Talking 'bout my generation

"People try to put us down. Just because we get around". Roger Daltrey.

Today, I read an article in UK's Daily Telegraph "Drunken 'Saga louts' causing trouble abroad'".

A new breed of older Britons is drinking too much on holiday and causing the sort of trouble normally associated with the younger generation, the Foreign Office warns today.

More than one in 10 older travellers do not follow the same safety advice they would give to their children An increasing number of 50-somethings - known as "Saga louts" - are over-indulging in alcohol and food and becoming abusive to locals, an analysis of surveys shows.

For those who don't get the joke, 'saga lout' is a play on Lager louts, a term for youths drunk on lager beer and "Saga" is an UK travel firm for the over 50's.

Rania Kossiori, the British vice-consul on the Greek island of Rhodes, said: "Most problems that we see with the older generation of Brits arise from over-consumption of alcohol and food. Drinking and staying too long in the sun can make you ill and undertaking strenuous activity like going swimming or snorkelling after a large meal can put you in unnecessary danger - people have drowned this way.

I am shocked I tell ya. Brits misbehaving abroad ! Afterall, this will be the generation of the mods and rockets and later, the ORIGINAL soccer hooligans from 1970's. The music of 'Slade', and 'Ziggy Stardust'. The Times of skinheads, Lambchop sideburns and Doc Martins.

Before the US laugh too hard at theLimeys, let's take a look at our aging population. All the financial advisor commercials about Baby Boomers jumping out of airplanes in their retirement. Forgetaboutit. Too fat, Too poor, Too lazy.

The reality is all the Seniors who 'rebelled' will carry their rebillion to their retirement home. The future is of tatooed grannies trading their Hogs for powered scooters. The logo on their jacket will be modified to "Live to ride, ride to uhm, sorry my memory isn't too good these days".

The 'Tramp stamps' become 'Gramps stamps'

Perhaps we should all just f-fade away.

Phileas Fogg.
Houston, Texas.
20th March 2008

PS: and don't try dig what we all say...