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<blockquote data-quote="hv123" data-source="post: 1269744" data-attributes="member: 10498">In response to a post above - it is interesting to see what will happen in the UK once the boomers really start dying out in significant numbers. We are probably at the bottom of that curve right now. By that I mean they are the people who largely maintain the facade of &quot;niceness&quot; that is still pretty pervasive in the most of the UK. By that I mean if you drive down many UK streets you will see nice gardens with flowers and general tidiness and order. All the national trust stately homes and things like that are mostly staffed by this generation.&nbsp; The way things are is largely maintained by the social system, definitely not by the state. Once society changes things will change in the blink of an eye. Of course we are pretty much seeing that already in london and other cities.&nbsp; In my view we will pretty much lose a sense of our history in the UK in the next couple of generations. Especially as there will be no one alive with any connection to &quot;the war&quot;. WW2 I think it's fair to say was a seminal period in terms of national identify. Your boomers we born after the war obviously, but their parents weren't.&nbsp; It's hard to explain if you are not well versed in britain but a lot of people will know what I mean.&nbsp; Well maintained hedges and gardens with violas in planters.&nbsp; People saying hello to you in the street. That sort of things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hv123, post: 1269744, member: 10498"] In response to a post above - it is interesting to see what will happen in the UK once the boomers really start dying out in significant numbers. We are probably at the bottom of that curve right now. By that I mean they are the people who largely maintain the facade of "niceness" that is still pretty pervasive in the most of the UK. By that I mean if you drive down many UK streets you will see nice gardens with flowers and general tidiness and order. All the national trust stately homes and things like that are mostly staffed by this generation. The way things are is largely maintained by the social system, definitely not by the state. Once society changes things will change in the blink of an eye. Of course we are pretty much seeing that already in london and other cities. In my view we will pretty much lose a sense of our history in the UK in the next couple of generations. Especially as there will be no one alive with any connection to "the war". WW2 I think it's fair to say was a seminal period in terms of national identify. Your boomers we born after the war obviously, but their parents weren't. It's hard to explain if you are not well versed in britain but a lot of people will know what I mean. Well maintained hedges and gardens with violas in planters. People saying hello to you in the street. That sort of things. [/QUOTE]

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