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i was asked a question as part of a market research questionairre, bizzarely about my car but thats by the by...and i thought oooooo it may be a question for debate 'pon this board.....
i'd say our/my generation is the luckiest. my parents were born and grew up straight after the war, started working in the 60's technology was hardly inspiring stuff....
my children, or my generations children, i dont think i envy them growing up in the world we live in....seems to be getting a more dangerous unsavory place.....
Our childrens, I just feel that my son is going to be very lucky with the amount that the girls dont wear nowadays, it was never like that when i was a kid
Our childrens, I just feel that my son is going to be very lucky with the amount that the girls dont wear nowadays, it was never like that when i was a kid
lol very true, but i'd hate to be a teenager nowadays. too much fighting, too many drugs, too many pressures, i know we all the same problems growing up and maybe with greater media coverage it just seems worse, its just that, well, its seems so much worse!!
mysteryjimbo
18-08-05, 07:57 AM
I'd have to say my parents.
They missed WW2
They bought their houses while prices were reasonable or even cheap
They laugh at the amount of credit adverts instead of noting the number
They lived through the 60's and 70's
Summers were summers
They dont have to worry about the greenhouse effect
I could go on...
Thats just my opinion of the generation of people in their late 40's and early 50's. It's not a quotable fact. :lol:
Definately mine I think... My generation is the first that had a real crack at Uni no matter what background and do *almost* what you want instead of what as dictated by your background.
On the other hand, yes my parents paid 9000 for their first house in the late 70's then sold it for more than 10 times that a few years ago... Where as the cheapest house that I wanted to live in (could have cheaper if I'd been willing to live in 1/2 the space and terrible negihbourhood, or gone for a small flat for slightlyless) came in at over 150K. And in 30 years time I'll still have half the mortgage to pay... At least you don't pay so much for mortgages in Holland as you do in the UK for some reason. Oh and I chose a cheap town to live in. Had I gone for Amsterdam, Delft or Den Haag (no way I'd live in Rotterdam) the money I spent wouldn't event get me a hovel.
But that's just one part of life. For the rest I'm quite happy :)
Stu
timwilky
18-08-05, 08:23 AM
I have to say mine. My parents generation experienced the horror of war, rationing and national service.
My grandparents generation lost babies to the diseases of poverty. My grandmother was a baby factory who had 12 children in a 2 up 2 down with no plumbing etc. It is no wonder she lost 4 children to Diptheria.
My children, whilst supposidly having a greater access to education and shaken of the shackles of class etc. will be burdened with massive debts as a result of aquiring thier education, I dispair for their future in attempting to build relationships, have children and buy their homes when they are likely to be into their 30s before their education debts are paid and then they will not be able to afford mortgages.
My generation. The goverment paid us to aquire our degrees. You made a mistake with a slapper and you had 6 weeks of orange juice and antibiotic. Now you get a death sentence. Houses were affordable. We got a slap from the local copper but learnt that repect was earned not a right. We witnessed the real growth of technolgy and achievement. Computers, satellite technology, colour tvs, household labour saving devices like automatic washing machines, microwaves, refridgeration etc for all. Our wives worked because they wanted to. Not because they had to. Sex was fun. Contraception was now available for every girl and she was not worried about bringing disgrace on the family. There was no such thing as mugging, etc. Rape was unheard of. (I am sure it happened. It was just not reported)
Nutkins
18-08-05, 08:26 AM
"The kids today don't know they're born"!
:shock: I've become one of those "old" people.
mysteryjimbo
18-08-05, 08:27 AM
I have to say mine. My parents generation experienced the horror of war, rationing and national service.
My grandparents generation lost babies to the deseases of poverty. My grandmother was a baby factory who had 12 children in a 2 up 2 down with no plumbing etc. It is no wonder she lost 4 children to Diptheria.
My children whilst supposidly having a greater access to education and shaken of the shackles of class etc. will be burdened with massive debts as a result of aquiring thier education, I dispair for their future in attempting to build relationships, have children and buy their homes when they are likely to be into their 30s before their education debts are paid and then they will not be able to afford morgages.
My generation. The goverment paid us to aquire our degrees. You made a mistake with a slapper and you had 6 weeks of orange juice and antibiotic. Now you get a death sentence. Houses were affordable. We got a slap from the local copper but learnt that repect was earned not a right. We witnessed the real growth of technolgy and achievement. Computers, Satellite technology, colour tvs. household labour saving devices like automatic washing machines, microwaves, refridgeration etc for all. our wives worked because they wanted to. Not because they had to. Sex was fun. Contraception was now available for every girl and she was not worried about bringing disgrace on the family. There was no such thing as mugging, etc. Rape was unheard of. (I am sure it happened. It was just not reported)
I reckon you are from the generation i intended to describe. Perhaps this vote should be deemed invalid as we are all of differing ages. Perhaps "Born in decade...2 would have been better.
