With that all-true aphorism in mind, take a look at what Prestonians looked like back in the 1950s. They were just like you and I, lived in the same city as us, and generally lived similar lives to ours, but their existence was far different from the one which we experience some 75 years on...
These are some incredible historic pictures, so have a look and see if you recognise any familiar sights or faces...
Still fancy a bot more nostalgia or a few other trips down memory lane? Be sure not to miss some of our other recent retro picture collections...
9. Preston Dock, July 1950 Council Members and Officials about to depart for the annual inspection of the River and Estuary. The man standing at the entrace to the tug is Bill Taylor. Bill and his Father Hugh worked on the tugs all their life.
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10. The aprons are a giveaway in this picture from Preston Guild of 1952 kindly sent in by Mr Cooper from Bamber Bridge. They're all butchers, of course. Keep tuning into this nightly nostalgia feature. Thanks to your interest, there's plenty more to come.
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11. Siemens Lamp Works, Strand Road, Preston 1953 Image courtesy of The Lancashire Evening Post www.lep.co.uk
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12. Star footballer from Hindley, Jean Lane, front row, 3rd right, in the Preston Ladies Dick Kerrs FC team. Jean was a star striker for the worlds most successful women's football team signing for them in 1950 aged 14 and played for the club home and abroad for 15 years making 204 appearances and scoring 187 goals. She scored her first goal in a 4-2 win against Wythenshawe and soon afterwards scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 win against the touring French International Federation Club. Jean lived in Hindley all her life and after hanging up her boots she became a keen charity fundraiser and preacher at St. John's Church, Market Street, Hindley. Jean died aged 73 in March 2009.
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