Where you born in the right generation?
 

Where you born in the right generation?

If you had a choice, would you have liked to have been born in a different generation or keep things as they are? And why?

I think I would have liked to have been born in the 1940s so I could have experienced the changes the 50's brought to suburbia. Of course, minus the racism.

Gabby:D

Born 1920's... to help the allies in WWII

I wish i could've been born 30 years before i did... in the 1960's, so I could at least TRY and keep the communism in my country, cuz AFTER it fell, everything turned pitch black.
No, i'm not being racist right now.

Well id like to of been born 1000 yrs from now so i can see what life would be like in the future but then i would`nt of known what life was like in the past so i would still be in the same rut.

Make the most of what you got because it dont last long.

lasto, mankind might not exist 1000 years from now... so it might not be a good time to be born :D

I would love to be born in the 1900s,when life was so wonderful.

i'm not interested to reborn, and i would not like to go in the past.. there was no internet by then.. lol

though i liked how it was in The Little House on the Prairie... big families, big lands for all... I also like how it was in the Da Vinci period... i would go see Leonardo and kick his butt because he was too stupid to release his work ...

btw, i'm more interested to see what will come in 20 or 30 years, when my kids are grownup and dealing with our past... :)

Same here. I don't know what it is exactly, but I have some sort of a connection to WWII aside from relatives who fought there.

I would have liked to live though, so I could have seen Pink Floyd live in my later years.

it would have been cool to be born in the 50s. then I could have been in my prime during the 70s. that would have been fun.

but I've very happy being 29. child of the 80s, teenager of the 90s, younger adult during the 2000s.

I've seen a technological revolution take place. I've seen both worlds, a world with little to no computers around, no cell phones, no high speed internet...and today where not having that is almost unheard of.

Hmmm...

My grandmother was born in 1914. She had her first child just as the country was leaving the Great Depression. Her second as it was entering World War II. Her last child was born in 1961. So 10 children over roughly 30 years. In her lifetime, we learned how to fly, conquered near space, created computers, fought two world wars, the automobile became common place, moved out of the cities and accomplished a lot. At 90, she got her first email address. She got her own cellphone when she turned 92.

As her grandson, I am able to listen to her stories before they are claimed by Alzheimer's. I can then take them forward to new generations and impart the knowledge within them. Sure there are some things in the past that I would have liked to have seen but will have to experience them in hindsight and make sure the knowledge makes it to the future. There will be feats, disasters, and other major events that will define human progress and anguish over the next 50 years that I will get to experience as well. I will be able to pass what I have experienced to my children and grandchildren. They will then repeat the cycle.

I miss chivalry, hat wearing, modesty and general decorum. Where has that gone?

Now it's get your own door, no hats unless it's a derby, thongs, and zero personal responsibilty.

Gabby

I probably would like to have been going through highschool mid/late 50's

I think it would have been nice to have been born 12 years earlier (ie 1950), so I could have experienced the 1960's as a teenager.

France, during the Baroque period ... :) ... there was no vbulletin then though :p

I guess its the person. Chivalry and common courtesy start with me. If others choose to pass it on then the world is a better place. If they don't then they lose out on that aspect of life. "Please", "Thank You" and "Excuse Me" are common parts of the dialog. I buy flowers or my wife at the store just because. I help people when they need help.

I am personally responsible for every action I take. I have only myself to blame or congratulate (as the case may be) on my lot in life. I also have less than $1000 credit card debt, no house payment, no car payment, pay all my bills on the 5th of the month, provide home cooked organic meals for my family except on Fridays, spend time with my kids doing silly stuff like playing Guitar Hero or watching reruns of Family Matters and so forth. When I need a job, no job is beneath me.

For your last two items, I don't wear a derby but I do wear a cowboy hat pretty religiously. I have never tried on a thong.

See! thats the matter with this world today! People don't ever want to try new things!!!

Where would we be today if people didn't do and try new things!


:erm:

I call BS :D

i imagine Wayne, naked in a thong, wearing his cowboy hat... ROFL

ok, my wife did... i laughed at it!

I’d love to live in the 1500’s or so. However, I’m afraid it’ll be only for a short period of time, since I’m destined to burn or be hang at that time at least a couple of times :D

I love my internet connection though! And my vBulletin licenses of course ;)

When I was a kid "flip flops" were called thongs. So I've worn thongs. :p

I think in the future, to avoid see such stupidity of mankind [a few less]

I would like to have been born in the mid 1950's, because then I would have been able to be a teenager in both the 1960 and 1970. That would have been really cool. To see some of the best Rock artists. Things were changing so quickly and anything seemed possible. Now, while anything does seem possible on the scientific frontier, much of the love, peace and togetherness seems somehow tainted with a certain amount of cynicism. The belief that love can change the world has worn pretty thin.
That's my take on it.
Alex
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fun and good taste starts here..... candy

Have a brother? ;)

So glad about the thong issue. Somehow cowboy hats and thongs just doesn't do it for me. LOL

I am in the here and now. If you do not like the way your are or how you live, then change.
When your dead it's too late. " Don't dream it, be it"

I have touched 100's of thousands of lives so far in 1/3 of my life.
I plan to touch millions before it is over.

Also, chivalry is lame. I respect everyone, but feel that I am not indebted to women in anyway. Men and women are equal, get your own coat and hat.

I hate how people pretend the past is some how greater than the now.

Past:


Women, blacks, other minorities, etc could not vote.
Interracial marriage banned
No internet
Better health care
Higher standard of living
I could go on but you get the picture.

Both well said,"realistic responses". :up:

Read my first post, I did say without the racism. No doubt there are great things about the present , and thank god were moving past all the awfulness you mentioned but overall, humans are much more angry, cynical, greedy, and of course far more materialistic than years past. Most families don't sit down for dinner anymore or talk with one another because parents are two busy working, providing a two parent income, to uphold this gluttony. Gotta have two cars, big house, 300 cable channels, a boat and a pool ya know-no matter what. A gluttonous world we have become. I am a great producer of this gluttony myself.

Chivalry isn't about indebtedness in the least, it's about respect. Oh god I can see the post coming now with that one.:D In my personal experience, men who think as you are often very angy towards woman in general and often times angry at the world as well. Not to say that you are of course, but just my experience.

Getting back to the topic of this thread. It's always fun to reminisce about that past. There are days when I wish there was no internet, cell phones, cable and there are days when I'm glad I have it. Yet I do long for a time when things were built to last, the day lasted longer because we weren't so overly engrossed in instant communication, and when the intoxication of drama wasn't so prevailing. Perhaps a more simple time I suppose? Yet this simple time/mentality often bread some really stupid unrealistic ideals as well. If only I could pick and choose.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Gabby

Bold.

That's good to hear truth.

Gabby

OH MY GOD !! :D

Did that Paul and they where brilliant times I can assure you... ;)

Yeah me too :up:

Id liked to see the Who sing My Generation in the 60's then the Pistols sing God Save The Queen in the 70's. I was 10 in 77 so I was a bit too young for the original punk scene :cool: