Reply to: Neatheus - poor kid

[bless 'em all]

I think you may have accidentally put on your rose-tinted glasses.

Not at all. I am speaking from my own experiences, rather than the perception of others.

[d000hg]

So you're suggesting you wouldn't?

I grew up on a council estate in the 70's and 80's. I seem to recall there were only a tiny number of families who were like the people in the article. The remainder were honest and hardworking blue-collar salt-of-the-earth people.

I think you may have accidentally put on your rose-tinted glasses.

Sweet mother of god

just fookin why would you wanna get jiggy with either of them

IDWTLOTHPA

Because most middle-aged white people look really hot, yeah right. And most people with 10 children still have a good figure.

They just look like average working class folk, they don't have the 'crim' features and the guy just looks a bit tired rather than shifty.

[barrydidit]

This is Ipswich. 13 kids must seem like a nice round number since they probably have that many fingers each.

[fullyautomatix]

Would Mitch ??

[Doggy Styles]

I've got a blue shirt on.

Blue and green should never be seen.

[vetran]

I notice there was no sign of a beaker in any of the photo's.

Dirty bastard.

[mudskipper]

I suppose if you have that many kids, you are at risk of running out of sensible names.

[bless 'em all]

I notice there was no sign of a beaker in any of the photo's.

Dirty bastard.

[Mich the Tester]

The mines closed. The dockyards closed. British manufacturing died, and along with it the sense of pride and self-worth that comes from a hard day's graft.

Well, British manufacturing certainly hasn't died, but employs less people than it did in the past. Part of that is thanks to automation, part of it thanks to poor management, part of it thanks to idiot trade unionists.

[original PM]

The mines closed. The dockyards closed. British manufacturing died, and along with it the sense of pride and self-worth that comes from a hard day's graft.

ok so best give uo then hey...

I would argue that it was not the hardworking blue collars who ended up being the dolites

it was the lazy blue collars who refused to look for work once t'pit or t'factory closed.

[mudskipper]

Whatever happened to people like that?

Did the chavs eat them all or what?

The mines closed. The dockyards closed. British manufacturing died, and along with it the sense of pride and self-worth that comes from a hard day's graft.

[vetran]

Whatever happened to people like that?

Did the chavs eat them all or what?

they are working 3 jobs cleaning old people's bums to pay tax so their neighbours can live in comfort on the dole.

[bless 'em all]

Whatever happened to people like that?

Did the chavs eat them all or what?

I've no idea - the moment I got into IT and White Collar working I moved as far away from them as I could.

When I moved into contracting I moved ever farther away.

[original PM]

Whatever happened to people like that?

Did the chavs eat them all or what?

labour got in and made living off the state an acceptable career choice

probably!

[Mich the Tester]

So you're suggesting you wouldn't?

I grew up on a council estate in the 70's and 80's. I seem to recall there were only a tiny number of families who were like the people in the article. The remainder were honest and hardworking blue-collar salt-of-the-earth people.

I didn't say they aren't. I said you could find those types on any council estate, but obviously, in between the 'hardworking blue-collar salt-of-the-earth people'.

Anyway, no I wouldn't.