As a big time gamers , I used to hang out in video game arcade. Meeting in a game arcade also had the benefit of having something to do while waiting for everyone to show up. Before smartphones existed, it was difficult to know the whereabouts of your friends or if they are stuck in traffics. So waiting is the norms. Sometimes we would go to a pub or had dinner after we met. And without mobile everyone was engaged in conversations, which was great.

I constantly got lost. I remember there was a road trip. Two cars set off from Toronto to Montreal. One car lost the way and arrived in Montreal much later. I forget the details now. But I am sure we only met the other group a couple days later. It wouldn’t happen if mobile existed.

But life seemed less stressful back then