Do housewives lead dull or exciting lives? (1961) | RetroFocus

Keith Smith took to the streets in 1961 to ask Sydneysiders for their thoughts.
This Voice of the People segment aired on Four Corners sometime in 1961.
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[@dr.zoidberg4313]

"Excuse me... do you mind if I lean in and stare into your soul?"

[@alexrobbins4891]

😳😳👀👀

[@angiesvlog]

Literally what I was thinking lol

[@claralovescats123]

AHAHAHAHAGHAGA

[@TriciaN-em5sr]

😆

[@mcprettypants3233]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maddierodwell3793]

"it's not like in the old days"... so strange because their present-day is our old days.

[@athayphom3551]

our time will come too 😅

[@compulsivecommenter990]

People don't change

[@dinaf.k5372]

Every generation will say that eventually

[@lookaroundyou8108]

Our present will soon be from the past as well

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@chico whilst I agree to some extent. I'm sure every aging generation since the dawn of time has thought the same

[@andy3949]

that 81 year old lady was fantastic! "Started working when i was thirteen and sacked at 78". lol.

[@cocobrowny]

andy3949 and fantastic teeth for her age too!

[@mindimoom9142]

Yes, loved her. And to think she was born in 1880!

[@exterminator1107]

Shes probably dead right now

[@rustlemejimmys]

@@exterminator1107 What do you mean probably. She is 100% dead. No one born in the 1800's is alive today. She would have to be 140 to be alive today. Every single person in this video is dead

[@exterminator1107]

@KuriousKoopa Troopa np

[@kbanks0930]

So personal space was invented sometime after 1961, noted.

[@lifoxe]

Ikrrr it looks like he is leaning in to kiss them lolololol

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

Lolol

[@nati4544]

probably going in close the the microphone can pick them both up

[@eurekahope5310]

He is a "close talker," no doubt.

[@estefania2977]

It all depends on the culture. If you went to france today, before all of this social distancing, they normally talked to each other a foot apart. In the US it's usually 3ft apart

[@GiorgioAustin]

After the clip I wonder if the interviewer asked "do you mind if we put this on youtube"...

[@jcdenton5828]

Austin Giorgio I don’t get it.

[@sarahchang6217]

Mr Real KZbin didn’t exist back when this was recorded. So he was making a joke about it

[@qaaliquruxmedia]

Austin Giorgio 😂😂😂

[@qaaliquruxmedia]

Can I upload on KZbin 50+ years from now if I am alive

[@silvergirl3688]

Austin Giorgio You Have an old soul? Pretty cute kid.

[@jonski007]

When old women in the 60s have a better life than you

[@sosic172]

did they have RuneScape? eletric skateboards? a pulsating 300watt semen extractor 9000 masturbator? no? didnt think so... anything earlier than 1990 can go fuck itself

[@valhalla1240]

good old times, when birth-control was satan's work and a ring on your finger meant you couldn't have been raped...

[@pacifysoothingvibe9761]

And their husbands work.to.please em😭😭😭😭

[@grixlipanda287]

@@valhalla1240 That was only the upper classes. The middle classes were very fond of aborting their mistakes.

[@paigethompson3970]

Them days where more social days

[@mou7866]

Do you think Australian housewives lead a dull life? "Not if I can get one of them"

[@iratepirate3896]

The interviewer's appalled face, oh god that's funny.

[@truthiseverything9511]

@@iratepirate3896 I replayed it a few times, pure gold.

[@Tom44224]

*not if i can get in with them

[@LaviniaCS18]

*not if I can get on with them

[@blokeabouttown2490]

He actually says "not if I can get home with them".

[@drewfoster2375]

3:27-3:30 "Mgmhmehaha dmemee" " *GOOD* "

[@JD29..]

Hahaha I laughed so much at that moment. I was searching through the comments to find someone else that noticed that

[@wajahadkhan1244]

😂😂😅

[@ruthunger8858]

I think I heard: It’s a wonderful woman for the family. :D

[@AugustAdvice]

lmao that guy looked like he was doing something the mafia asked him to do with those two guys peering around the corner and then was suddenly tapped on the shoulder by an interviewer and tried playing it off. Thats the scene that played in my mind when I saw that anyway

[@noladarling1597]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jaiflyy]

Hard to believe everyone was over 55 back then. Thank God scientists invented young people.

[@nowonmetube]

In the war

[@jcp100]

Umm... I don’t think this is was the type of question to as people under 45 man

[@foret4a874]

Jai Bevan Were you the guy in some other video that said “thank god scientists invented color”?

