Meet the Man who Lives in the 1940s! | BARMY

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  • 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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  • @medtech6758
    @medtech6758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1142

    I’m 75, so the house looks familiar and homey to me. Ben dresses exactly as my uncles did.

    • @feikotemme8736
      @feikotemme8736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      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.

    • @snowysnowyriver
      @snowysnowyriver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      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.

    • @henryottis295
      @henryottis295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I don't blame him for wanting to go back in time.......
      The present sucks.

    • @marg233
      @marg233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      God Bless I'm sure you lived & seen it all 👏 🙏❤️

    • @lucas73628
      @lucas73628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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

  • @HandyAndyTechTips
    @HandyAndyTechTips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1120

    Ben is awesome. We need more people who are unafraid to be different and unique.

    • @stonemarten1400
      @stonemarten1400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      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.

    • @KingKhan20000
      @KingKhan20000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stonemarten1400 Well very few people nowadays have that. BUT looking to the past is not eccentric...

    • @clovermark39
      @clovermark39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love the stove I want one!

    • @secretserenity3549
      @secretserenity3549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed 😊

    • @stonemarten1400
      @stonemarten1400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @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.

  • @ClaytonStone895
    @ClaytonStone895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1044

    I’m glad he is able to live life the way he wants to - very sweet slice of life.

    • @LEARSIKCIGAM
      @LEARSIKCIGAM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Society rewards useless obsessions
      ask yourself why

    • @angelmessenger8240
      @angelmessenger8240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@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.

    • @LEARSIKCIGAM
      @LEARSIKCIGAM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angelmessenger8240 no one ever thinks they are part of a larger problem

    • @kerrystevens3683
      @kerrystevens3683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@LEARSIKCIGAM whats your useless obsession listening to music, playing video games, watching tv?

    • @LEARSIKCIGAM
      @LEARSIKCIGAM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kerrystevens3683 contacting ETs

  • @haydnmilleruk5551
    @haydnmilleruk5551 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    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!!

    • @michellefalleur960
      @michellefalleur960 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You should be proud of yourself

    • @tomsale5142
      @tomsale5142 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Me to found out why.i have asperger's highly comorbid

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      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.

    • @michellefalleur960
      @michellefalleur960 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@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

    • @-shikajin-4078
      @-shikajin-4078 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@michellefalleur960 With that being said, it is absolutely normal to love the memorabilia of times past. I for instance love memorabilia from Feudal Japan.

  • @gougou2169
    @gougou2169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I love Ben's quirkiness. What a kind and authentic man.

  • @martynstiles3239
    @martynstiles3239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    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.

    • @applebrush7600
      @applebrush7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed

    • @EternamDoov
      @EternamDoov ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1940s *. You're probably thinking of the apostrophe in '40s

  • @jenbenson4351
    @jenbenson4351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    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.

    • @johnstriker480
      @johnstriker480 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm the 300th to LIKE your comment

    • @folksurvival
      @folksurvival 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "He has a great view on life"
      He said he has a "Mister"....

    • @jenbenson4351
      @jenbenson4351 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@folksurvival and...?

    • @folksurvival
      @folksurvival 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jenbenson4351 So obviously not a great view on life.

    • @Sakura_Shadows
      @Sakura_Shadows 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@folksurvivalI think it's you who belongs in the 1920s with that attitude.

  • @hollygoodson6025
    @hollygoodson6025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    That’s my cousin! 😊 Go Ben xx

    • @hollygoodson6025
      @hollygoodson6025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @John Hunt he's as lovely in real life too

    • @07temajin
      @07temajin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Do you get a lump of coal for Christmas

    • @vintage4941
      @vintage4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@07temajin haha

    • @clarea2003
      @clarea2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lucky you. I'd love it if he did tours of his home

    • @helentucker6407
      @helentucker6407 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Cool! I thought it was brilliant 👏 😀

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    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.

    • @stephanieellison7834
      @stephanieellison7834 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      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)

    • @ilsedemolder3973
      @ilsedemolder3973 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What was his name?

