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Don John it’s because there are no men present

I agree. I find it almost repulsive to watch interviews today by celebrities or worse yet news personnel who talk over the people their interviewing. If we could harness the ego energy and convert to electricity we could light a whole city. The lady interviewing could be a voice stand in for Julie Andrews.

I agree. It's a huge problem but few people complain about it. I had to deal with rude interruptions today during a meeting. Nice video.

@Eagle1 I agree 100% I was born in 1975 but my parents were immigrants from Europe and raised me with a very old school mentality. They both lived through the Depression and taught me to appreciate every single meal, appreciate the luxuries of today like having indoor plumbing and hot-water to shower, the luxury of sleeping in a comfortable bed, all of the things that most people take for granted now. I also feel as though I was born an " old soul" and never felt comfortable with the way people act, I was drawn to movies and shows from the 40s and 50s always wishing I had grown up at that time. I'm embarrassed by my generation but I'm even more disappointed and heartbroken for the younger generations growing up now. Nobody seems to understand respect and appreciate life! I am grateful to have a vehicle that runs yet everyone my age is looking for the next bigger, better, more expensive car, television, phone, etc.. 😣 None of those things matter to me. I don't even have a TV What I care about is love, respect, connections, human spirit, all of the things that actually matter at the end. Idk, it's been very difficult getting through life when you feel like you were born in the wrong era.

I grew up in a spanish household and we had seafood and turron on Christmas day..we all slept in because of midnight mass then feast ..

Good point...celebs...😝😝

christopher carrier Thank you kind sir ... At least these ladies aren’t boring ,, well as far as I’m concerned they’re not ,,,,

@@katieoreilly7846 They are lovely..as you are.

christopher carrier aww thank you , you’ve made my day , that’s so nice of you to say that ,, I have a smile on my face now ,,, 🎅☘️

@@katieoreilly7846😊 goodnight..from the states..'cross the pond

Me as well 😀

Yes I agree. The best storytellers for me are those who lived through times that we didn't and enjoy telling you all about it. A lot more people seemed to be in the same boat back then.

A song and dance from the ladies would have brightened it up a bit.

@@robmaelstorm23 Today these grandmothers would have Botox, nose jobs, lip fillers, garish make-up, fake boobs and ink from shoulders to ankles. And of course the plastic claws. They'd be talking about their plans to spend holidays at some exotic, expensive location and the ridiculous priced bag they got as a gift.

Yes they are great.

What a treasure! It warmed my heart

Me too. My great aunt and uncle were part of that generation and I think my grandparents were. I miss them all so much. I’m sorry but today’s generations just don’t feel the same.

Calm down u edgy weirdo 😂😂😂 u wouldn’t survive back then

@@AaronTheGreat________ at all…not for more than an hour 🤣

Exactly. One thing said that really stuck out was when she said her parents were never too busy to play with them. Rare these days.

Wendy Herbert I think the Yorkshire lady was also featured in a video about mining.

@@RU-vidSpareTime They are such wonderful ladies.

My grandad was Yorkshire and very old school but a wonderful gentleman. He would help or do for anyone. He grew up with what he used say was 'nowt' .... and when things were bad or had to do something that was hard or tough or didn't want to do he just used to get on with it and say 'well, you have it to do, don't you?'

Gordon Taylor I agree. They were a totally different breed back then. I think what I've noticed is that no matter the class, life was difficult for everyone to some extent. I mean, can you imagine having no running water or inside toilet. I mentioned the Yorkshire lady being featured in a mining video on this same RU-vid and the sheer disregard for health and safety was astounding. A guy who was on with her said there was an accident down the mine and the operators just ignored the accident, resulting in the miners carting the dead miners home.

Yes it was a breath of fresh air to hear these wonderful 'ordinary' people tell their stories.

Same!! Haha

You and me both 😁

Same, these people are so interesting 🤗

Amazing. Great insight into times long gone.

