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If everyone in the world was like you , how would society change?

166 replies

TheoWalcott38 · 07/10/2021 23:19

pubs would mostly see people on Pepsi in mine

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mij66 · 07/10/2021 23:39

Everyone would be too nice and over polite so nothing would ever get done and the whole earth would stall ( an eternal, no you go first situation).

Lammysaurus · 07/10/2021 23:39

There would not be any fixed abodes, or any expectation that someone would have a physical/street address, or that someone would live in a specific country.

HalfBrick · 07/10/2021 23:43

Everywhere would be tidy. Everyone would be considerate and polite but awkwardly so, resulting in nobody ever taking charge. Cooking for fun wouldn't exist. Bread sales would go up.

HalfBrick · 07/10/2021 23:44

Cross posted with previous polite poster. Apologies 😁

Bagamoyo1 · 07/10/2021 23:44

Lots of green spaces and trees, and no crime. And no one would ever need passwords because no one would have the first clue how to hack someone’s account!

Cookingbynumbers · 07/10/2021 23:45

Far fewer snowflakes for a start.
Optimistic, cheerful people who were actually nice to shop and restaurant staff.
Also the average IQ would be way higher, and that cannot be a bad thing given the very many tedious interactions I have with the public every day.
They would know how to use Google.
Also would avoid the telephone as much as possible so cold calling would be a thing of the past.

Davros · 07/10/2021 23:49

Rod Stewart would be President of the world
A lot less fucks would be given about most things
Coffee would be banned

singlemama91 · 07/10/2021 23:52

Everyone would be single Grin maybe that would be nice!

DrMadelineMaxwell · 07/10/2021 23:52

Coke and all cola brands would stop being made...vile stuff.

Musicals would be a core entertainment.

The human race would dwindle in numbers....

Silkieschickens · 07/10/2021 23:52

Everyone would live in chocolate box thatched cottages with beautiful gardens with silkie chickens in the garden and an old cat and a couple of bouncing bunnies inside with a DH who does all the cooking and 2 children, one with SN.

There would be lots of renovation work on the house to make it more beautiful inside. No crime. Very little use of cars. Everyone would also have a 2 week holiday each summer, somewhere beautiful with lots of nature but not many people.

SkiingIsHeaven · 07/10/2021 23:54

People would be extremely organised but laid back. However, they would be quietly seething most of the time.

nancy75 · 07/10/2021 23:56

There would be an awful lot more swearing but on the plus side EVERYTHING would run on time, Lateness would not even be a concept.

Newnameforamo · 07/10/2021 23:57

@Silkieschickens I’d like to live in your world but no DH thank you.

Vampsticks · 07/10/2021 23:57

You'd all be fucked

Anordinarymum · 07/10/2021 23:58

@MrsAvocet

There would be a lot of people on bikes and everything ever recorded by The Eurythmics would be banned.
Oh God yessss.. In fact just ban Annie Lennox :)

And Paul o' Grady for PM

No more Loose Women

Philip Schofield would be put out to grass

And I'm only beginning........

SoftplayTaintedLove · 07/10/2021 23:59

There would be a lot of musical theatre and endless discussion of how we were all feeling. Plumbing, engineering,computers and any basic infrastructure would not work. We would not know how to grow food and would be too impatient to try. We would all write comic monologues on how badly our gardening was going.

Squaddielife · 08/10/2021 00:01

Everyone would be exasperated with the NHS and primary care ..... oh wait! Hmm

Blondiney · 08/10/2021 00:01

Diet Coke would be on tap in every home.
Dogs would take their rightful place as our lord and masters.
Men would available on a need only basis. There would be little need however, so they may well face extinction.
Teal would be the new grey!

SarahBellam · 08/10/2021 00:02

People wouldn't need duvet covers. They'd have temperature controlled, thin, weighted quilts that you could easily Chuck in the washing machine once a week. Ditto pillows.

Everyone would get a one year intensive course in statistics, logic, and the quality of evidence.

We'd embed equality into absolutely everything - high water fountains/low water fountains, accessibility by design - not as begrudgingly added tack on.

Insomnia would be a National pastime.

LegArmpits · 08/10/2021 00:06

The world would be furious, hilarious, under educated but brilliant. They'd drive shit cars fast and wear stupid but comfy shoes. The only drink available would be whisky.

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TwinklyBranch · 08/10/2021 00:06

It would be very orderly. People would walk on one side of the pavement, park considerately, queue nicely, sit in their assigned seat on trains.

People would only use their phones in public to take photos or check directions. There would be no using them to play music, watch videos, or have loud conversations.

LegArmpits · 08/10/2021 00:06

Oh yeah, and orange would be the new everything.

LegArmpits · 08/10/2021 00:07

And everyone would have a rechargeable drill.

GreenWhiteViolet · 08/10/2021 00:08

Book sales would be very high and knowledge would be more highly valued. There would be a lot less government but it would be okay because people would be basically good, not corrupt or exploitative, and would take care of each other. There would be no wars, cars or meat-eating. TV wouldn't exist because everyone would find the idea of being on camera horrifying. Everyone would worry too much about what others thought of them and be prone to depressive spells. They'd all be very untidy, but punctual. Skilled manual jobs would pay very highly because they'd be considered the most difficult thing ever - anything requiring good coordination and practical skills.

LegArmpits · 08/10/2021 00:08

Whilst discussing Myers Briggs results.