Microsoft Excel is a big part of your life today, but it wasn’t around in 1952. If you didn’t have Excel to fill your days, what would you be doing?
In honour of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the BBC website has a glimpse of life in Britain in 1952. If you lived there, what would your life have looked like in 1952? What non-Excel career would you have pursued?
Your Life in 1952
To find out, click the link: Diamond Jubilee: You in ’52. Then, click on Male or Female. Do not let the fancy hat sway your decision.
Then, select options from the drop down lists at the top of the page, to describe your lifestyle.
Here is what my life might have been like in Britain in 1952. Love those bright pink pants! I could wear them while teaching secretarial work and eating Mediterranean cuisine.
What would your 1952 life have been like? And thanks to Bryony, who posted this link in Twitter.
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