Waxadisc Music I was 1 of 6 kids when Xmas came, we were lucky to get an Apple Or Orange!! That was in Aberdeen. Scot. WW2. On rations!! Think how lucky everyone is today, especially the children!! 🎄👍🏻

Wow, it’s a privilege indeed to have met someone born in the 19th century!

I wonder what she’s up to nowadays? In all seriousness, we’ll done you for having such curiosity at such a young age. Looking back, I wish I had.

I always thought it would be the most interesting thing to be born in the mid 1800s and live to be a hundred through the mid-1900s. Think about all of the things you would have seen change so astronomically. Going from covered wagons to space shuttles. I love all these old videos that are popping up on RU-vid of 100-year-old people talking in the '40s about growing up during the civil war, or seeing Lincoln get assassinated. It's just so fascinating to me, it's like a time machine.

My nanna (born 1914) used to take on visits to her friends in care homes in the early 1980s. I was preschool age, so I didn't think much of it back then. However, in retrospect how many people I would have seen and walked past that were born in the 1870s onwards. I wish now I appreciated and remember these details better. My granddad from my mother's side was born in 1901 - that's the closest I get to engaging with someone close to that era.

@@Lantern66 what lovely memories you have, bless you. 🙏🏻 Thank you for sharing them. Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you and your family. Tim

logarithmic7 Me too, it brought back many memories of Grandma’s and Granda’s gone, also later Ma’s & Da’s. Nothing compares to Family 💕

Me too! I’ve watched it 3 times!!! 🥰

@@bethrobb3684 ..so true, I spend so many hours daydreaming of the past & how I miss people no longer with me. (As much as I do love the family I am lucky enough to have)

Me too :)

I am 50 now... lost my father when I was 28... miss him more and more day by day... my childhood too.. growing up in India in the 70s... middle class.. we have many festivals.. but like the ladies here, we had a lot more warmth, good cheer and everything homemade.. I miss those days.. less money but so much more hope

Me too.

I’m 36 and as I’ve grown older I have started to gravitate towards the elder generation. I can’t stand these young kids nowadays.

Everybody should miss them. We won't see their like again.

Yes these women were just a little bit older than my grandmother. They were a really wonderful generation of people.

@@MyName-bi4pt I don't want to stand them, they aren't even brought up by anything anymore except their own mind. There almost inhuman...its...so...wrong these generations are.

Astute observation, there.

I've saved it too ☺️

Same 😔

I've only just discovered this. It's joyous 🎄❤️

Absolutely 💯

Little late to the video but I am Saving this because now the world is insane Nice to listen to these sane women

Couldn't have said it any better

Hello Amanda, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

I think that they would be very disappointed in how things are now. Most of us have plenty, but we still aren’t happy. They grew up poor but very happy!!! These lovely ladies are a fine example of the people of that time, and I admire them.

@@trevorjennings go away

Its such a devastating detail which almost feels glossed over. In an age where large families were the norm this family had only two children. Only to lose one to the devastation of world war 1. It must have been utterly devastating and all she says about it is that the Christmases were "quiet". Our modern world is a blessing and so few appreciate how far we have come.

@@poling1990 when she said her mother wasn’t well it made me think that she was probably devastated by grief 😢

Indeed.

yes they had nothing, but the hars humbling true life.

@@katycheeseburger Those women didn't make those decisions only lived with the consequence. By the way please try to not be an idiot for your entire life.

@@katycheeseburger how old are you with that "triggered" silliness?

I don`t think they was old enough to have a son in ww1 maybe a brother

??? if they were all born around 1903-ish they would have been about 11 years old when WW1 started. Do the math.

I know what you mean, selective videos are so much better than reality.

@@ColtraneTaylor its just great to hear these people, they are not now in living memory, so thank goodness there were people around who thought of doing the interviews 👋

Yes they had less but were still happy thats what my mum and aunts use to say to me sometimes when they use to talk about their childhood days 🙂

Yes, I love and respect grannies who manage to remain cheerful. In those days those women had so much which was understandably unfair, some were poor too but they made the best of it which warrants that additional respect.

Same. I so miss my grandparents and my elder relatives. All my family are gone now. I lost my mother a few years ago. There was so much love and fun. Today the world is a colder place.

Get a bigger computer.

I agree.

Good comment and makes you think! time catches us all.

@@insertnamehere5146 Indeed. Time waits for no one.

She was hot then whoa.

Always loved Mary, much nicer than her husband

It'd be great to hear she talking about her impressions about this interview

Derek C .....id a great aunt who was born in 1902 and died 1998.........used to love listening to her talk about the past.....i wish she was still here as ive a box full of old family photos - some from 1800,s but no names on the back of who they were......ive also traced family tree during covid lockdowns and have managed to get back as far as 1460...some gravestones are still standing in a nearby cemetery from way back then (but they are fragile).....family havent moved far over the centuries....been fun finding out who they are and jobs they done,etc......alot of them lived well into their 80,s and 90,s

@@geoffdundee That's interesting, I've been doing my family tree as well. I tried going back directly from each of my four grandparents, their fathers then their fathers and so on. It's frustrating that the 1921 Census details won't be available until next January (2022). It should be easier to find 1900's info than the 1800's, but it isn't. Our social history shows how lucky we are nowadays. I've always been in awe of our WW2 generation, our greatest. I think it's important to find out our family history. Some intriguing stories to be found.

@@derekc6445 ...most of my family have stayed local (scotland) so its sortoff been easy so far but im stuck on one member at moment (found zero records after his birth) may have either emigrated or went to england? (ive yet to research there..ive just used scotlands people website so far and found most of what i need (it is otherwise free to browse but been costly as i pay to download all birth/death/marriage/wills documents,etc)....ive just done my mothers side so far and i have no doubt i will be frustrated with fathers side as from ireland a few generations back.....rekon it will be a nitemare LOL......i guess the census records are to protect anyone who may still be alive - even aged 100......good luck with your research.

my great grandmother died with 102 yo, in 1999, still with 19 century mannerisms.

...120 years ago!

Wow..u must have been VERY young! By the time I was 3, I was standing on a chair and washing most of the dishes! Never thought it was fun. My more made every task absolute drudgery.

I was born in 1966, and love helping with the cooking as well as cleanup. I would stand on a stool and dry the dishes for my mother. No complaints at all.

I remember being at my grans house always full of family x

@@staceykersting705 When I was ten after washing up I dropped the pile of plates,at my aunt's in Paris.

@@richardc8795 If u were still standing on a stool, u weren't working too hard yet. Once u turn 5-6, it got serious at mom's. If it wasn't perfect, u got beaten bad. I swear, we put in 12 hour days. My mom was from the 'old country'...cooked all night many nights. Ever prep 2 boxes of apples and one box green beans in one afternoon? Min weight of produce boxes is 38 lbs, BTW. Ya, the simpler stuff was fun...like baking...roll out cookies are easy, even if you're 8-10 yr old. Maybe it was being hit and yelled at that made it harder. Hit more if we cried. We did this on top of changing cloth diapers, scrubbing floors, doing windows, darning wool socks, hand scrubbing heels of socks to perfection, scrubbing bathrooms, ironing everything, etc

One is indeed British, foreskin intact.

Mark Henry Ramsey 😂😂😂

Mark Henry Ramsey Nice subject at the Xmas Dinner. !! 😂 Happy New Year.🍻

Happy new year to all 🍻

calihartley2010. ..... What’s that got to do with the price of turnips ?????? Why ask that question to begin with ????

Christmas was awesome then, and everyone was nice too.

So true.

Happy Times

Adrian Heath there would have been elderly people back in the 1970’s that shuddered at the idea of having children and adults watching TV on Christmas Day too. Times change, not better or worse, just change.

