I have seen a growing hate towards pensioners from not ony the government but also from those under 50.

How can you begrudge people that have normally worked for 50 years for their pension.

You see it on a daily basis on morning TV or the internet. There are two main gripes, one being the triple lock and secondly they own their own homes.

The triple lock was barely mentioned till 3 or 4 years ago but has been in place since 2011..when pensioners actually received a good increase...this years 4.8% increase for those on the new state pension is only a 1% more increase than those on benefits...hardly an expense and only a fraction of pensioners receive it.

Pensioners are now having to work up to 7 years longer than expected, you really think a 67 year old man can climb ladders, dig roads or do other hard laborious jobs? Wouldn't it be best for them to retire and make way for youngsters, after all they are complaining there is no work?

So, you buy a house do improvements over 40 years and are expected to sell it...why?..I really don't understand the mentality, and before we even go there..my first property in UK was £60,000 in 1990 with interest at 15%...same property now is £220,000 with rates a quarter of that...I worked 2 full time and 1 part time job just to afford the £630 mortgage at the time.

Divorce, death of someone close and moving house are the 3 most stressful things that can happen to someone of age...is their no compassion?

Youngsters forget, they have sick pay, maternity pay, holiday pay, 37 hour working week all of which was fought for by the pensioners they are hating on... it's all wrong

I think it's jealousy, they are just so envious and too lazy to work

14 minutes ago, baansgr said:

I have seen a growing hate towards pensioners from not ony the government but also from those under 50.

How can you begrudge people that have normally worked for 50 years for their pension.

You see it on a daily basis on morning TV or the internet. There are two main gripes, one being the triple lock and secondly they own their own homes.

The triple lock was barely mentioned till 3 or 4 years ago but has been in place since 2011..when pensioners actually received a good increase...this years 4.8% increase for those on the new state pension is only a 1% more increase than those on benefits...hardly an expense and only a fraction of pensioners receive it.

Pensioners are now having to work up to 7 years longer than expected, you really think a 67 year old man can climb ladders, dig roads or do other hard laborious jobs? Wouldn't it be best for them to retire and make way for youngsters, after all they are complaining there is no work?

So, you buy a house do improvements over 40 years and are expected to sell it...why?..I really don't understand the mentality, and before we even go there..my first property in UK was £60,000 in 1990 with interest at 15%...same property now is £220,000 with rates a quarter of that...I worked 2 full time and 1 part time job just to afford the £630 mortgage at the time.

Divorce, death of someone close and moving house are the 3 most stressful things that can happen to someone of age...is their no compassion?

Youngsters forget, they have sick pay, maternity pay, holiday pay, 37 hour working week all of which was fought for by the pensioners they are hating on... it's all wrong

I think it's jealousy, they are just so envious and too lazy to work

All they are doing is pushing more people onto social benefits and disability retirement.

The state wants control. They make people beg, wait, and stay trapped inside the system, instead of letting them take their hard-earned pension and live where they choose, whether that is Spain, Asia, or somewhere else.

Instead of giving people freedom after a lifetime of work, they tie them down at home and call it policy.

15 minutes ago, Hummin said:

All they are doing is pushing more people onto social benefits and disability retirement.

The state wants control. They make people beg, wait, and stay trapped inside the system, instead of letting them take their hard-earned pension and live where they choose, whether that is Spain, Asia, or somewhere else.

Instead of giving people freedom after a lifetime of work, they tie them down at home and call it policy.

The unfair frozen pension fiasco is something else which I didn't mention. It never comes up on the talk shows, only triple lock...yes they like control

35 minutes ago, baansgr said:

I have seen a growing hate towards pensioners from not ony the government but also from those under 50.

How can you begrudge people that have normally worked for 50 years for their pension.

You see it on a daily basis on morning TV or the internet. There are two main gripes, one being the triple lock and secondly they own their own homes.

The triple lock was barely mentioned till 3 or 4 years ago but has been in place since 2011..when pensioners actually received a good increase...this years 4.8% increase for those on the new state pension is only a 1% more increase than those on benefits...hardly an expense and only a fraction of pensioners receive it.

Pensioners are now having to work up to 7 years longer than expected, you really think a 67 year old man can climb ladders, dig roads or do other hard laborious jobs? Wouldn't it be best for them to retire and make way for youngsters, after all they are complaining there is no work?

So, you buy a house do improvements over 40 years and are expected to sell it...why?..I really don't understand the mentality, and before we even go there..my first property in UK was £60,000 in 1990 with interest at 15%...same property now is £220,000 with rates a quarter of that...I worked 2 full time and 1 part time job just to afford the £630 mortgage at the time.

Divorce, death of someone close and moving house are the 3 most stressful things that can happen to someone of age...is their no compassion?

Youngsters forget, they have sick pay, maternity pay, holiday pay, 37 hour working week all of which was fought for by the pensioners they are hating on... it's all wrong

I think it's jealousy, they are just so envious and too lazy to work

People hate people of all types.

1 minute ago, Rockyroad said:

People hate people of all types.

That's true but for a reason, there is no logical reason for younger people to hate older people though

4 minutes ago, baansgr said:

That's true but for a reason, there is no logical reason for younger people to hate older people though

Hate them back or ignore them. I avoid most people these days.

10 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

People hate people of all types.

“ I have nothing to say on this topic, but the loneliness is crushing me in my dreary bed set. Please, please listen to me.”

OP, have you encountered anyone actually giving you grief for being an old person, or is this just a general perception you get from what you hear around?

14 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

“ I have nothing to say on this topic, but the loneliness is crushing me in my dreary bed set. Please, please listen to me.”

