I remember my dad saying that to me and thought I never would, but when I was a boy we did not have racism or homaphobia, drug problems or anti social behavour, may have been in the South or the big cities but not in our village.
The only none white people we saw was on TV or in filims, we had no blacks or asians so how could we be racist. All shops were run by families who had been there forever, Indian and Chinese takerways had still to arrive and doctors were rather old, white and very middle class. Its very easy not to be racist in a community that was all white and anglo saxon British.
Homosexuality did not exsist, honest I knew nothing of it until I started work, came as quite a shock but how could we be homophobic when we did not know. Looking back I now know we had a gay person in the village because I remember my dad telling me to stay away from that house, a funny fella lives there, that was it.
Drugs did not appear in my world until I was 16 plus, LSD it was, never had it but heard about it.
Anti social behavour was us kids being a bit naughty and getting a clip round the lug of whoever was about.
That was me the boy in a small pit village, not very good and tollerant just very ignorant and niave.
What will you say when its your turn to say, WHEN I WAS A BOY..
The only none white people we saw was on TV or in filims, we had no blacks or asians so how could we be racist. All shops were run by families who had been there forever, Indian and Chinese takerways had still to arrive and doctors were rather old, white and very middle class. Its very easy not to be racist in a community that was all white and anglo saxon British.
Homosexuality did not exsist, honest I knew nothing of it until I started work, came as quite a shock but how could we be homophobic when we did not know. Looking back I now know we had a gay person in the village because I remember my dad telling me to stay away from that house, a funny fella lives there, that was it.
Drugs did not appear in my world until I was 16 plus, LSD it was, never had it but heard about it.
Anti social behavour was us kids being a bit naughty and getting a clip round the lug of whoever was about.
That was me the boy in a small pit village, not very good and tollerant just very ignorant and niave.
What will you say when its your turn to say, WHEN I WAS A BOY..
, it has improved a lot, though as the last 4 months have shown there is still work to go to clear it up fully.
I'm not daft enough to put my own picture on here 
So I put our lass on 