    • @folksurvival
      @folksurvival 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      How do you know? Where? How old was he? What was his name?

  • @michcookies
    @michcookies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    This is so wholesome! He’s right about lack of manners today, it’s as people just don’t care about anyone else anymore.

    • @b.a.d.k.a.t.pictures6209
      @b.a.d.k.a.t.pictures6209 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I’m a teenager, but I still try to preserve a sense of kindness as much as possible.

    • @MaSoNGaMeR115
      @MaSoNGaMeR115 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      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

    • @Irene-qe5hu
      @Irene-qe5hu 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      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....

  • @MrCrystalwarrior1
    @MrCrystalwarrior1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    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 :-)

    • @lexloose2112
      @lexloose2112 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I saw that to, excellent job he did, as has this guy

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I remember that one as well

  • @johnnybeer3770
    @johnnybeer3770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    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 .

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Suet pudding, my daughter loves jam rolypoly, always has done (so do I in fairness, grew up eating that and milk puddings).

  • @CajunRose
    @CajunRose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    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.

  • @franlooving4203
    @franlooving4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    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.

    • @EngineeredRFT
      @EngineeredRFT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Exactly how I feel about a lot of technology.

    • @nonamerooster5413
      @nonamerooster5413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yet we are watching youtube

    • @applebrush7600
      @applebrush7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nonamerooster5413 to be fair, TH-cam is great for learning more about historic eras that one might be interested and others who share one's interest.

    • @sleepyniteowll2
      @sleepyniteowll2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes! Old cars, music, style of dress and hair, and oh the films and media.. I love antique shops ♥️

  • @mrjohn.whereyoufrom
    @mrjohn.whereyoufrom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    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.

    • @anastasia10017
      @anastasia10017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      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.

    • @anastasia10017
      @anastasia10017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@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.

    • @india1422
      @india1422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@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

    • @theclumsyprepper
      @theclumsyprepper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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.

    • @theclumsyprepper
      @theclumsyprepper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Spartan969 with homemade jam on it , especially if the jam is courgette, lemon and ginger 😋😋😋

  • @gingerludtke8503
    @gingerludtke8503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    He's a gentle soul.

  • @moggycampbell06
    @moggycampbell06 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    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)

    • @weeman8911
      @weeman8911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Amande Campbell your are my dream woman. Ian very old fashioned an nostalgic god bless you

    • @india1422
      @india1422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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

    • @men5crumm
      @men5crumm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@weeman8911 simp

    • @bucklberryreturns
      @bucklberryreturns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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.

    • @ccmogs5757
      @ccmogs5757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...........wish more women were like you :)

  • @BradleyUK58
    @BradleyUK58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Barmy?
    The way people are living and behaving today I would say this guy has got it right.

  • @nataliebaines6445
    @nataliebaines6445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I love this, I'm not a lover of modern life I prefer nostalgia ❤

    • @irkaboysen8713
      @irkaboysen8713 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I couldn't agree more...! 🙂

  • @fadista7063
    @fadista7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    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.

    • @stephanieellison7834
      @stephanieellison7834 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @anonymousr1918
      @anonymousr1918 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What was it like to grow up like that? Did you find it was hard for you or you liked it?

  • @violenceisfun991
    @violenceisfun991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "I'm very modern; i've got a mister" 😂😂😂😂

  • @anyaharris5617
    @anyaharris5617 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    What a charming presenter. Respectful, polite, pleasant young man. Asking relevant questions without battering in, letting the conversation run smoothly. Very nice.

  • @dessysmith2514
    @dessysmith2514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    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?

  • @karenwhitehurst5929
    @karenwhitehurst5929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    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...

  • @DONNASLIFE55
    @DONNASLIFE55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    What a great bloke Ben is

    • @jonathanstead9834
      @jonathanstead9834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It'd be great to meet him

    • @jimbob6924
      @jimbob6924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah he seems really cool

    • @fayecox9401
      @fayecox9401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’d love to meet him to

    • @mrtambourineman6107
      @mrtambourineman6107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tbh he'd get beat up on my street, people would think he was a pedo or something weird with the 'gay' thing too

    • @vikingsong2068
      @vikingsong2068 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one's impressed.