[@benkennedy6547]

Honestly makes better sense than young people in the internet today thinking they know all there is to know. Listen to these answers, and read an average comment on the internet, and see the difference

[@LucasGottfried]

The older you are, the more experienced you are. What actually does the young generation bring to us. They argue about wether there are 100 different genders or not. Smh.

[@katereee8356]

Can we talk about how close the interviewer got to them. He just kinda pounced out of nowhere too.

[@N12Gautam]

Kate Reee yeh, Americans keep their space

[@deanpd3402]

Tapping people on the back out of nowhere!

[@Warbr33d]

There was less crime at this time so people were less afraid of others in society

[@random-jj7ix]

@@Warbr33d I believe you have fallen victim to the notion that everything in the past was better. I can assure you that on average, crime was about the same or worse in the past.

[@pratishadash946]

I felt that too.

[@carlycrays2831]

I don't know, seems like housewives back in the day seemed to do more and not devote themselves 100% to their kids. My grandma had different clubs and was very involved in church. She'd help out at school and had small hobbies. It wasn't just 100% kids all the times.

[@louisep4805]

Much more sociable in those days before TV dominated peoples lives

[@eratoisyourmuse659]

Kids were much more independant and had more responsibility.

[@edawhat3737]

My grandmother wasn't australian but she was a housewife (in her country, every upper class married woman was a housewife until the 80s). She sewed clothes, ran cooking classes, etc. Her daughter is also a housewife but in 21st century america....theres just so much less to do. Even with over-focusing on the kids (which seems to be the norm for housewives these days?), it's more boring than it was back in the day.

[@garlicgirl3149]

I think their is/was a shift in how the family/ children were perceived. I asked my parents about this issue. They loved us dearly but they both said they would not allow us to "take over" their lives. Boundaries. Interesting, right?

[@garlicgirl3149]

@@eratoisyourmuse659 So true.

[@gymsserver2970]

People really walked around in suits back then. That's crazy.

[@bax2603]

Possibly caught them on a working day not weekend

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Worked in them too--including hard manual labour, like building work.

[@kentuckyfriedchildren5385]

Not that crazy.

[@PhillusionYT]

It's really not tho

[@reflx]

Looking nice > “expressing yourself”

[@ForestSakan]

When australians still spoke english

[@CovidConQuitTheCensorship]

Hahaha yes I miss that

[@treebear8364]

?

[@kawhileonard9691]

tree bear he’s saying that aussies today sound like they speak another language it’s a joke

[@nope1083]

@@treebear8364 They speak bogan and dumbass these days

[@wendywright4659]

yea what happened?

[@lordpop4312]

"Never met one" *[WALKS AWAY VERY FAST]*

[@MrCapNunes]

No, I am german!" They were everywhere back 60s

[@ultimateempress1739]

Bet he’s hiding the fact that he gets in with ALL the housewives.

[@rustynuts4426]

Mental illness by the looks of it

[@azjeffs]

"Do you think housewives lead a dull or exciting life?" "Vegetable"

[@petrichor9600]

yeah that was very rude lol

[@Shell6424]

Everyone seemed to have a genuine personality back then and were always polite, even when a microphone was stuck in their face.

[@madeoutofglue]

I agree. People seem more open to each other and kinder too.

[@Hypnotica144]

Then leftism happened.

[@MaxPicAxe]

That's coz they didn't realize what microphone's were back then.

[@juleeanng]

People were more gracious

[@charliestubbs6151]

Completely untrue

[@zamo1966]

Have you ever considered going to work “oh heavens no”

[@laobok]

Think about it, when you're a housewife, that's already a full-time job in itself. Going to work will just add more work. Perhaps that's the reason for her answer.

[@kentuckyfriedchildren5385]

@@laobok Technically not a job.

[@cryptohello7666]

@@kentuckyfriedchildren5385 work doesnt mean getting paid

[@Buddlebot]

Saint Petru You just got schooled on the internet

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Saint Petru “Technically” it is definitely a job.

[@TheNatasha66]

Such well preserved footage

[@AdityaDeo-cg6eu]

To notify you that it's 524 likes and no reply

[@summera4019]

Rational Thinker 570 likes now😭😭

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Right. It almost looks fake it’s so damn crisp.

[@burntoutelectronics]

This would have all been on 16mm film and a reel to reel tape recorde for the audio. Film always looked pretty sharp in the long run

[@mimosa27]

@@burntoutelectronics How has it been preserved so well, if my 20 year old VHS and audio cassettes are probably starting to disintegrate?

[@Cruelaid]

Clearly nobody under 50 was worth an opinion in 1961

[@VestinVestin]

My theory is that back then young people hadn't been invented yet.

