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Ben Sansum is 35. But he lives in 1946. His clothes, his house, the music he listens to - all come from an era before he was even born. BBC News went to meet Ben at home in Cambridgeshire
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Who’s here after the 50’s lady, followed by the Victorian couple, and now here?
Damn
I was looking for this comment lol
yo wtf lmao
I'm here after the 25 year old regency gentleman
Yes
By the time he's 70, he'll be living in the 1980's.
when he's 90 and's got a tv, people'll be out there havin flying cars
the tv is from '26
@@prpv423-8 They didn't have TVs in 1926.
And when he’s 100 he will have a smart phone
*pop music revolution starts raising *
I am 83 years old (1939). I remember very well my parent's flat in 1949. Those 10 years were the happiest of my childhood. I understand and salute him for recreating a past that he finds offers peace and contenment.
It should be noted that between 1939 and 1945, WW2 was in progress. My dad was deaf in one ear and was not accepted for military service. I didn't lose him during the war. Not the case for many other kids of my age. I also had a serious operation back then that could have been avoided if penicillin had been available.
But the point of the gentleman's exercise is to create an atmosphere of what could have been had the death and distruction of the war had not occurred. So, live your dream my friend. I hope you are still living in your alternate reality.
wonderful to hear from you sir!!!! Unlike the gentleman in the video I'd like to live in the middle ages hahaha
Thank you for your comments, sir! God bless
god bless your soul brother
*destruction
@@willmorrish
WILL, HE'S NOW 84, DO YOU THINK HE'D BY BOTHERED BY A VOWEL? 🙄
He doesn’t come across cranky or anything, rather as a warm, sincere and interesting fellow with an unusual but fantastic hobby. Good on him for living his dream. He isn’t hurting anyone.
This guy looks like he's ready to offer a really sweet vault deal.
Michael F I’m dead😂
Michael F VAULT TEC CALLING
I swear, this video came up just under the Vault Tec Rep phone scam video (from Ice n Jam) :)))
Gotta get that pack of steak knives afterall
Michael F this comment was the only thing I was looking for in the comments
He's not hurting a soul and he's having a good time. Leave him be.
Bet his house smells like shit 24/7 unless he dumps that shit out
@Pat Terson I don't have a dog.
The shitter was invented in the 17/1800s so this house would have a shitter in and out side. Before he moved in the previous owner would of modern it up so that the house would definitely have a shitter upstairs or downstairs or both. Back in the day the shitter was outside in a hut called the shit house.
Allie!
He is like me, dont give a shit about what people think. I identify myself as a 3 horned unicorn (check my pic for proof)
I'm a 20 year old who was always interested into 1960s-1970s music and vehicles... and when I asked my father in 2021 about our 3 storey house's age, he said 1971. My mother's birth year. This made me realise my love for the 1970s will never go away.
Conclusion: No matter how you live your life, it's lovely.
我身為一個台灣人，我年紀也是跟你一樣也是2000年後出生的人我也是非常喜歡七零年代的方盒子的美國車、歐洲車、日本車，尤其是美國全尺寸轎車，當時我是覺得當時美國車他該有設計的元素就是長車頭、長車尾，配上皮頂，還有標準美規的保險桿，還要有立標，更重要的是還要有細紋的白牆胎，而且整台車他設計的元素不太像是車子反而像是豪宅、宮殿的感覺，如今的車子做得太過運動，如今這種元素只有在勞斯萊斯、賓利上面才看得到
@@user-tv7et6fh7othe biggest problem with modern cars are uncomfortable seats - why do they make a small 1000cm3 city car with thin sport seats?! And why there are no options in catalogue like "comfort" and "sport"? This is madness!
I'm 20 and love the 70s too😊
@@user-tv7et6fh7o You in the year 2000, myself in September 2002. That's a difference.
I'm very interested in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s too but only up to the early 1970s, things got depressing after around 1973 for me at least.
It was when rock n roll pretty much faded away and the sound was different compared to the first 2 waves of the music and clothing was mass produced and made of polyester 😢 Vietnam War ended at least
The guy's so good at imitating the 1946 lifestyle that he looks like he's 50+ at 35 years old. That's some serious dedication.
thought the same, not even being facetious.
it was good times before the civil rights movement
integration never works
He doesn’t at all look 50+
That's due to the fact that we associate older styles of clothing/hair with age. It's actually very difficult to tell one's age without the help of how they make themselves look. (unless the person's very old or young of course)
@@efefef3927 I agree. Sure he got very receded hairline and dresses old timey but his skin is much nicer than 50
Never seen a man so dissapointed to own a fridge
And go to the extent to cover it
Haha
He could buy one of those fridges that looks vintage. I forgot the brand name. Was it SMEG?
There's something off about your thumb nail
@@alessandrocwilliam Smeg appliances in general are insanely overpriced :/ but ya he could buy 1 of those
This guy's literally just vibing leave him alone.
Patrick Reinhardt he jus vibin😳😳😳
Honestly tho he’s just vibing with a 40’s theme idk why people give him shit, he’s not doing anything that’s hurting or benefitting anyone except himself
Ikr
Leave him alone? Who here is *not* leaving him alone??
what the hell does that even mean? these new modern cringy terms you guys are using are breaking away my brain cells
If all 35 year olds were still doing hobbies they loved as kids/teens the world would be a better place
@R A R he is doing what he loves and not hurting anyone, what more can you ask from someone
My hobbies were large amounts of prescriptions drugs and LSD.
And basketball
He's lived in the 40s longer than people in the 40s did 😂
I'm wondering if he still thinks Harry Truman is the president
Or if he abides by rationing laws in place at the time 😂
@@josebro352 what president?he is british
@@josebro352 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is all fun and games until he *sees who is using the water fountain and bathrooms.*
[WW3 starts]
Him: "Not again! It's only been a year!"
Nice
Dude, that's hilarious 😂
😂😂😂😂
You just won the Internet 😂
I read this in his voice bruh
Imagine passing out and this guy brings you inside his house and then waking up
You would feel like Marty mcfly aka "calvin Klein"🤣🤣
I would watch that movie
@@XiaoTime i mean back to the future is as close as they got to that haha
I don't think his kind liked mexicans so he'd leave me outside lol
truth is, the game was rigged from the start
Born in 1950, that house brings back so many memories, and all of them good actually.
Life was generally much simpler then and the house reminds me of those feelings I had growing
up in an impoverished but safe, simple time. Love it :)
BIG respect for this mate!
Life is meant to be lived as you feel it in your guts. BIG respect!
He’s an old soul. I respect that.
You're correct actually, i just measured him at old soul level 1.
Eh, to me he just looks like a weirdo
Lucius Paullus Who wants to be just “normal” though?
He was dropped as a baby.
Exactly!
When your wifi goes down for 5 minutes.
😂😂
Ainsley Brown lmaooo
Ainsley Brown true
Lmao
ooba bogogoga gongo booba ?
People who mock this man must be really sad. He’s not hurting anyone and he seems to be happy. What’s the problem?
This man is not afraid to be different. He does not deny current reality but goes his own way without being offensive to anyone. He happily lives the life he wants. Would that all of us could be so very much "ourselves" without apology (except for the refrigerator).
He must now be a 45-year-old living in 1956! How time flies!
He looked like he's 43 eight years ago tbh
😂😂
Inflation is gonna hit him hard once he gets to 2000’s
He's dealing with the Cold War now, poor chap.
@@hordeman8933 people do look older in those old clothes and haircuts
He's not hurting anyone and he's self aware of his reality. More power to him.
he is not hurting anyone logic
He is obviously a responsible man and knows the reality of present day life. Since when has one not the right to live the the style that one wants ?? I say, leave the hate comments out and let the man do as he pleases!! 😉😉
After everything going on in our world today, I might wanna join him back in that era lol
Seems like a decent guy
He’s living a peaceful life. I think it’s pretty dope, his style 👌🏼
I respect this guy, he’s kinda obsessed but unlike a lot of other people interviewed like this he’s not weird. Just really likes old timey stuff which is respectable
What a really nice bloke.
Smashing chap
Plot twist:
Underground he has a house filled with things from the year 2046
greatman 1 pretty sure you just pitched someone’s next sci-fi novel lol
greatman 1 Oh shit
😊hm
1000th like.
123rockfan don’t worry I’m on it 😂😂
I see many comments saying leave him alone but not a single comment insulting him.
Let's keep it that way
Marsu Pilami What the fuck why?
because this video is 5 years old and there’s been thousands of comments
youtube algorithm tends to show positive comments and hides negative ones.
Marsu Pilami one fuck is alright but two that’s gay 😂
It is so refreshing to scroll through the comments and not find any trolls.
You just know he's a million times more happier than the people who are against this
I dont think anyones against it. Just confused why you would want to do that.
@@powerplayer75people have their interests man this might be a weird one but it’s innocent 😭
For real, I'm a grumpy, bitter person and I'm happy for him. Some people are reeeeally just misdirecting their anger and outrage at the world.
I'm not against it, I just can't do it. Love me a frozen pizza every once in a while.
Kudos on him though, that period is absolutely fantastic. I even wrote a book set in the 1930's America. Great stuff.
Hope he's still happy.
Literally no one is against this.
Who upvoted this shite?
That fact that he is concealing his fridge with the curtains so it doesn’t ruin the look.. so pure
Minori Aung omg you’re pretty
Thats like textin someone an deleting the text. Still cheating
Martin Rangel simp
@@themontaukmonster1 sons
And u are so dam sexy 😍🥰😋
I honestly find people like this so precious, wish there were people with his mindset
I've always loved 40s lifestyle so seeing someone live it in the modern day is very inspiring. It's crazy how an 18 year old like me can feel so nostalgic for a time that my grandparents lived in.
I know exactly how you feel. I think as adults we always feel nostalgia for our grandparents' homes. It was somewhere we always felt happy, safe and loved
@@doonewatts7155that feeling is called anemoia and surprisingly so many of us have experienced it!
“I love the view”
proceeds to show tombstones
Zakaria George lmao 😂
Coffin Joe Approves! :)
Seems right for 1946.
It's a perfect 1940s view.... they're all dead because of the war!!
Their friends and relatives after world war, duh
In around 50 - 60 years, he’ll be able to watch himself on the internet
Good one 😂
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@@aztronomy7457 TY
Lmao! Great comment
hahah that's such a good comment
I love his house! I appreciate all of the time and work it took to do that. He did a phenomenal job and I wish I could see it in person.
He’s doing something that makes him happy and he’s not hurting anyone. I like old fashioned way of living and home decor etc but can’t decide which decade I like the most from the 1930s to the 1980s.
I like the 40s the most but like the 1880s-1960s
TBH, of all the fashions of the 20th century, I prefer the "optimism and modernity" of the 1950s, or the Art Deco of the 1920s. Both prosperous and (unreasonably) idealistic takes on reality; both looking to the future with optimism. (If the 1920s only knew!)
When you get the platinum trophy for L.A Noire
Mafia 2 mabye
L.A. Noire took place in 1947 actually.
He’s the British Jack Kelso.
Lmao
I love this
1940s: We will have flying cars in the future.
2019: Some guy living like the 1940s.
Bruh 😂🤣🤣
John Marston I got a plan John
@@M0urnfulD3solation You always got a plan, Dutch.
@@j.marston This is a good one...
BoAh
Love this! Think everyone has a bit of him in their heart, few have the courage and conviction.
We're all just going through life holding on to what we love. Respect.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Everyone’s calling him weird but he’s not hurting anyone and he’s doing his own thing, leave him alone
no one called him a weirdo idiot
Yh, I hugely respect this chap
Cman bruh u guys need to chill I saw this video mad long ago with the old comments and they were calling him weird, it’s just a comment relax
Cman yeah my b chief
He did hurt that record that was meant for a pickup, not a gramophone...
Seems like a nice person honestly.
Probably just tired of his middle-eastern and african neighbors, and fantasizes about a day when there used to be white people everywhere. :D
DumbDuck44 back when class was a thing
DumbDuck44, shut up.
"Till the scotch settles in" Lmao true that fridge curtain defo had some rapey vibes
Why would you lie about such?
Why state that you're being honest?
Whyyyyyyyyyy?
I actually love it. Imagine how our grand parents got by in those times. Tough people!
What a fabulous video. I too love this era and he has done a wonderful job emulating that time with good quality items. The decor and atmosphere of the home is soothing to the soul.
The ultimate “born in the wrong generation” guy
Hey I'm 33 and wat he is saying Is true to me I hate all social media stuff I love old school stuff that time period was beautiful forgotten but he is keeping it alive goid on him respect for wat he is doing do what makes you happy mate
Kean Van Der Westhuizen are you the same guy as him in the video ?
Sven Nah I don't think he necessarily hates this generation, he just really likes the old one. I get where's he coming from, I also love the fashion/music from that period. It just seems like their culture was more... soulful, I guess? That's just me though, of course.
Kean Van Der Westhuizen I’m with you I’m 14 and would love to be born in the mid 70’s so I could experience the whole 80’s and 90’s
But the question is would it still fascinate him if it was the norm. Probably not imo
in 2050 there will be a guy like this who lives in 2019
Can we get 5000 subscribers with videos? yes me
Airpods and all
Nice!
Can we get 5000 subscribers with videos? The 40’s were 80 years ago you idiot, not 30.
12: :47 he made a joke you idiot.
Actually love this. Big respect also when he said the way they live won’t be forgotten.
this man is so sweet omg
1946: "The future will have flying cars"
2019: "35 year old who lives in 1946"
Ice Cream *Pretty original and I never seen this before*
@@tanzimi5518 haha :)
@@ChristianAron-vv8wi i didnt notice that :p
great observation
@Shilohflys I found him on google.. and yes.. he is still living in the past.. 😎
Hahahahahahah
He's like the "I was born in the wrong generation" guy, but for real
Me too, I should have been raised in the 50s
@@visionemu2458 lol. I wished that too.
Ikr I feel him 1000% I'm 24 and I despise this generation with a passion all I listen to is old school music especially jazz especially bebop hard bop jazz the most.
I should have been raised in the 1890s/early 1900s
@@visionemu2458 yes and g shit in a bucket without your stupid gadgets
This man is living a life I'd love to live! I have always been very fascinated with the 40s, and that era never fails to bring me joy! God bless this man!
have you made any progress over the last 10 months?
Oh, how lovely. A nice gentleman, living the way he wants. I absolutely love how he's created this era home❤
This guy looks like police detective in la noire lol
Imagine live in la noire era! Black dahlia and night crawler haunting!
That's why I thought he looked familiar
Cole phelps
I thought the same thing 😅
Cole Phelps
Man, Cole Phelps lost some weight.
"One of my favorite parts of this house is the location, the view"
*Gazes out over the graveyard*
I'd love that view
@@johnnybravo4089 me too. its very peaceful isnt it. no stealing,snatching,accidents,traffic jams,etc at graveyards -
Exactly
@Rinton Vinny I used to live close to a graveyard and it did provide a calming effect. It reminds you to cherish your time more
@@heleng3450 yeah It feels so peaceful and makes me think about my time on earth
This guy’s awesome. Love what he’s doing
I love ppl like this.
I actually think this is really really cool. Cool place he’s living in, and I don’t find it one bit weird at all. More of unique. He looks dapper and fresh.
Havok! \m/
Dapper? Oi!
But i like tvs and technology this guy isnt up to date with much anything.. he is just a hermit lol
Not even the canned toilet. That's repulsive. I mean, I get it, but really no one is going to discredit him for using an actual bathroom.
blonner blitson who says he a hermit, why can’t he go out living a normal life without using the internet though. troublesome and inconvenient maybe, but still livable. hell maybe he even has an iPhone.
The ultimate “I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION” guy
Dalton Goh lol
I thought the same lol
I was born in the wrong gener- shut the fuck up
Dalton Goh hahahahbahah
I can relate to this guy though , fuck my generation. We had a good childhood but I hate my adult life.
I have the utmost respect for this man.
This looks incredibly relaxing for some reason. Love the house, very beautiful and like how he’s decorated.
Keep going the way you are, it’s very refreshing to know someone else enjoys the “good ole days”.
Plot Twist: He's now a 39 year old who lives in 1950.
Plot twist 2: in 50 years he is an 89 year old living in the 2000s and just discovering internet
Oh shittttttttttt you just bamboozled all of us ivosjdofmskcos
r/woooosh
Yep! The only one who didn’t get it!
