TomsFocus Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 As we're coming to the end of the decade, I just wondered what you think defines this decade compared to previous ones? (Apart from Brexit lol!) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 For me, it's been a disaster, lost my job due to illness, cant cycle anymore and can hardly walk, apart from that it's been great. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I find the early 2000s different compared to today. Just looking at pictures of myself little and how different people used to dress, furniture and cars were back then. Nowadays people get offended easily, LGBT stuff. The funny one I saw was of a Facebook post saying that it is animal cruelty to miss gender it. Most of my fish I don't know their gender or scientifically it hasn't been known how to know from its species but I hope I don't get done for animal cruelty 😂 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, zain611 said: Nowadays people get offended easily, LGBT stuff. Us oldies can obviously see much greater contrasts with going back a few more years! But yes, I very much agree with you on that one - I think all this so-called "political correctness" has had a serious impact on free speech, for example various Universities not inviting Speakers because they might say something they don't agree with, or this idea that we today should apologise for things that happened in different times and circumstances, which we had nothing to do with. I always think of the saying (usually attributed to Voltaire, but I think it was actually someone else who said it first) "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 I'm not sure people do get offended more easily nowadays....just 60 years ago white people wouldn't share a bench with black people, gays were imprisoned and good luck renting anywhere if you were coloured or Irish... I mean, essentially the majority of wars have been fought because someone was offended by someone else's race, religion, culture etc... Having said that though, I am disappointed that there is still so much hatred around towards so many people. I just don't get it, if you don't like someone, fine...but why actively abuse them either online or in person verbally or even physically... There's obviously a whole mindset to it that I don't have I guess. This thread has gone far deeper than I was expecting it to btw...I was thinking more like Smartphones, superfast broadband and Stormzy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Some pillocks whinging about "Father" Christmas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, TomsFocus said: I'm not sure people do get offended more easily nowadays Well, you were originally talking about the last couple of decades, and I definitely feel that in that time we've gone a bit downhill on people being over easily offended or not wanting to listen to views they may not like. Certainly going back 60 years things have changed, mostly for the better, though some things have bounced a bit too far the other way. Back then not everyone was like that - my parents harboured no prejudices on grounds of race, colour, religion or sexual orientation and brought me up the same way. We had quite a lot of Poles where I lived - most had fought in the war, been wary of going back because of the communist regime, and many had settled in Yorkshire, mainly working in the mining industry and marrying local women. About a third of the kids in my primary school had unpronounceable surnames as a result, but it also made me see that people who were on the face of it a bit "different" were really just the same. Looking back, I think we owed those people a lot - they'd made big sacrifices to fight with the Allies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Social media went on steroids - people glued to their phones with Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. Gotta post those party pics from when I was drunk to show how fun of a person I am! Rise of dating apps - Tinder etc. Everything became an internet meme Trump getting elected and undismissable proved that the American political system is broken; ours is almost as bad Rise and fall of IS*S, and countless domestic terror attacks across Europe and the UK Climate change starting to get really bad Crazy news headlines in general, outdoing the Onion amazon taking over half the world Rock music disappearing off the charts/top 40 for the first decade since at least the 70's Ok, to avoid sounding like Mr Miserable some positive ones now: People becoming more socially aware, racism slowly becoming less and less tolerated, legalizing ***** marriage Rise of awesome millennial services - Uber, Lyft, Deliveroo, Lime, Bird, etc. Continuous improvements in medicine, cancer research etc Improvements in car technology - smaller yet powerful turbo engines, radar guided cruise, self-parking, active city stop, slowly on the way to self driving cars EDIT: this is all the stuff I've noticed personally 😀 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Eric Bloodaxe said: Well, you were originally talking about the last couple of decades, and I definitely feel that in that time we've gone a bit downhill on people being over easily offended or not wanting to listen to views they may not like. Certainly going back 60 years things have changed, mostly for the better, though some things have bounced a bit too far the other way. Back then not everyone was like that - my parents harboured no prejudices on grounds of race, colour, religion or sexual orientation and brought me up the same way. We had quite a lot of Poles where I lived - most had fought in the war, been wary of going back because of the communist regime, and many had settled in Yorkshire, mainly working in the mining industry and marrying local women. About a third of the kids in my primary school had unpronounceable surnames as a result, but it also made me see that people who were on the face of it a bit "different" were really just the same. Looking back, I think we owed those people a lot - they'd made big sacrifices to fight with the Allies. Ah, fair point! I agree not everyone was like that, but sadly most of my older relatives, and their friends, were and still are! Honestly I despair at some of the conversations my Nan and her friends have in their 80s slagging everyone off and being offended by everything all the time. 🤦♂️ They're too old to change now though. My other Nan that passed last year wasn't prejudiced at all though...she had the same view I do of just letting other people live their lives. She grew up in London and had a pretty hard life, but she was definitely a work hard, play hard kind of girl and had lots of life experiences. The prejudiced ones have lived in rural areas and lived pretty sheltered lives tbh... I guess I'm lucky to have seen both sides of that, although grew up in a rural area myself. Ironically I was the one at primary school with an unpronounceable surname! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: Ironically I was the one at primary school with an unpronounceable surname! Yeah, sFocus is a bit of an odd surname, I suppose.😀 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 @Incontro can agree with the heads to the phone people. Once at the train station platform I was the only one looking up and the rest of people were just looking down on their phones. Is a bad posture too as people can become to have their neck pushed forward and I heard that point on the back where the spine bends you get a buildup of scar tissue. Scar tissue has no bodily function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, zain611 said: @Incontro can agree with the heads to the phone people. Once at the train station platform I was the only one looking up and the rest of people were just looking down on their phones. Is a bad posture too as people can become to have their neck pushed forward and I heard that point on the back where the spine bends you get a buildup of scar tissue. Scar tissue has no bodily function. Sounds nasty... I wonder how many of us zoomers or millenials have it then? Although when you said scar tissue, I instantly thought of this: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 10 hours ago, Incontro said: Sounds nasty... I wonder how many of us zoomers or millenials have it then? Although when you said scar tissue, I instantly thought of this: What a tune, I immediately thought the same after reading Zain's post! I do wonder if the 2010's will be remembered for wrecking everyone's eyes with constant phone use and VR! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, TomsFocus said: What a tune, I immediately thought the same after reading Zain's post! I do wonder if the 2010's will be remembered for wrecking everyone's eyes with constant phone use and VR! You see the young generation of kids these days glued to the phone or tablet. I'm happy these stuff weren't around or I hadn't been on it when I was young except for the PS1 and 2. I think these game consoles after frequent use dies something to you. I heard people or children tend to be more quiet. I've noticed this myself when I was young not wanting to speak back but just make a hum sound in a way of agree to something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I actually think this is more kids in their 20s than teenagers. My 14 year old daughter has a phone of course and uses it a fair bit like we all do, but won't walk around staring it at and will happily put it down when we're chatting or if she's watching something interesting. And she laughs at people who experience live events in a tiny screen rather than just putting the wretched thing down and actually watching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 I was always quiet myself before phones became common...literally every parents evening my Mum got fed up of hearing 'Well, Tom's very quiet...not much else I can say' At home children were to be seen and not heard though...suited me fine! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 2 hours ago, TomsFocus said: I was always quiet myself before phones became common...literally every parents evening my Mum got fed up of hearing 'Well, Tom's very quiet...not much else I can say' At home children were to be seen and not heard though...suited me fine! The funny thing is I'm quiet at home but weirdly when I had my meeting with my personal tutor for the first time I was talking properly and confidently to her about my career aspects, volunteering work etc and she said I have a clear career path and am really passionate about it. Most people in my course don't know what they want to do after this she stated. I'd be happy getting into that training but hate the competition however I've heard people getting in there with just a undergraduate degree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, zain611 said: The funny thing is I'm quiet at home but weirdly when I had my meeting with my personal tutor for the first time I was talking properly and confidently to her about my career aspects, volunteering work etc and she said I have a clear career path and am really passionate about it. That sounds great! But it's not really a funny thing - I've often found that people who initially seem a bit quiet really come out of their Shell once they are on a subject on which they are knowledgeable and feel passionate about. Far better to be that way than a person who always makes a lot of noise but doesn't know what they're talking about!😀 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Eric Bloodaxe said: That sounds great! But it's not really a funny thing - I've often found that people who initially seem a bit quiet really come out of their shell once they are on a subject on which they are knowledgeable and feel passionate about. Far better to be that way than a person who always makes a lot of noise but doesn't know what they're talking about!😀 Yeah I mean I felt like I was in an interview setting when I was speaking to my tutor which did make me feel a little happy as I've never done an interview before. With this training I'm more worried about the appitude test and that hopefully I get a high enough mark to get an interview. The interview I feel I have a lot to speak about especially with my knowledge of the specialism I want to go into both by my undergraduate knowledge and voluntary work. It's surprising how prevalent how many people come into A&E for a heart related problem. Sometimes Im with the nurse doing ECGs on the patient however they only do it if the patient complains about chest pains. Sadly one patient I came across had low oxygen saturation and blood pressure and sadly heard he passed away on that day. He was being given 15 litres of oxygen an hour and most people I see who are given it normally have 1-3 litres an hour! This guy had 5 times that but he's lung weren't able to take it in properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Do you watch The Apprentice @zain611? It's interview week this week (Weds 9pm)...that should give you an idea of how harsh some interviewers can be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: Do you watch The Apprentice @zain611? It's interview week this week (Weds 9pm)...that should give you an idea of how harsh some interviewers can be! Not a fan of apprentice myself. It's weird how some people behave even though they are clever. Something I don't like when going to uni. If I hopefully get an interview I'll try and book a practice interview at my unis careers advice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 To bring this back on topic... What are the fashion trends of the 10's? The 'more on top fade' replaced the 00's quiff. Skinny jeans maybe, don't remember them in the 00's! The Superdry/Northface black jacket... Pre-ripped jeans... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 SUVs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 My Guides all on a 2010 focus which happens to be a 1.6TDCi and its still on the factory turbo almost ten years spooling no spoofing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Guy Heaton said: SUVs. I see from recent news reports that these things made up 21.2% of new car sales last year, compared to around 6.6% a decade ago. This completely undermines efforts to reduce CO2 from vehicles in this country which had been in decline since the turn of the century, but has been rising again since 2016. The DoT admitted the increase "was broadly due to a shift towards registering larger cars, which have higher emissions". It seems to my simple mind that, rather than coming up with complicated limits on CO2, NOx, etc which, as we have seen, can be "cheated", more progress could have been made by limits on size and weight. Surely even VW couldn't write software that would make a 2.5 tonne vehicle appear to be only 1.0 tonne?😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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