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JayMcGee · 08-26-2006, 07:39 PM

hmmmm...... sticking to the topic...

'What do you think characterises most, the difference between the world your parents grew up in and the one in which they brought you up ?'

my parents grew up in the '30s .... war with Germany was imminment... in fact my father enlisted at age 18 in the RAF in November 1939 - on the day after his 18th birthday.

Happily, he survived the war (I would'nt be here otherwise) and raised me and my sister.

We were also raised under the spectre of war - but this would be an all-out no-holds-barred nuclear war which no-one could win. I think that more than anything, has defined my viewpoint regarding armed conflict.

On the domestic front, TV was also a difference, but not so much to me. As an RAF familly, we moved all over the world and it was'nt till 59/60 that we settled back into the UK and experienced the 'delights' of TV.

08-26-2006, 07:39 PM	#6
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	hmmmm...... sticking to the topic... 'What do you think characterises most, the difference between the world your parents grew up in and the one in which they brought you up ?' my parents grew up in the '30s .... war with Germany was imminment... in fact my father enlisted at age 18 in the RAF in November 1939 - on the day after his 18th birthday. Happily, he survived the war (I would'nt be here otherwise) and raised me and my sister. We were also raised under the spectre of war - but this would be an all-out no-holds-barred nuclear war which no-one could win. I think that more than anything, has defined my viewpoint regarding armed conflict. On the domestic front, TV was also a difference, but not so much to me. As an RAF familly, we moved all over the world and it was'nt till 59/60 that we settled back into the UK and experienced the 'delights' of TV. __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.