08-May-2003, 06:11 PM
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Originally posted by Caroline
Which brings me to a programme I heard yesterday about luxuries and how most people now have the things which were regarded as luxuries some time back. Well, perhaps now, space and peace and quiet are the new luxuries- hence the number of Brits coming to France..... whaddya think??
Things which were unheard of luxuries in our youth (who could have envisaged the home computer revolution?) are required items these days. A school child without access to a home PC is at a definite disadvantage these days. Teachers even set homework on the assumption kids can use the internet at home, rather than wait for their all too brief turn on the school computer.
Caroline, I think you're right that peace and quiet are the new luxuries. Mobile phones! I have one for emergencies and to use when I'm staying away from home, but apart from that, it's rarely switched on. But the girls at work have them and at times there's almost a disco effect coming from various lockers as phones go off with jazzy ring tones! I don't want to be omni-contactable!
I must admit one of the things I like about going on holiday is the absence of TV - we sit around after our evening meal and play cards and talk - make our own amusement like the olden days (as my kids refer to it!). These days it's all too easy to become individuals living in the same box, each plugged into his/her own activity, rather than a family unit.
Originally posted by Caroline
Which brings me to a programme I heard yesterday about luxuries and how most people now have the things which were regarded as luxuries some time back. Well, perhaps now, space and peace and quiet are the new luxuries- hence the number of Brits coming to France..... whaddya think??
Things which were unheard of luxuries in our youth (who could have envisaged the home computer revolution?) are required items these days. A school child without access to a home PC is at a definite disadvantage these days. Teachers even set homework on the assumption kids can use the internet at home, rather than wait for their all too brief turn on the school computer.
Caroline, I think you're right that peace and quiet are the new luxuries. Mobile phones! I have one for emergencies and to use when I'm staying away from home, but apart from that, it's rarely switched on. But the girls at work have them and at times there's almost a disco effect coming from various lockers as phones go off with jazzy ring tones! I don't want to be omni-contactable!
I must admit one of the things I like about going on holiday is the absence of TV - we sit around after our evening meal and play cards and talk - make our own amusement like the olden days (as my kids refer to it!). These days it's all too easy to become individuals living in the same box, each plugged into his/her own activity, rather than a family unit.