Should husbands help with the weekend housework? (1961) | RetroFocus 

Back in these days, all human beings were at least 55 years old.

Why is RU-vid recommending this to me after 59 years

The last lady 😂 "Do you think husbands should help with the weekend housework?" "Yes, certainly all the time. But mine doesn't." HAHAHA

Why is this microphone better than every microphone I hear on my zoom calls daily?

Why didn’t he tell them he’s making a quick RU-vid video?

Im convinced that the interviewer is just a random bloke from our time who just found a time machine and decided to create a yt channel.

My grandfather said "there's no such thing as men's work and women's work, just work that needs done"

Speaking as a widower I would take the time spent doing chores with the wife as an opportunity to spend more time with her. After she’s gone you’re going to miss and regret every moment you didn’t spend with her that you could have had.

Comment Section: Wooow, we should all go back to the 60's. Black People: 👀

The Australian accent sounded more british back then

I always like watching these because the mannerisms of people back in the day are just ever so slightly different than they are today and it’s really interesting. For instance, many of them make direct and sustained eye contact with the interviewer and the interviewer stands far closer than he would today.

Imagine all the videos that will be recommended to you 40 years from now (if you're still alive)

Reporter - “ you should give him a break he’s been working 5 days a week” Woman - “he hasn’t gone to work in 8 years “

"How long have you been married?" "What? No my wife's dead" *awkward silence*

What I find most interesting is that about 80 percent of the husbands believed it was their responsibility to help with the household chores, including cooking. Why was my generation taught that men didn't pull their weight and women were left doing everything? These are random people off the street. Did my generation believe a big fat lie?

I honestly was not expecting so many men to agree with helping. What a generation 😍

Bro do teen exist? It's like you go baby, child, adult then grandparent

I constantly need to remind myself that these people did infact see each other in colour and not black and white 🤭 Edit:its a joke, for all the wise guys who didn't pick that up.

The last lady hahahahahahah “Yes certainly, all the time. But mine doesn’t” 😂😂

My grandpa never helped with housework, but good heavens, he cut 3 acres with a single blade riding mower, worked in the garden and tended 1.5 acres of strawberries, and repaired literally everything on their property. If he had tried to interfere in Granny's kitchen, she would have rushed him back outside to get him out from under her feet. I think all I ever saw him do in the kitchen was pour his own coffee and fill a glass with water throughout the day, and even then she would stop what she was doing and run him off. 😂😂😂

1961: "Should men help out with the housework on weekends" 2020: "is 5 inches enough?"

“Yes certainly, but mine doesn’t” 😂

I love how that last woman looked right at the camera after she said "but mine doesn't" like she was hoping he would be seating on the other side watching lol

“What does your wife do?” “She rests.”

"yes, certainly, all the time, but mine doesn't"

1961: should husbands do house chores 2019: should men even be alive

As a husband, I don't know how anyone can just chill while your wife does all the housework. I just always feel the need to help out.

These men are so reasonable, considerate and so wise, they actually think it’s healthy and normal to help with house work. I’m sure this is why marriages worked so well back then compared to this era.

Their answers surprised me.

it's fun how most of the guys say yes and the women say no. Looks like back in the day women and men had each each other's back.

No husbands shouldn't "help" with the housework, they should do their parts in the household as members of the household.

I can honestly say that after 40 years of married life I have done everything around the house that my wife does, except for: giving birth, nursing babies and using a sewing machine. That's likely because I came from a military family with five kids, where there was no such thing was "women's work". Ya did whatcha hadda do!

I like how the reporter has no concept of personal space, and everyone he interviews keeps backing up. 😆

“Shouldn’t he get a break after he’s been working all week?” “No he hasn’t he hasn’t worked for 8 years” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Imagine asking these people if 12 year old boys can be girls and girls can be boys and seeing their response..

