These 27 you just had to be there memes will hit you right in the nostalgia

Twitter has been very nostalgic this weekend with everyone sharing you had to be there memes which sum up all of our longing for better times.

The “you just had to be there” memes were first posted on Friday and people are sharing four photos for things they’re nostalgic for. These include original iPhone games, Love Island and Turkey Twizzlers.

The funniest of the memes are essentially the ones that sum up peak British culture, such as Gary Barlow having a go at Tulisa for her “fag ash” breath courtesy of the Love of Huns Twitter account.

These are the 27 funniest you had to be there memes:

1. This season was elite

https://twitter.com/charlottiiiiee/status/1365682452115709954

2. How was this a decade ago?

https://twitter.com/hydrococko/status/1366224206216630272

3. OG iPhone games just hit different

https://twitter.com/khyammm/status/1366224778319831040

4. Kinda want one these now

You had to be there frfr pic.twitter.com/2VmSbeYFfG

— GW (@G_wuapbaby) March 1, 2021

5. Still not over it Jamie

You actually had to be there lol pic.twitter.com/owhihqMpyQ

— ماركوس (@mrqqus) February 28, 2021

6. What is Freshers without YikYak?

https://twitter.com/_mcgorts/status/1365477962355798027

7. Honestly this moment deserved a BAFTA

U just had to be there pic.twitter.com/2lzVgG9Z6s

— loveofhuns x (@loveofhuns) February 27, 2021

8. Bratz over Barbie anyday

you just had to be there… pic.twitter.com/KP3V61tTdG

— scorpio siren 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 (@naomijae_) March 1, 2021

9. What a summer

https://twitter.com/lynette_sylvia1/status/1365397023583842317

10. Arguably the greatest musical of all time

https://twitter.com/socialenemy_/status/1365759057118826503

11. ICONIC

You just had to be there pic.twitter.com/CrCZ4JlQWk

— ✨isobel harrop✨ (@hispersonfriday) February 27, 2021

12. They don’t make shows like this anymore

You just had to be there pic.twitter.com/B3DHTN4a6o

— Murad Merali (@MuradMerali) February 27, 2021

13. Justice for White Maltesers

You had to be there pic.twitter.com/NIoxsQGZBL

— kieran🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇪 (@kieran_ashton1) February 27, 2021

14. Ok so I just really love Love Island

You had to be there. pic.twitter.com/WGutCyf2C6

— Lewis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@lewisa95) February 27, 2021

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15. Wanna go back to these days

U really just had to be there pic.twitter.com/9t33C5R5t2

— loveofhuns x (@loveofhuns) February 27, 2021

16. Wait, am I missing school rn?

https://twitter.com/Iqs96/status/1365387980853153792

17. This really was a cultural moment

https://twitter.com/iw0uIdntasky0u/status/1365009431864500225

18. Rainbow Fairies should have won the Booker Prize

https://twitter.com/MIDORIGlRL/status/1365873588176187395

19. *Sobs*

u just had to be there pic.twitter.com/NZNgB2D5Bn

— 𝑒𝓂 (@regularbackwood) February 26, 2021

20. We really thought this was the look

https://twitter.com/uhhmmily/status/1365540151724802048

21. And this was a personality

u had to be there pic.twitter.com/nsGqAb7b1M

— trish (@ultragloss) February 25, 2021

22. Someone bring back the Cheetah Girls

YOU HAD TO BE THERE pic.twitter.com/s34XpiSlHC

— TMC Music Connoisseur #TTG | TRAPO 2 TOUR OCTOBER (@MusicConnoisseu) February 26, 2021

23. Thank god this era is over

https://twitter.com/asleepykarl/status/1365366619921342464

24. Oh the drama

https://twitter.com/arioIaoutsoId/status/1364994594996371460

25. Why do I feel 14 again?

you just had to be there pic.twitter.com/EuHCWUTd7n

— denny (@denisha_meows) February 26, 2021

26. They don’t make them like this anymore

https://twitter.com/PRADAXBBY/status/1365344187332321280

27. My life peaked at this moment

https://twitter.com/kashboysam/status/1365190619572936704

Featured image credit before edits: Katie Harp on Unsplash

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