Things kids will never believe

[Firestorm]

Footballs had laces
There was an hour and a bit of Childrens tv a day
The FA cup final was the only live game of the year

 

[RHB]

'Next' didn't open at 5.30am on Boxing Day. Adverts for big shop sales and holidays didn't start until after Xmas. You hadn't seen the big film on Xmas Day before Xmas.

 

[RobM]

Music was made by people playing real instruments!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Young people could afford to buy a house.

 

[RHB]

Gay meant cheerful, cheery, merry, jolly, light-hearted.
You had to be 21 to go in a pub.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Music was made by people playing real instruments!

I can't understand why people get snobby about that.

Music made on a computer is still music and requires talent.

 

[Gremlin]

Poor people used to be thin.

 

[Jam_Man]

Having afters after dinner was for birthdays and special events, not ever meal.

Gay meant cheerful, cheery, merry, jolly, light-hearted.
You had to be 21 to go in a pub.

**** me Im 47 and thats new to me!

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

You had to be 21 to go in a pub.

**** me Im 47 and thats new to me!

Yeah when was that?

 

[Benfleet A1]

Talking of pubs, they used to open from 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm. None of this all day stuff.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Poor people used to be thin.

Utter bollocks. My nan and some of my aunts were absolutely huge and the were poor as church mice. You really should stop reading the Daily Mail.

 

[Seasick Steve]

**** me Im 47 and thats new to me!

I've got 10 more years on you and it's news to me as well. To the contrary it was quite usual to go to (certain) pubs at 15 or 16 and not expect to be challenged.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I've got 10 more years on you and it's news to me as well. To the contrary it was quite usual to go to (certain) pubs at 15 or 16 and not expect to be challenged.

Indeed, though I do remember some that were over 21 only.

 

[* ORM *]

Southend Pier was an awesome day out!

 

[BrettieAngell]

The town didn't stink of skunk because the only draw in town was resin

On that note, at one time you could get solid for a fiver a henry!

 

[LCBB72]

Five pints of lager for £1 in the Carlton , remember when lager went up from 17 pence a pint to 23 pence a pint , everyone said they were not going to drink again .

 

[* ORM *]

Hot cross buns were only sold at Easter.

 

[Pubey]

White dog poo

 

[RobM]

Maps were on paper!

 

[* ORM *]

Power cuts and sugar/bread shortages in the 70s. Mum made her own bread. It was awful but Dad made us promise never to complain.

Virtually nobody had heard of the Falkland Islands in 1981. By the way read the account of the logistics of the Vulcan bombing raid (which in itself largely failed the objective). It's an incredible story.

I was going to post my own favourite that kids won't believe how fantastic our country will be post Brexit but as that impacts adults too I won't do it. :hilarious: