Not we, it was Maggies policies, picked up by Broon and Bliar.
House price gravy train may have hit the buffers
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It is true, but to add some perspective Tattoos and Glastonbury are the only things I can see that were available to me in the 70's.
Does 'George' count as designer clothing?
In 1970 you would have to of forked out
£1 to get in and that included camping and a free milk from the farm.
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You mean you are stuck in your own little twisted bubble!
DIYfun is one of the most vociferous negative critics of young people on here along with harry bloomfield.
Both are childless. Both are clueless.
Sums him up perfectly.
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Here are my answers to this crazy list of stuff. I can't believe kids these days are all like this.
Ours are certainly not.
Netflix, Sky tv, Paramount tv, Disney TV. No. When home, they use our subscription to Netflix.
I phones every time one is released.
Two of my lads have old iPhones that were bought or given to them second hand.
The third has a Pixel that is several years old.
None of them are on contract.
unlimited Mobile data
This can be had very cheaply these days, especially with an MVNO. My lads all have budget SIM only deals.
I pad
No.
cloud storage
No, use phone memory.
nice car on finance
Two sons don't have cars, the one that does there is no finance involved at all.
x2 Holiday's aboard
Up to 5 days away in Europe or weekends away in the UK with an emphasis on cheap flights, transport and lodgings.
Spotify or Apple Music.
Yes. YT Music in one case.
Playstation or xbox
Using hardware and games
The IT expert son plays with it. I think he's bought some new gear, but the others play with the old kit, the Xbox 360 and Xbox 1.
ring doorbell subscription
Hello Fresh
Pret a Manger
Starbucks coffee
No. They might get a sandwich from the supermarket.
Gym membership
Funnily enough, the son who is just about to buy a house goes to the gym...
Deliveroo
Uber eats.
Son who lives at home sometimes uses it for a takeaway on a Friday.
Ubers
Used rarely by the lads to avoid drink-driving.
tattoos
No.
Glastonbury
Two of the lads went to Leeds. We paid as a treat. Third one went to a concert in Manchester. He paid.
Designer labels
If you count North Face and Super dry, but otherwise no. We started getting all of our clothes handed down from family. Then we bought from charity shops and jumble sales and cheap stores like Sports Direct.
They never grew up with labels and only when they were much older did we get the afore-mentioned brands.
Ours are certainly not.
Netflix, Sky tv, Paramount tv, Disney TV. No. When home, they use our subscription to Netflix.
I phones every time one is released.
Two of my lads have old iPhones that were bought or given to them second hand.
The third has a Pixel that is several years old.
None of them are on contract.
unlimited Mobile data
This can be had very cheaply these days, especially with an MVNO. My lads all have budget SIM only deals.
I pad
No.
cloud storage
No, use phone memory.
nice car on finance
Two sons don't have cars, the one that does there is no finance involved at all.
x2 Holiday's aboard
Up to 5 days away in Europe or weekends away in the UK with an emphasis on cheap flights, transport and lodgings.
Spotify or Apple Music.
Yes. YT Music in one case.
Playstation or xbox
Using hardware and games
The IT expert son plays with it. I think he's bought some new gear, but the others play with the old kit, the Xbox 360 and Xbox 1.
ring doorbell subscription
Hello Fresh
Pret a Manger
Starbucks coffee
No. They might get a sandwich from the supermarket.
Gym membership
Funnily enough, the son who is just about to buy a house goes to the gym...
Deliveroo
Uber eats.
Son who lives at home sometimes uses it for a takeaway on a Friday.
Ubers
Used rarely by the lads to avoid drink-driving.
tattoos
No.
Glastonbury
Two of the lads went to Leeds. We paid as a treat. Third one went to a concert in Manchester. He paid.
Designer labels
If you count North Face and Super dry, but otherwise no. We started getting all of our clothes handed down from family. Then we bought from charity shops and jumble sales and cheap stores like Sports Direct.
They never grew up with labels and only when they were much older did we get the afore-mentioned brands.
My mum went mad when she found out I'd paid five quid for my first pair of Levi's (I think that's how much they were), she couldn't get her head around the fact that I could have had 10 pairs from Tesco for that price.
And you have just proven the pont. Your lads don't do any of that on the list and are buying a house.
Many of the younger generation expect to be able to do all that and more, own a property, a nice car, all from their early 20s. Then, when they realise they can't have it all from day one, it's the fault of government, society etc.
Nonsense.
