Meet the Man who Lives in the 1940s! | BARMY
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Joe visits a man who has transformed his house and life into something from a bygone era. Ben Sansum is your everyday, normal guy... except he has a love of the 1940s, the decor, the music and the art.
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I’m 75, so the house looks familiar and homey to me. Ben dresses exactly as my uncles did.
We differ like 10 years but yes,I can totally agree to that.For me it looks exactly like both my grandparent's homes.
And since I have the best of memories of them and their comfy homes I still use the same style and furniture.I liked them far more than my parent's style which was typical fifties/sixties.Horrible.
I'm 64 but can still recognise the house. It looks like my grandparent's house. I still have a wood art Deco style photo frame identical to the ones on the mantlepiece.
I don't blame him for wanting to go back in time.......
The present sucks.
God Bless I'm sure you lived & seen it all 👏 🙏❤️
I really want to dress like this since the modern menswear nowadays makes me so sad because we can’t find anything that is masculine for men anymore. Stores don’t sell this things and if they sell if really expensive
Ben is awesome. We need more people who are unafraid to be different and unique.
It’s a shame that British eccentrics are a dying breed. I try a little revival myself by being a bit odd with funny hats and stuff, but it requires a certain confidence and a don’t care what people think of you attitude.
@@stonemarten1400 Well very few people nowadays have that. BUT looking to the past is not eccentric...
Love the stove I want one!
Agreed 😊
@Nufc Magpies 123 ‘Karen?” a Karen is someone who complains to management about some kind of minor error by a waiter or suchlike. I don’t believe I said anything at all Karen-like, you absolute prune.
I’m glad he is able to live life the way he wants to - very sweet slice of life.
Society rewards useless obsessions
ask yourself why
@@LEARSIKCIGAM I don't think that being able to light a fire and cook from scratch is a useless obsession. I lived like that for years in Scotland. I can make a meal out of almost anything, indeed I had to with 6 daughters to bring up. We had open fires that I had to get wood for. Laundry done by hand.
@@angelmessenger8240 no one ever thinks they are part of a larger problem
@@LEARSIKCIGAM whats your useless obsession listening to music, playing video games, watching tv?
@@kerrystevens3683 contacting ETs
I'm 17 and some people think I'm weird because I love the oldie worldie things, I love the 1800s along with the 1950s. Its so amazing!!
You should be proud of yourself
Me to found out why.i have asperger's highly comorbid
It was not all nice then. People died due to the highly polluted air etc etc. There is a lot wrong with our time, I agree, but there were some pretty horrid times in the past too.
@@annepoitrineau5650 that is very true, as much as I feel that I love the past, I know a lot of us tend to look back with rose-coloured specs on
@@michellefalleur960 With that being said, it is absolutely normal to love the memorabilia of times past. I for instance love memorabilia from Feudal Japan.
"I'm very modern; i've got a mister" 😂😂😂😂
I love Ben's quirkiness. What a kind and authentic man.
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There used to be a man in his 1920s house, untouched by time, still wearing the same clothes, walking stick, allotment, passed away in 2020. R.I.P.
Mom for a VERY LONG TIME dressed and wore her hair like from the 40s or 50s. It was quite a time in her life. (1923-1998)
What was his name?
How do you know? Where? How old was he? What was his name?
That’s my cousin! 😊 Go Ben xx
@John Hunt he's as lovely in real life too
Do you get a lump of coal for Christmas
@@07temajin haha
Lucky you. I'd love it if he did tours of his home
Cool! I thought it was brilliant 👏 😀
Ben seems like a fantastic bloke.I love the fact that he's living life as he wants and isn't bothered about conforming to the modern world. The whole 1940's styled house looked fantastic.
Agreed
1940s *. You're probably thinking of the apostrophe in '40s
Barmy?
The way people are living and behaving today I would say this guy has got it right.
I just love this guy! He has a great view on life and knows that not everything was great back then, but he's happy to celebrate the good things there was.
