Child’s view: Drunk people are bad
Children always give a fresh perspective on life.
An online questionnaire, organised by sponsors of National Kids Day, Luton First, for under 10s asked about famous people, best and worst things in the world.
God just beats Wayne Rooney, who beats Jesus. Football seems to be about as important as Christianity then.
The survey, according to the Guardian, also found that 72% thought they would marry when they grow up, although almost a quarter answered with a definite no. Asked what they would ban if they had unrivalled power, children voted “telling lies” number one, followed closely by getting drunk, fighting and drugs.
Most famous person
1 God
2 Wayne Rooney
3 Jesus
4 David Beckham
5 The Queen
Best things in the world
1 Money and getting rich
2 Being famous
3 Football
4 Pop music
5 Animals
Worst things in the world
1 Drunk people
2 Smoking
3 Litter
4 Graffiti
5 War
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3 Responses to “Child’s view: Drunk people are bad”
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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i wonder if jesus would’ve made a good football player
I think he might have made a good goalie for some reason…
Children are (some times) great to do writing/theatre workshops with. Get them to improvise a 3 minute piece and they will have things like the bread on the table suddenly starting to talk and the jam flying round the room, interspersed with their parents arguing.
Keeping the freshness of a child’s vision but the sophistication of a crafted script is a winner.