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I don't think that my childhood was better, infact, alot of it was shit, it was quite violent where i grew up and everyone was eternally skint. The biggest difference was that we went outside and explored, built things and delegated, built up strength and immunity as well as practical skills and face to face social skills. There isn't so much of that today.
With the demise of the traditional suburban local pub the age group of town drinkers has risen. Also the price war has seen the ‘professional ’ older drinkers frequent The Live Lounge early evening then move on to the equally cheap Rummer, Borough, Old Arcade or Queens Vaults, I know, I have a dabble myself now and again.
exactly, everyone's experience in unique to them. I am sure there was also a lot of kids in your school, who did not have good social skills, and spent all their time after school sitting in their room reading comic books or something.
yes there are kids these days, who may have an unhealthy relationship with computer games ect, but surely these are just the same kids who, wouldn't have fitted in 30 years ago anyway?
I work with childrens camps in the US, and they often go 6 weeks a time away from home, without a single electronic item, and I mean thousands of kids from a mix of backgrounds and countries around the world, living in cabins in the woods doing activities I could only have dreamed of when I was a child. they are also kinder and more compassionate than anyone I grew up with when I was their age.
I just get defensive when i see our youth critised, when I know today's world in not a great time to be a kid right now, and most of them really are trying their best.
I'm not criticising our youth ( And i don't think that you think that) Your post is very interesting. Of course there were kids who were isolated when i was growing up, but physical play was much more accessible and was much more part of normality, although i don't know if my generation were more inclusive or not, i think that inclusiveness is difficult to determine sometimes. Kids are more gentle now, and kinder, like you say. They're more aware of social issues than alot of my friends were. I'd just like to see them burning off that youthful energy a bit more. I blame my generation for being over protective and paranoid when the reality (in my opinion) is that it's a whole lot safer for youngsters now than it was when i was growing up.
I live in Rhiwbina, but to be honest my experience of life since the lockdown has been confined to walking home from work in Splott in the middle of the afternoon and going back and forth to the supermarket a couple of times a week. That’s it. I haven’t been near any parks.
Is that place frequented by the middle aged as well? There's nothing more unattractive than watching a load of 40-50 somethings dancing, the women trying not to move to quickly as they might piss themselves and the blokes trying to throw shapes in shirts that contour their fat guts. Leave it to young people or hire a social club on a tuesday night-that's what i say.
Completely agree, my parents generation were proper piss heads (I'm 47) most of my mates parents would have a celebratory drink for the cats birthday-any excuse. My missus parents used to have all of their booze on display in a cabinet, like it was something to be proud of. I used to visit her when i was 14 and her old man would pour me a drink-he was offended when i said that i'd rather squash.
Revolution? Doesn't look great, there's another thing under their banner opposite the castle and that's a shithole. The same can be said of most of those kind of chains, Tiger Tiger was another but that has thankfully shut down
Womanby Street is one of the few bits of town with some originality worth going to, so the council will probably shut that down within the next few years