I love this! They choose how to live and they are not hurting anyone with it. It´s so cool and refreshing. I´d love to visit those people. Epic.

@vivien6160

8 жыл бұрын

I agree :)

@Jasongy827

7 жыл бұрын

pridden76 me too, I want to get a house and make it into a 1920s English interior.

@TheCaptainSplatter

6 жыл бұрын

We need to bring the fedoras back.

@LogiForce86

5 жыл бұрын

Along with that it's really typical English style living in a country overgrown so much with multiculturalism that even people like John Cleese wonder where the Londoners are in London. So seeing this it almost seems like a last stand for English culture in a previously English country, a situation in which being English in England almost has become an alien thing to do. Multiculturalism destroys the beautiful diversity we had in Europe for so many years by destroying our own cultural identity, and I frankly hate it. Seeing these people just gives hope for the national identity of England to remain English.

@retnavybrat

5 жыл бұрын

@@LogiForce86 Ever think that this guy is living the way he is because he likes it and not because he's making some sort of "statement"?

Nice to see a modern man with some old time class.

@451hist

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@reynaldorivera7641

5 жыл бұрын

When men were still men and acted like it.

@Ilmonarchico

4 жыл бұрын

I live in 1912 style house and i've 30yo ;). But I haven't TV, dishwasher machine, ecc.. when I are out my house, i'm a normal Person like all other peoples.

@pedrovidalvasquez6183

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from that era born late forties recall marching music before the news beautiful music growing up.thanks l.o.l.vidal

@cameroncarlucci561

4 жыл бұрын

Reynaldo Rivera uhhh idk wut your talking about. There have been many massacres since the forties and 80% men responded to them. For example, chernobyl liquidators risked there lives all to minimize long term damage towards the disaster. I mean if you want to call that not a man, go ahead...

when your wifi goes down for 1 minute

The sense of community and family values, thing he said is absolute true.

wow, i am totally into the 1940's love that time period,,...

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

I'm more a 50's girl tbh because I feel like the forties are too romanticised, at least by British people, but there was a lot of hardship because of the war. But yeah, I prefer that time to now

@ashleysmith8402

4 жыл бұрын

Im more of a 90's person.

@janiegroves-hambidge1392

4 жыл бұрын

@@JixieDyeAuthor one more thing about the 40s *it was a battle field*

@coltongoodwin4854

4 жыл бұрын

Yes very "PeAeFul"

God Bless Him!!! He recognizes and sees so much that other people can't see!!! And, he's happy in his life, which is more than most people can say in this day and age!!! Great man!!!

He hasn't changed a bit over the years and I love it. He recently did another interview with a gentleman on here still the same living in his vintage home

I grew up in this time period in a small town. Not much money but we eat and had clothes and we knew all our neighbors. Back then there usually 3 to 5 kids in a famailie . When out of school doing chores and plenty of play time outside we stayed in shape and healthy. By the time i was 13 had my own paper rout, mowed laws and picked black berries to make spending money. I still had plenty of time to play with friends. Such as baseball at the old sandlot where an old Cathoilic Church once stood by my Greatgandfathers home, maybe later in the day we would go swim in the creek and after supper play hide ad seek or maybe listen to the radio. When i see todays families I am so glad i grew up in the 40s and early 50s.

@nevada_us6115

4 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous of you! When my grandmothers talk about their past, they mostly say good things about it, even it was hard, but which eras are not? Being born in the 2000s, the only good thing about this era is that I can get my life extended and can go back in time. But finding old furniture and clothes is not an easy task.

Just avoid fully reliving 1940-1945 for obvious reasons lol.

@raesmith2164

6 жыл бұрын

Late 45 would've been a good time.

@Mike-km2ct

6 жыл бұрын

Apart from the crushing austerity and continuing food rationing, you mean? Not to mention all the soldiers back from the war with PTSD. Nostalgia glasses have rose-tinted lenses.

@chrishall2594

6 жыл бұрын

The US had a good time in 1945 morale and victory were at an all time since the 30s and depression. But for Britain they were just starting to recover from bombings and war rationing.

@MienemLeben

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Hall That’s true about the 1930’s and the depression era. It was a very hard time. The Midwest not only was going through the depression but they had the big dust bowl too! They couldn’t grow food to sustain themselves. Many had to give up everything they had to move halfway across the country to get away from the dust!

@chernovbrichtofen4767

4 жыл бұрын

It’s because the nazys

All the beds in my house are over 100 yrs old, and still good as new. Things were built to last in them days.

