Post by lenlenlen1 on Sept 27, 2017 0:00:51 GMT
And lets say that they are both British from Colchester.
I think both would have a very hard time adapting, But i do think it would be a bit tougher for the person from 2017 to adapt to 1317 than it would be for a person from 1317 to adapt to life in 2017
What do you think ?
I don't know about the British Colchester part, but I think I know why you're saying that it would be harder for the person from the future. They would have to learn things in order to live that we don't usually do today, like live off the land, etc. Also, there were things like the black plague which we no longer have an immunity to.
But think of this: At least the person from the future has a frame of reference to work from. We've seen movies about the past, read books about the past, know what to expect since we have some knowledge about the past. Heck, some of us even still know how to go out into the woods and live off the land. Some of us don't very much like modern technology like computers and cell phones and wouldn't find it hard to live life without it. I'm old enough to remember life without those.
The person from the past would not know how to drive, would not even know what a car is. Would not know what a gun is. Would not know our socio-economic systems. How would they make money? How would they do anything without a social security number or a telephone?
In the past you could just show up some place, say you're a travelling wanderer and start working someone's farm. If you tried doing that now you'd need all sorts of ID or be considered a homeless person and end up in jail. And certainly even a modern day laypersons knowledge of medical practices is better than applying leeches.
No, I think the person from the future might fare much better than you think.
Except for the dragons. There's no defense against that. I'm glad they did away with those. We never would have been able to build skyscrapers and the such. And forget about airplanes! The dragons would have been a problem.
But I for one would absolutely NOT want to go back in time. You break a bone and you die!? wtf? I like modern hospitals. And also I'm pretty sure I would never want to be run through with a sword. Nope. Not for me.