Chan Wei Lik wrote:

From:Dragoon [dragoonak@earthlink.net]

How would someone born in 1980s deal with the 22nd century?

The same way an immortal born 400 years ago would deal with the 20th century.
If you lived through all those years, you'd be familliar with the world of that
time. Not like someone from the 20th century who's been abruptly dropped into
the future.

Ummmmm.. No. Consider how much the world changed from say, the 18th
century to now. Language, taboos, pop culture, technology.. While it
wouldn't be as bad as if someone was just dropped into the future, 
there would be a difference between Ranma, who had the 1980s culture 
set in his mind, and others who grew up in the future. Just think of
all those grandparents and parents saying "We didn't have *that* in
my day" and you see what Ranma would have to deal with. Yes, he'd
be familiar, but he'd still have some problems with it.
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