@topowwow

2 жыл бұрын

My parents have kept a lot of furniture pieces from my grandparents and great-grandparents, over a 100 years old, and we still use them every day. They are the sturdiest things ever, they don't even creak. How can these be compared to the quality and value of Ikea... 🤔🙂

Him: *Watching some show from the 40s* “Have you seen this episode it’s so funny” Friend: “Yeah, it came out 80 years ago”

This was my favorite decade. We still had steam locomotives in service, fast sleek passenger trains, amazing steel cars, streamline design and the fascinating years off WW2.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen 1940s house? It was a show. Library has it. I know it's an idealized idea of the past, but reality wasn't so great, tho there were great things about it.

Being German, our 40's were not so great, to say the least. But I do love the British 40's and I can totally relate to his lifestyle.

@Headsign

6 жыл бұрын

fu

@annasmith4559

5 жыл бұрын

Sweetheart, the forties weren't a great decade for any european nation besides Swiss, Sweden and Iceland!:)

@thomassbulivan6352

5 жыл бұрын

We won 😁

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it wasn't great for England either what with constant air raids and the blackout. I do feel like the forties is terribly romanticised. SO much of it was just war war war for everybody except maybe America and Australia, lucky devils.

@lapernice6978

4 жыл бұрын

Well, let‘s safe the nice things from that era, the music/clothes and the swing music to dance to ...❤️

Love, love, love this 40s oasis!

There are a few of these guys on KZread, 30s, 40s, 50s. I think they are all a credit and really interesting. I grew up in the 50s and remember much of the furnishings and the era very well.

So good to see a other person that loves the past. I am trying to do the same thing you are.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

3 жыл бұрын

I love the mid-century, and the clothing in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Don't even care about the show, I just gasped when I saw the clothes! Minus maybe the polio and stuff shown in Green Book (great movie).

This man & I could be friends

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. I'm starting to dress more in 40's and 50's clothes and I love it. I feel so feminine and pretty

@benceseger7748

4 жыл бұрын

I would love that, but how could I get in touch with him?

@rubywolf1900

4 жыл бұрын

This man and I could be more than friends

@Unfolded74

4 жыл бұрын

@@rubywolf1900 Damn grillll

Absolutely lovely!!! we need more of this kind of stuff this day and age..... 🥰🥰🥰

Super interesting. I love the 40s era myself. What a brave guy for being different. 👏🏻

"She said that he's into the 40s, but I didn't realise quite how much!" 😂 Seems like she regrets it now.

@achtungbaby91u26

4 жыл бұрын

Must have a big ol ding dong

I love the 40s, one of my favourite eras

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

same here

I love the 50s-80s and a bit of early 90s

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

For me it's 30's, 40's, 50's and 90's. I lived through the 90's and it was a fabulous time.

@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821

5 жыл бұрын

1920-1990 favorite era.

@jonjonboi3701

4 жыл бұрын

1-800- GRAMPS I love the renaissance time period and the late medieval era. I always like this whole medieval fantasy vibe. I also love the 40-60s

@bree471

4 жыл бұрын

For me it’s 1910’s and 1940-1950s

@keganmoore5680

4 жыл бұрын

For me, it's the late 40s through the mid to late 50s.

I would love to express my love for the 40’s through fashion. I was anxious that I would be judged (and of course people will judge no matter what) but these kinds of people give me courage that I shouldn’t care about others opinions.

@nevada_us6115

4 жыл бұрын

You'd be more unique in the 1940s or even earlier fashion than 90% of the people now. I want to do just like that with some earlier clothes.

I understand that feeling of rejecting certain modern things in my environment. My home reflects a mix between the late 1800s through the 1940s. It's just whatever makes the home environment feel cozy for us. He's right that doing things manually brings you closer to the mechanics of living. We've lost a great deal of that sense with modern innovations. So an eclectic environment that incorporates certain luxuries i.e. toilet, a/c, refrigeration with historical elements is very calming and unique. I love it.

Ben now has a male partner and is happy in 2021 living a 1940s life from the other videos on YT. GREAT news all round. Living his best life. FANtastic.

@YUNGJAX999

3 ай бұрын

Was abt to say that I got confused for a sec xD

Very inspiring. I love the 40s as well!

