Can we instigate a national ban on the phrase "There's nothing for the kids to do!" when talking about crime and anti-social behaviour?
As if that somehow excuses it?
I heard it used on a radio programme about the development of "Grime" music.
ANYONE that say there's "nothing for the youth to do" is saying far more about the youth's in question, and their own imagination, than they are about some great social injustice that is depriving kids of all that's great in life.
It's especially annoying when used by anyone that lives in London.
London is one of the worlds great cities. If you can't find something to do in London then you might as well be dead quite frankly.
Get "up-town" (as I used to call it) and you've got many things within walking distance of each other. Parks, museum's, galleries, attractions etc. Many of them free to get into.
Anyone that lives within 3 miles of the Natural History museum, but has never been there, has no business saying there's nothing for them to do. Simple as that.
It's even more galling for a middle aged man like me that remembers Sunday afternoon's as a child where no shops were open and the only things on telly (which only had 3 channels!) were skiing and songs of praise.
Back when I was a kid, of various ages, I had to wait for the following things to be created...
Different sorts of music. I can remember dance music and rap/hip-hop being invented!
Portable music (let alone MP3 players that can hold 1000's of tunes...we had to carry tapes around!)
The whole of the internet. Let that sink in for a second.
Mobile phones.
About a millions TV channels. It used to be 3. And then..woah brace yourself...we got a 4th one!
E-books.
Computer games. I can remember getting an Atari console where the best game I had was 2 triangles shooting pixels at each other.
Instant messaging. We used to have to phone each others houses or arrange to meet up at a later date.
So...just stop using that phrase. It excuses nothing and only shows up your lack of imagination or lack of interest in the world around you.