  • @wowzieee
    @wowzieee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    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.

    • @nonprofitgirl
      @nonprofitgirl ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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. 🙂

    • @mrdunglessness9061
      @mrdunglessness9061 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nonprofitgirlsounds very nice

    • @nonprofitgirl
      @nonprofitgirl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

    • @mrdunglessness9061
      @mrdunglessness9061 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nonprofitgirl living on an island is not as good as it sounds trust me

    • @Steve.._.
      @Steve.._. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrdunglessness9061 on mare island? Dawg she’s living the dream lol

  • @buda3d2007
    @buda3d2007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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.

  • @thesledge1969
    @thesledge1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    I was born in the 60's , and I live my life as if It was in the 60's early 70's

    • @mattjames88
      @mattjames88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Whilst having a TH-cam account 😁

    • @derkaiser5676
      @derkaiser5676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattjames88 brilliant lol

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @bird6691
      @bird6691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Born in 2020 live as if its 2021

    • @mrtambourineman6107
      @mrtambourineman6107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Weirdo...

  • @xbluewolfy1741
    @xbluewolfy1741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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!

  • @exiletsj2570
    @exiletsj2570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    He doesn’t really live the 1940s lifestyle, it’s more of a style choice. Looks pretty relaxing tbh.

    • @seyyednaqvi6760
      @seyyednaqvi6760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Isla Budge he said 1940s lifestyle

  • @sobroed
    @sobroed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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.

    • @anastasia10017
      @anastasia10017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @sobroed
      @sobroed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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

  • @Jerkcurb1
    @Jerkcurb1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    im fascinated by this man, & his commitment to personal escapism

    • @applebrush7600
      @applebrush7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

    • @beejay4025
      @beejay4025 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

  • @anastasiadevereux9241
    @anastasiadevereux9241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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!

  • @nureinherz
    @nureinherz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    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 :)

    • @chrish2359
      @chrish2359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And some are the same, lovely British weather

    • @applebrush7600
      @applebrush7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup. Eat the fish and spit out the bones.

    • @nureinherz
      @nureinherz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chrish2359 hahah, that was a good one

  • @smallstudiodesign
    @smallstudiodesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Watching from 🇨🇦 ... this is among the people and things I miss about 🇬🇧 ... the abundance of quirky eccentricity.

    • @alimar0604
      @alimar0604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Still plenty of us around!🇬🇧

    • @smallstudiodesign
      @smallstudiodesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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!

    • @crafter170
      @crafter170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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 .

    • @smallstudiodesign
      @smallstudiodesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crafter170 whoo-hoo ‼️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✅👍🏼 ... way to go ‼️

    • @crafter170
      @crafter170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smallstudiodesign Yeah ....And a Frank Cannon belly bounce right into the pool with the Gas company ....

  • @londonbabe2467
    @londonbabe2467 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    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. 😊😊

  • @tallandthatsall3172
    @tallandthatsall3172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I think he is a FANTASTIC human being living life EXACTLY how HE wants to!!! Love This!!!

  • @richardcogbill6791
    @richardcogbill6791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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.

  • @KingKhan20000
    @KingKhan20000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    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.

    • @echothorne889
      @echothorne889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Absolutely respect your opinion and no judgement but why don’t you fully agree with his life?

    • @andrewwilliams9580
      @andrewwilliams9580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's true 👏💯%

    • @applebrush7600
      @applebrush7600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. At least he's living his best life right now, with what he's most interested in.

    • @abrahampalmer8761
      @abrahampalmer8761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly

  • @martintilly-reed9941
    @martintilly-reed9941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Absolutely charming is how to describe Ben and the interviewing style by Joe was extremely respectful

  • @katm5903
    @katm5903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Being married but living in two different households sounds brilliant. I would like that arrangement.