Why hello Mr. President.....welcome
this dude look like the vault tec salesman
HE IS
LMFAO
Lunaries hey you the guy that was on LS stream
He *lives* in the timeline of the vault tec salesman
*gets nuked*
I come back to this video every few years, and would really enjoy an update on this man.
BBC, please!
Love it, he’s not hurting anymore and I’m really happy he’s enjoying himself
1946: In the future we'll have flying cars!
2019: 1946
This is the most underrated comment I've ever seen.
Relax everyone. He copied the format of this comment. Search the 'Honey in space' video and look at the comments.
@@UndeadPharaoh I did?
Finally, an actually decent flying car comment.
@@CaptainQwazCaz Yes. Look up the Honey In Space video and scroll through the top comments.
There's people that made these comments months before you- In the EXACT same format.
Why even deny it? lol it's very easy to find.
We’re living in 2019 while this guy is living in 1946
*PLOT TWIST* : he drives a Prius
HE'S SMUGGLING MOONSHINE IN HIS PRIUS
Or do I have that wrong idk
@@bustabusta7676 You do. Prohibition was between 1920 and 1933, and in America. This man lives in the UK.
@@bustabusta7676 barcode
I like this man because he managed to turn his dream or part of it to reality. I wish time goes back and I get to relive that period of my great grand dad.
He looks happy and that’s all that matters. He’s so right we are more isolated than we have ever been. We interact more with our phones than we do with anyone else
He's not crazy, he's just honestly having fun
Indeed, Wanderlust :)
Who said he's crazy? Dummy
@Siedler Joe I wasn't replying to you, and you missed the point.
I don’t even think it’s just having fun I think there’s some real serenity to the way he lives
nobody said he is crazy
This guy is “I was born in the wrong generation” personified.
I don't think he would've wanted to live during ww2 times
@@RoarofdalioN I think they mean just the culture
Let him be he's having a fun time without hurting anyone or anything
Gappie Al Kebabi, the ‘ok boomer’ patter is very old now.
@Nentardes ah, I see you're a man of culture as well, fellow Jim Pickens lover
I have so much respect for this guy, hate on him as much as you want but he's happy and having a good time and is living his life how he wants too, I'm sure he's much happier than a lot of people living a modern life.
''One of me favorite part about the house is the location''
''Looks at a graveyard trough the window''
Nothing wrong with that. At least he doesn't have to put up with late night parties, drug dealers or traffic.
That’s reminds me how really short our life is.
I guess you can say that even his neighbours are from the 40's
at least it puts off the robbers
"Let's break into this joint"
sees graveyard
"nah...............maybe not"
A cemetery is a green (and historic) view that is not going to get built on. Perfect.
Everything is stuck in the 40’s except that damn rent 😂
Lol
BrightsideBLVD back then a guy in the 50’s could support his family and own a house off a single minimum wage job but nowadays you can’t even to afford your own rent and need about 3 jobs just to make ends meet while your cat is still shitting on the carpet rather than the litter.. fuck our generation
Jessica Garcia and boomers still complain how many things they did back in their day when it fact it was easier to afford a house
BrightsideBLVD 😂😂😂🍑🍑🍑🍑WHO DID THIS?!?!?1!1!1?1!?1🍑🍑🍑🍑🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Surely he should be getting 40's rent.
Amazing ! I love the 40s.. A period where the place you lived actually felt like a community.
Fair play to him
Home is where the heart is. It’s a beautiful little house. You can tell he is happy there. Very cool. ✨
Plot twist: He’s Captain America
This is the UK bud.
Captain Britain
😆
@Mr. Ninong never said i didn't believe it. Just thought it was funny
1. He’s in Britain not America....
2. He would be Steve Rodgers not Captain America because he’s not in uniform....
This is just so sweet to me. Through the nervous rattle in his voice, you can feel how proud he is to show off his unique home. Living for happiness. Good on him.
J. McKerch I know right? I love seeing people being so enthusiastic about things they love even if it’s unconventional
I wonder if he's a closet racist for true immersion
Very sweet :)
@@UnknownNY-ee7vb What exactly is your point?
