Were you born in the wrong era?

Question

Which period of time would have fitted 'you' best and why? If it's this one, say why please.

Answer 1

I think I should have been born in the mid 19th Century, the youngest son of a landed family.

Then my route would naturally have been University, Holy Orders and a nice quiet yet reasonably paid living somewhere in the country. All the parish business and Sunday Services would have been not too arduous and I would have chosen a gem of a wife who would have done a lot of the nitty-gritty meetings of the parish.

That would have left me to bumble around inventing and researching stuff. I would have written several monographs for learned journals about the life cycle of the wasp or, well, why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings.

I would very likely have struck up an innocent friendship with one or two ten year old girls (which people later would misinterpret). I would certainly have been interested in all the new fangled things like cameras and petrol engines and the Vicarage garage and outhouses would be full of them.

There would, naturally, be numerous slim volumes of Sermons for the Poor and I would have been active in a number of charitable ventures (though probably as a Guiding Force and Sponsor, rather than as a missionary). I would have dined and taken tea with the local gentry and I would have (two or three times and much to my wife's displeasure) tried to entertain the less fortunate of the parish to the life style in which I found myself.

If you Googled for me today, you might find one or two obscure references but I hope that if you went to my parish, you would find one or two people whose grandparents remembered me and who could still talk with affection about the Vicar who built the Village Hall (now a CyberCottage) and who had explosions at the Vicarage and was instrumental in saving one or two from the workhouse.

Answer 2

I'm not sure if the wrong era- possibly I was born with the wrong ears...

Every age has its positives and negatives- one age's enlightenment may be scoffed at later on. If I was born in another time, I would be someone else entirely. So, to an extent, I suppose you could say I have lived in other eras... anyway, this one is fine.

Well, the Sixties are supposed to have been a complete blast, but when I asked my mother, she says she didn't get into any of the Sixties bands, never saw the Beatles or the Stones... though her wardrobe proves her dress sense, at times, was pretty far out. Anyway, the point is that whatever era you're born in, there's stuff you get and stuff you miss...

But I get the feeling you have a point you're driving at- like you feel displaced, or unsuited to the modern era? I guess that's one of the problems of our now, but don't worry, you can handle it if you try.

Answer 3

That's a great question --- I'd love to have been around in the Renaissance Era, but only of course if I were from a rich family. I used to think the 1950's, since woman could stay at home and take care of the kids (easier than today) but I don't think I would be able to wait on my husband hand and foot while wearing pearls and a dress. (and a bun)

Answer 4

I think I would've more enjoyed being born around the start of the 20th century... 1901 for example.
Times were simpler. No political correctness. Ethics and morals had meaning. Your word was your bond. Courtesy and good manners were still the order of the day. Life moved at a normal pace... not accelerated like it is today.

I like the accessories and lifestyles that technology has provided us present day, but at what price? I think I could shirk them easily in favor of getting back to the old-style principles

Answer 5

I should have been born about 1880, so become adult in the 1900s. I was brought up to be really respectful of my elders, and I call anyone I don't know 'sir' or ma'am' without thinking about it. I doff my cap when I go inside, I like Victorian fashion and art, and I am very keen on science and engineering, so would have been right at home in this golden age of discovery. I abhor anti-social behaviour, and things like midless vandlism, and I will always 'have-a-go' if I see it taking place. The attitudes of today's parents 'it wasn't my kid!' even when they are caught on CCTV saddens me deeply. I love my country and my community, and I like to try and do my best to improve both.

Answer 6

Wouldn't mind having been born around 1920, then I'd have been old enough to have gone off and given some fascists a right kicking in WW2.
Failing that post war so I could have joined in the paris riots in 68.

Answer 7

I used to feel that I was born too late, but as I have come to understand Psychology through study, I have begun to feel that it is a condition that afflicts many of us. I think it is based upon a longing for "the old days" whichever they may be. I have often felt that I would have been most comfortable during the Victorian Age or during the early 20th century. I certainly don't appreciate many things about today's world, but even I have begun to long for my old days.

Answer 8

To place this question under 'History', is in itself decieving !! Being a planned child, loved by family since birth, of course I wasn't born in the wrong era....I couldn't have been born in any other era, being that my mommy and daddy didn't plan it that way ! So, if you desire to hear of my dreams and fantasy..ask me something else !

Answer 9

I was born in 1969 but I always feel as if my teenage years should have been in the sixties. So I should've been born around 1950. I like 1951 better, actually.

Good question!

Answer 10

It was a very violent era, but the 30's and 40's had the best clothes. My wardrobe is alot like that.

Answer 11

Harlem Renaissance; a cultural movement in 1920s America during which black art, literature, and music experienced renewal and growth, originating in New York City's Harlem district; also called Black Renaissance, New Negro Movement
African-American authors and poets, artists, musicians, and movie stars found greater freedom of expression and greater support from white sponsors during the Harlem Renaissance than existed previously.