OP, have you encountered anyone actually giving you grief for being an old person, or is this just a general perception you get from what you hear around?

Hey Mr skinny arms. Nice and friendly as usual lol

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

I have seen a growing hate towards pensioners from not ony the government but also from those under 50.

How can you begrudge people that have normally worked for 50 years for their pension.

You see it on a daily basis on morning TV or the internet. There are two main gripes, one being the triple lock and secondly they own their own homes.

The triple lock was barely mentioned till 3 or 4 years ago but has been in place since 2011..when pensioners actually received a good increase...this years 4.8% increase for those on the new state pension is only a 1% more increase than those on benefits...hardly an expense and only a fraction of pensioners receive it.

Pensioners are now having to work up to 7 years longer than expected, you really think a 67 year old man can climb ladders, dig roads or do other hard laborious jobs? Wouldn't it be best for them to retire and make way for youngsters, after all they are complaining there is no work?

So, you buy a house do improvements over 40 years and are expected to sell it...why?..I really don't understand the mentality, and before we even go there..my first property in UK was £60,000 in 1990 with interest at 15%...same property now is £220,000 with rates a quarter of that...I worked 2 full time and 1 part time job just to afford the £630 mortgage at the time.

Divorce, death of someone close and moving house are the 3 most stressful things that can happen to someone of age...is their no compassion?

Youngsters forget, they have sick pay, maternity pay, holiday pay, 37 hour working week all of which was fought for by the pensioners they are hating on... it's all wrong

I think it's jealousy, they are just so envious and too lazy to work

Just do this

23 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

“ I have nothing to say on this topic, but the loneliness is crushing me in my dreary bed set. Please, please listen to me.”

OP, have you encountered anyone actually giving you grief for being an old person, or is this just a general perception you get from what you hear around?

Yes, pension aged has increased..that's no perception

33 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

Hey Mr skinny arms. Nice and friendly as usual lol

So are you showing us you are the weak one? Sure seems like it as it is your MO.

34 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Yes, pension aged has increased..that's no perception

That's not about hate that's about unaffordability

This certainly doesn't happen in Thailand. I'm 81 yo and people in my large estate and other places treat me with the utmost respect.

I must say that the age group that's being referred to here is doing their best to trash Pattaya. Pattaya used to be a haven for guys in their 50's and over, that's when it was a fun place to go to.

You mentioned that people under 50 were disrespecting you. Can you give an example of this actually having happened?

It’s like a lot of guys over here who think the white women are mad at them for dating Thai women.

White women don’t care, they are thrilled that the miserable job of being their girlfriend has been explored overseas.

Life is hard enough without willfully choosing to be a victim of something that is not really a problem that has not affected your life at all.

England is flat out broke. So it’s really nothing personal.

Edited May 27May 27 by Prubangboy

2 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

You mentioned that people under 50 were disrespecting you. Can you give an example example of this actually having happened?

It’s like a lot of guys over here who think the white women are mad at them for dating Thai women.

White women don’t care they are thrilled that the miserable job of being their girlfriend has been explored overseas.

Life is hard enough without willfully choosing to be a victim of something that is not really a problem that has not affected your life at all.

I never said people were.disrepecting.me.

9 minutes ago, Rams86 said:

This certainly doesn't happen in Thailand. I'm 81 yo and people in my large estate and other places treat me with the utmost respect.

Exactly, that's great and how it should be

56 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

Just do this

I’m looking forward to your spastic fit where my skinny arms incite you to comically physically threaten me over the Internet again. You were ranting that you wanted to spar with someone here recently. So you are getting tightly wound again. I’ll do my best to push you over the edge.

Again.

You go to the gym, I go to the gym. We should be friends. Do you like Thailand, I like Thailand, we should be friends.

But nobody here wants to be your friend because you’re too berserk. Whereas I meet people from here at least a couple of times a year.

1 minute ago, baansgr said:

Exactly, that's great and how it should be

Do you live in Thailand?

7 minutes ago, Rams86 said:

I must say that the age group that's being referred to here is doing their best to trash Pattaya. Pattaya used to be a haven for guys in their 50's and over, that's when it was a fun place to go to.

Pattaya was crap 25 years ago. So was Patong.

5 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Exactly, that's great and how it should be

Your profile has over 32000 views.

5 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

I’m looking forward to your spastic fit where my skinny arms incite you to comically physically threaten me over the Internet again. You were ranting that you wanted to spar with someone here recently. So you are getting tightly wound again. I’ll do my best to push you over the edge.

Again.

You go to the gym, I go to the gym. We should be friends. Do you like Thailand, I like Thailand, we should be friends.

But nobody here wants to be your friend because you’re too berserk. Whereas I meet people from here at least a couple of times a year.

I've never met you.

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

Pattaya was crap 25 years ago. So was Patong.

You had never even been to Thailand 25 years ago. What are you babbling about?

Not just pensioners. All Brits. How dare they destroy such a good language with all that wierd spelling. 555

22 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

Your profile has over 32000 views.

Really, how do you see that?..is it a good thing?

Just now, baansgr said:

Really, how do you see that?..is it a good thing?

Seems a bit weird to me.

29 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

Do you live in Thailand?

Yes

Just now, baansgr said:

Yes

So how do you know under 50s in the UK hate pensioners?

2 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

So how do you know under 50s in the UK hate pensioners?

I watch morning TV, I see people on QT, I see it on tok tok, FB and in the comments.... All bashing the OAPs

5 minutes ago, baansgr said:

I watch morning TV, I see people on QT, I see it on tok tok, FB and in the comments.... All bashing the OAPs

Must be true then if it's on FB.