Get ready with me old school.

Died at "it calls attention to her stubby hands"

I bet they didn’t think we’d be watching this on some high tech device in 2020

Sue’s “casual” outfit for school is nicer than what most people wear to weddings, funerals, or religious services nowadays, let alone work.

"how does don look?" like a snack if i'm being real

Why do I get the sudden urge to polish my shoes?

“This button’s a little loose.” *proceeds to hold up a completely detached button*

To all the people saying "I wish we still dressed like this!".... Babe, sweetie, no one is stopping you. You can wear these clothes or a slightly more modern version of them (we still have shirts, slacks and skirts) if you wanted to.

"always be sure to get at least 8 hours of sleep as part of a healthy routine" And then project deadlines, social media and watching KZfaq at 3 am happened.

It's kind of interesting how styles for men and women have changed over the years. If a woman went out looking like Sue in 2015 she would look like a grandma, but a guy could look like Don in 2015 and still be considered good looking.

Now at the tender age of 33, I am glad I found these videos to realize the importance of actual grooming and appearance. Just like the movie Matilda, learning to take care of yourself isn't a skill most people learn until their early thirties

Watching this gave me the motivation to wash my face, apply spf lotion, and put on lipstick, under-eye concealer, blush, and powder. I look so much better and awake, and it didn't even take that long.

Both Don and Sue wake up in the morning looking nicer than most people do during the day.

People laugh at this but I see people who need to take it to heart, every day. LOL

I loved how at 2:21 Don was ironing his own shirt. So the woman doesnt need to do ALL the work. Everybody takes care of their own clothes

I have gone through a lot of comments and have to say that part of being well groomed is also how we all talk to each other. Crude and rude comments, off color jokes and cursing only show lack of morals and reflect on what kind of people we really are. If will stood up straight and be considerate to each other, then we just might not have the world we have today.

It's funny how Sue jumps out of bed fast as lightning as soon as she hears her brother's alarm clock ring

if these people saw how I look today they'd have a conniption

“All through the day people are looking at you.” Hello paranoia

Even today, dressing nice and keeping yourself clean is so important, for your physical and mental health, I find that even just putting on a nice pair of pants, a nice shirt, and a little bit of lip gloss improves my mental health drastically.

Even though not everyone wears suits and dresses these days, it's still a good idea to be presentable. Especially if you don't want to end up being featured on People of Walmart!

"Does this shirt go with these trousers?" I don't know, its BLACK AND WHITE! O.o "Sue has stubby hands" That she later used to throttle the snotty narrator!

Cs188 brought me here. Jokes aside, it is really cool to see what grooming was like back then. People actually took care of themselves.

I think it's very touching how these two don't give up on school despite moving close to their their 40s.

The acting in this tho. Feels like I'm watching my health textbook.

Don and Sue have to much time on their hands

I liked Sue's plaid skirt and blouse. Classic clothes are timeless and classy.

"sue avoids red nail polish, since it would call attention to her stubby hands" I just burst out laughing at the absolute uncalled for pitch black shade the narrate casually threw on poor sue just trying feel her best

They had so little clothes in their closets... they really took care of their belongings. I wish people would do the same thing today instead of buying fast fashion! Fast fashion is so incredible bad for the environment, and also it causes things like slave labor. Having said that: I really love her outfit. That dress is really pretty! 😊

Back when siblings did the small things like polish each other's shoes and sew buttons

I am addicted to watch these old videos teaching how to behave. It’s kind of useful sometimes even nowadays.

‘Mother takes care of her appearance, even around the house as it keeps up her spirits’ My Mom: if I’m not going anywhere, I can just do jobs in a hoodie and sweatpants

"Health is the foundation for your appearance" they say as the camera pans towards the radium alarm clock

Sue and Don are the oldest looking teenagers I have ever seen.

I just went through some of the comments and have to say, a lot of you are making unkind "jokes" about this. I don't care if I'm different, but I LOVE THIS VIDEO and I could watch it 7 times each day without it getting old.

I’ve noticed everyone saying the stubby hand thing was uncalled for but I think they were saying that in the first person - as in Sue believes that about herself so she doesn’t use the color to draw attention to her believes flaws. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

I love how everything is black and white so we know exactly what colors we should and shouldn't wear

Poor Sue and her STUBBY hands.

