What era would you most like to live in?

krudler

If there was one time or place in history that you could choose to live in for a while, where and when would it be?
For me it'd have to be America in the Old West, disease and non existant dental care aside,how cool would that be? Roaming around on horseback, big duster jackets, settlin' arguments with a gunfight, playing poker in saloons, all that stuff.

so how bout it? England in the Beatlemania years? Ireland during the Easter Rising? Feudal Japan? Vietnam? WW2? Piratey times?

bonerm

krudler wrote: »

Piratey times?

I'm living in piratey times right now. You should see my harddrive.

Dont be at yourself

Wouldn't mind a bit of ancient roman decadence...

BraziliaNZ

Ancient Rome, but just to have a look around. Also I'd like to look around Nazi Germany. But choose to live in this era because I'd miss cheap flights, nachos, subway, sexual liberty, etc!

Mr. Manager

I'd stick with this one.

Sure what would ya do without the internet

TeddyTedson

Jesus I can't think which one, they're all great. I'd like to have always been alive and live forever. Who knows it could still happen.

we'llallhavetea_old

i like the now

sollar

40,000 BC, just for a few hours though.

Links234

The future! Star Trek time

I want holodecks and food replicators and those sexy uniforms

iPlop

60's America

Red Hand

In one of the South American civilisations 200 years before the Spanish and Portuguese arrive.

I would be a God.

Sticky_Fingers

krudler wrote: »

If there was one time or place in history that you could choose to live in for a while, where and when would it be?
For me it'd have to be America in the Old West, disease and non existant dental care aside,how cool would that be? Roaming around on horseback, big duster jackets, settlin' arguments with a gunfight, playing poker in saloons, all that stuff.

Someones being playing Red Dead Redemption a little too much I think:D

I'd like to have lived in 1950's America, sure it was a repressive, prissy society under the threat of imminent nuclear destruction but god damn they had some style. The cars, the clothes, the music, much better then anything we have today IMO. Plus there is the 60's to look forward to afterward, all that free love with loads of unwashed, unshaven hippy chicks, awesome.

Kasabian

The Wild West.

Not Connemara.

Twenty years earlier (be born in the 1940s rather than 60s), more boom than bust during that time, baby boomers have had the best of everything. Their lifestyles will go down in history as being the best ever.

JohnK

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Wouldn't mind a bit of ancient roman decadence...

Oh yeah I could go for some of that :cool:

darragh16

Ireland 1997-2007

Swampy

Whenever Mad Men is set. It was a great time to be a man.

krudler

Sticky_Fingers wrote: »

Someones being playing Red Dead Redemption a little too much I think:D

I'd like to have lived in 1950's America, sure it was a repressive, prissy society under the threat of imminent nuclear destruction but god damn they had some style. The cars, the clothes, the music, much better then anything we have today IMO. Plus there is the 60's to look forward to afterward, all that free love with loads of unwashed, unshaven hippy chicks, awesome.

I havent actually played it yet I'm ashamed to say, I did just watch True Grit though :pac:

you're right about the 50's if Mad Men has taught me anything is that men were fcuking awesome back then, Don Draper ftw

Its a real shame men dont wear suits and hats anymore like they did back then, you can get away with it when you're old, but damn it'd be cool to be out on the town in a natty suit and fedora.

Turtyturd

Prohibition era America for the women, there is just something about the whole style.

80's movies have also left a big impression of 80's New York in my mind...despite it always appearing scary and run down.

HooterSnout

Anywhere without an Irish climate would do it for me. Pirate days would be fun, but I'd be the retired type with my own island in the Caribbean. Rum and wenches. Yup that's the life for me.

bonerm

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Wouldn't mind a bit of ancient roman decadence...

This is like reincarnation hypnosis where everyone was Cleopatra or Alexander The Great in their past lives.

Reality is in most of these eras you'd probably be some worthles peon shoveling shít to pass the time.

Given my comfort levels, hygiene, etc I'll stick with this one please

Sanjuro

I'd like to visit the past. Live there? No.

I'd like to visit the future more though. See some of the technological advancements we've made. Or if World War 3 has put us back to using sticks and stones.

karlog

Sanjuro wrote: »

I'd like to visit the past. Live there? No.

I'd like to visit the future more though. See some of the technological advancements we've made. Or if World War 3 has put us back to using sticks and stones.

Make sure you dress like an ape. You'll thank me when you get to the future.

bonerm

Cranky Mc Funhouse wrote: »

If you really want your children to learn from an early age, you need to read to them and supply the buggers with as much human-on-human interaction as possible, not park their adorable little butts in front of the ****ing television. TV programs and Infant Education videos use a series of rapidly changing scenes and constantly bombard your kids with new words. With time, their itsy bitsy minds start to filter out most of the information just to help manage the constant barrage, and voila! The kids develop shorter attention spans, and eventually the food service industry claims another life.

Wow. I hadn't noticed. Thanks for the eye-opener.

rebel10

Cranky Mc Funhouse wrote: »

If you really want your children to learn from an early age, you need to read to them and supply the buggers with as much human-on-human interaction as possible, not park their adorable little butts in front of the ****ing television. TV programs and Infant Education videos use a series of rapidly changing scenes and constantly bombard your kids with new words. With time, their itsy bitsy minds start to filter out most of the information just to help manage the constant barrage, and voila! The kids develop shorter attention spans, and eventually the food service industry claims another life.

