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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?"

I had a cardboard box with wheels drawn on the side and was grateful for that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hackney did not do posh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?

I had a cardboard box with wheels drawn on the side and was grateful for that

Cardboard box? Luxury, I had a paper bag with nothing drawn on it, and I was grateful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?

I had a cardboard box with wheels drawn on the side and was grateful for that

Cardboard box? Luxury, I had a paper bag with nothing drawn on it, and I was grateful "

You wear it well though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?

I had a cardboard box with wheels drawn on the side and was grateful for that

Cardboard box? Luxury, I had a paper bag with nothing drawn on it, and I was grateful "

You lucky, lucky bastard.... what id have given for my own paper bag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?

I had a cardboard box with wheels drawn on the side and was grateful for that

Cardboard box? Luxury, I had a paper bag with nothing drawn on it, and I was grateful "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did stealing the milk float count as a posh toy ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a Space Invaders watch.

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By *9 kisses.Man
over a year ago

clacton on sea

I was the one your parents told you to stay away from.

Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i had one of those little gooey aliens in the jelly egg thing.. that were meant to 'multiply' if you put them in the fridge

yes, i was stupid enough to believe it.

definitely not posh

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

I had a pretty average working class upbringing. Neither struggled or were well off. First console was second hand Nintendo off my dad's boss. I kind of miss the way we handed stuff down in the 90s and early 2000s. Now everyone sells everything online.

I was bullied horrifically when I first moved up North for being "posh" for having a SW London accent in a Merseyside school. To the point I made a conscious effort to change how I pronounced some things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I had a pretty average working class upbringing. Neither struggled or were well off. First console was second hand Nintendo off my dad's boss. I kind of miss the way we handed stuff down in the 90s and early 2000s. Now everyone sells everything online.

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Far from posh but told I sound posh. Never had money as a family but my parents made sure we never went without. Forever thankful for that as it can’t have been easy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a bat and ball which I never played with because I was too busy eating mud....

We never had things at Christmas either, just an orange in a sock. Which was problematic because there were 3 of us

I never knew where the odd sock went too, I often wondered

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?"

I got my tamagotchi on holiday at Florida.

I was a spoilt grandchild.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i had one of those little gooey aliens in the jelly egg thing.. that were meant to 'multiply' if you put them in the fridge

yes, i was stupid enough to believe it.

definitely not posh

Wasn't we all. Waiting for those 'babies' to appear.

Px"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i had one of those little gooey aliens in the jelly egg thing.. that were meant to 'multiply' if you put them in the fridge

yes, i was stupid enough to believe it.

definitely not posh

Wasn't we all. Waiting for those 'babies' to appear.

Px"

You were not alone. We were all mislead

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside. "

Eh?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do you think it's human nature for a person to pretend that they had less than they actually did when they were growing up to give the impression that they have achieved something in life and bettered themselves?

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My alien had baby’s lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside.

Eh? "

Your scenario was exactly like a storyline in Byker Grove. There was a girl who had moved from Wimbledon up to Newcastle and she struggled to fit in because of her accent.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"Do you think it's human nature for a person to pretend that they had less than they actually did when they were growing up to give the impression that they have achieved something in life and bettered themselves?

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing."

Maybe. But my parents are far wealthier than me now. I've stayed about the same as when I grew up. But that's probably just an age thing as the age I am now is the age they had me. People tend to acrue wealth and assets as they get older I guess.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside.

Eh?

Your scenario was exactly like a storyline in Byker Grove. There was a girl who had moved from Wimbledon up to Newcastle and she struggled to fit in because of her accent. "

That is so weird. My dad's family is from Wimbledon and I grew up in Morden which is like the less posh part

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Had a BBC Micro model b which was a considerable outlay for a teenager but I saved up long and hard.

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing."

Although I'm also not saying anyone in here is doing that, yes. People do it all the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside.

Eh?

Your scenario was exactly like a storyline in Byker Grove. There was a girl who had moved from Wimbledon up to Newcastle and she struggled to fit in because of her accent.

That is so weird. My dad's family is from Wimbledon and I grew up in Morden which is like the less posh part

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I know it very well!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing."

Yup best example was Tim Westwood the rap DJ -dad was a middle class vicar -true story

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing."

Not really something I thought about when posting the thread

That said I was definitely a spoilt kid

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

I'm not saying for a second anyone in here is doing that - I'm just musing."

Think there are people who do eggagerate everything and anything. But coming from that kind of background means most of my childhood friends had the exact same one, so it's not like special. But I'm proud of where I've come from and my roots. So am a bit guilty about talking about them.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

When I came to England my Dad hit the overcompensate button as I was out of his life for so long. I was a Reebok Pump wearing walking brand whore.

Had the GT terena mountain bike and sega mega drive like a pimp. Tamagotchis were before my time.

Didn’t know what an ego was though so I was pretty good company for the lads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had a second hand sega master system at young age as my dad loved playing on it, almost everyone was in same boat back then wouldn’t say we were poor but people just made do, hand me down clothes, having a patch sewed on a hole in jeans ect I had a pair of jeans I loved as they had a patch with a racing car in then my granny sewed a patch with a flower on and never wore them again haha

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Ooh. Just like Byker Grove. But in Merseyside.

Eh?

Your scenario was exactly like a storyline in Byker Grove. There was a girl who had moved from Wimbledon up to Newcastle and she struggled to fit in because of her accent.

That is so weird. My dad's family is from Wimbledon and I grew up in Morden which is like the less posh part

I know it very well! "

Aww awesome

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

Chalk to draw a hopscotch on the pavement!

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

I never got a Millennium Falcon or Optimus Prime, so no.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?"

No, none of those things, but I did have freedom and a second hsnd bike!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

Oh I get it now, by 90s it was pretty common

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By *ankie303Woman
over a year ago

Weirdsville South Coast Dorset

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?"

Tamagotchis was not a thing when I was a kid

but did have the first Nintendo console and a pair of Reebok pump ups before they was released in the uk, my dad worked for p&o lol

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By *luebellRacerCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

My kids still have hopscotch chalk!

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Not posh at all but others always thought I was

I had an NES even had the gun for shooting the ducks

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

Oh I get it now, by 90s it was pretty common

Lol. In the 60s it was everywhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

Oh I get it now, by 90s it was pretty common

Lol. In the 60s it was everywhere. "

We just used to find a stone/rock and mark it out that way. Scratching the top of the concrete and away we go

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

I am all over the place when it comes to class stuff. When I was four, we were in an eight-bedroom house in its own grounds. By the time I was fifteen, I was sharing a one-bedroom flat with my mother. I've slept on floors and I've gone hungry, but I sound "posher" than I am because I had a library ticket instead of friends when I was a kid. I passed all my exams and everything, but my school had an arson problem, and that was *before* the murder.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

Oh I get it now, by 90s it was pretty common

Lol. In the 60s it was everywhere. "

I mean the chalk was common, hopscotch was dying out

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"We had roller skates. One pair between all of us but it was OK because the metal base was adjustable and so were the leather straps. None of us could skate though

. We also owned the hopscotch chalk

What is hopscotch chalk

When I was growing up in the early 60s we used to play a game called hopscotch that involved drawing a grid on the path with chalk. Usually only one kid had access to chalk.

Oh I get it now, by 90s it was pretty common

Lol. In the 60s it was everywhere.

I mean the chalk was common, hopscotch was dying out

It's certainly true that I haven't played it for years

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"When growing up, did you have a tamagotchi or a console or one of those toy electric cars?"

Memories..

No never had any gadget stuff like that... I was lucky though to have space outside, woods and then a magnificent 5 speed racing bike for my 12th birthday... Bought too big of course so I would grow into it...oh and my nan worked in a sports shop in Southall, the posh part, so I had some awesome Gola trainers.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

You can tell people’s ages by the toys they played with

We had a veg trolley that my sister and myself used for a pram for our dollies n teddies, one set of skates between us, a skipping rope that we tied to the drain pipe so only one needed to swing the other end and one could jump the rope

tennis ball in a sock or a leg off me mam’s tights that we bounced on the wall, it was a great if we had chalk for hopscotch, if no chalk we would find a stone that we could draw on the pavement slabs with

hand me down clothes off the girls next door etc.

We didn’t have anything really but it was a great childhood, you really don’t miss anything if you mr et had it in the first place, I’m the same now as an adult I still feel guilty buying stuff for myself at full price, I’m like a Bargain Bucket Bertha

Simple times but great times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a tamagochi, a master system (updated to the megadrive) a bmx a skateboard and the entire playsets for GI Joe and Jurassic Park along with most of the power rangers...

I maintain I was never spoilt though as I didn’t get the pet Penguin I wanted!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got a PlayStation for my 5th or 6th birthday, we had it chipped though so the games were cheap.

Same with the PlayStation 2, I was the first to get one, again had to have it chipped though

My parents did alright so we never went without anything, but we weren’t given whatever we wanted whenever we wanted it.

I used to love remote controlled cars and my bike was always one of the lower end ones. The best BMX I had was a £80 one, it was super light and had a pretty cool paint work once I’d taken the stickers off. Most of my mates were riding £300 bikes but mine performed better at the skatepark because it was so light

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"You can tell people’s ages by the toys they played with

hand me down clothes off the girls next door etc.

Simple times but great times

I'd forgotten about the tennis ball in the tights... Tied to the ankle and spun around..

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Life was simple as a kid but enjoyable. If I could be outdoors climbing a tree, playing marbles, confers, building a den in the woods, playing hopscotch, elastic jumping, playing catch and alike

If wet I was indoors and happily drawing, reading or if folks weren’t busy playing games like cards, backgammon, mousetrap, mastermind.

I had the death trap roller skates and although I sprained my ankle just about every other week, I was back on them the minute I was allowed.

New things were reserved for Christmas and birthday or as so near to each other just Christmas, but it made what I did receive all that more special. I was never short of a new book, comic or paper.

All I remember is having a lot of fun, adventures and never feeling bored

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