In 2023 I’m watching this 😂😂 I still iron my clothes for two weeks sometimes three! That’s how I grew up and never stopped. It’s easy and convenient ❤❤❤

“Dirt under your nails must be cleaned everyday, iT’s BeTtEr In PrIvAtE” 🥴

She shouldn't be wearing red lipstick with those stubby lips.

8 hours of sleep they say. I'm happy if I manage 5

I'm a 14 year old male and I can't stop watching this channel! Such great advice.

These should be mandatory viewing for school kids

‘Mother keeps a good appearance even around the house for that keeps her spirits up’ words from the wise 🙌 I only just learnt how much better I feel with a nicer outfit than gym clothes all day every day 💖

"It calls attention to her stubby hands." hahahahahhahhahhahahahahahahahahahahha 10/10

“Say do you look smooth” “you look mighty elegant yourself if I do say so” oh boy would I love to talk like this and not be looked at weirdly

"For your success depends a great deal on how you look." This is very true. We all know it, but back then they acknowledged it, and used it to their advantage. It is not about genetic beauty; it is how to make the most of what you have. To look your best. To have good style, and carry yourself in the right way. To take care of yourself, and be put together. This is respect for others and yourself, and it opens more doors for you, than if you did nothing. This is really very valuable advice, if you use it right.

2:49 "Sue avoids red nail polish since it would call attention to her stubby hands." lol, harsh. I do not want these people narrating my life.

3:49 And the race for the bathroom is on! Sue is in the lead...

Don & Sue are so elegant and smooth. 🤯

Here before the flood of inevitable comments about cs188's YTP of this film.

While it's true that fashions change, being well groomed is a good habit regardless of the decade. I laugh at how many people are commenting on how long this process takes. Try timing yourself on how much time you (we!) waste watching KZfaq videos! 😁

"Mother too keeps a good appearance, even around the house, for that keeps up her spirits." 1950s white suburbia in a single sentence?

I wonder what it's like to live in a healthy family dynamic

cs188 sent me here... 😆

although outdated, this isnt bad advice. minus the whole “no red polish for stubby handed sue” thing. that was kinda uncalled for lmao

I think it's interesting that nowadays we put more into the immediate desire for fashion, even if it doesn't last, and back then they actually put a huge amount of work for their every day clothes. I wish we would go back to that. I've adopted a vintage fashion, and yeah, I get weird looks, but somehow it feels really good to make my own clothes or get them at second hand stores, because everything has a story.

I find that video very calming.

So Polite...Dignified & True Class. 💅💕

I can still remember the boys at the dances with their cologne and tweed jackets, clean cut and sexy but we never used that word back then,

I think people now need to take these tips including me.

I love how they talk about their friday night dates. I love that idea 🥺

oh man i love rewatching this videos. I first started watching old psas when I was around 19, but it helped me improve so much! I know some tips are outdated but still, most of it still applies. It's never too late!

These videos are incredibly inspiring. I pared down my wardrobe and decided to buy mostly timeless looking pieces (some are true vintage too). What I notice is that the reason a lot of the older finds stand the test of time is not just the simplicity and elegance of the design (40s/50s were modest times) but also the colour choices, materials and make. I find a lot of items are natural or sturdy man-made fibres and almost everything is lined. Often all I need to do is take them to a seamstress to tailor them and fix any minor flaws and it really elevates the look.

Would love to see Sue & Don now do a reaction video to this, if they're alive that is

I came from cs188 to check that the lady didn't spit out her milk. You know the manners of some Coronet characters.

