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What's better/worse now than 20-30 years ago?

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  • Man_About_Town
    Man_About_Town Posts: 997
    Worse.
    Football
    Music
    Media
    Young people
    Environment

    Better.
    Comms
    Travel
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,095
    Sometimes you think not much has changed then you read this thread...

    Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!
    As I am sure you are aware Saga.......
    Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now Sandwell General Hospital) in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, and christened at St. Edwards Church in Selly Park, Birmingham. His mother, Philomena (or Phyllis) Lynott (b. 22 October 1930), is Irish, and his father was Cecil Parris, an Afro-Guyanese.[2][3] Some news and fan-site sources more specifically said that he was an Afro-Brazilian,[4][5] but in an August 2009 interview Parris's wife said that he was from Georgetown, British Guiana........
    So an Irishman by choice, still that aside  a great musician much missed.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,149
    Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!
    There was always Paul McGrath.  And I think you can count Nelson Mandela as honorary Irish, as the Irish fans chanted "Paul McGrath's Da" at him.
  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031

    Worse.. Music, Human Rights, Media, Sport(business orientated), EU

    Better...Cars, Food (some), TV.

  • Powell Is Pleasant
    Powell Is Pleasant Posts: 1,443
    http://www.cracked.com/article_18983_5-complaints-about-modern-life-that-are-statistically-b.s._p2.html?wa_user1=4&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=moreon

    - for those who are saying that music is worse now.  Great music is definitely being made now, but you're just not listening to it / don't know about it.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,149
    Great song that Archies one ;-)
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Better: Standard of Cricket has got so much better
    Communications
    Travel

    Worse: Overpaid footballers
    Communism has taken a hit in 30 years as well

  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Sometimes you think not much has changed then you read this thread...

    Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!
    As I am sure you are aware Saga.......
    Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now Sandwell General Hospital) in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, and christened at St. Edwards Church in Selly Park, Birmingham. His mother, Philomena (or Phyllis) Lynott (b. 22 October 1930), is Irish, and his father was Cecil Parris, an Afro-Guyanese.[2][3] Some news and fan-site sources more specifically said that he was an Afro-Brazilian,[4][5] but in an August 2009 interview Parris's wife said that he was from Georgetown, British Guiana........
    So an Irishman by choice, still that aside  a great musician much missed.
    Quite! Obama is also Irish when it suits! 

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