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> At the time of the article (1932) many families in London lived in slums, several people in one room, and worked from morning to the evening for really poor w
by venomsnake 11y ago
> At the time of the article (1932) many families in London lived in slums, several people in one room, and worked from morning to the evening for really poor wages.
Having a lot of friends from Eastern Europe in London right now doing menial jobs - it is not much different for them. Due to reasons - housing is really squeezing people right now in a lot of places in the world.
- dragandj 11y agoI'm from Eastern Europe, and know many, many people from Eastern Europe, and, while they are poorer than the English of today, it can not even compare to the English from 100 years ago. Our perception of the older times is based on books, paintings, etc, and those, in most cases, show idealized rosy picture, often of the people from the highest class. Even when they show lower classes, it is much prettied. Our perception of today is, however, based on the harsh reality...
- venomsnake 11y agoI am from EE too. And I know the stories of people that are working in agriculture jobs or service economy. 3 people living in 20 sq meters with communal kitchen and bathroom is slums.
- dragandj 11y agoI know the stories of people living homeless, or in sewers etc. The point is that now it is not common at all, while 100 years ago it was rather common.
- Mikeb85 11y ago> 3 people living in 20 sq meters with communal kitchen and bathroom is slums. Or just roomates in many large cities...