    • @SomeYouTubeGuy
      @SomeYouTubeGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

    • @katm5903
      @katm5903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SomeTH-camGuy 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.

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@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.

  • @Me-hv9fk
    @Me-hv9fk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    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!???

    • @cocolade99marmie
      @cocolade99marmie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me..... Very well said!

    • @sandraallen8832
      @sandraallen8832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😌 my thoughts exactly

    • @BradleyUK58
      @BradleyUK58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not to mention in the past we didn’t have political correctness pseudo science dishonest media and our state schools didn’t brainwash kids.

    • @pipasburner946
      @pipasburner946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BradleyUK58 based

    • @KingKhan20000
      @KingKhan20000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @daweshorizon
    @daweshorizon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Go Ben! You have a great outlook on life and great style! Thank you for sharing your home with us. Love and peace.

  • @anthonyolson5368
    @anthonyolson5368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    LMAO 3:53 the dog, "Here we go again with this fucking story."

  • @JS52ATS
    @JS52ATS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    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.

  • @nyedavis922
    @nyedavis922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Seems like a genuinely authentic and happy man, all the best to him

  • @davidherron9151
    @davidherron9151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Fact he has Washing machine hidden away convinced me he's sane and well

  • @ellegaitor2887
    @ellegaitor2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He seems super sweet! Wishing him and his partner well xx loved the story behind his ring off his hubby in the church xx

  • @MissWizard
    @MissWizard 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I love the interior of Ben’s house. Good for him living the life he wants.

  • @ConstanceMarkiewicz
    @ConstanceMarkiewicz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    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.

    • @offscreen6578
      @offscreen6578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That's the great thing about only liking the material culture of a certain time period. You get the best of both worlds.

    • @dawngrrrl
      @dawngrrrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      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.

    • @gerigowers8318
      @gerigowers8318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      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?

    • @LaBelleFiche
      @LaBelleFiche 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gerigowers8318 where did you find the older video? Id love to see it

    • @gerigowers8318
      @gerigowers8318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LaBelleFiche On TH-cam, 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.

  • @jimnicholson4509
    @jimnicholson4509 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I take my hat off to that guy, the purity and simplicity of life as it was. Many thanks.

  • @mikenow3050
    @mikenow3050 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was born in 1973 and i remember visiting old peoples houses that were like the 1930's.

  • @jayrobthorn6847
    @jayrobthorn6847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    So much more peaceful and laid back than the synthetic world
    of today.

  • @oscargrainger2962
    @oscargrainger2962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I live in the 70s constantly, not by choice though I’m skint.

  • @karvast5726
    @karvast5726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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

  • @thesweetestteas.4534
    @thesweetestteas.4534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Sometimes I think attachments to a time different from the present is leftover past life memory manifesting

  • @flowerydaveflowerydave1533
    @flowerydaveflowerydave1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Fantastic! Seems like a lovely guy! Long may he enjoy his life!

  • @penelopewebling1085
    @penelopewebling1085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a lovely guy! I like that he has the old fashioned values

  • @itsacarolbthing5221
    @itsacarolbthing5221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Carpet sweepers were brilliant!!

  • @QueenAmethyst55
    @QueenAmethyst55 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Completely get this guy. I love this era too. ❤

  • @user-mc1yd9bp5x
    @user-mc1yd9bp5x 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Old is gold

  • @History-Secrets
    @History-Secrets 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I also live in the 1940s.. But it's.. a little bit different.. 😂

  • @jonathanstead9834
    @jonathanstead9834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I want to have a house like this

    • @india1422
      @india1422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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

    • @richardwhite7336
      @richardwhite7336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@india1422 you can't beat a good old hearing burner!

  • @Jojohumf
    @Jojohumf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Harmless fun, can’t knock him for living how he wants to. Good on him

  • @patriciaangeles4816
    @patriciaangeles4816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Funny enough, my front room looks pretty similar! Love the 40’s look. I’ve got the same tea set too 😂

  • @nerodiamante9441
    @nerodiamante9441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He is so right, society has become antisocial for all the social outlets that are available. It looks great, and i love the music.

