The speaker describes reaching their mid-30s and realizing they'd never seen most rated R or PG-13 movies from their youth. This left them unable to follow cultural references in everyday conversations, making them appear oblivious to basic societal touchstones. The gap between their sheltered childhood and adult social reality was large enough that peers were genuinely surprised by what they didn't know.
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