[@existenceispain_101]

Possibly because young people weren't watching the ABC in the '60s. You make content for your demographic, still applies today.

[@optimisticwhovian1726]

Young people can hardly give experience on long term marriage can they?

[@SilverAndNeon]

I think people over 50 were appropriate for this question because they would have had years of experience in marriage

[@LucasGottfried]

Would you ask a non-soldier how war feels like? No? Then why would you ask young people how the life housewifes feel.

[@carpii]

3:24 - Man: incomprehensible gibberish Interviewer: .. GOOD!

[@astraeanatsuki3231]

All I heard was “ I think it’s a wonderful woman for the family” but not sure how that makes sense

[@ciaradom171]

Can we appreciate how classy everyone is dressed back at this time? The average Joe still had a fine suit, clean hair cut and hat, women with earrings and fine dresses.

[@desertmoonlee6631]

@Barbie Blues because of boomers now we can’t afford houses, having our own family and paying all the bills seem impossible we spent all our life in school to get degrees that lead us to no where plus climate change issues thanks to previous generations

[@dr.watson2037]

@Barbie Blues but today people wear 200 dollar sneakers with sweatpants

[@adamdavys7793]

What a tradegy to see how far we have fallen now

[@adamdavys7793]

@@desertmoonlee6631 the difference between you and a "boomer"... you have a victim menatility. Boomers didnt have that, they worked hard. The oppoaite of young people now.

[@Luna-ip4ri]

@@adamdavys7793 you are very stupid if you think a whole generation has suddenly become lazy. Look at statistics of inflation vs wage increases. Look at how the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer

[@hopenothate658]

They sound quite English the Aussies of 1961

[@joshuahann7596]

Remember "Aussie's " are English...

[@lydiarodgers]

Hope not Hate apart from the woman at 1:23 who has the more common australian accent you’d hear now

[@nearlight1315]

@@joshuahann7596 That has nothing to do with the accent, don't you hear an English accent in USA, because some of them are descendants of English settlers, right? In relation to accents, even from town to town and region to region within a country, people can have different accents.

[@joshuahann7596]

@@nearlight1315 our accent is a result of multiple accents due to our ancestors but the majority were English so I'm sure it has Alot to do with this thankyou Merry Christmas goodbye

[@melissaedwards5689]

I think this was also around the time when they offered money to British people to come over to Australia and live here. They called them “10 pound poms” because they basically gave them 10 pounds to move over! So even though the British did colonise many many years before, there was another big settlement around the 60s/70s again I think

[@charlliemm8115]

Keep these old interviews coming

[@jennyteresia]

”I’ve been working since I was 13. I was sacked at 78.” 😂👍🏻

[@losttime3274]

"Nothing's dull, people are."

[@futavadumnezo]

Actual true wisdom.

[@epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074]

if that ain't the truth.

[@myroom1913]

Lost Time That’s sooo spot on!!!!! Adults in the majority are the most boring people on the planet!!!!>. I’m fifty years old and no adult I’ve ever known seems to get excited about anything!!!!

[@wackey2k10]

@@myroom1913 i wish i was excited about anything, sometimes i have little glimpses of 'happiness and contentness' but people can take that away with their misery. Right now it doesn't help that i suffer with horrible derealization, so life is like a fever dream that one can not explain to the outside world.

[@myroom1913]

Virmana I can understand that!!! What I’m learning to do is; to do things that I enjoy to do. Think about what makes YOU happy...... take some time to do those things; even if ur just happy in those moments; that’s the important thing. For me it’s / colouring: reading, youtube, cleaning the house, absolutely love long walks and also go jogging at the oval. These things make me very happy. I also enjoy talking to others. I’m not sure what country ur in. But check on google/. You can always call say/ lifeline etc.

[@thetrashmaster1352]

I think the stereotype that women back then had dull lives is misleading, women back then didn't need jobs and there was more housework. However, that housework to them was a job and when they didn't do housework they were able to socialize. Ask yourself, do my grandparents have boring lives? Because elderly men and women are pretty much doing what the women in the 60's were doing. They don't use facebook and Playstation but can still be glued to the TV for hours, go out to the pub, play golf and bowls. From their perspective our lives look boring.

[@Sean-dl8ym]

I feel that my grandparents have boring lives lol

[@shaneo5436]

Not sure about that. I mean grandma's not exactly swinging from a pole or anything. Gardening, bowls or knitting isn't really considered exciting to anyone.

[@RussianBotLvl]

Shane O “considered” so you do fun things because they are “considered” fun and not because you actually enjoy them? Keep being a sheep.