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"He has a great view on life"
He said he has a "Mister"....
@@folksurvival and...?
@@jenbenson4351 So obviously not a great view on life.
@@folksurvivalI think it's you who belongs in the 1920s with that attitude.
He's a gentle soul.
What a charming presenter. Respectful, polite, pleasant young man. Asking relevant questions without battering in, letting the conversation run smoothly. Very nice.
What a lovely gentleman, in such a beautiful, comfortable home. I just love that he has saved as many of his family heirlooms as possible.
Born in 1945 the house decorations and furniture , the suet pudding , and the way Ben's dressed looks warm , friendly , and reminds me of family members long gone .
Suet pudding, my daughter loves jam rolypoly, always has done (so do I in fairness, grew up eating that and milk puddings).
This is so wholesome! He’s right about lack of manners today, it’s as people just don’t care about anyone else anymore.
I’m a teenager, but I still try to preserve a sense of kindness as much as possible.
might have something to do with the millions of third world migrant descendants that weren't here in the 40's or any time before then
You're Spot on here....I'm 68 and I hate these modern times all respect for one's self and others has gone, morals and manners to...we now live in a selfish " ME ME ME society and very materialistic. My younger day's were in the 60s 70s 80s...a time when life was much simpler, people were nicer, I'm glad I was young then...and not in todays world....
I remember many years ago reading a newspaper special about a man who converted his entire house interior to resemble the Starship Enterprise interior from Star Trek The Next generation. I LOVE people like this man and others like him, who make their home their own little world, make no apologies for doing so, and enjoy themselves completely, living how they want to live, and not how society expects them to :-)
I saw that to, excellent job he did, as has this guy
I remember that one as well
I agree with much of it. I too live with old stuff around me; modern things stress me out. My eyes are only happy around the old things. Thank you for the upload.
Exactly how I feel about a lot of technology.
Yet we are watching youtube
@@nonamerooster5413 to be fair, CZcams is great for learning more about historic eras that one might be interested and others who share one's interest.
Yes! Old cars, music, style of dress and hair, and oh the films and media.. I love antique shops ♥️
His view on society becoming too reliant on supermarkets and instant foods couldn't be more timely with this pandemic. The run on shops and panic buying confirmed this. We are slowly losing basic skills.
I like to make things. I make butter, bread, pasta, jams, ice cream and soap. When I tell people this, they always look at me as if I have 2 heads and tell me that it's all available in the shops and why dont I just buy it. They have no clue that what I make is better (and healthier) than what is in the store.
@@Spartan969 I'll be making some sourdough bread tomorrow or the next day. I made 2 batches of scented soap this week. I'm going to make some goats milk soap tomorrow too.
@@anastasia10017 I grew up in the 70s. We were poor. My mum made everything from scratch car had a pie once a week so the pastry and filling were made from scratch. I too make bread, jam. Bake. I’m not so keen on cooking everyday food at the moment. I like to roast a chicken and turn the leftovers into soup. We had workmen in and I served them homemade scones and homemade jam. The really bizarre thing is that I have these skills because we were poor but these days it’s regarded as very middle class
@@anastasia10017 I know exactly what you mean. I make most of my food from scratch, bake my own bread, I sew, crochet, grow and preserve my own food and I get the same response from people. They tell me in weird to which I reply "weird and proud". I grew up off grid in the 80's so not relying on supermarkets and technology is normal to me. I find I am going back to this life more and more as I get older.
Can't make a good pasta from scratch though, no matter how hard I try. My dad was amazing at it but it's just not happening for me so I gave up on this particular thing.
@@Spartan969 with homemade jam on it , especially if the jam is courgette, lemon and ginger 😋😋😋
What a great bloke Ben is
It'd be great to meet him
Yeah he seems really cool
I’d love to meet him to
Tbh he'd get beat up on my street, people would think he was a pedo or something weird with the 'gay' thing too
No one's impressed.
He's my Ideal man. I dress in 1940's everyday, cook, clean and wash the clothes likewise. My husband doesn't mind. (especially all the home cooking)
Amande Campbell your are my dream woman. Ian very old fashioned an nostalgic god bless you
I haven’t seen tha laundry yet but I’m thinking I’m not going to like it. I remember my mum going to hospital after burning her arm doing laundry. I remember the mangle. In 1972 I was 7 and we got our first washing machine. I have a very vivid memory of sitting with my brother in front of the machine watching the laundry going round as if it was a t v
@@weeman8911 simp
I'm not sure you're his ideal partner Amande 😉, but I'm sure he'd take it as the compliment it was intended as.
...........wish more women were like you :)
Feel the serenity of that kitchen . I lived at my grandparents for sometime and it was all like that. My Grandpa painted everything 'Minstrel Green' which was I believe the colour of that era for houses. I don't find anything about this life weird just endearing and calming. This gent is living the life he really wants to live and how many can say that?
What a humble lovely man Ben is. Great clothes, wonderful home and furniture. Good son to his mum and Gorge is sooooo sweet. ❤❤❤ I could happily live in a home like that. Absolutely beautiful. 😊😊
What a lovely episode. The interview style was so respectful, gentle and interested. He is living his best life. How fantastic and I hope neither you nor he change...
See how this guy who lives in the 1940's lives a happier life then us with our phones, Computers, TV's lol love this guy!
I love this, I'm not a lover of modern life I prefer nostalgia ❤
I couldn't agree more...! 🙂
This guy seems like he would be a interesting neighbor to have. My parents were young adults in the 40s and parents in the late 50s. Love the fashions, mens suits, ties, suspenders and the great big band jazz swing music of the WW2 years.
Absolutely charming is how to describe Ben and the interviewing style by Joe was extremely respectful
I think he is a FANTASTIC human being living life EXACTLY how HE wants to!!! Love This!!!
Ben is a modern man, who celebtrates the memory of the 40s. I hope he gives private tours to let others appreciate the time capsule. The War was on and the people who managed to get through it needed to be sure the history was not forgotten. Keep inspiring Ben.
Ben said something about showing school kids his shrapnel collection...sounds like he lets tours come through. I wish I could sit in that kitchen! Looks so cozy! My house is a navy bungalow built in 43 on Mare Island in Vallejo and my landlord took it apart in 2 sections transported it up about 60 miles (?) to the country. The house has a twin sister next door. I’m in the Northern Bay Area, in Wine Country. 🙂
@@nonprofitgirlsounds very nice
@@mrdunglessness9061 yes, it’s really pretty up here. Tons of birds, tons of 1940s hardwood floors and it’s basically heaven. 😊 I’m lucky to have lived here for the past 17 years or something like that.
@@nonprofitgirl living on an island is not as good as it sounds trust me
@@mrdunglessness9061 on mare island? Dawg she’s living the dream lol
Its soooo cool how throughout the visit...there was no lousy cell phone tex message beep to interupt the day. Simple things from the past (to me anyway...) have more meaning. It would be nice having a neighbor like him.
he has to have a cell phone. I hate cell phones but one is forced to have one today because businesses, banks, doctors offices etc.. dont call or email anymore. They only text you.
@@anastasia10017 I agree with you. As a matter of fact..watching the Jetsons cartoon as a child back in the early 60s, I never imagined alot of it...becoming a reality when I got older. Lol
There's something so comforting about how we lives and loves the 1940's. I love how passionate he is about all the small details!
This man is so cool--I love the era myself as my parents grew up in the 30s and 40s--while we had modern appliances, we did a lot by hand, by scratch, and it took a lot of work to maintain a household. He is so insightful about the way culture has degraded. He is the kind of guy who will survive the shtf scenarios.
