17 minutes ago, bignok said:

Michael Jackson

Madonna

U2

 

 

Vs hip hop gangsters and bimbos

But now we have Blackpink! Ok, the music is good and not great. But they look better than all from above. ????

 

Just now, Lemsta69 said:

Yeah, using a formula they'd perfected in the States for 40-odd years. Hamburgers aren't modern food, they've been around for at least a hundred years.

There's real hamburgers then there's plastic ones.

18 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Yes, yes you were. Me? No genius either.

 

On everything from race to gays to capitalism, people were much more traditional.

 

And traditional is always code for stupid, but respectable.

And Wokeism is the code for what?... 

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

But now we have Blackpink! Ok, the music is good and not great. But they look better than all from above. ????

 

1,3,4

Just now, bignok said:

There's real hamburgers then there's plastic ones.

Still not modern if it was created in the '40s and '50s. That was a long time ago kid.

"New media was the big idea"

 

Bono

Just now, Lemsta69 said:

Still not modern if it was created in the '40s and '50s. That was a long time ago kid.

Yeah like a few stores grandpa. 

35 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

The question was "Are people better now or back in the 1980's". The clear answer is back in the 1980's. Each year the world has more and more issues these days. Like with crime, mass shootings, all sorts of cyber-crime, corrupt politicians, drugs, gangs, unwarranted hatred of others, etc. Every year it gets worse. The 1980's is the clear-cut winner. MUCH better and safer world back then.

All due to improved communications.

Wind the tech back to the 80s, and the changes would all go away.

 

I prefer now, free books, movies, tv shows, social media, comms, maps all give me a much more comfortable life.

My hair was... bigger, so I say yes

9 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Still not modern if it was created in the '40s and '50s. That was a long time ago kid.

Traditional food

 

https://bodegahostels.com/massaman-curry-history/

23 minutes ago, bignok said:

Bogans swear non stop. 

So who's King Bogan these days? I need a laugh.

People are far more caustic, unpleasant and abrasive now compared to the 1980s.

Just look at some of the posters, posts and comments on Aseannow and YouTube to see how things have become.

8 minutes ago, ArnieP said:

People are far more caustic, unpleasant and abrasive now compared to the 1980s.

Just look at some of the posters, posts and comments on Aseannow and YouTube to see how things have become.

We would need to compare them with forum posts in the 80s before we could accept your statement ............ wait ...... they didn't exist before the year 2000.

20 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

All due to improved communications.

Wind the tech back to the 80s, and the changes would all go away.

 

I prefer now, free books, movies, tv shows, social media, comms, maps all give me a much more comfortable life.

Technology is a lot better now and any time before. 

With good and bad consequences.

 

But the original question is: "Are people better now or back in the 1980's?"

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

But the original question is: "Are people better now or back in the 1980's?"

You'd need to define 'better' before I could answer that question.

My 'better' may not be your 'better'.

 

Was my Brit wife better than my Thai wife ....... no way!

Were my Brit children better than my Thai children .... not in any way!

Were my friends better in the 80s ........ I don't think so.

Was any part of my life better in the 80s, I don't think so.

 

People were more honest and outspoken in the 80s, now we're all too scared to air our own views, and if we dared the mods would probably have a busy time removing our posts and banning us.

In a way, I think "Are people better now or back in the 1980's?" can't be answered.

 

If we would have a time machine and transport people from the 1980th to now they would not understand the world.

And if we use the time machine to transport young people from now back to the 80th they also wouldn't understand the world.

 

We are what we are in combination with the world around us. It can't easily be separated. 

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

You'd need to define 'better' before I could answer that question.

My 'better' may not be your 'better'.

It's not my questions. It's the headline or this thread. 

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It's not my questions. It's the headline or this thread. 

But it's a question that everyone will view in a different way.

3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

In a way, I think "Are people better now or back in the 1980's?" can't be answered.

 

If we would have a time machine and transport people from the 1980th to now they would not understand the world.

And if we use the time machine to transport young people from now back to the 80th they also wouldn't understand the world.

 

We are what we are in combination with the world around us. It can't easily be separated. 

Go visit Laos. Its like the 1980s.

Just now, BritManToo said:

But it's a question that everyone will view in a different way.

You never lived in CM in the 1980s. I bet you wish you did.

57 minutes ago, roo860 said:

He means thick as a brick

 

57 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Thank you, Ian Anderson.

Great song.

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

You never lived in CM in the 1980s. I bet you wish you did.

I've always preferred to live in the modern world with the latest tech.

So no, I don't wish I had.

 

When I moved to CM in 2009 it was still a bit too backward for me.

Dial up internet, True was the only TV option, only books on paper, just not satisfactory.

Back in the 80's, when someone gave you their word, or made a promise it meant something. Now people lie as easily as look at you.

So yes, I think people were better back then.

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've always preferred to live in the modern world with the latest tech.

So no, I don't wish I had.

 

When I moved to CM in 2009 it was still a bit too backward for me.

Dial up internet, True was the only TV option, only books on paper, just not satisfactory.

Soft

People have sucked throughout all human history, in the 80's we sucked but we sucked with big hair, neon colours and cassette mix tapes. 

 

 

Here is some Haiku (whatever)

In progress we grow,
Learning from our past mistakes,
Better now we hope.

 

Nah, we still suck but that's life. ????

 

7 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Back in the 80's, when someone gave you their word, or made a promise it meant something. Now people lie as easily as look at you.

So yes, I think people were better back then.

Yes salt of the earth characters. Not many now. Phuket = 2023 Isaan = 1985.

Maybe some of these grinches should reflect that they are now 40 years older.

3 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Maybe some of these grinches should reflect that they are now 40 years older.

How old are you?

1 minute ago, bignok said:

How old are you?

69

 

Had a great time in the 80's, nothing has changed.

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

Better then, we didn't have QANON crazies and conspiracy theory whack jobs.

Maybe so, but we still had old sleepy Joe in the 80s and you know how bad that turned out.