In many ways, millennials have had it relatively easy compared to the generations before them.
Long before Google, MacBooks and Tinder, a different generation got through their youth with a little less ease.
Presenter Eusebius McKaiser invited listeners to share their nostalgic memories of the era before digital everything.
#ThingsMillenialWIllNeverUnderstand "Nommer asseblief! Nommer asseblief!"
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) May 19, 2017
10 things millennials will never understand:
1. There was once a time before [insert streaming service of choice here].
@Eusebius @Radio702 @CapeTalk Going to the video store to rent a movie 😂
— yogeeta (@yogeetaranchod) May 19, 2017
2. Having to adjust the aerial for a better picture on your TV - no HD.
@Eusebius I'm a millenial & I don't miss having to hold the TV aerial at a weird angle for an hour for us to watch wrestling.
— Night At the Museum (@BanNgidi) May 19, 2017
3. Making your way to the nearest telephone booth with small change or to make a collect call.
@Eusebius millennials won't understand tikkie boxes and reverse calls
— Karabo K. Kgoleng (@KaraboKgoleng) May 19, 2017
4. The highly technical skill needed to rewind or fix unraveling cassette tapes.
@Eusebius 80s playback - We started loadshedding in the 80s! pic.twitter.com/CLhjIpYnER
— Hilton George (@hgeorgeza) May 19, 2017
5. This slight broadcasting inconvenience.
Do u think they know what this is? @Eusebius pic.twitter.com/aiPlqjmi9O
— Nepstar (@NepoPholo) May 19, 2017
6.Not immediately knowing how those selfies turned out. #Kodak
#ThingsMillenialsWillNeverUnderstand - waiting for days for your photos to be 'processed' ! :) @Radio702 @CapeTalk
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) May 19, 2017
7. A kids show for the history books, before Disney channel.
@Eusebius #ThingsMillenialsWillNeverUnderstand
— Hilton George (@hgeorgeza) May 19, 2017
One of my favourite 80s shows... pic.twitter.com/5hfvHjs3gO
8. Written communication not sent via an App?
#ThingsMillenialsWillNeverUnderstand Telegrams...
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) May 19, 2017
9. When your floppy disk just wouldn't cooperate.
@Eusebius @Radio702 @CapeTalk Getting frustrated cos you forgot to unlock the latch of a floppydisk so you could save a document... #ThingsMillenialsWillNeverUnderstand
— Ming-Cheau Lin (@mingcheau) May 19, 2017
10. Before sliced bread hit the market (and when the milk man was still a thing).
#ThingsMillenialsWillNeverUnderstand going to the shop and buy unsliced loaf of Albany bread.
— Mike Khosa (@mikekhosa10) May 19, 2017
Take a listen to callers share their experiences during a trip down memory lane: