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Essay / Transcription of the interview: Henry and Marietta - 1671
OK. Today is February 22, 2014. It is around seven o'clock and I am asking my neighbor, Ms. Marietta Movsessian, about her childhood, what she remembers about her life when she was younger and how she communicated with his family and friends. So, Ms. Marietta, could you please tell me a little about what you would do for entertainment and how you spent your time. For example, nowadays we watch television, spend a lot of time in front of computers and play video games. What would you and your generation do when you were younger? It is difficult to compare the present days to those of my youth. Times have changed radically, interests have changed. Today's youth are interested in things that we didn't have. These are computers, cell phones, video games. We spent more time socializing with others, went to visit them. We visited without calling and without warning. Our doors were always open to our relatives and friends; thus, we could easily, without call, go visit, sit, talk and socialize, which, unfortunately, is lacking in today's life. We loved reading, listening to music, walking in the yard, walking in parks, which unfortunately today's youth, who only like computers and games, do not do. You were born in 1947, two years ago. years after the end of the Second World War. Did you have a radio at that time? Yes, we have a radio. You rightly pointed out that I was born in 1947. It was a time of devastation, a very difficult time for my country. Only two years had passed since the end of the war, and everything was... the economy was at zero. So there wasn't much entertainment. And yes, we had a radio. There was a radio even during the war, because I remember my parents' stories that the Sov...... middle of paper ... the terrible hardships of the war, the horrible devastations, the victims . There were practically no families in which there were no victims, families in which a brother, son or father did not die. This has happened in almost every family, which is why I think today's generation is more "full", financially secure and should be, should be luckier, maybe. Is there anything you would like to add before we conclude? I can only add one thing: I wish the youth, the young generation to be happy, I wish you a “green road”, and not to spend a lot of time in front of computers and games, but to live in the real world. I would also like to give advice: pay more attention to each other, be more considerate of others, socialize and love. Thank you very much, Ms. Movsessian, for this interesting and detailed interview. Thanks to you too.