23/07/2020
I grew up in India (Kalimpong ,India )Regardless of the weather, our dinner time was at 8:00PM and bedtime was 9:30PM
Eating out at a was a huge deal, that only really happened when it was a birthday or a very special occasion.
There was no such thing as Fast food on every other day, and having a bottle of Pepsi or a Large ice-cream from the local shop was a real treat. Boy oh Boy! Pass ur final exams and then you may get a new pair of clothes!
You took your clothes off as soon as you got home and put on your ‘home’ clothes. There was no taking or picking you up in the car, you either boarded the school bus or take the local taxi! You got home did your chores and your homework before dinner.
Our house phone had a cord attached and dial so there were no such things as private conversations!
We didn’t have Foxtel, Stan, or , we had only a few channels to watch.
We played Cops & Robbers, Hide & Seek, Football, Cricket, Lattu fight, Beyblade, Toy car race, Marbles and any other game we could come up with.....
Staying in the house was a PUNISHMENT and the only thing we knew about "bored" was --- "You better find something to do before I find it for you!"
We played music via magnetic tapes or radio.
We went to the local shop for grocery and candy used to be a couple of paise.
We ate what Mum made for dinner or we ate nothing at all
Bottled water was a luxury, we drank from the tap water boiled and cooled.
We weren't AFRAID OF ANYTHING. We played till dark... sunset was our alarm.
If someone had a fight, that's what it was and we were friends again a week later, if not SOONER.
We watched our MOUTHS around our elders because ALL of our aunts, uncles, grandpas, grandmas, AND our parents' best friends were all extensions of our PARENTS and you didn't want them telling your parents if you misbehaved! Or they would give you something to cry about.
We respected the Police, Firemen, Ambulance workers, Teachers, Doctors, and Nurses.
We never answered back..... ever !!
We got detention at school for not doing homework, being late to class, or being naughty.
Those were the good days. So many kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid 😁 I loved my childhood and all the Friends I hung around with. Good Times 🤓😘
Copy and paste if you are from the same .... 🙂 I definitely am😀😀
