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re: Would you say America is almost exclusively an inside culture today?
Posted on 7/9/23 at 10:57 am to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 7/9/23 at 10:57 am to Mike da Tigah
My typical day was...
Go to school.
Go to football practice.
Go play basketball down the road.
Eat supper.
Do homework.
Shower.
Bed.
In summer, it would be...
Running through the woods or riding bikes.
Inside for lunch.
Baseball practice.
Basketball, football, hide and go seek, or more time in the woods.
Supper.
Shower, unless there was pool time. Kids are gross.
Bed.
Go to school.
Go to football practice.
Go play basketball down the road.
Eat supper.
Do homework.
Shower.
Bed.
In summer, it would be...
Running through the woods or riding bikes.
Inside for lunch.
Baseball practice.
Basketball, football, hide and go seek, or more time in the woods.
Supper.
Shower, unless there was pool time. Kids are gross.
Bed.
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Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:01 am to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:09 am to fallguy_1978
quote:
I spend less time outside in the summer, particularly after 10am. The rest of the year I'm probably outside more than inside during the day.
When I lived up north in Wisconsin the opposite was true for me, but now in Texas I absolutely love that first crisp day in the fall when the humidity finally relents. Winter and Spring are actually decent seasons compared with Wisconsin.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:12 am to Mike da Tigah
I was a kid in the mid 80s and to be honest, if I had all the things my kids have, I probably would have stayed inside too. We had very few toys, a TV with 3 channels, no gaming systems, computers, etc. It was boring so we had to go outside.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:36 am to cheobode
Video games, internet, social media are all basically addictive drugs that stimulate the same brain areas that drugs do. Remember those MTV videos that flipped footage so fast it made your head spin? What scares me the most is where are the kids that used to ride bikes around the 'hood? I see no one. Hell drugs might be cheaper than some of the media out now.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:41 am to cheobode
quote:
I was a kid in the mid 80s and to be honest, if I had all the things my kids have, I probably would have stayed inside too.
We lived at the ball parks, much more fun than video games.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 4:18 pm to Mike da Tigah
In poor Mexican neighborhoods you will still see kids riding their bikes while their dads hang outside in the front yard drinking beers and watching them.
In rich white neighborhoods kids will routinely be found biking/skateboarding around as well.
Seems like it’s the demographics in between that stay inside all day.
In rich white neighborhoods kids will routinely be found biking/skateboarding around as well.
Seems like it’s the demographics in between that stay inside all day.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 4:20 pm to sqerty
Kids in the hood still ride bikes
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:51 pm to Jones
quote:
I like being outside
That's us.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:53 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Modern America
Sad, but true
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:53 pm to Mike da Tigah
The mom and kid in the second frame are way too skinny.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:16 pm to Mike da Tigah
I blame Tigerdroppings.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:29 pm to Mike da Tigah
As my Grandfather once said "air conditioning has ruined the south".
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:46 pm to Mike da Tigah
2023 mom could get it.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:24 pm to Mike da Tigah
My Dad told my brother and I stories about hanging out with the neighborhood kids, hanging out and playing basketball outside until it got dark out. Hell, I even remember sometimes as a kid running around outside playing sports with my friends. My little cousins nowadays it seems just sit inside staring at screens.
Nowadays, I feel like almost everyone just sits inside, on their technology/social media. And then we wonder why America is has an obesity problem.
I try to make it a point to exercise outside every day, walk outside when I can, even just sitting outside to get some work done or read. Sure, I'm not focused on the outdoors then, but it's sometimes nice get some fresh air, people watch, and get out of the artificial light.
Nowadays, I feel like almost everyone just sits inside, on their technology/social media. And then we wonder why America is has an obesity problem.
I try to make it a point to exercise outside every day, walk outside when I can, even just sitting outside to get some work done or read. Sure, I'm not focused on the outdoors then, but it's sometimes nice get some fresh air, people watch, and get out of the artificial light.
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:38 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
In poor Mexican neighborhoods you will still see kids riding their bikes while their dads hang outside in the front yard drinking beers and watching them.
In rich white neighborhoods kids will routinely be found biking/skateboarding around as well.
Seems like it’s the demographics in between that stay inside all day.
I find your demographic data to be suspect.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:55 pm to Mike da Tigah
My grandkids were over today along with a niece and her friend, ages 9,9,7,5,2. They were outside non-stop. Because of the 5 year old and 2 year old, we had to be outside watching them. My nephew and I were trying to entice them inside so we could get into the air conditioning and they were having none of it.
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 7:55 pm
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:17 pm to Upperdecker
>Video games and TV are incredibly addicting and stimulating.
Video game may stimulate reflexes
TV is not stimulating. Supposedly you use less of your brain watching TV than you do sleeping
Video game may stimulate reflexes
TV is not stimulating. Supposedly you use less of your brain watching TV than you do sleeping
Posted on 7/9/23 at 8:25 pm to Mike da Tigah
Kids still play outside a lot where I live and I’m in a middle class neighborhood.
Just because it seems that way through your scope doesn’t mean it’s true for all.
Just because it seems that way through your scope doesn’t mean it’s true for all.
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