Originally Posted by
jpatokal
- When I first came to Japan in 1996, it felt like the country of the future. Now, it seems increasingly to be the city of the past:
1996 was the past.
Now, the internet is alive. In 1996, it was very small and just a toy.
Cell phones are everywhere. In 1996, only some had them.
Side airbags are everywhere. In 1996, only front...and no traction control.
Of course, since 1996, the Concorde died, al-Qaeda won a decisive battle destroying the WTC, and Northwest, Ansett of Australia, and TWA died.