‘What’s something in the UK that disappeared without anyone noticing?’ – 23 very British things that we’ve quietly lost

13.

‘Fruit Polos.’
–Tanglefoot11

14.

‘Community spaces, and therefore also community activities. Trust and respect for support devices. Decades of cuts is really starting to show, particularly in more deprived areas.’
–Gabbaandcoffee

15.

‘Youth clubs!’
–RepulsiveMidnight613

16.

‘Good art and music education. The music department was so active in my school, it played a big part of my life, with multiple choirs and bands, instrument lessons with loaned instruments. It’s largely defunded now.’
–methough1

17.

‘A full pack of crisps.’
–Nicecoldbud

18.

‘Council estates. All the estates seem to be new builds now with no social housing.’
–Quapisma

19.

‘Sodium street lights (the orange ones). I say this as I was driving back from the Lake District last night and drove past three, and they really took me by surprise. One of them was still warming up too so it had the red bit. Made me oddly nostalgic.’
–seany85

20.

‘Blackcurrants. You used to be able to get loads of things with blackcurrant in- cheesecake, yoghurt, etc. Now it seems to be replaced by blueberries.’
–sock_cooker

21.

‘I heard someone mention banging the TV the other day and that was a blast from the past. Bad picture? Get up and thump it. We extended the life of our TV about two years by thumping it when it randomly went psychedelic.’
–Ok-Friend-5304

22.

‘Deli counters in supermarkets.’
–loveswimmingpools

23.

‘People just ‘dropping by’- no one just makes impromptu visits anymore. My parents’ friends used to drop by all the time and dad once said he’d be hurt if someone passed the house/was in the area and didn’t pop in for a cup of tea. People didn’t bother whether the house was tidy or anything, so there wasn’t anxiety about it.

Now, if people host in their homes, it’s got to be arranged like some kind of event.’
–sock_cooker

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