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HOW do you see your future, in the North-West ?..

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  • 17-02-2007 5:17am
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    Paddy20
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    Funny how things work out, all my immediate family were in the UK by the time I reached aged 15, then I joined them.

    Now we are all back home.

    I personally never felt at home in London, I was a capitalist who became a socialist due to the poverty and injustice I witnessed. I discovered that people meant much more to me than 'money in the bank', so I became involved in Housing Associations and voluntary self help groups. I found I was a lot happier contributing to the well being of others, than selfishly looking after me.

    Money was easy to make, as I had my own business, but at the end of the day I was not happy or content.

    Now, I live very modestly back at home, and I am becoming increasingly concerned about the young people I see around me. They do not seem to have any real genuine qualified guidance and they seem to be lost due to this.

    Is it me ?, or do others agree that the future of both our so-called educated and non educated young people need some 'down to earth' - help?.. now. IMHO they are not receiving the consideration they need and deserve, as of right.

    What do you think ?...

    P. :cool:

    N.B. I went for a walk tonight in my home community and was shocked at the number of young teenage girls dressed up as slappers, and young lad's who were out of thier skull's on booze or other drugs, such a waste of genuinely decent individuals who have obviously already given up ?..:confused: .


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    tuppence
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    Yes it is disturbing alright. Perhaps bit of an identity crisis like the crossroads Ireland is in at the moment if you ask me. But if you look at the stuff that they are bombarded with from the media, eg valueing your self worth with how you look. Then of course theres the disposable income and lets face it if your a non drinker in Ireland you have to be very creative about the things you can do. As a nation for too long we havent been very grown up about alcohol, its so accepted as a drug. There really isnt the creative solutions out there for places to go for kids, eg internets cafe, free festivals. Everything is money too which must make younger people feel disenfranchished and frustrated too.
    It only takes a minority to wreck a night for the others and give a bad name. (eg in Dromahair). Surely teenagers should be able to have a disco without being searched. Thats sad.


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