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...
29. Shirt-off time for reader Bill Cavies, which can be a brave thing to do in Austria, especially in the mountains. We'll let him explain: "We were having a rest from mountain training at Smelz in 1952. We were based in Trieste, Italy. The Loyals Regiment was also there so plenty of Preston lads will remember the place." Another Prestonian, Tony Egan, a fellow Lancashire Fusilier, is to his immediate right. The others were from Manchester. Many thanks to Bill, one of our Moor Nook readers. Fuseliers lads in Austria 1952 from Bill Cavies.
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30. The Vin Sumner Collection - The Top Rank Ballroom, Preston, 1960s - 1970s American band leader Stan Kenton signs autographs after a performance at the Public Hall, Preston in the late 1950's. Vin Sumner stands at far left.
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31. Looking back This picture was sent in by Mr A Fazackerley from Penwortham,Preston it shows his sister Sheila Fazackerley (now Tyrer) who was a sunday school teacher at Barlow Street methodist.This was her class.I only know middle back row,Christine Mainwaring,front left Brenda Seefus and back right Kathleen Livesey i think it was 1950 or maybe a little earlier.
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32. snowdrift in Garstang in 1940, Church Street Preston decorated for the 1952 Preston Guild and the mayoral procession in Longridge from a decade ago
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