YESTERDAY AND NOW

[antonella novello]

We have interviewed our parents about their lives when they were our age. Here are their answers.

[Soranzo Nicolò]

Here are my parents' answers about 60s 70s.

My mother:

01- We were in 5.
02- My mum was a housewife. My dad worked in a port.
03- Yes, I did.
04- Until 3rd middle school.
05- I liked my Italian’s teacher: Mr.s Gambetta.
06- Yes, they were.
07- Yes, they were.
08- Yes, they putted any disciplinary notes.
09- I don’t remember.
10- I liked to become a nun.
11- No, I didn’t.
12- I didn’t practise.
13- I didn’t practise any sport.
14- Venice.
15- I listened 70s and 80s music.
16- No, I didn’t.
17- It was a quiet life.
18- I went out when I was 29 years old. I went out to café or, at night, to the disco.
19- I visited Jesolo, Ibiza… I visited the mountains when I was very young.
20- No, I did.
21- I read the magazines when I went to hairdresser.
22- No, I didn’t.
23- My favourite band was The Beatles.
24- Yes, they are, nowadays, famous.

My father:

01- We were in 4 people.
02- My mum was a housewife, my dad worked in a woven shop.
03- Yes, I did.
04- I stayed to school until 5th year of university
05- My favourite teacher was the middle school Italian’s teacher.
06- Yes, they were.
07- Yes, they were.
08- Yes, they putted any disciplinary notes.
09- Yes, I had a lot of homework.
10- The spy, the secret agent (but when I was very young).
11- No, I didn’t.
12- Football, I was a very good football player.
13- Yes, they approved.
14- In Venice, I love this city.
15- I started listen to rock music. My favourite groups were Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.
16- Yes, I did. I remember I saw the Led Zeppelin in concert, in Milan when I was 16.
17- It was a quiet life.
18- I studied all the week but at the week end I went out.
19- I went to USA and to South America, I visited also Canada.
20- Not everyday but sometimes I bought the newspaper.
21- I read sometimes the newspaper. Now I read it every morning.
22- Yes, I did.
23- I don’t remember but I like John Lennon.
24- He is nowadays famous.

[gARde]

1) MUM: We were in 8.
DAD: We were in 5.
2) MUM: My mum was an housewife and my dad was a driver.
DAD: My mum was an housewife and my dad was a labourer.
3) MUM: No, I don’t like.
DAD: Yes, I love it.
4) MUM: 3 years.
DAD: 13 years.
5) MUM: No, I hate they.
DAD: Yes, my favourite teacher is my English prof.
6) MUM: Yes, they were very strict.
DAD: Yes, they were very strict.
7) MUM: Yes, from time to time.
DAD: Yes, many times!
8) MUM: Yes, of course!
DAD: Yes; of course.
9) MUM: No many, I had much free time.
DAD: Yes, many! It was a difficult school.
10) MUM: I want become a teacher.
DAD: I want become a footballer.
11) MUM: No, now I have there dreams.
DAD: No, I have changed plans.
12) MUM: I made dance.
DAD: I made football.
13) MUM: Yes, my mum love dance!
DAD: No, my father didn’t wont.
14) MUM: No, I want always to escape.
DAD: Yes, I love my town.
15)MUM: I listened pop music.
DAD: I listened rock and pop music.
16)MUM: No, I didn’t.
DAD: Yes, I did.
17)MUM: I liked dancing and going to the disco.
DAD: I liked playing football.
18)MUM: I liked going to the disco at the weekend.
DAD: I liked stay at home.
19)MUM: I went to the cinema or to Centre of villane.
DAD: I went to the cinema.
20)MUM: No, I didn’t.
DAD: No. I didn’t.
21)MUM: I read a magazine.
DAD: I loved reading a book.
22)MUM: No, I weren’t.
DAD: No, I weren’t.
23)MUM: Yes, I liked them.
DAD: Yes, I liked them.
24)MUM: I love Richard Gear.
DAD: I liked Sean Connery.
25)MUM: Yes, he is.
DAD: Yes, he is.

[ana maria gheorghe]

Answers my parents

1.Mother’s: In my family there were 6 people.
Father’s: In my family were 5 people.
2.Mother’s: My parents were working in a fabric.
Father’s: They were working the land.
3.Mother’s: I liked going to school very much.
Father’s: Yes, I did like going to school.
4.Mother’s: I went to school for 10 years.
Father’s: I went to school for 12 years.
5.Mother’s: My teachers were very strict.
Father’s: They were very strict.
6.Mother’s: Yes, they were.
Father’s: Yes, they were.
7.Mother’s: Yes, there were.
Father’s: Yes, there were.
8.Mother’s: Yes, they did.
Father’s: Yes, they did, and I didn’t have very good ones.
9.Mother’s: Yes, in Romania, the teachers give much homework to do.
Father’s: Yes, I didn’t.
10.Mother’s: I wanted to be a worker.
Father’s: I wanted to be a worker.
11.Mother’s: No, I didn’t.
Father’s: No, I didn’t.
12.Mother’s: I didn’t practice any sport.
Father’s: I practiced Greco-Roman fight.
13.Mother’s: No, they didn’t.
Father’s: No, they didn’t.
14.Mother’s: It wasn’t a town, it was a village but it was very nice.
Father’s: My village was very beautiful and quite.
15.Mother’s: I listened to and I still do, “populara” music.
Father’s: I listened to and I still do, “populara” music.
16.Mother’s: No, I didn’t.
Father’s: Yes, I did.
17.Mother’s: 20 years ago, life was very difficult.
Father’s: Life was very difficult.
18.Mother’s: I didn’t go out at all.
Father’s: I didn’t go out.
19.Mother’s: I didn’t go anywhere.
Father’s: No, where.
20.Mother’s: No, there wasn’t enough money to buy a newspaper.
Father’s: No, only when my parents did.
21.Mother’s: Occasionally, but not very often.
Father’s: Not very often.
22.Mother’s: No, I wasn’t.
Father’s: No, I Wasn’t.
23.Mother’s: No, I didn’t.
Father’s: No, I didn’t.
24. Mother’s: I had Romanian favourite actress and actors like: Florin Piersic, Tamara Butuccanu, Draga Olteanu Matei and Margareta Paslaru.
Father’s: I had Romanian favourite actors and actress like: Florin Piersic, Jean Constantin, Toma Caragiu, Hamza Pelea, and Dem. Radulescu.
25.Mother’s: Yes, they are.
Father’s: Yes, they are.

[Jessica]

Questions to my mother Manuela :
1. We were in six
2. My parents were working in the fields.
3. I liked it even though i come up third in average.
4. Ultil the third years.
5. You even if those times were more strict than now.
6. Fairly stringent.
7. Yes certainly, not listening to the people who put in a corner of the class.
8. No, the writing on the reports.
9. No, it wasn't much
10. I wanted to pull on a family one day
11. Yes, certainly
12. I didn't not play sports.
13. Yes they approved.
14. Quite well but of course was different from now.
15. Disco music
16. Yes, I went
17. Yes, we liked our life.
18. We went out at the weekend only.
19. I went in the disco with my friends.
20. No, we didn't buy
21. I only read magazines
22. No, i'm not interested
23. My family did not have much money and so we had no clothes for fashion, we all went well
24. My favourite actor was George Clooney and my favourite actress was Julia Roberts.
25. Yes, they were