[@RockinFootball_23]

@Jay Bee like lawn bowls en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls

[@thetrashmaster1352]

@Jay Bee Traditional English sport where there's a ball on the lawn then everyone tries to roll a ball as close as possible to it without touching it.

[@SuperOm1234]

"I never met one." Someone buy that man a beer!

[@goyonman9655]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@patrickbonham949]

😂😂

[@madeleynecarat3368]

Why ??

[@ForteExpresso]

5:14

[@ForteExpresso]

@@madeleynecarat3368 cause he is not married nor had a mother maybe

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I love how everyone acknowledged that being happy as a housewife depends on the person but those who like it thrive in it, especially when in charge of a household so they aren’t just piddling around all day.

[@thunderbird1921]

This is why I am FURIOUS with people who put down and mock women who choose to be stay at home moms, because "they don't work outside the home and empower themselves". That is the HEIGHT of arrogance, my mother stayed at home for most of her life, and she is one of the hardest working people I've ever seen. Before I was born, she and my father farmed, she often worked 12 HOURS compared to those sitting in an office for 8. As a guy, I believe women should not be mocked for either path they take.

[@revathinagarajann763]

@@thunderbird1921 Agree 👍

[@paulharris1384]

Go Mr thunderbird ❤️

[@erictorres644]

3:15 Interviewer: Do you think that Australian house wives live a dull unexciting life? Looking into gate guy: "Ay suppo ee difficult to say meh, I think's very wunnoable woman if I der, for thep emine? Interviewer: GOOD

[@ellie.M.mae.]

My favorite part of this video😹😹

[@friedoreos7354]

You understood that?!?!?!?!

[@lakenbacon7349]

HOW DID YOU TRANSLATE THAT!?!?!?!

[@valeriasolis3325]

I understood wonderful woman ;D

[@LynnTRoman]

I wonder what that guy was trying to look at? Did the interviewer catch him peeping? We will never know.

[@captainoblivious_yt]

I love how the interviewer got shocked at the end. An appropriate response to someone suggesting making a wife cheat on her husband.

[@checkmattee222]

Right? Lol

[@ecclesiaxxi6210]

Thank you, so many people commenting about how great it was, reminds me of how much those types of people managed to shape our society and destroy it (especially with the boomers 'revolution'). People now think it's cool/funny, this shows how screwed up & degenerate modern western society is. No, adultary, sin, destroying a family is not cool or hip or funny and that guy isn't amazing of ahead of his time, he's a degenerate useful tool. And then people are commenting in confusion and sadness, wondering why the people in the video are happier, friendiler, more polite, with personalities and kindness ... it's not rocket science!

[@Igloo3471]

@@ecclesiaxxi6210 Time to pop in and take your meds.

[@rgoodwinau]

Love these on-the-street interviews. They break so many stereotypes!

[@shatteredscry]

It’s sad that these days people stage them 😕 people trying to keep the bias up for views and propaganda. Breaking stereotypes is vital to our understanding of others.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

@@shatteredscry too right.

[@thunderbird1921]

So true. So much media propaganda today misrepresents facts and creates false images. Thank goodness for videos like this to help preserve and display the truth.

[@bluetickfreddy101]

My mum Was a full time mum She had a wonderful life Caring for 4 kids Caring for her family She did a great job God rest het soul

[@kmeadows]

Are you married?

[@paulharris1384]

Well done to your mum John 😌

[@officer_friendly_]

That is one fantastic mother!

[@047Kenny]

“Good heavens no I’ve always had a large family to attend too” what an angel 😂🥰

[@Uncommon_Sense01]

5:21 Really touched my heart. Such a lovely old lady 😥

[@mohnapriyanka]

I thought so too!

[@kwpp7]

Me tooo! I wanted to go out and run her errands for her, lol ♥

[@fellowgoyimwhite7630]

Tyler ❤

[@zizisisi]

Absolutely lovely old lady ❤️

[@grammaticalchainsaw7318]

Yeah she started working in 1893, and was sacked in 1958

[@Loddentidster]

That last guy was a "savage" before his time 😂😂😂

[@ricardomartin6961]

What did he say?

[@theuglyhairmonster2]

@@ricardomartin6961 not if I can get in with them

[@TMWill-fi5fy]

I can't believe he said that 😂😂😂

[@patrickbonham949]

The look on the interviewers face was classic 😂😂😂

[@lottejohnson250]

@@patrickbonham949 he had no clue what to do with that 😂😂

[@antonia6059]

The happiest time in my life has been raising my children full time. It’s a real joy and provides much more meaning to me than when I was working outside the home.