Lot to be said for simplicity and this guy for me has found contentment which most of us chase all our lives. 👍

Amazing, I used to love to listen to my Grandmother talk about the WW2 years in East York, Ontario, Canada. Including black out drills a little bit of rationing, fat drives, hanger drives, etc. Oh and the win the war cookbook! We still use one of the recipes, macaroni with cheese and canned tomatoes. Just love it!

@gavinhudson5251

4 жыл бұрын

I used here my grand parents talk about the Blitz, V1 and V2 attacks.

Wow, do I love this! I love the 1940's! What a beautiful home to come home to!

Love it 👍🏼 so awesome if there was ever a time machine to go back into the good old days I would be #1 in line 🤓

@nevada_us6115

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I have some good news: Time machine is mathematically possible, and even many mainstream physicists don't rule this out, we just don't have the technology just yet, but it will be here soon.

I agree with the idea of getting closer to people and the community. I also agree that we spend a lot of time engrossed in technology. But the one technology I’m truly grateful for is the washing machine. It makes life easier especially if you have chronic pain like myself and need to conserve a lot of energy to do other things.

The level of shame when he showed the television was almost too much to bear.

Made me chuckle seeing his secret hiding spots for the modern day stuff. All in all, everyone has there limits ;)

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if this were you, why would you forgo say, soap 🧼 because you didn't have enough ration credits? Or a polio shot? :)

I want to live like the 1740's.

@vlogwithbrownie

5 жыл бұрын

Casual Existential Despair 😂😂

@gavinhudson5251

4 жыл бұрын

Clap, Pox, bloody flux, consumption......

@KrokLP

4 жыл бұрын

The Industrial Revolution and it's Consequences have been a Disaster to the Human Race

@asseater2235

4 жыл бұрын

Just become Amish

@abigailamundsen2191

4 жыл бұрын

I actually agree with you

This is brilliant - well done. Modern day living is shallow and without meaning. Nothing is built to last - it's a 'throwaway world''

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

agreed completely.

I was cheering all the way until the modern bathroom - get a 40s bathroom! It's not like it's hard to find the right pieces. When I was in my 20s I rented a 1930s house and filled it with 1930s; toaster, washing machine, hoover, furniture, everything; and the bathroom was original. The only 'modern' bits were the 50s fridge and the 70s tv. Good times.

@Jasongy827

7 жыл бұрын

Penny- Elizabeth Neil it's hard to do a old fashion bathroom. It's easier with modern, I do agree with you when it comes to recapture the historical authenticity, some things aren't meant to be recapture lol. I really want to do a 1920s English interior design.

@penelopesparrow

7 жыл бұрын

I don't see why it's hard - I could understand if it's the sort of house you want to sell in a few years, but a 'forever home' is different. Even here in Australia you find reclaimed pieces so England should be just as well stocked, even free stuff online. There's nothing about a modern bathroom that the 40s can't provide. You want 1920s, go for it! I'd love to go 1920s in mine (period of the house) but it's a rental. One day I'll have an Edwardian one!

@nevada_us6115

4 жыл бұрын

In some places in the world it's actually hard to find the right pieces, but when a time machine will be available, I guess you wouldn't need that because you could travel back in time.

@letskeepitformal6537

4 жыл бұрын

Nevada_US hate to rain on your parade by there is no scientific way possible a time machine could ever exist

@JasmineSurrealVideos

3 жыл бұрын

But they are from different eras to the 30s, the fridge and TV. Still, I didn't care much for his modern bathroom, for me I would have tried my best to get repro 40s bathroom suite, even just a classic white one would have looked better with some 40s film posters up framed, and rag rugs, wicker laundry hampers etc.

So strange... I seem to be afflicted with the same fascination for the 40s -- the music, the styles and all. Cool to know there are others! And Ben so eloquently expresses the attraction of that era.

this is so nice to see :) you go guys!

He should build a costume 40's box TV and stick a new 4K tv in there to match the furniture ✌🏻️

"I love the 40s" "I love this era" Ah yes, the 40s, when nothing totally happened in the first half of that decade...Very PeAcEfUl

@KrokLP

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he's also a Mosley fan

@k-techpl7222

4 жыл бұрын

@@KrokLP WE LIVE IN A PERIOD

@KrokLP

4 жыл бұрын

@@k-techpl7222 Industrial Society and it's future - by Ted Kaczynski

@jenna6716

3 жыл бұрын

not really the point of this video, but okay

Thanks for posting! Love it.

I saw this again video just after seeing the same thing, a woman and her husband who live in the 50's. So wholesome.

