Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11002435)

The takeaway food got a lot better. :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11002402)

I've no idea whether or where you lived in the UK in the 1950s, But I lived (as a child) in Newcastle then.

There was no racism that I can remember. In fact there were very few people originating from other countries at all in my recollection.

There was one Italian who, as a prisoner of war had been assigned to work on a local farm but as far as i recall that was it.

There was, even in the 1950s, a Scot or two, and IIRC a person from London.

Were you perhaps thinking of Alabama?

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11002760)

How often would a box of Quality Street (or other choccies) be enjoyed in the 50's/60's?

It seems that now, chocolate assortments are promoted from November and regularly put out or enjoyed, although I thought in the past they were more of a special treat? There just seems to be so much chocolate available and eaten on a regular basis in modern Britain (guilty as charged, BTW!).

Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 11002808)

In my family in the 50's, we only got a box of Roses to share at Christmas (together with chocolate coins, a satsuma and a sugar mouse in our stockings). My Mum would get a box of Black Magic for Mothers Day.

:)

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11002824)

That honestly seems so much better than than the over consumption we have now.

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 11002450)

There was no Racism? Am sure there was no BNP either.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11002957)

Well, no. The BNP was first formed in 1960.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11002402)

I've no idea whether or where you lived in the UK in the 1950s, But I lived (as a child) in Newcastle then.

There was no racism that I can remember. In fact there were very few people originating from other countries at all in my recollection.

There was one Italian who, as a prisoner of war had been assigned to work on a local farm but as far as i recall that was it.

There was, even in the 1950s, a Scot or two, and IIRC a person from London.

Were you perhaps thinking of Alabama?

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 11003079)

^ Ah...you're talking about Wolfgang Puck :D

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 11003069)

That reminds me of a story my mum told me. She came from the north of Scotland. A trusty German POW was allowed out to do farming work. He never went home after the war and became a pillar of local society.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11003112)

The Italian stayed on too. The reason I know this is that the local farm in question was owned by my grandfather (and later by my father).

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 11003132)

I imagine that it happened quite a lot. Most of the POWs were probably very decent blokes, conscripted into the forces to do things they didn't agree with. Why would they want to go "home", particularly if "home" had been leveled and they had no family to go back to?