My parents grew up in the 20s and 30s, and I'm 57. Dad would have had is 100th birthday in 2018, and Mom next month in March. I miss them. Because we skipped a generation, I feel like when I see things like this, I get a vague feeling of familiarity. I'm 57. There's a generation missing between them and myself, as I have 2 half-sisters still alive, and they're both in their early 80s now. One of them has a son (my nephew) who is actually older than I am, so I was an aunt from the day I was born. I am guessing that other people who were born to much younger parents don't have this sense, or it is not near as strong as it is in me. The time I feel to be vaguely familiar to me (30s-40s) would be similar to what they feel, except that it would be the 50s and 60s to them.
What was it like to grow up like that? Did you find it was hard for you or you liked it?
im fascinated by this man, & his commitment to personal escapism
Is it escapism though?
Not to be rude or anything but can a person have a vintage lifestyle and not be escaping reality? Just curious.
@@applebrush7600 as someone who lives in the 70s, it's not always an escape. It feels like normal life for me. It does make me super happy and I don't leave my house super often aside from work. Just raising my son on God, music and peace.
Why say he's barmy....that's just stupid. Barmy is being addicted to thousands of invisible friends on facebook.
I bet his stress levels are a lot less comparexd to many
others.
Now where can I get a pint for tuppence!???
Me..... Very well said!
😌 my thoughts exactly
Not to mention in the past we didn’t have political correctness pseudo science dishonest media and our state schools didn’t brainwash kids.
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@@BradleyUK58 Funny how your name is shit talking Islam, yet that is the only thing that can stop the degeneration that is the social left.
He doesn’t really live the 1940s lifestyle, it’s more of a style choice. Looks pretty relaxing tbh.
@Isla Budge he said 1940s lifestyle
I think this guy has the right idea, the world has gone mad with values turned on their head for political play, I don't blame him for wanting to live in the past.
I was born in the 60's , and I live my life as if It was in the 60's early 70's
Whilst having a CZcams account 😁
@@mattjames88 brilliant lol
Reeko BzaR exactly lol. Though you can still drive 60s cars, have a 60s style house, but that does technically mean you are living in the 60s.
Born in 2020 live as if its 2021
Weirdo...
LMAO 3:53 the dog, "Here we go again with this fucking story."
LOL!!
Go Ben! You have a great outlook on life and great style! Thank you for sharing your home with us. Love and peace.
some things were worse back then, some were better. Take and live the good and beautiful parts of whatever time you want and be happy :)
And some are the same, lovely British weather
Yup. Eat the fish and spit out the bones.
@@chrish2359 hahah, that was a good one
Watching from 🇨🇦 ... this is among the people and things I miss about 🇬🇧 ... the abundance of quirky eccentricity.
Still plenty of us around!🇬🇧
@@alimar0604 I’ll be flying back as soon as I’m vaccinated and the travel bans are lifted! Can’t wait! Need my UK 🇬🇧 fix!
Yes your right it is quite fetching .I personally strived (and did) break away from the consumer debt life con.I realized the stress that goes along with it is not for me .We put in solar panels and a log burner for starters .
@@crafter170 whoo-hoo ‼️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✅👍🏼 ... way to go ‼️
@@smallstudiodesign Yeah ....And a Frank Cannon belly bounce right into the pool with the Gas company ....
Carpet sweepers were brilliant!!
He seems super sweet! Wishing him and his partner well xx loved the story behind his ring off his hubby in the church xx
I'm so glad that he can live life as a gay man and not as anyone did back in the 40s, persecuted and hounded.
That's the great thing about only liking the material culture of a certain time period. You get the best of both worlds.
Yes! Vintage style not vintage values. I dress 50s/60s and I LOVE the aesthetics, etiquette, and décor of those decades, and I am naturally submissive and quite fond of playing the housewife so I'd fit right in with regard to gender dynamics, but I'm also a black bisexual woman with far-left political leanings, so actually living back then would be a nightmare.
That's now. His video from 10 years ago showed him with a girlfriend and a child. I wonder which is the true story...or maybe both?