@focus6416

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

3 жыл бұрын

Again, it's very idealized. See Green Book. And if you're female and your husband left you, you were screwed. You couldn't buy a house or have your own credit. It would be hard to support yourself alone. Not to mention if they were abusive. And things like polio vaccine, which changed the world. It was almost completely eradicated, too. In modern countries.

I’m a pinup who if I could live back in the late 1940’s / 50’s it would be a dream come true . I do love modern things from today but I also love love love vintage things clothing , furniture , cars , you name it

Absolutely brilliant!

Old things never die. I heard a funny story. A fella of mine said, that he wanted to buy a 10 something-year-old car, and it was all rotten. 1920-1930s cars are still like new! Who else is waiting for that time machine?

@mrbro-mu1uw

4 жыл бұрын

no

Totally agree Ben. I live my life at home in the 1940s, as much as I can afford. You did a great job on your house!

Love this! soooo precious! how very cool!

I loved listening to my mum talk about the 40s and what it was like during the second world war in Australia. It's amazing how many people have a passion for the vintage lifestyle, myself included

I thought I was the only one but after seeing this I no there are other people who like this time period.. thanks

I'm seeing more and more people embrace alternate era lifestyles and I love it. I live in a 1858 farmhouse and am restoring it to as close as I can to its era best decision ever. I do have fridges, a washing machine and other electronics as I run a sanctuary so going all out 1800's isn't possible but I'm having fun 😊

This is awesome. I've often think about this.

This is AWESOME. My favorite time period.

Totally enjoyable, love the house

Britain was at war from 1939 to 1945. Aside from the bombing of most British cities, there were serious shortages of everything. meat, sugar, butter, clothing, petrol, everything you can think of - and it was strictly rationed, Austerity as it was called lasted well into the 50s This looks more like the late 30s

@Jasongy827

7 жыл бұрын

Rhoda Miller I agree.

@lilyandrose8557

6 жыл бұрын

People hung onto their furnishings and clothes from before the war as long as they could make them last.

@ashleysmith8402

4 жыл бұрын

If he was really in the 1940's he would've been fighting in world war 2.

@cliffheitz5926

4 жыл бұрын

@@ashleysmith8402 And maybe one of the 382,000 men killed

@keganmoore5680

4 жыл бұрын

@@ashleysmith8402 He could've been a factory worker, government official, homeland defense (police/firefighter), or just ineligible for service. And if that town really is that far out of major areas, there's a good chance the war would never really "reach" that part of England. (I'm not trying to be rude or anything, I'm just a WWII historian that loves the same time era.)

Ohh that's my dream house, come true. Such a beautiful family!!

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

same here. If I had the money I'd so redo my house like that. Well, at least my living room because I just painted my kitchen bright yellow and I love it.

He's rather like the couple who live in Washington state. They prefer the 1890s to modern day. These young people dress in 1890s clothes, and do not own a car. They are very interesting, just like this young chap.

@thekingsdaughter4233

4 жыл бұрын

And sadly, (some) people are almost as rude and intolerant towards him than towards the Chrismans. 😨😯

These two are great. I like it.

What a lovely video : )

I live in 90s 2000s era, baggy pants, spiky hair... walkman, flipphone, wallet chain

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

Yay what a great time. It was a great time to be alive. You go with it!

This would be my dream home I absolutely love that era You are very lucky

Good for you, all the best.

Thank goodness for the touch of humour at the end (.tv, fridge and bathroom.) I was a child in the 1940s ,not an affluent house like this one and believe me it's no joy. Even in the 60s I still boiled nappies and washed by hand. The decor however is wonderful .

Heavenly!! I agree with him entirely. Glad she got on board with it too, sweet :)

Fanstastic. Read about him in the book "Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War" (he happens to be on the cover). Looks like he may have moved, he used to have an Anderson shelter. I am also obsessed with wartime Britain. This is truly amazing, great job Ben!

The 40's man has a child out of wedlock?

@georg57garvy21

6 жыл бұрын

It was rare compered to today having kids out of wed lock.

@tannawannavannabittannawan7138

5 жыл бұрын

needles1987 It happened back then too and through out time. If you don’t think so, you’re fooling yourself.

@mszuzubookitty4646

5 жыл бұрын

Bawhahah , Did a dna test and found my Grandfathers 3 children from his Secretary at work. He stayed married to my Grans the whole time. People got around more than you know back then. And thought those lies would never see the light of day.

@hocuspocus2814

5 жыл бұрын

needles1987 I am sure they had out of wedlock children back in the 1940''s as well. Doesn't really affect this video.

