Best decade, 70's, 80's or 90's?

[battyrat]

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1970's for me. I was about 4 in 1970 and 14 in 1980.I really got the best of the 70's and early 80's.For me the 80's although I had some great memories I also had a lot of bad luck and trouble at school which I still feel has an impact on my life all these years later. I could of gone on to better things but held back by bullies etc. Not a major problem to some people but it stopped me getting the education I needed to progress in life also left me with mental health problems which started then due to this problem and still flares up from time to time all these years later.
The 70's was a period of great kids TV, snacks,toys and mostly the freedom that I lost in the early 80's due to having all the problems both in and out of school. So I can only vote that the 70's was the best period. If it was not for the personal problems then the 80's could of been a good contender.

[amethyst]

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70,s for me

[goodbyetomaria]

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This seems to be a national thing. No matter where you go or to whom you speak - they have all experienced that awful mash potato, which was like semi-set glue and semolina that had the consistency of something you do when you've drank too much.

[Roz]

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1970's for me even though I was only young. My favourite bands/albums and TV shows were made in that decade and we seemed to have hot summers every year!

The 80s were my least favourite.

[darren]

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best decade for me was the eighties.
loved the nineties as well.
these two decades had great tv shows both on the bbc 1 and itv.
as a kid in those decades you had citv and on bbc 1 you had the broom cupboard with phil schofield and gordon the gopher.
on bbc 1 you had GH then over to itv for knightmare then back to bbc1 for alvin and the chipmunks.
see where iam going with this.
just quality telly.

dont remember much of the seventies as i was born in 75.
the ikd british hammer horror films are something i watch regular.

[chrisredditch]

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The 70's....
David Bowie
West Brom with the Three Degrees
6th Form College
Devo at The Brum Odeon
X-Ray Spex at JB's Dudley
Fawlty Towers
Girls, Girls, Girls!!
Coke Bottled Cortinas
Glam Rock on Top of the Pops
YAY!!!

[Kiop]

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80's for me. It covered ages 10 - 20 for me.

[sue webster]

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70`s for me ! i had several of the then british rail `s runaround weekly tickets which gave me the chance to go places and explore with my I-SPY books visiting churches, cathedrals , museums , castles etc . it was brilliant. i went all over the place looking at places of interest , meeting interesting people and on my own , had great fun too! did a lot of train spotting too --still do . wish those tickets would come back . sue.

[zip55]

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Deffo the 70's ... glam rock, disco & punk all in the same decade ... flares, baggies, platforms, teardrop collared, cheesecloth shirts, leaving school, working at Butlins in the summer hols for 11 quid a week ...

[kazboot]

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We probably couldn't manage now which is a bit sad, but we managed before the technical revolution started and lets face it life was better when we had to do things for ourselves and not rely on computers and so forth.

Hear hear!

[jimexe]

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I know this is a retro site and life always seems to have been so much better decades ago but could we honestly manage without: the internet, mobile phones, reliable cars, sunday opening, medical advances, satellite/cable TV, fast-food restaurantes, family pubs, budget airlines....etc. etc.....

We probably couldn't manage now which is a bit sad, but we managed before the technical revolution started and lets face it life was better when we had to do things for ourselves and not rely on computers and so forth.

[scotchmist]

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I know this is a retro site and life always seems to have been so much better decades ago but could we honestly manage without: the internet, mobile phones, reliable cars, sunday opening, medical advances, satellite/cable TV, fast-food restaurantes, family pubs, budget airlines....etc. etc.....

[Marine Boy]

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Whilst I have a soft spot for the very early eighties, I voted...

70s! (aged 8 to 18)

I've talked about why this decade was so wonderful in many parts of this forum. The great tele, especially at tea-time on ITV and Saturday/Holiday mornings on BBC.

Holiday Camps, playing safely around the neighbourhood, flared trousers with incredibly wide belts, Scalextric, Etcha-sketch and Stylophones.

And, of course, my Dad's Ford Cortina! Have we had a thread on Cortinas? *goes off to search*

[Aidanagain]

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70's everytime, '90s second.
In my 'Aidan' days I posted a longwinded piece on what made the 80s grim.

[longlivethe80's]

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my name says it all baby

yes the 80's was the best decade ever the music,movies,tv shows,cartoons,toys,breakfast cereals it truly was a colorful magical and animated decade rock on