Mitchell C Let’s hope Brexit doesn’t happen. ( my opinion !)

What ever happened to our world

@@carolyningalls4580 Indeed.

@@carolyningalls4580 Boomers, media and schools.

@@carolyningalls4580 our country

I miss that most!

Hello Paula, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

The sad thing is that there were workhouses...

What to workhouses? The rich crushed the common man, today's tories like Mogg would love to take us back im sure

Wouldn’t want to do the chicken killing.

The downside of feminism lol Now women haven't got the time to make everything from scratch, and if they did they'd get upset that the men aren't helping

So true

Well stop. Return to tradition. Don't buy into the hectic.

Sadly the reality is to buy the raw ingredients and DIY costs more than a mass produced product, I imagine if you could purchase directly from farmers markets this may still prove cost effective (unless you have a productive garden of your own which would be even better).

Me too!!

Very true 👍

I agree i dunno how i stumbled across it . Fate i suppose to show me how precious time is

I was just thinking the exact same thing!

@@zoiciteUK Well said. Here's to a good decade

@@zoiciteUK Kismet.

well that was the way it was for real,,i remember we had lots of food, and we made the decorations for the tree because we were poor and couldn't afford much but most of all " WE HAD LOVE FROM OUR PARENTS " JIMMY

Absolutely Mark ... It’s full of rubbish now & one show trying to be “ madder “ than the nxt ,,, So boring !!

@Maitre Mark yes, 3 years for me. Never turned it on. I don't even know if I still need a TV licence for the internet? I've been paying it all this time

I'm 44 and I can't stand the programs on today

@@vmm5163 ....you only need a licence if you watch live tv (news,etc) including on the internet.......lots of advice on clips on here should you wish not to pay it anymore.........If YOU DONT USE YOUR TV you more than likely dont need to be paying anymore but check first.

Hi Richard, I had the same experience as you, and remember the lovely folk born in the 1880s & 1890s, whilst caring for them. The oldest person I remember talking to was a lady born in 1877, when I was 13 years old, in 1977. She was celebrating her 100th birthday. I will cherish these memories for all time. ☺

It is such a tragedy that no-one wants to listen to old people's stories any more. Because they are so interesting and old people love to talk about the old days. Well done for getting Edna, hope she is still going strong.

@@marilynkennedy8236 wait til we are old talking about "before the internet..." As a person born in 1980....I can say, we witnessed a giant shift in humanity. Born during vinyl and 8- track...just before remote controls. Pay phones and dewey decimals at the library for book reports.

@@sexyblackjag Thanks for your comments . I was born in 1946. I honestly don't know what I would do without the Internet. It has been a lifeline for me during lockdown.

How did folk survive during lockdowns associated with the Spanish Flu pandemic? They had not even radio! Perhaps they sang songs and played the piano.

hi monkey! Those are the memories that count !!

Same here.

So sweet..

Same in the '80s! I also remember my mom giving me some felt, colored thread, and stuffing to sew ornaments to give my teachers in elementary school.

@@guccideltaco i was thinking about homemade ornaments. i know we made some out of felt, and also out of papier mache, but i can't quite remember how..i mean..i think we stuffed them somehow. i mostly just remember painting them.

Omnivorous Biped How right you are, these ladies could teach some respect these days, especially when it comes to families. My grandchildren are taught the best things, “ caring, dignity, respect for Elders” also , Please & Thank You!!

I'm sure the poor in are country where we are as bad as then parents not able to eat just so there children can

I don’t understand the back door reference? How does that relate to cakes?!

@@fashionkiller5052 probably make the cake go flat ?

@@fashionkiller5052 Keeping the heat in the kitchen to ensure the cake rise perfectly I guess. Not opening it to to the freezing backyard (I’m assuming they had a 2 up 2 down) with a back door leading to the yard.

The cake will not rise properly.