[@emmagrace6396]

As a woman looking at my future, it's a little sad to me that I'll have to work all my life instead of being able to focus just on my family. Don't get me wrong, it's important that women have the opportunity to work in case she doesn't marry or her husband dies or divorces her, or if the family hits hard times and she needs to pitch in to bring in some money. I'm grateful to have that freedom. But it's sad that that's what I HAVE to do, unless I marry a man who brings in a lot of money. Even then, because the culture has changed, housewives don't have as much of a support system. In the 20th century neighbors were all involved in each other's lives and could help each other out when they needed it. I don't even know my neighbors! Churches were also more central to people's lives, but relevence of churches in their communities is diminishing. It's like we don't have a real community any more.

[@adamcheeseplease]

Emma Grace How old are you, if you don’t mind me asking that is

[@emmagrace6396]

@@adamcheeseplease I'm in my twenties

[@TomorrowWeLive]

@Sam Spade well you obviously didn't watch the video about whether men should help with housework. But keep on regurgitating feminist lies

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Diversity destroys community.

[@checkmattee222]

@Sam Spade preach bro.👏

[@PSJamie2k]

6:12 the reaction is so different to what it would be now haha

[@glb4010]

jamiemb the interviewer just looks stunned and walks away 😂😂👌

[@themayqueen666]

The guy is like 😏😎

[@glb4010]

ilargitxo2 He was asking if women have a dull life at home. His answer: "Well, not if I can get in with them 😉" (Meaning he will excite their sex life)

[@hayk3000]

OOOOOOOUUUUUHHHHH

[@hayk3000]

*dabs*

[@Quarker]

The interview starting at 3:08 is quite possibly one of the funniest things I've ever seen, everything from him peeping through the fence like a hired Mafia killer to the interviewer's "GOOD!" got me rolling 😂😂😂

[@whimsicalbabe]

0:45 “Never considered going to work?” “Good heavens NO!!” 😂😂😂

[@jessicatemiha739]

5:20 - this lady's story made me heart stop idk why.😔 I think her being alone and her doing what she has to do with no help makes me realize I don't want my nan or mum to be alone when they're 80 😔

[@Mr101spb]

1:47 - True gentleman

[@PIXELEDsamm]

I want my future husband to be like him 😁

[@HarekaTysiri]

He reminds me of the old man in up movie. Ugh now I'm sad

[@Armaninabz]

Simon B he is so sweet!!!!

[@skeleton5459]

that man was way ahead of his time when it came to helping out with chores

[@fabxo4551]

RIGHT 🥺 he said he helps out to make her life easier and happier

[@In_time]

1:48 “not if they’ve got the right husband..” 😂👌🏻

[@deannarose7000]

The last lady with the lovely hat made me want to hop through the screen and give her a big hug!

[@heeyashah5093]

The last guy: "not if i can get in with them" Interviewer: Mildly gasps and awkwardly smiles

[@juleeanng]

Laughed so hard!!

[@Dtall]

It’s crazy to see how polite everyone was then and when the interviewer asked them the question everyone talked like they were friends. Nowadays people would just say get the camera out of my face.

[@Deaththecat8]

Well I'm sure they would have editted those people out

[@magomarc1]

Welcome to cultural marxism.

[@MK-cf1rm]

because back then your face wouldn't be posted all over social media

[@knmid]

@@MK-cf1rm yeah i tend to avoid people holding cameras and filming like they got covid-19

[@yasgladz6415]

I'm a housewife in 2019, living in north africa but I was born and grew up in the uk. I love it, being able to focus on my family 100% is amazing, tiring at times but amazing.

[@AJ-ox8xy]

Thank you woman like you make this world work properly.

[@futavadumnezo]

And we thank you and appreciate you. Family is very important. Nowdays they ruined family so they make women go to work as slaves instead of taking care of their homes and families.

[@suqmaddiqq]

I'm glad you are happy with what you do! It's not for everyone but if it works for you, great! :)

[@queerulantin6431]

@@futavadumnezo wtf

[@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife]

Did he stutter ? The family unit has been destroyed and men and women have been being put against each other since around the 80s now.

[@Bouvier_Abroad]

Last interview ~ “do you think Australian housewives live a dull and boring life ?” “Oh not if I can get in with them .” 😂😂 what a rascal !

[@juleeanng]

I laughed so hard by myself... The interviewer wasn't even role playing with his expression... Pure gold!

[@Bouvier_Abroad]

@@juleeanng I love watching people age so vibrantly . The faces change but the humor and spirit remain .