@@gerigowers8318 where did you find the older video? Id love to see it
@@LaBelleFiche On CZcams, search the name Ben Sansum. There are two older videos about 1940s lifestyle. One's from 10 years ago and one from 6 years ago. He was in his 30s then.
Fantastic! Seems like a lovely guy! Long may he enjoy his life!
Funny enough, my front room looks pretty similar! Love the 40’s look. I’ve got the same tea set too 😂
Seems like a genuinely authentic and happy man, all the best to him
Fact he has Washing machine hidden away convinced me he's sane and well
What a lovely guy! I like that he has the old fashioned values
Whilst I don’t fully agree with his life at all, to all the fake social media generation laughing at him, he is much happier and much more accomplished in life then you are and likely will ever be.
Absolutely respect your opinion and no judgement but why don’t you fully agree with his life?
It's true 👏💯%
Agreed. At least he's living his best life right now, with what he's most interested in.
Exactly
I take my hat off to that guy, the purity and simplicity of life as it was. Many thanks.
I love this guy,he is humble and you can see he is passionate with his unique hobby while not denying new technologies and the new values of today
Beautiful home and man! I noticed he wrung his hands a lot, perhaps nervous on camera? Very interesting life, thanks for sharing.
I live in the 70s constantly, not by choice though I’m skint.
Being married but living in two different households sounds brilliant. I would like that arrangement.
I suggested we get a both sides of a duplex then remove the dividing back fence so the kids could run between the two houses. Honestly we would probably still be together if we had. She wasn't interested however.
@@SomeCZcamsGuy right! Even separate sleeping quarters so you can have a bed to yourself for comfort and no snoring so that you get better rest. Quality sleep equates to happier people which I imagine leads to a happier marriage. Granted, I would not want to do that with my ex either because he's him lol. Some people are cuddly and needy while others just like space or things their way sometimes.
@@katm5903 My grandparents did that all their lives - possibly because pop was away in N Africa during the war, thought allegedly because he snored and it kept nana awake at nights. He died a week before their diamond wedding anniversary. My hubby and I have separate beds/rooms as well (he also snores), so far I haven't murdered him and this is probably why.
Harmless fun, can’t knock him for living how he wants to. Good on him
I want to have a house like this
I’m very interested in pre-war and wartime Britain but I have to say I love my modern home. The hearing burner is set at s particular temperature so I don’t have to carry coal in, induction hob is so clean and easy to use. But it’s great that he can live life as he wants
@@india1422 you can't beat a good old hearing burner!
I love it. The music the clothes the whole idea.
That old sofa looks so classy, classic and beautiful. I’d be happy cooking in that kitchen too.
Sometimes I think attachments to a time different from the present is leftover past life memory manifesting
I love the interior of Ben’s house. Good for him living the life he wants.
He is so right, society has become antisocial for all the social outlets that are available. It looks great, and i love the music.
I also live in the 1940s.. But it's.. a little bit different.. 😂
Hi nick!
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@@stories_from_ww2 Hey! :)
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This guy is great. I’m 20 and I’ve got a massive do stain for modern tech and society, I don’t hate it but I’d rather some things be how they were.
This is so wholesome 🥰 Ben seems really genuine and down to earth! 🥰 He's definitely right, I wish we had more community spirit these days!
So much more peaceful and laid back than the synthetic world
of today.
That kitchen is lovely and cozy.
reminds me of my grandads house, growing up in the 80s. His house was largely untouched since the 40s. Loved it there
My house is a 1937 Semi Detached and it is still has Horse hair plaster painted in distemper found when wallpaper stripping and Cobblers Lasts are dug up in the garden with some of my neighbours are still using Air Raid shelters as garden sheds.
