What's better/worse now than 20-30 years ago?

Man_About_Town

Worse.
Football
Music
Media
Young people
Environment

Better.
Comms
Travel

ken from bexley

Sometimes you think not much has changed then you read this thread...

Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!

As I am sure you are aware Saga.......

Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now Sandwell General Hospital) in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, and christened at St. Edwards Church in Selly Park, Birmingham. His mother, Philomena (or Phyllis) Lynott (b. 22 October 1930), is Irish, and his father was Cecil Parris, an Afro-Guyanese.^[2][3] Some news and fan-site sources more specifically said that he was an Afro-Brazilian,^[4][5] but in an August 2009 interview Parris's wife said that he was from Georgetown, British Guiana........

So an Irishman by choice, still that aside  a great musician much missed.

Stig

Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!

There was always Paul McGrath.  And I think you can count Nelson Mandela as honorary Irish, as the Irish fans chanted "Paul McGrath's Da" at him.

sralan

Worse.. Music, Human Rights, Media, Sport(business orientated), EU

Better...Cars, Food (some), TV.

Powell Is Pleasant

http://www.cracked.com/article_18983_5-complaints-about-modern-life-that-are-statistically-b.s._p2.html?wa_user1=4&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=moreon

- for those who are saying that music is worse now.  Great music is definitely being made now, but you're just not listening to it / don't know about it.

Stig

Great song that Archies one ;-)

kentaddick

Better: Standard of Cricket has got so much better

Communications

Travel

Worse: Overpaid footballers

Communism has taken a hit in 30 years as well

Saga Lout

Sometimes you think not much has changed then you read this thread...

Another big change is 20-30 years ago the only black Irishman anyone had heard of was Phil Lynott, now we've got a black Irish US President!

As I am sure you are aware Saga.......

Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now Sandwell General Hospital) in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, and christened at St. Edwards Church in Selly Park, Birmingham. His mother, Philomena (or Phyllis) Lynott (b. 22 October 1930), is Irish, and his father was Cecil Parris, an Afro-Guyanese.^[2][3] Some news and fan-site sources more specifically said that he was an Afro-Brazilian,^[4][5] but in an August 2009 interview Parris's wife said that he was from Georgetown, British Guiana........

So an Irishman by choice, still that aside  a great musician much missed.

Quite! Obama is also Irish when it suits!