J17 Vs Proclamation
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It's related to the point that apparently ice hockey was invented in Britain and played on frozen lakes, which don't become frozen anymore. Like I said in my lifetime it has only happened once, when a few years ago we were able to travel to somewhere in Oxfordshire to skate on a lake that did freeze, maybe you know the place. Yes many lakes do freeze over a little bit sometimes, but the ice is never thick enough to be safe to skate on.
No, skating in ponds has never been a thing, at least where i'm from.
I have no opinion or information to add on what hockey was like relative to the climate in 1930. Having frozen lakes or not wouldn't change particularly much now, either way.
The comparison in standard of living between the US and the UK is not relevant to hockey, it's just a response to someone who said that the UK is the wealthier country, which is just incorrect no matter what facts you look at, though it is true that there is greater income inequality in the US.
The income equality divide in the UK is pretty severe, if i recall, thought i do not possess any stats on hand. Though income inequality is only one small measurement when having a conversation like this. Both countries have a plethora of similar and different socioeconomic and politics issues, none of which have any real influence on ice hockey. The grass is always greener though i guess ....
Money is great and all, but it needs to be used efficiently.