"Pitchers Were $2 And You Could Drink At 18": People Share What The '80s Were Really Like

“Cheap concerts, cockroach-infested apartments, and the constant fear that it could all end in a nuclear flash.”

"Things started to pick up in 1992 when I finally got a permanent job, but my memory of the 1980s is poverty, inflation, debt, and fear of nuclear annihilation. It was probably the worst decade of my life."

"Thus, the beginning of handing out fake numbers since blocking wasn't an option."

Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.