Our parents’ generation just seemed to have a lot more casual access to people.
You could leave the door open in the evening, go over to a relative’s place without calling, someone could drop in and end up staying for lunch. The local shopkeeper knew your whole family.
In Goa, a lot of that still exists. The balcao (front porch) is the best example. You sit outside, people pass by, someone stops to talk.
In Mumbai now, even calling someone without texting first feels rude.
when there was no phone people would just show up at each others house or what