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How did we survive during 70s 80s n 90s
How did one survive growing up in the 70's, 80's and 90's?
We had no seatbelts, no airbags and sitting in the back of a truck was a treat…
Our baby prams had the most gorgeous lead based colours…
No such thing as tamper proof bottle tops…
Opening kitchen cupboards was a breeze… as safety locks were unheard off…
Cycling was like a breath of fresh air…
No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of cardboards between spokes to make it sound like a motorbike…
When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was still a mystery…
We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all sort of things … and we were fearless on our bikes even when the brakes failed going downhill…
We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could climb trees & then jumping down….It was great fun….
We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back before dark, in time for dinner…
We walked to school, or sometimes we even rode our bike.
We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each other…. How? No one knows…
We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and bruises and bloody noses…. nobody complained as we had so much fun, it wasn't anybody's fault, only ours
We ate everything in sight, cakes, bread, chocolate, ice-cream, sweet sugary drinks, yet, we stayed skinny by fooling around.
And if one of us was lucky to find a 1 litre coca cola bottle we all had a swag from it & guess what? Nobody picked up any germs...
We did not have Play Stations, MP3, Nintendo's, I-Pods, Video games, 99 Cable TV channels, DVD's, Home Cinema, Mobile phones, Home Computers, Laptops, Chat-rooms, Internet, etc ... BUT, we had REAL FRIENDS!!!!
We called on friends to come out to play, never rang the doorbell, just went around the back…
We loved being let loose in the big bad world…without bodyguards…
We played with sticks and stones, played cowboys and Indians, doctors and nurses, hide and seek, soccer games, over and over again…
When we failed our exams we were given a second chance by simply repeating the same grade…without visiting psychiatrists, psychologists or counselors…
Such were the days… We had freedom, success, disappointments and responsibilities. ..
Most of all, we learned to respect others…
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svelte_saggi said
sigh,sob..... ...i miss the good ol' days........life was much better back then.....at least we were allowed to be ourselves!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
charanmafiriyals said
We were not spoilt those ...We were not spoilt those good old days like now :(
Fighting among ourselves to get closer to the Ice cream Man during Interval :)
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Victoria Byberg said
:) ......those glory days!!!!
britexpat said
seventies and Eightees were ...seventies and Eightees were great decades..
We were more carefree.. Less materialistic. More open to criticism, yet willing to voice our opinions and disuss issues.
There was hardly any "political correctness" and we voiced opinions without fear of being labeled racist, sexist etc..
Never worried about designer clothes or walking home late night alone.
I recall going on marches against apartheid and nuclear weapons. Took buses and was happy with a crappy ford cortina.
Good old days..
charanmafiriyals said
britexpat - we had a Morris ...britexpat - we had a Morris Minor :)
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britexpat said
Charan.. ...I had one of those also.. The back springs collapsed one day whilst driving.
Good times indeed..:)
Pieman said
I once had mini, a 1275GT, ...I once had mini, a 1275GT, remember those?
I'll never forget that one, it snapped in half
just eat another pie
charanmafiriyals said
I will open up a thread ...I will open up a thread called "Cars you used before 1990's". make your comments there.
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britexpat said
Pieman.. ...Superb,, with the arches and rostyle wheels, special grille and steering wheel..
Funny story..
One of the girls at work (1978) passed her test and was excited about going out and buying a car..
Next day she came in beaming.. We asked her which car she'd bought. She said that she disn't know the model , but it was black and really nice inside..
Turned out to be a Mini 1275 Gt with light tints, leather interior and wooden dash..
Vimmin..... You got to love them..
Vegas said
I can't go back now...No internet???No bill pay on line?? ...You can't teach experience...
alsboy said
Important points... ...U did mention... More space, fresh air and greener outlook... Well, in de 70's-90's... All dis was der tht left the average Human life-span at around 85-95... Look at it now-a-days.... max. 2 max. v got people living up2 65-70. Either dey die of heart attact or sum other problems... all dis due 2 de heavy pollution & fast living style...
Miss those days... seriously...!!!
svelte_saggi said
now we know why our parents ...now we know why our parents keep saying 'good ol' days'!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
Alexa said
Why complain? All times had ...Why complain? All times had their good and bad sides....today lots of things are easier than before, others may be more difficult...it all depends on what you make of it.
You mess with the cat, you get the claws....
svelte_saggi said
alexa ...maybe u're right.....even though our parents do say that way,it's quite evident life wasn't exactly a ackewalk for them either....
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
nicaq25 said
yah..that was when most ...people still pay in CASH not plastic cards.
clearbluesky said
I feel horrible for the kids these days. They simply don't get ...to connect to the nature as much as I could. I wasn't alive in 70's though but it's fast becoming only a holiday time out in the nature. Am sure, they r missing out on that. Almost all the time is spent indoors with video games, play stations etc isn't a healthy thing for the developing brains though.
Am determined to make sure that my kids get to feel the nature atleast as much as I did (when I finally have them one day IA :P) It's such a heart warming soul touching thing to remember how it felt to play in the fields among the butter flies, to be able to climb the trees, fool around with rabbits in the back yard, imitate the birds' sound, splash away in fresh water, smell the freshness of nature when u wake up in the morning and the happiness when u see ur lil plant having its first bloom....I can't get enough of them. I always feel sorry for my friends who have lived only in the cities, they will never know what they missed in their life.
