Why Do You Watch Last Of The Summer Wine?

TheWanderer247 said:
Though I'm not British I grew up in rural Ohio where you have a village or town within a mile of each other, kinda like how Huddersfield is not far from Holmfirth. It's the scenery as well as childhood memories of how the adults talked and acted.

People will say LOTSW is an idealized version of Britain, but I'm old enough to remember when people did talk and act that way. Yes I'm aware nowhere on Earth isn't without tragedy or crime, etc so there is something of a fairytale atmosphere to LOTSW but times did seem more idyllic in the 80s and 90s.

I started watching it periodically on PBS here in America. Truly was the third man I was first exposed to. I think the first episode I ever saw was the trio laying on the grass and Clegg saying something like, "At this moment Nora Batty is flying to Australia." A business in Dayton Ohio called Wise Choice, selling British goods, would run commercials during the programs. That was around 2011-2016. PBS for some reason only aired the latter years and only for a year or so. But I never forgot the series.

It wasn't until around Covid-19 did I finally get to watch the entire series on Dailymotion. A few years ago I bought the entire DVD series and I've watched it completely maybe 4 or 5 times since.

Why do I watch it? It's peaceful and calming.

Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all
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Hi,

Welcome aboard the crazy train of LOTSW Barmpots.

You'll Never Leave :35:
 
Greets and welcome to a fellow Buckeye, @TheWanderer247 . Spent many a happy hours wandering through Wright-Patterson AFB Museum near Dayton in my younger days. Grew up about half hour from there. Hope you enjoy your time here at the forums of LotSW.

Glad you have had the chance to watch the entire series. It is well worth it. :)
 
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WellyMan said:
I dunno, some of the wives were fierce!
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I am a Northern English gent. I grew up on quite a tough estate so I'll bite the slightly politically incorrect bullet and echo my own experience. Northern wives were and are fierce. My mam was the most gentle loving mam and I felt such security growing up but now and then I'd be a pain in the bum and she'd let me know. Yikes :fp: ;)
 
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