A lot of these people were born in the 1800s. The majority of them said that men should help. It really brings the light the fact that the current narrative that "men were always domineering and selfish while women worked tirelessly to serve men, and only feminism changed that dynamic'" is extremely incorrect.

It’s cool that they decided to go back in time and ask people these questions for their RU-vid channel.

I feel really bad for the guy at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a> he seems like a great guy, but he's single and out of a job, and obviously doesn't have much to eat. Hope everything turned out great for him.

People look cheerful and upbeat. Dunno if it's because of the TV crew or they just took things more easily back then.

My dad was a police lieutenant who also did side handyman jobs sometimes on the weekend to help make ends meet and he always participated in caring for the home when he was home. My stepmom never took out the trash for instance...never even had to ask. He took initiative and did it. She preferred doing all the cooking and most of the light cleaning, but he did heavy cleanings and the repairs and yard were taken care of asap. Especially to note, he didn't spend his down time adding to the mess. Dirty clothes went to the hamper, dishes to the sink, and if he was the only one who had eaten, he washed them;he didn't leave them for someone else! He helped make the beds after sheets been washed cus it was a king-sized bed and more efficient for two to work together to get it done. He modeled real manhood and leadership...he never thought any work beneath him.

Reporter: “ Your husband is probably tired from working all day.” Lady: “No he isn’t, , he hasn’t worked for 8 years.” 😂😂

Can’t believe the world was black and white back then, really glad scientists invented color

Look how clean and put-together everyone looks. Not a single junkie panhandling out there.

I came back to visit this video after 3 years. This is the reason people of that era stayed married till death did them part for real.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="166">2:46</a> the guy in the sunglasses looks like he has a secret mission.

Lol, the woman at the end. “Yes, certainly, all the time, but mine doesn’t” *looks into the camera like she’s in the office*

I love the eye contact, VERY rare these days and you can just see the humanity in people

Their Australian accent was so much closer to the British accent back then. Lol how times have changed! Also I love their elegance😍😍 so much lacking in our present generation (me included😂😂)

This video is proof how language is changing constantly. Accent is so different than nowadays

People were so articulate... and seemed genuine

This was a delightful surprise from my recommendations

People were so much more pleasant and friendly then

My grandpa grew up in a super traditional southern baptist home. You'd never see him just laying around on the weekends. He was always cooking and doing housework on the weekends. He took care of my grandmother until his death, even when she could do hardly anything for herself. Men from that generation were traditional about some things but much more principled in other ways.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="208">3:28</a> look at the dudes behind in the car Living their best life

The older people seem to have a keener sense of fairness than the younger ones, by and large.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="121">2:01</a> I love the cheeky look the lady who got in the frame gives. 😄

Is it just me or was the everyday life back then like a movie? I mean the people speak, look, the mimic, everythings so perfect.

Last lady killed me..... “Yes certainly, But mine doesn’t” !!

I think we are all surprised that they said they should help with the chores. My dad never helped my mom. The shocking thing is that right now men have to work, and women have to 1. work 2. take care of children 3. Clean the house 4. Do shopping, etc. At least in Poland it is still like that, but younger generation is starting to notice that it is not fair. My boyfriend always helps me, but I still have to ask him to do something.

Another thing I've noticed is that older people seemed to enjoy doing something all the time. Like they were always working on something.

Surprised to see so many men back then saying yes to helping with housework. I always thought that a lot of men would’ve been against if back in those days. Nice to see!

The reality of men in those days is much different then the way they are now portrayed.

Man, people used to be so damned decent. Almost like they respected each other and saw each other as partners and thought of each other before themselves.

It's so refreshing to watch this video

I love how considerate the people in the clip sound.They realise marriage is all about helping and assisting each other for the best.

Wow. They seem like decent people who think before they talk. No agression in their words

Anyone else notice how their personal space looks much smaller than it is today? That is so cool. I love how they can look at each other that closely and it's not weird, nor do they feel uncomfortable.

I love these interviews!