I wish we had a homemaking department in all contemporary schools, with a version beginning in primary school to introduce and ingrain certain behaviours and domestic philosophies into humans at a very young age. You see this in Korean and Japanese schools with how conscientious they are taught to be; just watch videos that film a Japanese school's lunchtime from start to finish. They all muck in with the cleaning and sweeping and tooth brushing etc etc. A communal, considerate and purposeful sequence of behaviours that become entirely natural in a relatively short amount of time and stick with a human until the end of their days. We don't have this in the West. When people get older they need new domestic and personal care skills to comprehend the importance of, the context in which they have profound power. So many children do not have parents who are not just willing to, but able to, teach them these certain self-care and domestic skills. I don't think people realise this. It's never the child's fault. It's not to do with whether the child is loved, it's to do with the parents mentality and deficit in parenting skills. Some kids have hardworking, preoccupied parents who've dropped the ball without realising it, or conversely, kids are born of poorly educated, culturally unsophisticated parent/s who were not educated and steered well themselves either (with regards to social etiquette, cultural education and the prosaic daily skills of taking care of your home and body. I won't even get on to the topic of moral guidance and the teaching of the concept of civic duty and respect for strangers). So much, if not taught at school leaves a real educational deficit, one that for so many underprivileged kids of various stripes, is just not picked up domestically by the parent/s either. Homemaking Department...oh I can but dream this will return and not in some kitsch or controversial retrograde form. Our rapidly crumbling Western Society needs an educational revolution-- and not in the way most foghorn activists would envision the term 'revolution' in this context. :(

My dad got ready like this every morning. He was born in the late 40s. All his clothing would be neatly pressed and his shoes shinned ahead of time. He'd wake up. Shower, shave, eat breakfast and put on his clothes. In that order.

4:14 “I have to shave.” As he strokes his perfectly clean shaven face.

less clothes, less choices. in the 40's 50's it wasn't complicated but very simple and practical

This is also how people once looked before boarding an airplane.

Watching this video and reading the comments reminds me that am I the only one who keeps herself well groomed and neat? I am not surprised since I spent the early part of my childhood with my grandmother who was quite similar to Sue during her younger years. RIP grandma.

If my brother came in my room and said I looked smooth, I would have screamed GET OUT NOW! Poor Sue has 3 outfits to choose from, can't take too long to get ready. And those stubby hands! How embarrassing. Mom can keep her spirits up by raiding the liquor cabinet after everyone clears out for the day. After all, she has to sleep with gramps, she needs some fortitude.

I've been binge watching these kind of videos lately and I'm scared there might be no more vids like this. 😢

As someone who struggles with these things & understanding them sometimes due to mental health things I low-key found this helfpul

A little friendly advice for Don, burn that ugly shirt, the first one he pulled out. It wasn't nice back then, its worse now.

Sue didn’t put the top back on her lipstick and it’s driving me mad

I wish we could go back to the days when good quality clothing was relatively affordable, easily available, could be repaired and could stand a lot of washing. I don't just mean fashionable clothes but everyday things like jeans. I live in a town in Scotland which used to have a lot of textile mills. There was a shop which off loaded cut price clothes that the mills couldn't sell to chain stores because they had minor faults (like a button out of place). You could buy clothes there which lasted for years. That was in the nineties. Sadly the mills are all gone now

“For your success depends a great deal on how you look!” At least they were being honest. 😂😂😂

If her hands are stubby then the narrator would probably tell me to keep my hands in my pockets.

I'm actually learning from this.. We've forgotten about neatness to this level.

Sue would just die if she saw the nail manicures of 2023! My have times changed. Perhaps not better but definitely more relaxed.

Every time they mention posture I feel called out lol

Did you hear that Kylie? Your lipstick should follow you own lip line!! Lol jk

Back when people had class and cared about appearances and manners.

I like watching older commercials like these. They sure don't advertise these days the same way they did back then (at least it doesn't hit the same way imo)

Everyone always looked so smart and put together back then 😂

Watching this while wearing my husband’s large hoodie and sweats.

did you notice that for the girl they mentioned looking good for the guys , but for the boy they didnt mention looking good for the girls....

My my my how far we haven’t gotten. I can’t believe we came from people that were this put together

Todays generations could learn from this.

Clothes = pressed and mended Shoes = polished Hotel = trivago

I was born in the 50's and it was a great time to be born. The youth and a lot of the adults now a days are terrible. They have no respect or manners. If we were to talk to ANYONE the way some of the people do today, we wouldn't be alive to tell about it.

Why is this so much better than following present day tips

2022 here and you can buy brand new jeans literally with tears already in them.

well i quite liked that " risky patterned " shirt!!! well well

"Following the lines of your own lips" LOUDER FOR THE LADIES OF TODAY. We all know your lipline doesn't end up there, hun 😂

I actually am in love with these so wholesome

Trying to practice this myself today. Have been for some time. Going Christmas shopping in a white shirt and tie instead of the typical sweat pants and t shirt. I think I look good and feel good. To each their own though. (: