what it was like in the UK in the fifties
Nov 21st 2013, 3:37 pm
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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?
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?
I lived in London mate (the center of the universe), as you well know of course
There was no Racism? Am sure there was no BNP either was there?
Nov 21st 2013, 10:33 pm
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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!).
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!).
Nov 21st 2013, 11:21 pm
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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!).
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!).
Nov 21st 2013, 11:40 pm
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
That honestly seems so much better than than the over consumption we have now.
Nov 21st 2013, 11:54 pm
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
The commercials for Valentines, are one-sided as you know....."get her this and that" "for the one that means the world to you.....buy her this"
Nov 22nd 2013, 1:51 am
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Nov 22nd 2013, 3:14 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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?
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?
Nov 22nd 2013, 3:22 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
^ Ah...you're talking about Wolfgang Puck 
Nov 22nd 2013, 3:42 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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).
Nov 22nd 2013, 3:53 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
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?
Nov 22nd 2013, 8:13 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
It did. Several of them stayed to work in the brickworks near Bedford and they were joined by several hundred workers recruited from southern Italy. There were also displaced persons from eastern Europe working there.
Nov 22nd 2013, 8:17 am
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Re: what it was like in the UK in the fifties
Elton has just been on CNN and remarked that the 50's was a dreadful time to be gay.
