Teenagers and Hoodies
I just want to talk about what is going on the news today about teenagers and the hoodies they wear.
I am seventy years of age, and the hoody regime is is no different to the clothes regiment when I was a youngster. It was then the teddy boys with their long jackets and DA hairstyles.
Some of them got up to all sorts of trouble but others were just following the fads and fashion of that age.
Of course the trouble they got up to was mainly amongst themselves, drugs were unheard of so muggins and burglaries were not so widespread, and if they happened the teddy boys were not usually the culprits.
We had the same problems then, as they have now as far as past times were concerned. We had nothing to do in the evenings and would all meet in groups trying to find some thing to do.
We would moan about how dead the place was and long to live somewhere more exciting.
I must say we were always respectful to our elders, even though they would shove you out of the way to get on the bus or tram first. I hope I’m not like that!
Youngsters are always looking for something new or different to do, and when they grow old it will be just the same. They will be moaning about the youngsters today like we do.
Who knows, the teenagers today may have even more problems to contend with when they grow old, than we do now.