Robert True He’s certainly in some sort of closet
He’s happy & that’s priceless what a lovely chap 😃
You do this beautifully
Damn even his neighbors in front of his window are from the 40's
Timothy Flores
Hahaha
OOOOOOOOOFFFFFF
UNDERRATED REPLY
LOOL THEYRE DEAD
😂😂😂
"the view outside is amazing"
outside: graveyard
KAAN
*his grandma waives at him*
KAAN yeah dude! Who doesn’t like looking at perfectly good food right outside their window!? I’m jealous to be honest.
KAAN It’s kinda like a delivery service for only “ground meat”.
@@alexanderm8975 oof
Well, he is living in the past..
How lovely! He's so content 🌹
the way he talks about his stove with such passion gives me such a smile
"You could have a hundred friends on facebook and can still feel isolated"
Sad truth
Yeah men that's why i don't be going on it every day
True
You know I have a feeling this guy doesn't get out much either
All people want these days are relationships through a keyboard. Someone you only ever talk to online is your friend? I don't have social media, never have never will. So toxic. People need to get off their computers and phones and engage in real life relationships, face to face!
Tony E yes but sewers are Useful social media is what should be in it
It's actually inspiring to see people fully living their dream without caring what anyone else thinks at all.
and some dream about filling their stomach once
its really depend on what theyre doing so that quote "don't let other tell you what to do" doesnt always apply, its depend.
@@SobaYatai Yeah
@@RoyBolinggoing Bot
@@zarmadyl5038 and some dream about living in paper bags at the bottom of a lake
Truly amazing to see, you're a top gent Ben!
What a bloke. All hats off to this gentleman! Very marvellous!
Smart guy, in my sense , he's trying to retrieve a lost era
at least they had better music
Joeys Cleaning Lady AWAY better music I just live betty Hutton's swing music or this early era pop. It was just the best.
@Joeys Cleaning Lady I don't know if it's the same era but I like that kind of music they had in the Thin Man movies, with those big cellos and whatnot.
Joeys Cleaning Lady they didn't have better music. Good music but not better
It would be SO cool for an entire town of like minded people existed. The whole place would be like a living museum. Love it.
I was at school with this guy. He was the same back when he was 15 as he is here.
How did he dress up?
did you even read his comment?
+Andy McAdam How did he act when you were in school with this guy and what age was this guy when you were in school with him?
RetroGuy76 I understand that feeling
You mean insane?
Honestly seems really relaxing and cozy. Good on him.
What a beautiful lifestyle. Loved, loved this guy and this video! Awesome!
So that's how this time traveler blends in. By pretending to like the era he actually came from.
Deep.
The FBI will be at your door step soon for that woke ass comment
Father Gabriel Stokes stop hating pussy
Father Gabriel Stokes fbi open up
Mr. P. Enis never heard of the saying: “the most dangerous place is the safest place?”
This “LA Noir” remastered looking really great
2:04 lottery tickets hidden away. Lol.
Lol
978Loyalty 😂😂😂😂
I was thinking about LA noire as well
his face even look oddly similar like Cole Phelps! wow
I absolutely love this ! If only life was so simple !
except if bombs started to fall. Otherwise, good for him!
This was so pure I had to watch it twice
Camera turns off
He goes on his phone
And checking comments about him lol
Lol!!! Yup
who cares
MemeLord 500 hhahahhhaa true
420 likes
Plot twist:He is a time traveller
Dj Lazzlow plot this he’s ur dad
@@99mintaltezza2 That would explain why he's been gone for so long. 😂
Silver Eyes 😂
We gotta find more time travelers besides this M8!
This is incredible, i love it.
Lovely, how simple life was. Good on him!
Can you imagine 70 years from now a person living in 2019.
Humankind will be in a bad spot in 70 years the way we're depleting resources without any regard for the future.
@@pappapinskie5883 you do know how big the earth is right? Also were working on cleaner more efficient sources of energy and have a neighboring planet ripe with resources everything will be fine have some optimism for once
@Deh Mushyman optimism is not your strongsuit I can see that
@Deh Mushyman be confident everything will be okay and It will be! Work to find the solution instead of being cynical and stuck on a doubtful mindset. Like dutch always said: "HAVE FAITH SON"
@@derangedcrouton1864 there's a line between optimism and being blind