I live in yorkshire and I can identify with the Yorkshire lady, my mother was exactly the same when it came to not opening the back door when the cakes were in the oven, we dare'nt slam any doors, because mother didn't want the cakes to sink, THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

Chris Mullen, Same here, the 12 days of Christmas start on 26th. Pagan fest perhaps? That Yorkshire lady is Class. XXXX

Chris Mullan I am with you, 100% 🎄. Happy New year from a Scot.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇦🍻🥂 Cheers !!🤗

Chris Mullan Thank you so much. I always take a trip down memory lane at Christmas time and remember my happy childhood christmasses and the almost unbearable excitement of waiting for my grandparents to arrive by bus on Christmas Eve! Such simple and I believe better times. Of course there was crime but not like the almost daily stabbing reports we get these days. (My tree is old too and I make almost all the decs for it, each year adding a couple of new ones, such pleasure things like that give me).

Chris Mullan I love listening to stories too. Blessing to you also 😊

@@janetcw9808 the twelve days of Christmas begins on Christmas Day the 25th December it ends with twelfth night on 5th January and everything cleared away on 6th. Christmas Eve is not part of Christmas in itself but is the day (or more specifically the evening) before Christmas begins. Of course it has a religious significance but it is rooted in paganism, many symbols of this can still be seen in the food, decorations and traditions that are observed at this time.

ManInTheBigHat In our family we do this. But we just glue a string in them and then back together for painting. Never would I have thought of putting coins in them for the children to crack open! She just inspired a new tradition!

My grandad used to give me matchstick dolls. They were little dolls, in a matchbox, and I loved them.

I remember a story I heard from a lady who took care of foster children during the summers. One particular day the children sat in the kitchen drawing pictures as she was making lunch. She asked them to paint a sun and the painted a yellow ball with "rays", she told them to draw an apple and they all drew a heart shaped sphere etc. She then proceeded to tell the children to paint a landscape under the sea. She remembered how befuddled she was when one of the boys drew boxes so she asked the boy what those were and he replied that those were schools of fish. It turned out that the boy had only eaten fish sticks in his family in his life so he imagined fish looked like squares.

@Maitre Mark Wow, how smart and prophetic he was!

And a generation that remembers good manners, discipline and respect - things you rarely see nowadays. Respect to these delightful ladies!

Mine too but she taught me well and I still make xmas pudding, gingerbread house (We're not xmas cake lovers), fruit mince and mince pies.

@A Real Londoner absolutely true, it was more about family xx

@@cassieoz1702 that's so lovely, Nana taught her daughters who in turn taught us. It has all been passed down xx

@A Real Londoner I think it is most places now, families are so spread out, such a terrible shame. We can hope that community and caring for one another will come to the for again. It cant be just us that crave it. Have a lovely new year x

Yes my nana was born in 1898. They were so poor they never received anything for Christmas. Even though she never had any gifts as a child this woman had the greatest Christmas Spirit I have ever encountered. I owe her my love of the season

❣

My grandfather said they would always get an orange and a small bag of peanuts

@@rebeccacharles4010 my nannan was born in 1905 and said they might get an orange, a few walnuts and perhaps a little doll in a stocking.

my grandmother was born in 1903 & she got a book ( a local directory) she wrote in it that she received it from her parents in 1910,& i still have the book,

Wonderful x

Unfortunately that's true for a majority but I think I lucked out with my son. He's mainly looking forward to spending time with his family and in his letter to Santa he only asked for nuts in their shell so he can crack them.

@@katedine8979 That is lovely. He is a rare child these days!

I would never eat rabbit. It's the same reason I won't eat duck. They're my friends by the pond in the old days. However my husband has had both. Merry CHRISTmas!! 💖💓💝💘💗💖 💛💙💛💙💛💙 🎉🎅🏻🤶🏻🛷🍫🎂 ❄️☃️🎄🎊🎈🍰 👸🏻💖👑🇬🇧💝👸🏻 🥰🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🕊️🔥✝️

@@royandjacqueline1294 folks on the brink of starvation in the days before welfare cheques couldn’t afford to be so picky. That we get to pick & choose where we get our nourishment is a modern luxury.