  • @lauramaguire5152
    @lauramaguire5152 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    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 ❤

  • @carlsenlifeafter60carlsen11
    @carlsenlifeafter60carlsen11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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.

    • @jjs3287
      @jjs3287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @runeespahr3125
    @runeespahr3125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love it. The music the clothes the whole idea.

  • @lauralocker8686
    @lauralocker8686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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!

  • @JulieWallis1963
    @JulieWallis1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That old sofa looks so classy, classic and beautiful. I’d be happy cooking in that kitchen too.

  • @akumar7366
    @akumar7366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

    • @kittykatwolf8294
      @kittykatwolf8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you mean Burnadette?

    • @akumar7366
      @akumar7366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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 ) .

    • @banjopete
      @banjopete 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is, is there?

  • @detric9508
    @detric9508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is so great, I'm glad he's doing well since the first news publication.

  • @allanbuttery5297
    @allanbuttery5297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

    • @maxshep2829
      @maxshep2829 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

  • @vivianking8143
    @vivianking8143 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Agree 100% with Ben's view of technology and how it has changed mankind, not for the better. Enjoyed this immensely. In Joy

  • @DreamingCatStudio
    @DreamingCatStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful home and man! I noticed he wrung his hands a lot, perhaps nervous on camera? Very interesting life, thanks for sharing.

  • @faithtrustpixiedust1812
    @faithtrustpixiedust1812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Finally someone agrees with me about swearing. I don't swear and i don't ever plan too. I think it's so disrespectful to use that kind of language in front of others, it's just disturbing. My sister could swear all day if she wanted to, she swears so much and when you tell her to stop she does it more. I don't know what kind of world we live in anymore.

    • @lordexcellent5610
      @lordexcellent5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I couldn’t agree more. In my opinion, people should focus more on the way they speak, the should focus on using polite language and try playing with words more. Where I live (Czech republic) we have a lot of people (especially young ones) who don’t really care about how they sound to others and it shows. Their language is often vulgar, they use many inappropriate word endings and mix a lot of English words in with the Czech ones, which creates a ghastly sounding speech that is just painful to hear (since Czechs have really thick and stiff accent when it comes to English). I have noticed this along with my brother and we started correcting each other in pursuit of more refined way of expressing ourselves, we cut out all the English words and started using more polite words/word endings. Since then I feel better about myself, I have noticed that the small things we do make our lives more worthwhile and I take pride in the way I speak both in Czech and also in English.

    • @faithtrustpixiedust1812
      @faithtrustpixiedust1812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lordexcellent5610 Good for you.

    • @tim-youtubewatcher2726
      @tim-youtubewatcher2726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Good for you! I am proud to say I never swear,but as a working class man it can be difficult having conversations with some people who seem intimidated when I don,t swear. Also if I watch a video and someone uses the f word I instantly delete it.

    • @etheladdams2562
      @etheladdams2562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Some people seem to think swearing is cool. That to me looks very uncool. There was a time I swore, but I didn't like the way it made me feel and I stopped.

    • @jonmills5097
      @jonmills5097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Oh for fucks sake 🙄 it’s just fucking words it means bollox all 😒 it literally carries no bloody meaning . I’ve always been articulate and talkative with a fucking great speaking voice and so what if I swear . If it offends you please explain why a word bothers you so much . So far all I see is judgement on others in this comment but no pissing explanation of why you give a fuck about a word 🤷🏽‍♂️ because you think it’s disrespectful doesn’t make something wrong and isn’t a great explanation or argument as to why you feel that way , it’s your problem not others I’d probably work on that issue . Fuck sake 🙄 people fucking swore in the forties 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @14KShadow
    @14KShadow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is a brilliant find.
    Live and let live

  • @renatebeerkens3013
    @renatebeerkens3013 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love it. Those homes are more a home than modern houses. My house is fulltime of 50's and 60's stuff. I wear 1950 swingdresses.

