This is so fucking shit for young people

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Yeah i know its shit for everyone before you pounce on me

But imagine being around 20 just now...no pubs, no nightclubs, no jobs around, no buzz in your town centre, no excuse to dress up in something new, or planning your latest night out, meeting your pals and all the excitement of the night ahead.

Its just so fucking shite.

I got the train home tonight from work, Glasgow city centre is a ghost town. Places that were always busy boarded up, of course everything except like of newsagents and tesco's shut. Its Friday night. It was always jumping when i was young, absolutely jumping. It was dead. On the train was a bunch if young boys, playing music a bit too loud, all singing along....going home from the city centre at 6pm!!!!. I could have cried watching them all, a nice sunny evening and the only place they are heading was back to mum and dads, or a local park maybe, i dont know. They were about 18, casual dressed, haircuts, all wanting a good time with their pals and probably hoping to meet a partner if they were single.

Where is the life for these kids???

This has gone on long enough. I dont care if i never see inside a pub again. I've had a brilliant social life at that age. Now they have fuck all.

Its too much.

I knew from the start if us. If my mum and dad were still here theres no way theyd want my dcs lives turned upside down to save them. Theyd have been furious about whats happened. And as a pp said, my dcs have done it no problem. They have such a sense of right and wrong they've stuck to the rules as they know its to help keep elderly and vulnerable people healthy. They haven't complained they've accepted everything. They know theyve been shafted and they have got on with it.

Totally agree with you, I work in Glasgow City Centre aswell and it is so sad to see it so empty, I drive to work at 3am on a Saturday morning and I can't wait to see the young folk all heading home again! I had a great life in my late teens/early twenties feel so lucky now!

"But imagine being around 20 just now...no pubs, no nightclubs, no jobs around, no buzz in your town centre, no excuse to dress up in something new, or planning your latest night out, meeting your pals and all the excitement of the night ahead."

But there will be many other chances. I think 20 is a great age to be now. Better than being older and missing maybe your last chance to socialise.

Not all people in their 20s want to be going out and going to clubs

It is crap for us all. But I'm glad that I'm married, stable job, young child, because I didn't have much social life anyway and there is a limit to what we can do in the evenings and weekends child goes to nursery so has normality there. It's the best time to happen to me. It's not made a huge difference to me or my family.

But... Bloody awful for for youngsters. Students, single people. Devastating for kids I school age. I feel for them so much

I totally agree. I had a bit of a staid uni life in comparison to many, but I was still out every night at societies, debating or even just going for a meal out. It was absolutely joyful.

All of the shelf stackers in our local supermarket are teenagers and I feel so profoundly grateful to them. They haven't had enough recognition.

Why the need to make it a competition?

Its been shit for everyone of all ages for different reasons

@Tealightsandd

It's massively shit, but it's even more shit for elderly. At least the young will have a chance to make up for lost time.

The young are by and large missing things that they won't be able to make up at a later date. They don't get a 2nd chance at leaving school, or travelling between school and university, or going to university, or starting first jobs. Yes, they will have different experiences later, but there are things that people experienced a few years ago, that they will literally never be able to experience.

The elderly by and large are not having new experiences in the same way. For example, my 80 year old parents' lifestyle has scarcely changed at all since pre-Covid.

No not everyone on their 20’s do want to go out clubbing or going out but the vast majority do ! 🙄

Totally agree with you. I loved the freedom of my early twenties. I'll be totally honest I have obeyed every covid rule but I don't know would 20 year old me have.
I'm nearly 40 with small children, obviously while lockdown has been hard with them I don't think.im the worst off. I'm at the life stage where partying and far flung travelling was curtailed and my kids are too young to be affected.
Don't agree it's hit the elderly the most.

DD's is in her final year at school and just found out today all end of term celebrations and concerts have been cancelled. She's a really serious musician and it was her chance to shine. The whole A level situation is a nightmare- she's constantly working hard for continuous assessments which are like loads of exams, but not called exams. All work and no fun. 18th birthday was in lockdown. No travelling before going off to university. She just gets on with it but this is a time she and her friends will never get back. It's awful for this age group and those in their first year of university too.

Everything is shit for everyone in so many ways because of covid. The Chinese government and WHO deserve a huge kick up the arse.

@Tealightsandd - no I don't agree the young will be able to make up this time. Theres only so many years when you are old enough to be out, drinking and partying, but don't have a career job (rather than a job just for the cash to get by while studying/deciding what to do), no responsibilities or anything to stop you enjoying this time.

