Just thought I’d post about the differences in expectations and lifestyle from when I was brought up to the present day.I’m just going to post about household goods and not services.
THEN:
Normal:
freestanding cooker
Sink
coal fires.
Bath
Toilet
valve radio.
Draughty windows and doors.
Luxuries:
Fridge.
Telephone. Often a shared line with your neighbour..
Black and white television.
Unreliable car built by Ford that would rust to scrap in five years or less.
NOW:
Normal:
Range cooker.
Double sink with disposal unit.
Washing machine.
Fridge freezer.
Tumble drier.
Dishwasher.
Electric kettle.
Microwave.
Bathroom suite with shower
Vacuum cleaner.
Central heating.
Double glazing.
Telephone.
Mobile phones.
Computers and the internet.
42 inch colour TV and other smaller ones dotted around the household.
Game console.
Fitted carpets.
One or more cars.
Luxuries:
Yacht.
Private aircraft.
Neither of these lists are extensive. I just thought that I’d show how much we have progressed in the last fifty years.
However we seem to have lost so much in the non materialistic side of things. I could go on at great length about how I miss the way of life in the past where manners were paramount and the individual looked after his own safety. However I’d be likely to bore you to tears, so I won’t.
Then again I might.
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