Did we have it better?

Qwerty said:
There's no doubt Kids have a hell of of lot more opportuinitys these days but looking back I'd certainly prefer growing up in the era I did.

Loads of friends all out all day pretty much every day. Bmx's,building ramps, Football, building dens, Fishing, Camping out, garden hopping, building carts/bogies, collecting conkers, climbing trees, Army, travallio, Knock-a-door run,

Sure beats staring at a screen all day wearing skinny jeans and a quiff looking moody ;)

Musically it was better..

There has been countless musical/youth movements right back to the 50s, as far as I know.
Rock & roll, 60s type stuff,Punk,ska, prog rock,mods, new romantic, We had Madchester in the north, 80s/90s indie. Rave/ House music.

As far as I'm aware there's been nothing since the early 90s.
It just seems teenagers have had nothing musically to call their own for some time now. All a lot of them know is generic American garbage or extremely average stuff like George Ezra & Ed Sheeran.

Like I said.. Loads more opportuinitys but give me the 80/90s anyday.
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You seen your avatar? :)
 
We certainly used our imagination more. I was the proud owner of a real, shop bought cricket bat and in summer we would play Test matches that lasted for the full 5 days, from just after breakfast until "The umpire" deemed the light unfit for play.

Now I recall, the umpire always looked remarkably like one of your mates Mum and "bad light" always coincided with tea time. :)

Simple times and I remember them fondly.
 
Jabba said:
We certainly used our imagination more. I was the proud owner of a real, shop bought cricket bat and in summer we would play Test matches that lasted for the full 5 days, from just after breakfast until "The umpire" deemed the light unfit for play.

Now I recall, the umpire always looked remarkably like one of your mates Mum and "bad light" always coincided with tea time. :)

Simple times and I remember them fondly.
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Brilliant times - Used to hate going in when you got the shout

During the summer hols we were from the first light to that last light up to all sorts.

Hated when it was raining and you were stuck inside
 
Childhood innocence is getting much shorter sadly, do you think most parents now would let their kids get up to the unsupervised things listed in this thread. Community spirit is dwindling with most going home at night and just shutting the door rather than socialising in pubs, clubs etc. sad but true and I am sure high levels of immigration is one of the main reasons.
Prepares tin hat.
 
Tiger man said:
Childhood innocence is getting much shorter sadly, do you think most parents now would let their kids get up to the unsupervised things listed in this thread. Community spirit is dwindling with most going home at night and just shutting the door rather than socialising in pubs, clubs etc. sad but true and I am sure high levels of immigration is one of the main reasons.
Prepares tin hat.
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Why are you sure of that ?
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Why are you sure of that ?
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could be down south full of scousers,get a few quid and they cant get away quick enough,then alaways say "ARR INIT GREAT LA"when anyone mentions scotty rd.cilla that w ***er TARBY most ignorant man in the world,played in a 4 ball with him many moons ago,never spoke a word unless spectators near then arm around you and banter.
 
Does no one see the irony of referencing monty Python in this thread??

That sketch must be 40 years old, and a parody of the moaning old buggers of that time. :o
 
Tiger man said:
From personal experience of listening to people's opinions. Not saying the whole country is the same as I have no experience of anywhere else but there is tension around me for sure.
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But why does immigration stop kids playing football outside instead of playing it on the playstation ?

How does immigation stop kids from enjoying themselves outside instead of being stuck in front of the telly or on a games console ?
 
6inchcup said:
could be down south full of scousers,get a few quid and they cant get away quick enough,then alaways say "ARR INIT GREAT LA"when anyone mentions scotty rd.cilla that w ***er TARBY most ignorant man in the world,played in a 4 ball with him many moons ago,never spoke a word unless spectators near then arm around you and banter.
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:confused:

Can someone translate that for me please
 
Pin-seeker said:
I certainly think i had it better as a kid (I'm now 33) than kids have it these days.
No FaceBook,smart phone,internet,online gaming...
We use to play football,build dens,ride bikes....
And if we did play computer games we were playing them together.
People now (not just kids) seem to be constantly on their phones.
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I agree and I'm 35. Also when we did watch tv there was Airwolf, Knight Rider, Street Hawk, the A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum PI, the Fall Guy etc etc.
 
bobmac said:
And when your parents or teacher or a policeman told you to do something, you didn't dare question it, you just did it.
Or was that just me?
I cant believe how many times I've seen under 10s argueing with their parents in shops :mad:
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When we were in Primary 1 and getting to the age that we were losing our baby teeth if you told the teacher that one was loose she used to pull them out for you and nobody batted an eyelid.
 
Sponge1980 said:
When we were in Primary 1 and getting to the age that we were losing our baby teeth if you told the teacher that one was loose she used to pull them out for you and nobody batted an eyelid.
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Imagine that today. The teachers would probably be sacked and sent to prison for physical abuse.
 
World is a different and not for the better place and those idyllic days of Bob's youth (notice he never mentioned rationing) and indeed mine are long gone. Did we have it better? Possibly but far more opportunities for the yoof of today
 
So many reasons why kids can't play safely on the streets or be allowed to wander to the park for hours on end these days. Sad as I remember building go karts, footie games that would last what seemed all day, cricket matches etc. From the age of 10 I use to get the bus on my own to Wimbledon Common and spend all day up there just playing golf and then walked alone back across the common to the village and got the bus home. Was going to Fulham and Wimbledon football on my own by 11
 
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