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This is a Stock Phrase speech by any character denigrating modern kids, modern conveniences, and/or modern behavior against the standards of the speaker's past. It doesn't matter how many conveniences or benefits are available now; the speaker of the When I Was Your Age rant will not waver in his view that They Changed It, Now It Sucks. This is a perennial favorite of the Grumpy Old Man or Racist Grandma, and is often played for comedy -- expect to hear some variation of "I had to walk five miles to school barefoot in the snow! Uphill both ways!" Examples of When I Was Your Age include:

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  • This is a Stock Phrase speech by any character denigrating modern kids, modern conveniences, and/or modern behavior against the standards of the speaker's past. It doesn't matter how many conveniences or benefits are available now; the speaker of the When I Was Your Age rant will not waver in his view that They Changed It, Now It Sucks. This is a perennial favorite of the Grumpy Old Man or Racist Grandma, and is often played for comedy -- expect to hear some variation of "I had to walk five miles to school barefoot in the snow! Uphill both ways!" Examples of When I Was Your Age include:
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  • This is a Stock Phrase speech by any character denigrating modern kids, modern conveniences, and/or modern behavior against the standards of the speaker's past. It doesn't matter how many conveniences or benefits are available now; the speaker of the When I Was Your Age rant will not waver in his view that They Changed It, Now It Sucks. The most common version of this trope is for the speaker to criticize young people as having things easy compared to the hardships of the past; the When I Was Your Age rant almost always concludes that these advantages have made the young people of today soft, lazy, spoiled, or worse; the hardships gave people moral fiber. This is a perennial favorite of the Grumpy Old Man or Racist Grandma, and is often played for comedy -- expect to hear some variation of "I had to walk five miles to school barefoot in the snow! Uphill both ways!" When the point of the speech is how much better it used to be, you have a Nostalgia Filter in place. Might be part of a Rambling Old Man Monologue. Compare Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!, While You Were in Diapers, Misery Poker. Examples of When I Was Your Age include:
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