What do you think will go with us older generations?

The future is a foreign country - they do things differently there. I’ve been out of step for donkey’s years and feel quite happy about that.

Collections of 'things' - crockery, ornaments etc that the younger generation currently have to deal with when sorting out the belongings of their family.

The night time bath ritual with babies. My DGC are bathed once or twice a week at the most. As babies, they were held in a tub once a week with olive oil and a dash of cream, but no soap. No talc (of course), no baby smells like baby oil or cream.

It's probably better for their skin, and better for the environment but what about that warm soft fragrant cuddle at bed time?

Oh yes, "stuff". The younger generation jettison, pass on, or sell on EBay everything that the children have grown out of. I still have a loft full of old-fashioned, musty and possibly dangerous toys!

Certainly not our monarchy if the enthusiasm for it to continue made so clear by the thousands young and old willing to sleep overnight on concrete just to get a 'glimpse' , is any indication.

Conversation. You know, the sort where you chat to someone about one thing and then that leads onto another thing and so on, and so on and you end up chatting for hours. It's a dying art.

13Calendargirl
That is real sad ..never a waste of time .. so much knowledge in those books ..

Bellanonna

I wonder why so many people think good manners will go.
On the whole I find most younger people I know, or just come into contact with, are polite and kind. Tolerant too, more so than my generation. My 3 grandkids, all primary age, have good manners and are always very caring.

So I hope that aspect carries on.

Agreed

I agree too. Children and young people have been exposed to so much more diversity than older generations and (in my experience) are much more comfortable around people who are not like themselves. I can't remember anyone when I was at school who had a disability or autism/learning disability for example. It just wasn't something I saw and I am a young Gransnetter. I actually cannot even remember anyone with an obvious disability living on my housing estate either!

Calendargirl

oryx1

Encyclopaedias. .my 17 year old Grandson pointed to my lovely collection the other day and said "What are those?".

Oh yes. I posted on GN some time ago, asking for advice on what I could do with my inherited set of Books Of Knowledge, never used now, but very heavy and taking up an entire bookshelf. Nobody wanted them.

Managed to offload them to a charity shop with a large book section. They said if they didn’t sell, they would be sent to be pulped.

Felt sad to see them go, but just a waste of time keeping them. Thought of Dad buying them with hard earned money back in the 50’s, hoping to help us become better educated.

I like to think someone with a large library bought them for a song to put on the bookshelf for appearance sake, even if they never opened them.

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My mother collected Heron books in the 1970s as she worked there. They are beautiful red or green books embellished with gold and she had Dickens, Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, Poetry. I have kept one bookshelf full, but gave a load of them to the local library. They were happy to have them.

Bank tellers, politeness, human face to face interaction, paper bus and train tickets, common sense !

I think we do our children a disservice when we say things such as grammar, politeness and good manners will disappear with us - if my son and daughter in law and their friends are anything to go by.

Honeysuckleberries

Common sense.

Oh dear, I fear that has mostly gone already!
Socks with sandals are not too bad, but men do tend to pull up their socks like their legs will get pneumonia and drop off if they dare to bare more skin!! And, tbh, most men's feet are not something I wish to see more of!

Pens!! We don't seem to need to actually write much these days as we all use phones and pads etc.

StephLP

Collections of 'things' - crockery, ornaments etc that the younger generation currently have to deal with when sorting out the belongings of their family.

Apparently, as with all things, the pendulum is swinging back again and there is a new trend among the youngest generation of adults called maximalism - a direct reaction to minimalism. Their homes are a riot of colour with objets d’art on every available surface.

University students don't seem to believe in male and female any more so we'll probably all be gender neutral in the future. People are harassed and 'cancelled' for saying a woman is an adult female.

Common sense.

What we call 'common sense' is really life experience, a collection of facts remembered and lessons learned - relevant to our time. In the future, it will, inevitably, be different.

Intolerance, hopefully

If only intolerance, like jealousy, love, kindness, anger are hardwired into humans - and many other anmals.

Hopefully racism, sexism, homophobia and all those other archaic things!
Please not the monarchy, it definitely brings people closer together.

I don't suppose 'tech' will disappear now.. I'm fine with my PC but do NOT want to change to a smartphone.. I just don't! I'm fed up with having to learn new things. I didn't want a 'smart' tv when my old one broke down, but guess what? The 'non-smart' ones cost more money.
My sister was in tears when she had to figure out how to sign a property document she recieved on her smartphone. I rang the solicitors & said I would go into their office & sign with a real pen & form. Easy peasy!

I'd like to keep my proper train tickets too.

Things I will regret losing.. dialects. Love them. My Yorkshire grandad spoke of meyt, peys, watter.. wonderful! A flat cap, too, & my Nan's little furry suede boots with the front zip.. headscarves & pinnies..

A new idea I am jealous of - period pants! I have no idea how they work, but as one who had to fiddle about with pads & belt when I first started, many moons ago..

Ironing has already gone for most people along with men’s ties, polishable shoes and suits.
I wish bras would go the way of corsets.
General knowledge is disappearing - who needs to know all that when you can find the answer instantly on your phone?

Try working in the City without a suit and polished shoes! The tie may be in the drawer for meetings though.

Germanshepherdsmum

Try working in the City without a suit and polished shoes! The tie may be in the drawer for meetings though.

And a well-ironed shirt ?

Very true! Mercifully, most men of my son’s generation iron their own. His wife is very fortunate there!