ZeMastor t1_j8uyjc2 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:09 AM

Reply to comment by Disparition_2022 in Cruelty and child abuse in "Oliver Twist" by SamN712

The poster had clarified that they were talking about Scotland as the place where child abuse by teachers and parents and apparently, many people were too poor to buy burgers and pizza for their kids lasted even into the 1970's.

Yes, there was a recession in the 70's, as well as an Energy Crisis and a gas shortage. But compared to today, with homeless camps parked on the sidewalks of every major city, those were the good times. My personal recollection was that we always had food, and burger, or family Sunday night out at a restaurant was still a thing. Buying class rings, or going on major field trips (hundreds of miles away) that cost out-of-pocket were out of the question though.

So how was your 70's life experience?

Disparition_2022 t1_j8ysgri wrote on February 17, 2023 at 10:36 PM

I was a child, and we certainly were not able to go out to eat once a week. Later on in the late 80's, yes that became more normal, but I remember the 70's as a time of going out to eat being a rare treat, and a lot of dinners of steak-ums, fish sticks, etc. This was also a time when a lot of food became much more expensive (due in part to the gas shortage).