[@jehanariyaratnam2874]

He would have made their lives very exciting

[@ruthie_rosario]

I’m a housewife and I love it. My husband and I go on vacation 3 or 4 times a year to get away for a while and I suppose that’s what helps keep life interesting. I have my daily routine. Wake up, coffee, gym, shower, hair and make up, online shopping, look at memes/watch KZbin videos, sometimes I’ll look for new places for me and my husband to visit, make dinner or order dinner, then husband comes home by 6. I love my life. I don’t miss my life before this. I did work for a few years and I earned much more than the people in my age group. I did feel content that I could provide for myself and could live life financially comfortably, but I was always physically drained from my job and was always alone. Going on vacations alone wasn’t the same, and my friends couldn’t leave work to on vacation with me nor have the funds to do so. love my husband and I love my new life the way it is now.

[@Redmanticore]

" My husband and I go on vacation 3 or 4 times a year to .." is that u.s. worklife? i thought only europeans had the long summer vacations of month paid vacation.

[@Redmanticore]

" My husband and I go on vacation 3 or 4 times a year to .." is that u.s. worklife? i thought only europeans had the long summer vacations of month paid vacation.

[@mutoidliz2320]

I was pressured into beinf a SAHM and my Boyfriend isn't interested in going on holiday,I'm climbing the walls.There is only so much cleaning and cooking (boring anyway!)you can do and I'm bored out of my mind 24/7.Dont even drive So can't any go anywhere myself unless it involves expensive bus fares 😓

[@Booth-]

Some people in the comments dont seem to understand having a family is fulfilling, not everyone needs to ride the carousel to inflate their self worth. 🤣

[@LucasGottfried]

Today it's all about working and working and working. Sure, women can work and fulfill their dreams just as men can. But to say that otherwise you can't enjoy life, is not true. Might be correct for some people but not for all.

[@Booth-]

@@LucasGottfried wrong

[@Booth-]

@Eva De Lange what are you talking about, thats not my arguement.

[@Chase16.]

Eva De Lange hoe oud ben je?

[@Chase16.]

Eva De Lange idk😂😂

[@givnikR]

“I don’t know sir, I’m over from New Zealand” ... what’s a house wife? LOL

[@nielszindel1151]

He meant he could not talk for Aussie wives. Delia Morris

[@John-oc1sr]

I find these so aesthetic

[@margaritam.9118]

It’s great to be a housewife if you’re middle-class and up, not much work to do and hobbies to pursue. I think it’s more of a class question than “women in the workplace” question.

[@athenam4724]

Precisely. All rich white women(or men answering) . Easy for them.

[@nielszindel1151]

@@athenam4724 .they are middle class Aussies. Some working class, everyone spoke well back than... Delia Morris

[@zp1167]

I love being at home, I have sooo much time for myself and to make my home beautiful and homey for my husband, and I am a counseling psychologist, but I work from home

[@juleeanng]

Oh my goodness. You literally are living my dream. I want to be a counseling psychologist and do all those u mentioned! Argh😭

[@wondroussoul5414]

Lmao the last guy’s response shocked the reporter 😂😂

[@kathyh4804]

My heart hurt for that last little lovely lady whoS husband died and she was sick..... what a lovely gracious little lady

[@deanpd3402]

She was adamant that her life was and is good. No complaints. She carried a 'life is what you make of it' attitude.

[@GoryWory]

it is so enjoyable to see how normal and kind people were

[@jordanhedington2421]

guy in the background at 3:25 like “hey bro check this out they filming 3:28 other guys like “oh yea nice bro”

[@sharanyam9232]

Jordan Hedington meme fuel

[@scientificatheist9381]

@@sharanyam9232 yes

[@youraveragestalker8438]

Hahaha that's kinda cute

[@SuperOm1234]

This guys interview style is off the hook.

[@austinrussell32044]

It's funny to think that these interviews are still being enjoyed 58+ years later. If you'd told these people that the footage would be enjoyed around the world on futuristic screens in the year 2019, they'd probably laugh at such fantastic circumstances.

[@heyothere7103]

It’s interesting how their opinions and responses are so different..I feel like these days a lot of people’s opinions are so influenced by social media and now people are always trying to copy from or are influenced by each other you wouldn’t get such unique responses from people like you could then

[@zeroeffortmemes]

Back when people put some effort into their appearances in public

[@0927kira]

you could still do that though? its just that not everyone is forced to. People can dress comfortably as they want. thats the beauty of it you can choose to dress like that and others dont have to

[@wolfchrt]

@@0927kira To be fair, you could always do that. It's just that you would be made fun of.

