Continued from
here:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
Great, so what’s worse today than the 1940’s or the 60’s or 70’s for that matter. And yeah for me, my grandparents were born in the 1910’s and 1920’s, so that is three generations, but thanks for your perspective.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by timun
When people say "three generations ago" they mean relative to NOW, not relative to YOU, you goof!
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Isn't that the same thing, though? Three generations ago my wife's dad's dad was born in the 1800s. My dad's mom was born in 1927. How is that not three generations ago? Or maybe even two generations ago if I don't include myself.
|
Harrison Tyler's dad's dad was John Tyler, tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845 after the death of William Henry Harrison. John Tyler was born in 1790 and died in 1862. Should we go by his definition of what "three generations ago" was?
C'mon dude, we're talking relative to "social generations", not how old
your (great-)grandparents are in particular.
