Can 昭和 mean "old-fashioned"?


Context: a man has just declared his love for a woman in a really sentimental
way. Two of his male friends comment as it follows:

> Friend A: なんつーベタな...  
>  Friend B: 昭和

I think it could be translated like: "How mawkish" "Yeah, old-fashioned". Do
you agree? In general, is the Shōwa period considered as a time when things
were more sentimental? Thanks for your help!

EDIT: More context here: <https://i.stack.imgur.com/9DM21.jpg>




Being 27 years since 昭和 was gone, it's safe to say that the word comes to be a
synonym of "good old days" to the most of people. Actually, I never witnessed
the real 昭和 because it was already 平成 when I was born .

Technically 昭和 encompasses a quite long duration December 25, 1926--January 7,
1989, what people nowadays imagine through this word is the atmosphere of 60s
to 80s; i.e. roughly when your mom and dad were young.

> _In general, is the Shōwa period considered as a time when things were more
> sentimental?_

Not particularly. In fact, I can't name what specifically Friend B describes
to be 昭和-ish from this context. It may refer to his attitude being so pure-
hearted, or this situation is so typical in drama at that time. The only thing
I know for sure is the character wants to tell something is "anachronistic" or
"so rarely seen these years".

* * *

**PS**

As already pointed out, ベタ means "(a pattern or solution is) fixed and
repeatedly used", so this 「なんつーベタな…」 should be translated like "What a
classic..." or some ways.




Being 27 years since 昭和 was gone, it's safe to say that the word comes to be a
synonym of "good old days" to the most of people. Actually, I never witnessed
the real 昭和 because it was already 平成 when I was born .

Technically 昭和 encompasses a quite long duration December 25, 1926--January 7,
1989, what people nowadays imagine through this word is the atmosphere of 60s
to 80s; i.e. roughly when your mom and dad were young.

> _In general, is the Shōwa period considered as a time when things were more
> sentimental?_

Not particularly. In fact, I can't name what specifically Friend B describes
to be 昭和-ish from this context. It may refer to his attitude being so pure-
hearted, or this situation is so typical in drama at that time. The only thing
I know for sure is the character wants to tell something is "anachronistic" or
"so rarely seen these years".

* * *

**PS**

As already pointed out, ベタ means "(a pattern or solution is) fixed and
repeatedly used", so this 「なんつーベタな…」 should be translated like "What a
classic..." or some ways.