[@aloe8483]

Zero Effort your username is ironic

[@talonapex9775]

this comment is the equivalent of "back when kids played outside" times change. expecting everyone to walk around in a suit today is like expecting kids to spend most of their time outside when they can have an xbox for entertainment. times change, unless you want us to go back to computers that were the size of entire rooms, or you wanna go back to those dial telephones.

[@mommabear5758]

I personally love that I can wear my pajamas certain place without judgement. The drive thru is my safe space 😂😂😂😂

[@YourMom-rq6yl]

I love being a housewife.

[@captainoblivious_yt]

Good

[@futavadumnezo]

Thank you Mom! But seriously,we thank you and appreciate you.

[@keyanna2633]

Being a Housewife is one of my dreams,besides the other one's I have. 🤗😊

[@mutoidliz2320]

@@keyanna2633 Saying from experience, once you become a Housewife you might as well give up every other dream.

[@wm8840]

I'm starting to feel that I'd like to be a housewife like my mother which my friends don't understand because we've been tought that being a housewife is a bad thing that belongs in the past basically... I really don't know if it will even be possible for me to become one so for now I'll work and rely on myself but I do think it would be nice

[@jewelrybag4557]

What is interesting is how well-spoken and humble they are. People nowadays can barely form a coherent sentence.

[@Linkelve]

True. And they probably had little formal education compared to nowadays people. Even their accent sounded more « posh ».

[@Reirae]

Probably just in a posh area.

[@QuietlyCurious]

Yeah, idiocracy is well on the rise unfortunately 🙁

[@RD-hz5nv]

they aren’t black

[@ilteschio8244]

they were reading more, i know people that never opened a book in a lifetime

[@HxmmyNeutron]

I don’t know why I keep watching these

[@checkmattee222]

Coz they're so calming, and it makes you want to go back to the good ole days.😊

[@BubbleOfJelly]

I’m a millennial and wish to be a housewife and participate in organizations and run a side business that I enjoy doing at home on my own schedule. What I earn would just be bonus income but my husband would be the breadwinner.

[@angelmonroy3012]

ShengVang then you go ahead and do that

[@julialee143]

That’s what my husband and I do!

[@kK-ox7rk]

Marry me?

[@rosemarie8580]

I KNOW , THERE'S SO MUCH AMAZING THINGS TO DO IN LIFE OTHER THAN CLUBS AND DRUGS..

[@nopo8011]

I'm a millenial and I wish to just win the lottery and travel a lot

[@likethecolorgreen]

I love being a stay at home mom. I have time for my baby and husband. When I work I have more work. I have work out side the home, naturally most of the work of the child is on me something people don't tell young girls is that most of the child work well be on you naturally. It not like he doesn't won't to help it just that life lines it up like that. I like staying home. The child gets my attention And my husband is cared for and I can take care of myself.

[@mishmash6570]

my nana moved to australia in 1959. she was the first woman in the company she worked for to continue working after marriage. she says that she told her boss "im an excellent worker now, why should my being married change that" and thats honestly iconic apparently many women she knew followed in her footsteps so i like to think that she helped to make the change, maybe im biased cuz its my grandmother lol

[@weshouldsaveourselves6780]

Being a housewife shouldnt be degraded. It's as important as any other job.

[@cmdrfunk]

If it's so important why did we get rid of them all

[@maggieleroy3184]

These interviews are the best! Love to hear those opinions and compare them to the life we are leading now. Some things have changed but a lot is still the same, but in a different setting. Thanks for sharing!

[@caveman3079]

That last guy was a straight up player. Classic!

[@sapphire4465]

The interviewer was totally gobsmacked I laughed so hard

[@jayaitch88]

W O W such healthy states of mind, for the most part!

[@IL_VINX]

This is something I could watch all day, I get to understand the thoughts of people and the environment people lived in back then.

[@GandalfTheGay98]

Why do I find 3:15 hilarious?

[@GandalfTheGay98]

And the last man hahaha, the interviewers face

[@snoochpounder]

good

[@shnbwmn]

There was another video where he crept up to this old stingy lady and tapped her back. She whipped around, the camera zoomed in, and she glared down at the mic and then straight at him. That was probably the funniest shit I saw that day lmao.

[@oofym353]

GOOD

[@qualiacomposite]

He looks like a peeping tom who was just caught in the act.

[@mavic2175]

When one person in the household could work and maintain the house, buy a house, and the other one took care of the family. Study, work, own a home and no debt.