Are you just posting this in every thread? Jamie Oliver?

rebel10

1963-1967 San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury preferably.):p

Sanjuro

karlog wrote: »

Make sure you dress like an ape. You'll thank me when you get to the future.

No way, man! You're not going to make a monkey out of me.

Latchy

krudler wrote: »

Ireland during the Easter Rising?

Interesting period and no fecking tourists hanging around Temple Bar back then either :pac:

Sink The Banana wrote: »

60's America

rebel10 wrote: »

1963-1967 San Francisco (Haight-Ashbury preferably.):p

Hanging out with Dylan ,The Byrds, Crosby Still Nash and Young ( Crosby nicked fron Byrds ) Mamas and Papas ,,,Yeah that be cool man :cool:

krudler

bonerm wrote: »

I'm living in piratey times right now. You should see my harddrive.

shouldnt that be your harrrrrrrrdrive?




I'll get my coat..

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I'd prefer to live now more than any other time.
But I'd love to 'visit':
60s America.
70s/80s English football matches with terraces and hooliganism etc. I'm slightly fascinated by it.
1910-1930s Ireland.

Gummy Panda

In the times before Atlantis was swallowed by the oceans

Sephiroth_dude

America during world war 2

My name is URL

Around the time of the Renaissance in Italy. Dunno why.. Ezio Auditore da Firenze made it look pretty cool though.

pragmatic1

Yesterday.

ReacherCreature

Interesting question OP.

Ireland from 1916 'till 1949 would be my top one - so much happening in that timeframe that shaped this country to the present day.

Others include, in London with the threat of the Armada looming in 1588, Vietnam during 1968 (especially at Khe Sanh airbase), Berlin 1945 during the Russian attack, Rome in May 1527 - the Sack of the city.

From AD00 to AD32ish in the Middle East would be an exciting time no doubt.

But yeah, Ireland in those times mentioned would be interesting to live in.

Ghost Estate

Ireland 1930-1970

neil_hosey

I would LOVE to live in the time of the gaels in ireland. When breton law still ruled and you were part of a clan, inherited from a dynasty which they can trace back to the Tuatha Dé Danann

The way they lived fascinates me. Anywhere from 500BC to 1000AD would be brilliant.

I want to meet this Niall Noigeallach fella (Translation: Niall of the nine hostages) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages..

or Conn Cétchathach (conn of the hundred battles)

OR!

in 16th century ireland as a pirate in Grainne Mhaols army.

Dudess

I'm a big fan of groovy 70s threads, so yeah, the 25th century.

kowloon

Links234 wrote: »

The future! Star Trek time

I want holodecks and food replicators and those sexy uniforms

Yes, sexy uniforms

CorkMan

I'd love to be a Pharoah in ancient egypt.

Bring a few poles in the machine with me to build my 500ft gold statue.

meathstevie

Sometime shortly after the American Civil War and before WWI, the world up for grabs me hearties. Who needs pirates when you could sail on the coat tails of the likes of Cecil Rhodes ?

I know it sounds rather un PC but feck it, the world was un PC back then.

Fluorescence

krudler wrote: »

I havent actually played it yet I'm ashamed to say, I did just watch True Grit though :pac:

you're right about the 50's if Mad Men has taught me anything is that men were fcuking awesome back then, Don Draper ftw

Its a real shame men dont wear suits and hats anymore like they did back then, you can get away with it when you're old, but damn it'd be cool to be out on the town in a natty suit and fedora.

Go for it. I wish there was more suited-man eye candy around Dublin

Gummy Panda

Dudess wrote: »

I'm a big fan of groovy 70s threads, so yeah, the 25th century.

25th century?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8kFHCXiEg

mossyc123

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

In one of the South American civilisations 200 years before the Spanish and Portuguese arrive.

I would be a God.

Or a special sacrifice to the Gods :pac:

Swampy wrote: »

Whenever Mad Men is set. It was a great time to be a man.

As long as you were a high earning Alpha Male...

PeterIanStaker

krudler wrote: »

If there was one time or place in history that you could choose to live in for a while, where and when would it be?
For me it'd have to be America in the Old West, disease and non existant dental care aside,how cool would that be? Roaming around on horseback, big duster jackets, settlin' arguments with a gunfight, playing poker in saloons, all that stuff.

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Piratey times do be temptin' matey, but I'd love to live in the Wild West but with steampunk gadgets!

loopyloulilly

Would love to go back to 1800s era, living off the land. Their clothes, way of life.

rebel10

loopyloulilly wrote: »

Would love to go back to 1800s era, living off the land. Their clothes, way of life.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/JDL9bXlwbM4

ascanbe

The Zoltan G era.

BickNarry

If I was 13 in 1969, the peak of the Skinhead era that'd be mint. I'd be 20 when the revival came round with 2-tone, with the added bonus of some punk. The clothes,the music-Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Black Uhuru, the Specials, the Clash.....lead me on to the fill the 1980's with the Smiths and lonliness.

Sigh.......

bonerm

loopyloulilly wrote: »

Would love to go back to 1800s era, living off the land. Their clothes, way of life.

I imagine it was exactly like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7movKfyTBII