    • @pyewackett5
      @pyewackett5 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Ditto. Use vintage pans , eat off 60's plates ( Midwinter Sienna service) watch tv on a vintage tv etc etc. I used to dress vintage but I don't like to stick out nowadays. I dress to be invisible. Not keen on the '40's - too 'brown' :)

    • @r.beerkens1935
      @r.beerkens1935 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@pyewackett5 For work a have to wear company clothes. So i don't wear them everyday, but when i do it feels more feminine. I don't care what other people think. I do what makes me happy. 🙂

    • @pyewackett5
      @pyewackett5 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I work in a 1960's environment. I work a till that reads £:SD. I get paid in cash every Friday & receive it in a brown envelope . The place full of 'sunshine yellow' Formica. I hope to leave with at least one bench & the shop clock. Fingers X'd 🤞

    • @pyewackett5
      @pyewackett5 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      £SD.
      Pounds/shilling/pence.
      Prior to decimalisation ...

    • @Wench64
      @Wench64 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@pyewackett5where do you live would love a job there

  • @michellecollins290
    @michellecollins290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @nicolalombardi4044
    @nicolalombardi4044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I bought my vintage car off this guy, great guy!

  • @aarondelahaye-artist1017
    @aarondelahaye-artist1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    reminds me of my grandads house, growing up in the 80s. His house was largely untouched since the 40s. Loved it there

  • @SamplesbySam
    @SamplesbySam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is amazing! Absolutely love how historical it all is and how happy he is 😊

  • @constableconstable2563
    @constableconstable2563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I say good on him for preserving and respecting the past, it's nice seeing someone living in a simpler time.

  • @TheWarCorrespondent79
    @TheWarCorrespondent79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are my new favorite channel. Amazing content! Love your channel, keep it up!

  • @uma7612
    @uma7612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That kitchen is lovely and cozy.

  • @teresamacdonald9268
    @teresamacdonald9268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed watching this. Thank you both.

  • @Nyctophora
    @Nyctophora 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @L3go_Man87
    @L3go_Man87 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am aspiring to become a 1940s gent myself, though with a moder twist as I still like my gadgets and gizmos. 😂
    I may be 29, but I have an old soul apparently. 😅
    I love the 40s, and I get a buzz off the people that see me in that attire. 😊

  • @lennoxpeters7792
    @lennoxpeters7792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fair play to the man ! Much respect for that , what an era as well 🙌🏼

  • @Andylord85
    @Andylord85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glad i found this channel! its amazing

  • @Blessingsuponyou
    @Blessingsuponyou 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That honestly looks like paradise save for a few inconveniences no stupid social media or mental torture

  • @Tanz-og6yh
    @Tanz-og6yh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really enjoyed this video. You keep a very beautiful home Ben. Loved it

  • @eugenebell3166
    @eugenebell3166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cool guy! He's living and enjoying life how he wants to see it. Good luck to him

  • @BridiesMammaG
    @BridiesMammaG 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love his little house ❤
    Personally I’m drawn to 1960’s 70’s vintage

  • @metaldetectingengland
    @metaldetectingengland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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 😁☝️

  • @kikonaut5970
    @kikonaut5970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I thought it would’ve been James May

    • @XDNEB
      @XDNEB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂

    • @johanterblanche4988
      @johanterblanche4988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @mazz-grasradiowatchco.4763
      @mazz-grasradiowatchco.4763 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “CLAAARRRKKKKSOOOOOON” “Cheese” “Anyway” “*strange laugh*” “I’m modern”- All great words of capt. slow James May. Lol!

  • @dantean
    @dantean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Too, too charming. LOVE his stove! Thank you.

  • @stephenwilliams4801
    @stephenwilliams4801 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it, you can just imagine listening to the radio on sat night, no tv ....great

  • @vintage4941
    @vintage4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this barmy guy. My favourite TH-camr ever. Also, the guy who lives in the 40s is just like me! Same telephone and everything