Why the over-60s are the wildest generation
This is from an article published by, presumably a youngster, at the Daily Telegraph.
“There was something extraordinary about the protest in Parliament Square in support of the terrorist group Palestine Action earlier this month: half of the people arrested were aged 60 or above. Almost 100 of them were in their 70s. As well as risking arrest, baby boomers are drinking more alcohol than any other age group and having more unsafe sex. What happened to knitting, gardening and Midsomer Murders, asks Melissa Twigg.”
I am not prepared to pay the highly biased Telegraph to read more.
There are people I know who have shifted from unsafe sex (without fear or pregnancy) to staying at home painting. Perhaps because they are no long up for it .
They can stick to their principles without losing their jobs – hence the protests and good for them.
Personally I don’t know anyone who does knitting, gardening or watches Midsomer Murders. Having sex and drinking a lot is much better exercise. Maybe I am not yet old enough,
Destruction of the naturist beaches
In the 1960s in Benidorm the local women protested to Franco that the local mayor wanted to allow women to wear bikinis in the beach but Franco allowed the bikinis. That is why there is a huge iron cross on the hills outside of Benidorm to remember what the local women tried to do, The women who fought for the right to wear bikinis were Boomers,
In Spain at least, youngsters, being the new puritans, are avidly destroying the fought for and registered Naturist Beaches by invading them and keeping their clothes on. It’s up to the boomers to keep up the tradition and remain naked.
Dirty Chai Latte and Matcha Tea
Being in Spain we have wine with meals and wine and beer and coffee in cafes. I was asked by a youngster why I drink wine and beer and it’s because it’s cheaper than most other drinks and drinks like Coke and Fanta are poison in a bottle. I hardly drink cocktails and spirits as Spanish measures are lethal.
There is a 45 year age difference between the youngest and oldest SCT associate. See what we say about generational diversity here.
This the last of the more trivial topics for the summer break. Back to the more serious topics next time.
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