lurcherman 887 12,679 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 We were so poor the burglars used to bring stuff to us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 We were so poor, the first time I saw a butcher's window, I thought there'd been an accident ! (thanks to the great Les Dawson for that one !) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,961 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 In all seriousness how many of us have actually been properly "Starving" not many Id say , lots of us on here came up on council estates with not a lot but it done us no harm not having much in fact it gave most the drive to succeed , not always massively but improve our lives from our parents , each generation has it better than the previous but does it Instill the values we had i.e. appreciating things the kids today take for granted . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,340 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 In all seriousness how many of us have actually been properly "Starving" not many Id say , lots of us on here came up on council estates with not a lot but it done us no harm not having much in fact it gave most the drive to succeed , not always massively but improve our lives from our parents , each generation has it better than the previous but does it Instill the values we had i.e. appreciating things the kids today take for granted . Spot on. We're not what I'd call well-off but, our daughter doesn't know the kind of hardships that me and the missus did when we were growing up. And that's just the way I like it. A council estate education taught us that you have to make your own luck. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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