MargoLovebutter Mon 05-Nov-18 16:38:31

Fuck yes! My granny's both long dead now, used to love regaling us with tales of the olden days.



Hours of laundry done by hand, hours of cleaning, hours of food purchasing and preparation (as there were no fridges and meat had to be bought almost daily. Hours of walking to the shops and walking everywhere.



You also had no choice about being a housewife. Women with children did not work outside the home, unless their husband had died or was incapable of working for health reasons.



I wouldn't want to live back then at all. I like going to work, I love the fact that I don't have to get on my hands and knees to scrub the kitchen floor, I love that I can get Tesco to deliver my weekly shop and that it contains a few ready meals so that I don't have to cook every day of the week, I love that I can get fruit and veg around the year and not just in season, I love that I have lots of plug sockets to power all my appliances!



They weren't any more productive than we are, everything just took way longer to do.



However, the great thing is, if you want to you can live like they used to and do all that shit for yourself - because we have the choice nowadays!