, and he's going to die in those sandals. "Shoe store up the street? That's great! I'll get a pair for my grandkids. Give me my sandals."

2) Racial discrimination tends to be more commonplace. Not usually blatant, but more.

"Always talk and smile at the black folks so they know there are white people in Brunswick that don't discriminate." - Mom

Jews, African Americans, Hispanics, Arabs, and "Japs." The masses were strange and separated out of fear.
"Different" sometimes means "bad" with this generation. Not at all the case with the Millennials, two generations and a web page later.