Organgrinder Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 It was absolutely brilliant, being a teenager in the 50,s Can hardly comment as it's all been very well put by, Irene, MikeG, Wynne, Fareast, nosy nellie, & jonjo2. We probably enjoyed it so much because we had all spent our childhoods in the austerity of the war years and rationing so we appreciated everything we got. The materialism of today has ruined everything and made "keeping up with the Jones", the only thing that matters. Everything comes too easily now and so is less appreciated - people cared more about each other in those days & the old friendliness has gone. And, why does everybody nowadays seem to have a such a short fuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertDSmith Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I think if anyone had asked us at the time if life was great I doubt very much if they would have got a positive reply. We had nothing to compare our lives with except the horror stories our parents told us and we could'nt really understand them. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but what about the National Service which ended it all so dramatically !!! I was very aware that I was being robbed of 2 years of my life at a very crucial point in time. O.k. we learned a lot from the experience but it was a high price to pay. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Being a teenager is great no matter what decade you have your teenage years in - afterall, you are discovering everything for the first time at that age, whether others have already been there or not! I would think that most people would look back on their teens as being a great time... Mine were in the very late 1980's and early 1990's and it was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katedave Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 one thing if i could go back to the fifties i could see my old mates and my wonderfull mum and dad i was brought up round bottomo moor in sheffield dave b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottynkyee Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Yes I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries22 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 The only thing l would have liked in my teenage years would have been a mobile phone, was scary when you had no way of contacting anyone if there was a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 wouldnt a male in his late teens have been doing national service in 1955 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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