The first few years as a young adult are precious.

Apart from anything else, its these years to experiment, work out who you are, what sort of career /life you want etc. Theyve missed out on one of those few years when you can mess about. Start a course, drop it, start a career, decide its not for you. Go travelling, decide you want to live somewhere else. Shag about, before it matters.

The elderly haven't missed life stage.

The young have sacrificed so much for the old and vulnerable. I can't stand those who have been given a chunk of someone else's youth still complaining its not enough.

It's crap , my dd was in her first year at uni when the first lockdown started so that year was cut short now the 2nd year will be over soon ,she is doing a primarily practical course and has not stepped foot in a workshop. She had an amazing social life before and loves where she lives , I feel really sorry for her. My ds23 should have moved to another city to a masters and will have done the whole course from the spare room at a cost of £12k . Students have been well and truly shafted

The young have been treated like second class citizens from day one of this. Its a fucking disgrace. I've fallen out with a couple of baby boomers over this I dont mind admitting. They simply do not get it, they have nice comfy pensions which won't be touched when it comes to paying for all this, and all have been just continually moaning for everybody get the sodding vaccine so they can get on with their cruises.
They can say what they sodding like, they would not have been so content to ensure we all 'stayed home and protected the NHS' if it was them losing their homes and jobs and if it was them who would be paying for all this in future.
The tories have looked after thier core voters, we all know it. I mean they even kept the sodding garden centres open ffs.
Here's another thing: why did teachers and other front line workers not get vaccined before people in thier 60s who were retired and who were not compelled to go out to keep a roof over their head?
So, so unfair.

My Ds is almost 17, autistic. This pandemic has had a huge impact he will probably have to stop his a-levels he's unable to work at home is so far behind and is mentally exhausted by the past year. His asd makes him completely fixated on Covid it's exhausting we should be celebrating his successes instead constant meltdowns, unable to motivate its so sad. He tells me I'm too old and past it to understand how hard it is for young people lol.

I agree but at least it’s coming back now - good to see people out at least

But yes so agree about the exciting stuff we had

I have dds aged 17 and 22, yes it's crap for them, but they have the rest of their lives to have fun and catch up on the stuff they have missed out on.

@Tealightsandd

It's massively shit, but it's even more shit for elderly. At least the young will have a chance to make up for lost time.

I totally disagree. The older generation have had their lives to do what they want. The younger generation will now have to live with the consequences of all this for years to come. They’ve done it (gracefully as far as I can see) to protect those older than themselves

UserTwice exactly, great life milestones that have passed them by, no leavers prom, no freshers and even the little ones, no nativity, no school disco.

It IS hard for them. I have 18 and 21 year olds. They both missed the chance to have 'landmark' birthday parties. They've both been living with us at home and DS1 is on a placement year and spent £8000 on rental for a flat he has never lived in.

HOWEVER

neither of them miss the things the OP lists as that was not really their style - clubbing, shopping, partying.

I have been really impressed by their resilience and resourcefulness. They have both embraced new interests which they HAVE been able to do during lockdowns (cooking, artistic things, web design etc) and maintained friendships through arranging outdoor activities and online stuff. They have also both recognised the need to try to protect their physical and mental health by taking care of themselves, exercising, eating well etc.

I am proud of them. They haven't whinged or complained much and they seem to have found inner strengths which I hadn't seen before. I think they will come out the other end of this pandemic as more mature, thoughtful and responsible adults.

What's all this "the elderly have had their lives" nonsense? They're still living their lives - they're not dead. The young have been under some restrictions that are lifting now. Spring is here, the UK is slowly opening up and we need to shake ourselves down embrace life as most of the young people I know are doing.

God some of you relish misery!

Helpmyhair2019 it's even worse when you put it like that

Shit for everyone to be honest...

Nobody is being unreasonable but I work with 3 ‘young uns’, all under 23 (I’m 56). They’re all saving their money, working hard, 2 live with their partners, the other his parents (and a newly acquired dog), one has lost 2 stone as she took up walking, the other gave up smoking. They have been meeting up with the odd pal (or two/ three probably), they’re now going shopping, to the pub (garden) tomorrow. I totally accept it’s been tough, but many, many young people have coped very well and certainly don’t complain about this being a miserable time for them. There is always so much doom and gloom on here, it becomes a pityfest.