Interviewer: How long have you been married? Old man: My wife’s dead Hahahaha that went wrong very quickly

These people never would imagine 3 million people watching their answers 60 year later

its beautiful to watch past people. how decent are they !! how calm these videos are.

Everyone are so respectful to each other here.. and the elders here, it's weird to say, but have my heart in a positive way

i was waiting for the guy to say, "hi everyone, we're here in 1961..."

“Should men do all the housework” “I do Cuz I’m single” I love that

Real human faces with no plastic surgery. How refreshing.

It seems like people back in the day, somehow was more advanced than we should be today...

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="226">3:46</a> I love how this lady looked down at the microphone and said “oh no”

*Creeps up behind old man with microphone* "Do you think husbands should help out with weekend housework?"

Men “definitely!” Women “he should relax” Damn- it’s like looking out for each other builds love or something.

Not me being in love with the interviewer😂 I love seeing these interviews, they are great historical artifacts that you can watch for many decades.

“Oh yes, certainly, all the time but mine doesn’t”

Who's here after the interview _"Do you think there is life in other planets?"_

Watching this, I understood that old English just as gorgeous and calming as soviet Russian. I don’t know how, but people of that time speak reasonably, calmly, they have structure of thoughts and literally no unnecessary words or sounds, just like TV or radio announcers. And quite often they give clever and humanistic opinions, more clever and more humanistic than the next generations.

The first guy.... No words for the amount of respect I have for him. 👏🏻👏🏻

"Are you married?" "I am" "Does your husband go to work?" "Oh yes" "And you?" "Yes" "Oh you both go to work!?" *disappointed reporter noises*

Everyone seems so much more respectful and proper.

I absolutely love these videos!

love this series!

"Oh, for sure" "That's for sure" "Are you for sure?" "That's for sure, yes"

So many peoples great grandparents are in this video and they have no idea

I don't know where to write this but... Few years ago RU-vid's seemingly entire comment section was filled with toxicity to no end, it was bad, negative, and people liked it and joined each other in belittling others, I wanted to quit watching videos and looking at comments because of that. Nowadays, there isn't a single comment section that doesn't make me laugh like a kid or feel wholesome by someone. Something's changed so much, I'm soooo happy to see this change... ❤️❤️

The older generation understood that by helping on the weekends shows that they love and respect their wives.....it makes the wife feel appreciated and cared for, not just financially, but also emotionally. Edit: Hate to inform you all but I do not work outside the home, I do ALL the laundry, ALL the cooking, do ALL the purchasing, drive my three kids to ALL their school related events and after school scout meetings and music lessons and doctor appointments, help out with fund raising and planning events related to what my kids are involved in, I coordinate things (doctor appointments and big home repairs) for my husband, I dust, vacuum, sweep, clean, organize our home, deal with the virtual learning that's going on right now. I maybe get five hours of sleep on a good day, and I gotta say when my husband randomly grabs out the vacuum and does it I love him even more because what he just did for me was say "thank you for ALL that you do for me and the kids" with an act of service. Has nothing to do with division of labor in my home, it has to do with love languages and a spouse recognizing that sometimes the other person could use and appreciate an act of kindness. I never mentioned gender roles, I wasn't commenting about gender roles at all.

Is surprising to see older folks be so positive and have such an open mind back then

These are gold

Love these flashbacks!

“Have you been married long?” “Yeeeeeees a good many years”

Imagine how bizarre it would be if the reporter at the end said pls subscribe and hit that notification bell in that old timey voice

My dad and grandpa didn't do housework. They were dog tired when they got home and had a hot meal waiting, but they fixed the appliances, cars, etc. and took care of things outside. They only got in the way in the kitchen.

Hard to judge from couple of videos but it seems we are just a bunch of degenerates compared to them. They are all so decent and well mannered.

All the older and married ones are like "yes help your wife with housework" the young guys looked like they got asked if they liked a girl XD omg that one woman with four daughters "no he keeps out of my way" XD