Ours live for the now. :lol:
our parents' generation.
Free love and all that stuff
still a guarantee of a job for life
many would have made a lot of money on the property they would have bought when their families were young
Many can still retire earlyish on decent pensions - unlikely for us.
Don't care... :D It's all relative. :D
Biker Biggles
18-08-05, 11:24 AM
Those born just after the war had it all.They grew up in an era of increasing prosperity access to free health and education.All that still exists and is (on paper)getting better,apart from the education bit.But what that generation had was increasing personal freedom.They had to fight for it through the sixties and seventies,but that has all gone into reverse now.There is now a really visious authoritarian culture in the air backed up by the surveillance technology we have now.Who would be a teenager now with the dreaded camera picking up your every drag on an illicit fag or snog with the local slapper?Worse still everything is now "on record" for life so you can never live down past mistakes.Massive databases see to that.
I hate to think what Orwellian future awaits.
wyrdness
18-08-05, 11:28 AM
My children, whilst supposidly having a greater access to education and shaken of the shackles of class etc. will be burdened with massive debts as a result of aquiring thier education, I dispair for their future in attempting to build relationships, have children and buy their homes when they are likely to be into their 30s before their education debts are paid and then they will not be able to afford mortgages.
I think that the effects of high education fees, student loans and huge mortgages are turning Britain into a disaster waiting to happen. They're saying that people won't be paying off their student debt until they're over 35. How the f&^£ are they supposed to get a mortgage with even the cheapest one bedroom flats starting at over £150,000? How will they afford to raise families? I really wouldn't want to raise kids in this country right now. If we plan to start a family, we'll probably emigrate first, in order to give our kids a chance.
I think that those born just after the war had it best.
mysteryjimbo
18-08-05, 11:51 AM
My children, whilst supposidly having a greater access to education and shaken of the shackles of class etc. will be burdened with massive debts as a result of aquiring thier education, I dispair for their future in attempting to build relationships, have children and buy their homes when they are likely to be into their 30s before their education debts are paid and then they will not be able to afford mortgages.
I think that the effects of high education fees, student loans and huge mortgages are turning Britain into a disaster waiting to happen. They're saying that people won't be paying off their student debt until they're over 35. How the f&^£ are they supposed to get a mortgage with even the cheapest one bedroom flats starting at over £150,000? How will they afford to raise families? I really wouldn't want to raise kids in this country right now. If we plan to start a family, we'll probably emigrate first, in order to give our kids a chance.
I think that those born just after the war had it best.
I've the answer to you housing problems. Move out of london. Get a LARGE 3 bedroom house round here for 150k.
My children, whilst supposidly having a greater access to education and shaken of the shackles of class etc. will be burdened with massive debts as a result of aquiring thier education, I dispair for their future in attempting to build relationships, have children and buy their homes when they are likely to be into their 30s before their education debts are paid and then they will not be able to afford mortgages.
I think that the effects of high education fees, student loans and huge mortgages are turning Britain into a disaster waiting to happen. They're saying that people won't be paying off their student debt until they're over 35. How the f&^£ are they supposed to get a mortgage with even the cheapest one bedroom flats starting at over £150,000? How will they afford to raise families? I really wouldn't want to raise kids in this country right now. If we plan to start a family, we'll probably emigrate first, in order to give our kids a chance.
I think that those born just after the war had it best.
I've the answer to you housing problems. Move out of london. Get a LARGE 3 bedroom house round here for 150k.
Only works if you can get a job where you need to go though.
Thinking about it, going to Uni has made it difficult for me to decided where I can live... My parents can pretty much get a job anywhere - I don't have that many to choose from...
Maybe my answer of my generation wasn't correct afterall...
Interesting question though Im with Ping on this one its all relative. Every generation has lived through good stuff and bad.
Our grandparents saw the introduction of electricity and labour saving devices into their houses that would have made them consider themselves lucky over their parents.
Granted they lived through the horrors of WWII, but our parents lived through the Cold war with Russia/USA at ideological odds, Korea, Vietnam. We have grown up in the age of terrorism. So whos luckiest when you view it like that??
My parents had advantages that have now been lost to our generation - eg as Mystery Jimbo said they could laugh at credit adverts than note the number. But my bike gears better than what my mum and dad wore on the bikes.
Ive grown up in an age where going to Australia is achievable in a day, not a month and have the opportunity to travel at a cost that is now affordable as opposed to prohibitive to my parents.
Future generations? hey they may get to go to the moon for holidays, but they'll have the mess we leave behind to clear up.
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