Merry Christmas of 2022! It's so remarkable an achievement to outlive her contemporaries and persist to today. How delightful to hear the old-fashioned accent!

Just realised the presenter would be closer in age to these gorgeous oldies today!! People and their memories are so precious.

Hello Val, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

God bless you

Thank you for sharing this story!

Merry Christmas and a blessed and peaceful New Year, Amen!

Merry Christmas from Romania!

I'm Orthodox and live in U.S., and we celebrate Christmas/Nativity on January 7th as well. 😊

I loved how gently spoken the Yorkshire lady was

@@violettiger21 They were from a generation where people did speak politely. Notice the lack of swearing. The modern generation could learn a lot from these delightful people!

All very courteous and well spoken.

@@gordontaylor5373 please nobody takes this a racist thing. as a non British person I think emigration definitely has a big influence in Britain's culture and manners. Most of young white brits certainly have a friend who is not really an English person. The way their friends are talking, acting can be very different from what they saw from their Grandparents.

Hello Emily, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

Ya think?

Vox Clamantis Exactly !!

gary jones People in general, though, not everyone is lucky as some. I feel sad for the Vets that need help ( not just at Xmas) the homeless also @ the other needy. Bless Them.

@gary jones we the people that are fortunate to have better medicines, benefits, social services, helpful charities, food banks , better transport links etc etc etc . It's a shame we live in times of materialistic want, where people don't appreciate what they have. Just don't understand how beggars can afford to drink, smoke and keep a pet dog.

@@originalherdsman3524 It is up to parents of today to show compassion to others. I knew my grandchildren's other grandparents would buy big gifts, so hubby & I bought chickens for people who are doing it tough. Another year I took them out with a set amount of money to buy a gift that they would like to give to another child their age. They enjoyed themselves & spent more time looking for the best for value gift. We are not monetarily wealthy & I work for my dole money at two places that help people. It was an eye opener. May you have a joyous 2020.

@Hitogokochi So is the U.S. My husband and I "defected" last week.

I completely agree with you. Christmas is now materialistic and based of how many gifts. Its never truly enjoyed with happiness and simplicity.

an apple! you so rich! i was 91 and we only had orange 🤭

I am 34 born in 1988, and I can confirm that my childhood was full of so many presents and very materialistic 😅😅 (also I am an only child 😊)

Do you think you are the only one who was an only child and got a few presents?? Your comment comes across as vulgar, selfish and crass. Grow up.

The agricultural revolution played a huge role in changing the food culture and landscape across the world. Regardless of how one feels about factory farming, the ability to raise thousands of birds in a confined space and get them to market weight in 6 weeks is nothing short of miraculous. It takes a quarter the time (which also saves on feed and water) to raise a bird 25 percent larger. A roaster then might be a 3-5lb bird vs now that same bird is 5-8lbs or more. Used to take 24 weeks to get a market bird and now only 6 weeks.

Yeah, this almost sounds like a family dinner conversation.

Michael Parkinson’s wife. An ‘accidental’ but similarly good interviewer on Good Afternoon with the recently departed and absolutely brilliant Mavis Nicholson

Hear hear. Christmas is so money orientated now.. expensive and shallow and no longer about the birth of Jesus.

@@desertrose1226 I agree

I know it's hard to understand, but it's true. When you don't have anything and suddenly you get a little something, oh boy, it gives you a feeling that people like the kardashians could never ever understand. When you can get anything you want at the drop of a hat, well you got it and then you get the next thing and then the next. But when you long for something, can not afford it but suddenly somehow you get it, it's soft quiet warm pleasure. Even if you don't get what you want, whatever you get seems so great cause you didn't expect anything.

An they tell us there are thousands of children living in poverty now ,what bs