Things that are better now than they used to be?

International football

Club football 

Most sports - boxing a farce nowadays for example 

Music - the charts etc 

Television - when was the last time a Fr Ted or Alan partridge quality comedy was made?

YBIG forum 

Is there anything that’s better now?

Technology…….

Cars / public transport.

Sure I've had hassle with cars in recent years but nothing like it was back in the day, every other week they were breaking down and needing a push or tow. At least ours were.

Same with buses, they were ancient sh*t heaps. You'd be nearly knocked out from the fumes sitting at the back of the bus and again every other day you'd see one being towed, must be 20 years since Ive seen one being towed. The bus fleets are changed far more regularly, in the 80s-90s the buses were from the 50s-70s. Now they're prob 10 years old max.

I know I fume now when a bus is late or doesnt show but my bus back in the day was once an hour and was often late / no show. At least its every 10-15 minutes now.

Also the air quality, the smog from coal fires and sh*t box cars/buses/trucks was awful.

Child Protection procedures are a good thing

A better beer selection in shops. In the 90s in Manchester (and I'd imagine England in general), it was pretty much Carling, fosters, labatts, or if you were having a fancy night, Stella.

Cheap air travel to Ireland. Was always boat only.

The world should just return to the late 90s really, it was a lot better. Not sure if it was because I was a teenager and had no worries, or whether it generally was a lot better.