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My Gran was a modern Gran....in sense of humour and opinions...not stuck in a by-gone era.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
I think the older generation seemed so remote when I was growing up. Respect is one thing but to creep around not daring to speak until they'd finished and not much interplay between adults and children, seen and not heard, dreadful!!Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
I enjoyed spending time with older people, but as a child, I always found other children boring... till I got into my teens.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
I never really viewed older people as boring as I was always encouraged to spend time with my Grandparents which I enjoyed. My parents were (and still are) up with modern times and modern music etc.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
I didn't meet my grandparents until I was nine years old so Jimmy and Lily next door were substitutes. A really nice old couple who were great friends to my mum and who used to look out for us if mum was late home from work. I in turn remained friends with them right up until Lily died and Jimmy was shuttled off to a care home never to be seen again.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
I remember being afraid of managers , business owners and bosses when I went for job interviews , it was terrifying as I always felt intimidated by their old fashioned and strict ways .Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
My generation was modern. We were part of a massive social experiment. I remember at my first school having hippy teachers with progressive ideas. So old people to me were my parents generation who were very old fashioned compared with the times, strict and very opposed to all the permissive society changes that were happening at the time. They'd grown up during a far more conservative time. Some of their friends were very traditional and much older so from a very different era. A lot changed in the 70s so that made everyone who was not part of the movement seem old and disapproving. Oldies were always complaining about young people's long hair, bad attitude even their way of walking etc. It was a social struggle.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
oh and most of the old ladies in those days had lots of terrible make up and looked florid and unhealthy - over forties all had that curled hairstyle like hilda ogden. People had less healthy lifestyles, everyone smoked ate fatty food and gold top milk (my dad's favourite on his cornflakes with loads of sugar, along with a full english breakfast). Nobody looked after their teeth and many had dentures or bad crowns. These days we have HRT and healthy lifestyles. Getting old doesn't have to mean being frumpy and falling apart any more. The physical changes and people exercising more and eating sensibly mean that people look far younger for longer and dress more like those twenty years younger which removes barriers.Re: What did you think of older people when you were young?
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