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i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
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When I was young not many people I knew had a high standard of living. Now I know some people have much more, but because there were relatively few lifestyle magazines, or instagram, we were not encouraged to aim for a certain standard, nor was I encouraged like young people today, to envy more affluent people.
For instance I would never be aware of brands like jimmy Choo or prada. Just give me a book and I was happy.
People want too much nowadays and it’s a shame.
For instance I would never be aware of brands like jimmy Choo or prada. Just give me a book and I was happy.
People want too much nowadays and it’s a shame.
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Middle class family? I think everyone here has the same experience. I can't imagine a lower class family asking this because they may not have a computer or a upper class family or even the royals posting here because they maybe have a more royal-like forums to post in. Posh posh forum.
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(Original post by PQ)
I was nearly 15 when we could first afford to go to Europe on holiday on a plane.
I was nearly 15 when we could first afford to go to Europe on holiday on a plane.
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Odd question
Most people have computers nowadays, even if you come from a low income family there are still computers in schools.
Please show me an example of these royal forums I am most intrigued
(Original post by rcmotorboy)
Middle class family? I think everyone here has the same experience. I can't imagine a lower class family asking this because they may not have a computer or a upper class family or even the royals posting here because they maybe have a more royal-like forums to post in. Posh posh forum.
Middle class family? I think everyone here has the same experience. I can't imagine a lower class family asking this because they may not have a computer or a upper class family or even the royals posting here because they maybe have a more royal-like forums to post in. Posh posh forum.
Please show me an example of these royal forums I am most intrigued
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(Original post by FemaleinDress)
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
Dad worked in a low paid factory job during the day and mum did similar in the evenings. They did a great job in providing for 4 children. We didn't have much money but I never considered us poor or disadvantaged either.
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In retrospect, about as working class and close to the breadline as was possible before the advent of foodbanks.
No family household car, ever.
No family holidays abroad, ever. (I was twenty when I first went anywhere on a plane.)
No central heating in family home, ever.
No double glazing until I was into my twenties.
No landline telephone until I was in my teens.
No internet or PC until I was 20, (I completed the first 2 years of a computing degree with no access to a PC at home.)
I was on free school meals from primary through to AL’s.
My first job washing dishes was for circa £2.50/hour
You would think I grew up during the war looking at the above, but it was just the reality of an unskilled single parent household in the 80’s. As above, I had access to libraries and I had a fantastically happy childhood.
So yes, a lot of the concerns of younger people do make me roll my eyes. But it’s not their fault, it’s just the standard of living they’ve become accustomed to.
No family household car, ever.
No family holidays abroad, ever. (I was twenty when I first went anywhere on a plane.)
No central heating in family home, ever.
No double glazing until I was into my twenties.
No landline telephone until I was in my teens.
No internet or PC until I was 20, (I completed the first 2 years of a computing degree with no access to a PC at home.)
I was on free school meals from primary through to AL’s.
My first job washing dishes was for circa £2.50/hour
You would think I grew up during the war looking at the above, but it was just the reality of an unskilled single parent household in the 80’s. As above, I had access to libraries and I had a fantastically happy childhood.
So yes, a lot of the concerns of younger people do make me roll my eyes. But it’s not their fault, it’s just the standard of living they’ve become accustomed to.
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CoolCavy. Royal forums? That’s what I thought. They probably get their servants to phone their friends servants instead, lol.
There seems a sharp difference in the childhood experiences of us oldies. We didn’t know how deprived we were, but when we look back we were happy and never felt poor.
There seems a sharp difference in the childhood experiences of us oldies. We didn’t know how deprived we were, but when we look back we were happy and never felt poor.
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(Original post by FemaleinDress)
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
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(Original post by Admit-One)
So yes, a lot of the concerns of younger people do make me roll my eyes. But it’s not their fault, it’s just the standard of living they’ve become accustomed to.
So yes, a lot of the concerns of younger people do make me roll my eyes. But it’s not their fault, it’s just the standard of living they’ve become accustomed to.
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I was fortunate enough to grow up in a family with money.
That said I was never spoilt, and my Dad taught me the value of money from an early age.
That said I was never spoilt, and my Dad taught me the value of money from an early age.
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#17
pretty poor.
Single parent household, unemployed, multiple times with no gas and electricity, went without dinner at least once a week, didn't have the internet until about 2013 (other than the three months in 2005), had free school meals (which was the norm in my schools) among other things.
Single parent household, unemployed, multiple times with no gas and electricity, went without dinner at least once a week, didn't have the internet until about 2013 (other than the three months in 2005), had free school meals (which was the norm in my schools) among other things.
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(Original post by FemaleinDress)
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
i grew up in a house which was neither rich or poor , my parents had problems but not massive problems , just the normal ones..
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Fairly decent. My parents are divorced but in each house I had food, heating, clothes and love.
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