Things The Peculiars Would Love About The Modern World

Things the peculiars would love about the modern world

(I know they would have had some of these things in the 1940’s but most of them are more common/iconic in the modern day, or they would have been in short supply during the 1940’s.)

Enoch: Punk music Tattoos and piercings Undercut hairstyles Sour candy Graffiti Skate parks Gender expression McDonalds Coca Cola Call of Duty The Simpsons

Millard: Funky socks Monopoly Touch screen devices Liquorice Starbucks 100 days of productivity (and similar) Trying to decipher millennial speak (’Jacob what is lmao?’) Vines Lucky Charms War time museums (’that didn’t happen trust me I was there’)

Hugh: ‘Save The Bees’ campaigns Retro gaming Iced tea Sherbet Caramel Memes High top Converse Netflix Emojis Garlic bread Pokemon (he loves beedrill)

Horace: Flavoured ChapStick Pride parades RuPaul’s Drag Race Instagram Musicals Karaoke Memory foam matresses Sunscreen His first growth spurt in 70 years

Victor: Comic books Redvines Krispy Kreme Space travel Central heating 3D movies 21st century politics Google Camera phones

Olive: Cartoons Glitter glue Light up shoes Mood rings Slime Bubblegum Cotton candy Fun fairs Scented pencils K-Pop

Bronwyn: Action movies Nachos Feminism Beanie hats Target American Football Body positivity Winning those big stuffed animals at carnival games Rollercoasters Learning to drive

Emma: Scented candles Makeup tutorials Hair dye Forever 21 Highlight!!! Rollerblading Phones small enough to fit in you pocket Pizza Snapchat Chocolate

Claire: Barbies Circuses Pretty shoes!!! Disney princesses 21st century dental care Kinder Eggs Hello Kitty Mac-and-cheese Slinkys

Fiona: Yoga Herbal tea Advocados Black lives matter Flowercrowns Incense Spotify Recycling Fairy lights Lush

Miss Peregrine: Tupperware Microwaves Bingo The development of Peculiar History Red wine Seeing her children grow up Jacob’s parents