Follow-up: What’s the best part about living in the 21st century?

Asked at: Custom House Plaza in Monterey

TERESA HERRERA | Cosmetologist | Salinas

ST Teresa

A: The ’40s or ’50s because I love Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra. The movies were so much more passionate. Life was elegant.

Free Love: Well I’m a lesbian, so the freedom we have to be ourselves. I can walk freely with my partner.

NICK ANAYA | Skater | Monterey

ST Nick

A: The ’60s, man. It was a better time, a more free time.

Flip Side: It seems everything is falling down. There’s nothing great that catches my eye.

DRISHTI NAND | Hair Stylist/Student | Monterey

ST Drishti

A: Edo Japan, because that was a important point in Japanese history. The spark of industrialism started there, and sushi.

True to Self: For me, being a minority female. I have rights, a voice.

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