Something is better than nothing but nothing is better than nonesense :p
alsboy said
Todays age... ...Alexa mentioned tht today's age is easier... But i hope u know tht wit todays technology & also all those gadgets hav made us very lazy...!!! 4 example, bac n de 70's - 90's... People actually took out der dogs 4 walkin so in a way gettin exercise for demselves as well as de dog, but now-a-days, u can actually get dos e-dogs online and Gosh... wot all u can do wit dem on click of a button... (P.s: I know der r sum of u out der who still walk ur dogs, dis wasn't meant 4 dem). Today, every is fatter, lazier & closed... bac in de 70's-90's... it was healthier, active & open... (When i mentioned open, meant more life-span and also healthy living)
WitchStix said
instead of sitting on QL all ...instead of sitting on QL all day, we actually WORKED for a living... ;) OOOHHH!!! the good old days! hmph!
"And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course" -Khalil Gibran
Arien said
als boy .. you said it ...als boy .. you said it dude.. and to add right from the childhood. No PSPs . PS3s .. we kids use to play in the field untill sunset when the moms use to comeout and threaten us to get back home and shower. It had big deal in keeping us fit.. look at the kids now.. one of the two are fatty, they cant run , they cant play , they cant be in the sun.
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nadt said
Maybe its because we learnt ...Maybe its because we learnt a lot from those "carefree" days..
someonenew said
I miss getting a letter from ...I miss getting a letter from my friends.
I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown
Alexa said
As I said before, it is what ...As I said before, it is what you make of it....it is all about choices....if you WANT to sit and play with computer/play station etc. all day...you can, if you want to go out and actually do something, get exercise, you can.....the choices are there...plenty of them, and if people are too lazy to do what they should, please, don't blame "modern times" for that....the only person to blame is ...well.. YOU.
You mess with the cat, you get the claws....
britexpat said
Alexa.. ...Agree with you on those points.. However, in other aspects the PC Brigade have spoilt things also.. We used to climb trees, go on cross country runs etc etc.. Nowadays, the health and safety and other such have made these things just about impossible..
Alexa said
Well, where I come from ...Well, where I come from people still climb trees...they also go on cross country and all other kinds of runs....plenty of forest, parks and running/exercise tracks outdoors available.
PC...sure, that is another thing...way too much of that around.That, I do agree, is a sign of our times....I am sure I do not have to explain where THAT comes from.
You mess with the cat, you get the claws....
alsboy said
Hmmm... ...No wonder Alexa has her signature line as "You mess with the cat, you get the claws..." Gosh, now it prefectly fits... :) Cheer'z...!!!
Anywayz, wit all de points exchanged here... I think de whole thing wud turn 2 a catfight. Gud luck 2 those who wanna...!!!
Arien said
someonenew.. you are ...someonenew.. you are rght,..it was something sweet,..receiving letters. :(
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Alexa said
Alsboy...you want to ...Alsboy...you want to elaborate on that?
I do not quite understand what you a referring to....
You mess with the cat, you get the claws....
charanmafiriyals said
No Photocoping in the 70 & 80 ...We use Ronio sheets master copry and made copies on ronio machine with black ink & Ronio Paper :)
Messy subject. made complete Tender Documents this way :(
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Arien said
All those made home and were ...All those made home and were forced to have are the ones we die for now..all those mom made stuff. huh miss them :(
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clearbluesky said
Alexa I have the same ???? aslboy why do u think it can turn ...in to a cat fight? btw which can turn into a cat fight on this thread? :p looks like u want one n want to create one lolz
Something is better than nothing but nothing is better than nonesense :p
Mandilulur said
Not to be a party pooper, ...Not to be a party pooper, but I remember those days when:
girls couldn't grow up to be doctors or engineers;
childhood leukemia was a death sentence;
child sexual abuse wasn't talked about or believed;
down syndrome children were always institutionalized.
If we don't remember the bad with the good - and it WAS good, too - we indulge in a false nostalgia.
"Every party need a pooper, that's why we invited you."
Mandi
charanmafiriyals said
Mandilulur ...girls couldn't grow up to be doctors or engineers;
Ample even in the 1960's
childhood leukemia was a death sentence;
Agree
child sexual abuse wasn't talked about or believed;
He would have been killed if found
down syndrome children were always institutionalized.
Never until todate. They were taken care of the entire family
That is in my country.
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Alexa said
I think as we all here on ...I think as we all here on QL, come from different countries, and grew up during different stages of our countries development, we do see things accordingly.
You mess with the cat, you get the claws....
Mandilulur said
I'm not convinced about the ...I'm not convinced about the "ample" part, Charan. In 1960 in the US only 5% of medical students were women. Today it is 49%.
Mandi
charanmafiriyals said
Mandilulur - in 1970's ...Mandilulur - in 1970's Sigapore sent scollers to Sri Lanka to learn uncer "Colombo Plan". Few Singapore Minister today were some of the benifisheries on that plan.
That was the standard of Education at that time.
Now gone with the wind :(
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britexpat said
Well I had a great time in ...Well I had a great time in the 70's and 80's .. Great times and great memories..
Arien said
All of us for that matter ...All of us for that matter brit.. technology and life styles hve improved big time , many things have become easier and faster too..
On the other hand we have lost many things we use to enjoy
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nicaq25 said
good morning yesterday ...you wake up and time has slipped away...