[@jozigirl7114]

People also lived within their means then, and men didn't get married until they were successful enough to support a wife and children. Men with families are usually more driven than men without children.

[@artugert]

@@jozigirl7114 They also got married much younger.

[@ahnkor]

"trying is one thing but succeeding is another" this reporter knows something

[@futurewhale8]

So appreciative of these beautiful time capsules of our country , my dad was a young a boy in Sydney around this time, he showing my pictures and stories, wish I could of come up then, such different times.

[@gra-emed3617]

The last guys comment 😂😂 classic! 😂😂 the interviewers face was hilarious! 😂😂

[@MsBhappy]

What did he say? I couldn't understand

[@arinziowoo8140]

@@MsBhappy Q) Do you think Australian housewives lead a boring life? A) Not if I can get in with them!

[@terrendously]

1:47 God bless! What a nice man.

[@tynkirbell599]

Thanks for leading me down this wormhole YT. Loving the subject matter of all these old ABC clips

[@jacoba9858]

1:40 “ well look sir I wouldn’t know I’m just over from New Zealand “😂😂

[@Timgracias]

This is a loaded question because it asserts that housewives either lead dull lives or exciting lives. Props to the interviewees for giving well thought answers.

[@SirCutRy]

It's purposely provocative, to get an interesting answer.

[@miriamhavard7621]

True.

[@elenikominos7404]

I Love these People..That Era had Character❤❤❤

[@littlean24]

That First Lady was so ADORABLE!!!!!!! I could hang out with her all day 😍

[@farmhouseonthemountain]

For me, honestly, the only time being a housewife is dull is when I can't take my car out. My husband had his truck in the shop for a couple weeks and it was just ugh. Otherwise, we go to the park, we have playdates with moms I like, we paint, I make stuff, it's fun. It's work, but I make my own fun.

[@picoharmotimpo]

This was entertaining and enlightening in equal measure. Loved the 81 year old lady who said she worked from age 13 to 78, when 'I was sacked'. And the Kiwi guy. "Dunno, I'm just over from New Zealand.' Classic.

[@Canislupes7]

I really enjoyed this video it offers a unique perspective in that time period that you don't see an old videos with the USA.

[@Madzguy007]

They don’t want you to see how people were happy. They want you to think it was bad bad and very bad

[@lindsaypeek63]

This video and the comments made my day!! Thanks for the laughs

[@Bootleglizard]

This feels like going back in time

[@austind1202]

As an Australian housewife myself it’s nice to finally see some of these stereotypes questioned.

[@mahmoud1002]

Hard to believe, this was nearly 60 years ago and nearly everyone that was interviewed is probably dead at this stage 😕

[@louisep4805]

Yes one lady was both in 1879 and another in 1880 👌

[@mahmoud1002]

Louise P It’s so fascinating to hear their responses!!!

[@omomeidontaya3143]

Exactly, time flies. It’s nature, in 100 years to come all interviewers and interviewed will be regarded as dead people from the next generation .

[@IconicDecoInteriors]

They speak so well! I'm speechless 😍😍😍

[@DougWolfe]

I love how they didn’t edit out the bomb interviews. Like the guy who, when asked the question replied “I wouldn’t know. I’ve never met one.” What?????

[@tomcruise7095]

Old lady from New Zealand was a legend, sounds like a real lovely nan

[@Razi98]

The very first woman was so charming and well-spoken - seemed like she'd been working for radio, well most people did!

[@nikkinicole5588]

I watch these old videos because of how they speak. It wasn't too long ago but no one speaks like this now.

[@pratishadash946]

I love how they all talk. I feel delirious watching this

[@rainykanon]

The way he approaches people is hilarious. When he tapped that guy on the back I lost it hahahah

[@kpoplover2828]

I love these videos, i hope they would do old version vs new version of these videos... and compare both

[@sayhello5377]

I think what people today don’t understand is how much work went into being a housewife back then. It wasn’t sitting around, watching TV and drinking $6 Starbucks drinks at Target all day. These women WORKED. They were just getting into the “convenience” era of frozen dinners and kitchen gadgets, however, that was a far cry from where we are today. They didn’t have smart phones, grocery delivery services, FaceTime, drive through restaurants, nice dishwashers, etc. My grandma did all the housework, all the cooking, all the landscaping, all the home repairs, all the shopping, all the errands, all the parent-teacher meetings, etc. My grandpa worked his ass off in a steel mill and she kept up the home. They both worked hard.

[@crueltyfreecolorist1025]

They seem so much happier.. no internet or mobile phones. I wish I could experience this time just for a while... mum tells me she as happier. She was only a child of 4 here but she loved the 1960’s