@Tarteh

5 жыл бұрын

Mitchell C 5 different men? Lol

They are adorable. And people sure dressed better then. Damn...so sharp.

I would love to visit for a cup of tea

So happy for them vibing in their own world

Bloody Good Video!

I whould love to live like this

Amazing, I would like to live in the 80s again

1920s for me. great gatsby is ♡♡♡

@alipilio2814

8 жыл бұрын

what u like about it

@AtlanticGiantPumpkin

8 жыл бұрын

Just keep away from the wood alcohol and radium.

@alipilio2814

8 жыл бұрын

Josie Alyvia what u think of the 40s

@Theblueseaweedsoawesome

5 жыл бұрын

bill gatsby is better

LOVE IT! I'm well on my way backwards, but i'm back into the 1800's as well

It's ten years since this posted. By now he should have updated his home with 1950's furnishings & appliances.

I want to do the same but have my house as if it's 1967.

@JixieDyeAuthor

5 жыл бұрын

Can't say I'm a fan of the 60's. I'm more a 50's girl

good for him this guy is living the way he wants to live

2020 Presidential Election Day : She votes for Harry S. Truman

@cobenhart3241

4 жыл бұрын

Victor Silva they’re... British😂😂😂

@k-techpl7222

4 жыл бұрын

@@cobenhart3241 2019 General Election: Votes for Clement Atlee

@ethan.000

4 жыл бұрын

Coben Hart *Votes for Winston Churchill*

*Keep up the good work Ben*

what a sweetheart :)

I could never wash my cloths like that but this is so cool

2:13 Guy into the 40s: Hello dad! Terminator: *Hello, son!*

Cool! He hooked up! All the power to ya...live like you want to live.

I'm thankful that people are choosing to live their lives in the time that they feel most comfortable. I have always felt that Time is a state of mind because it is literally 2021. but' you don't have to live your life that way.Its true that the Problems of today still exist Inflation..Politics.. Economics and things around us change. but' we don't have to

Don't think i'd like 40s but I'd be happy with 50's. Started to find great sounding Hifi then. Big Horn drivers, triode valve amps and vinyl. Lovely natural sound and some F.M. stations! Washing machines, vaccum cleaners and Fridge! Fantastic sports cars/bikes. Land Rover. No tax, classic insurance.

Just think: The record industry began in the late 1800s with piano rolls then went on to phonographs and started a world wide multii-billion dollar industry that lasted all the way from the 1910s until the advent of high speed internet which absolutely ended it forever. How ironic that technology would end one of the most beautiful inventions of all time.

Im 13 and i dress like him everyday

@potatopotato3894

6 жыл бұрын

ScienceWhizz04 do you live in a royal family?or you are just a classy person?🤔🤔

@nevada_us6115

4 жыл бұрын

You're so lucky to be able to do that.

@ethan.000

4 жыл бұрын

Potato Potato Many people dress like that,

@m.c.reizinger5443

4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I'm 13 too and I dress Vintage

@fjmh3933

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness I wish I could dress like that. I suppose as a girl most dresses would be fine but I wouldn't know where to get a hold of them and my mother would probably ridicule me. I'd love to live in a cosy 1940s home and sit with my husband on a late night listening to Frank. Oh God I just relate to him far too much.

Pretty cool!!

Amazing

Now this. This is immersion

My grandparents have this old television in the basement it's really boxy and was made in 1942. The last thing it played was the victory march on Berlin in 1945 they later got a new one since the last one didn't play color just black and white.

Nice! I'd like to sing up for this

The 40s with the prefabs, the ration books and custard sweetened with either treacle or saccharine.

He seems very normal to me, not eccentric, just enthusiastic about an era in history, and has dedicated himself to it. I'm a fan of 50s Americana and have some 50s style clothes, I like faux leopard coats, red lipstick, blonde waves etc, this era is dull, uninspiring and hostile, especially in the South of England. Fair play to him, he's living a lifestyle that he loves.

This video taught me a leason as a young man (despite that I'm Asian and of Spanish descent), and that's having class

@psycholyfe

4 жыл бұрын

@@gw437 ooooo thanks for the trivia 😯

Didn't know they had KZread in the 1940s

Its like an episode of goodnight sweetheart

I would love to live in that house!

Pretty cool!

Simply awesome and most especially the deco upholstered chairs, which are the most stylish I've ever seen. Pure class. But please, buy a washing machine:-)

Love it. Love his coat.