Mine is 1932, thankfully owned by just one family who didn't do much to modernise it! Unfortunately most of my plaster, also horse hair, had blown so it has had to be stripped and replaced... Under the wallpaper was the original green/yellow/brown paint, it was horrible to have to remove it after surviving for 86 years! But i managed to keep all of the original fireplaces, and i've had the skirting board and picture rails custom cut from the originals, and i've put 'flycatchers' up, as well as getting stained glass sections in my windows... And i've even got my outhouse still, which is extremely rare around here and i think i might be the last one! Add to that my collection of vintage radios, and fans, and old-timey things in general... Admittedly i have modern TVs, computer, broadband, etc too.... But i just love the 'old fashioned' look of things, my uncle is the same and also has a period house... Sounds like there's more of us around than i thought!
I was born in 1973 and i remember visiting old peoples houses that were like the 1930's.
I would love that, I would feel very comfortable living in the 1940s even though I wasn’t born then. I’ve always had a love of their fashion to. Simple life, is a great life.
Its probably because there was plenty of old 1940s stuff still around in the late 60s and early 70s and plenty of old black and white films on the telly when we were young. I know i wasn't there yet its a time i somehow feel i know.
This is a brilliant find.
Live and let live
This is so great, I'm glad he's doing well since the first news publication.
What a great guy. The attention to detail is amazing. He is right, our modern lifestyle is not always an improvement and quality of life. So glad he has created his paradise ❤
Love this video. I wore wingtips in high school 1967 in USA, with double pleated gabs and a bow tie. Ben. I only watch movies from the 30’s to early 50’s.
This reminds so much of my grandparents house, though their kitchen was modern. They’ve past away now but I spent many happy days there 😊Thank you.
I remember my mum still had one of those mangles in the early 1970,s! I nearly got my fingers stuck in it as a child!
My grandmother lived in a 40s home. As a boy in the 70s, I always loved the smell of the garage. Later learned it was from the pegboard walls! Miss that place.
I bought my vintage car off this guy, great guy!
I met this guy when we were selling the building in front. Lovely bloke !
I thought it would’ve been James May
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“CLAAARRRKKKKSOOOOOON” “Cheese” “Anyway” “*strange laugh*” “I’m modern”- All great words of capt. slow James May. Lol!
Completely get this guy. I love this era too. ❤
I wonder where he keeps his box set of 'Goodnight Sweetheart'?
Too, too charming. LOVE his stove! Thank you.
Really enjoyed this video. You keep a very beautiful home Ben. Loved it
That's totally awsome ! Ive often dug up The shrapnel the lads use to collect in the war and old coins from this period ...great video thanks for sharing 😁☝️
What a gentleman, good on him for living his best life and enjoying the old times without feeling he has to do without modern useful appliances - he loves history, but he does it without rejecting the modern world. Picking and choosing the best bits from each sounds wonderful. I grew up down the road, there are still quite a few old style places around. Sir, you are a guardian of history and I wish you and your fella all the best.
I love this barmy guy. My favourite CZcamsr ever. Also, the guy who lives in the 40s is just like me! Same telephone and everything
You are my new favorite channel. Amazing content! Love your channel, keep it up!
Really enjoyed watching this. Thank you both.
Cool guy! He's living and enjoying life how he wants to see it. Good luck to him
Old is gold
Ben has some serious good taste! Love vintage styles x
This is amazing! Absolutely love how historical it all is and how happy he is 😊
Fair play to the man ! Much respect for that , what an era as well 🙌🏼
Great! And I wish I’d have met George a few years back ...
I get the feeling more and more people are going back to the old ways. I grew up in the 80's/90's but I own an 1858 farmhouse that I'm restoring to as original as possible. I hate modern decor and homes, they all look like sterile boxes with windows. I think Ben is lovely
Glad i found this channel! its amazing
How lovely, their is a young lady in New York ( a dressmaker) who always wears clothes from the 18 th century, I really love this concept.
Do you mean Burnadette?
@@kittykatwolf8294 Yes, I've been watching Bernadette,s videos for a while, very interesting and have a calming effect, particularly during the last year we have had ( Covid ) .
There is, is there?