tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post4308137825069867863..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Counter ArgumentsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-43075727700323685422014-07-12T16:18:03.851+01:002014-07-12T16:18:03.851+01:00All so very true. I remember being taken to shops ...All so very true. I remember being taken to shops to be propertly fitted out with school uniform,(state Grammar, not private school). Shoes were a very special case, and had to be good leather, with room for growth. Cost was hard for Mum and Dad. There was such a polite knowledgable, and very kind service evident in shops though. We would have been termed as a lower working class family. I had to learn to knit and sew all my other clothes early - knitting Fair Isle before 10 (unpicking old jumpers for the wool), and making all my own clothes in teens (some with Vogue patterns). Was just after War, wasn't much around and more well off friends were quite envious!Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-87989360851484372502014-07-11T21:20:53.901+01:002014-07-11T21:20:53.901+01:00"So for large numbers a major area of work ha..."So for large numbers a major area of work has gone."<br /><br />Many school leavers don't seem to have the ability to chat with or even smile at older customers - ie those over 25.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com