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Growing Up Poor - BBC3 - 09/01/13
alcockell
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Hi folks,
Quite apropos - who's watching?
Quite apropos - who's watching?
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alcockell
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Posts: 25,160 alcockell
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One girls gone back to live with mum and her new partner both on benefits
This country needs jobs and the people need the aspiration to work
I watched , and what sad viewing it made.It made my heart ache cors what they all needed was guidance
Truly heartbreaking
I agree with you why smoke when your skint? Before someone jumps in I packed in the **** 13 years ago when it became a choice between **** and food
Yep that was us, £50 a month on ****, or use it for food?
I am finally working again, but so far have only made £30
Here we have someone working when they could just as easily sit back claiming benefits for the same amount, and all they do is exploit her for cheap labour for 6 months. It actually disgusts me.
Sad when she said she was worried about Cameron cutting housing benefits and that there's no way she could afford a child, then at the end it says she wasn't offered a job and is now 6 months pregnant. My heart really went out to her.
Why? Because they are poor?
How many smokers start after leaving school? They don't start smoking because they are hungry.:rolleyes: Faced with spending over £4 on a pack of 20 cigarettes or on food, which is the sensible choice and going to last the longest?
Well said, I too found Shelby incredibly endearing.
Really nice kid who deserves a break.
Her upbeat attitude in the face of adversity was the one shining light in this depressing programme.
I started smoking at 17 when I was working full time.
Someone else pointed out she was only worked for £55 - she wasn't, she was getting her rent and council tax paid for her. If she worked full time on a 17yo wage she'd never afford a house.
I guess the point is that if she hadn't been doing that job she would ahve been getting the same money, and still getting her rent and council tax paid. She had a positive outlook on it, although at one point she did question whether she was being ripped off, I think she saw it how it should be as a way of gaining experience that could help her get her first "proper" job. It's just unfortunate that the reality is people take advantage in these situations or else they need the work done but can't afford to pay someone proper wages and so after 6 months there's no job.
Also someone mentioned earlier in the thread smoking makes you eat less - not true - explain size 24+ smokers!
Pleasure from pack of **** - 1 **** per 15 mins, maybe? Pack of 20 = 5 hrs taken over a longer timeframe.
Over food - extremely energy-dense food is often the cheapest...
[QUOTE= http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137085989/the-skinny-on-smoking-why-nicotine-curbs-appetite Scientists have known for a long time that nicotine decreases appetite among smokers, but they didn't know why. A new study finds that nicotine triggers a response in certain specific brain cells known to regulate appetite.[/quote]
Who knows what size the size 24+ smokers would be if they didn't smoke.
So did I, I don't know how she will get on as a single mum, she seemed to have such a lonely life and no mum was mentioned.
I just feel things are going to be hard for her, at least Amber has solid family support.
They're probably that big because they eat cheapo icelands foods that is all modified crap which makes people put on weight also a chicken and chip meal from one of those nasty horrible fried chicken shops, helps you put on weight, cheap booze and cheap fizzy drinks are liquid fat.
I thought the same as you. It`s quite depressing to find out that she`s now 6 months pregnant. Of the 3 girls I thought she at least stood a chance to make something of her life, now it`s going to be even harder uphill struggle...Just extremely sad viewing.
Brilliant logic that.
they spend far more on **** to prevent themselves from being hungry than spending it on food which would actually prevent them from being hungry.
:rolleyes: