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Name: Nicolás Cornelio Sonnevelt Age: 75 Gender: Male How many people were there in Your parents’ family? In my nuclear family there were 4 people: my mom, dad, sister and me of course. How many people lived in the same house? 4 people mom dad sister and me. What was the profession of your parents? Before my parents moved to Argentina my mother did not have a job and my father worked in factories who made and repaired engines for ships. When my parents moved to Argentina I was not born yet. When they lived in Argentina they started a clothing and leather bag shop also to repair them. Where did you live with your parents? We lived in Argentina, SanCarlos de Bariloche Rio Negro, the province was Neuquen. Do you remember any historical fact when you were a teenager? Very much military developments. How much spare time did you when you were a teenager? Not very much, because I had to work in the shop from my parents. What did you do in your free time? If I did not have to work I played hockey, played football, danced and last but not least I tried to catch and ride wild horses with another Dutch family over there after work. What were your favourite hobbies? Did you spend most of your time at home or outside? Playing hockey and fixing things like bicycles engines and al those kinds of stuff so if it was rainy fixing things and if it was sunny playing outside. Did you have a lot of free time or did you have to help your parents a lot? In my earlier teenage years I had to help them a lot but when I was 17 I went with my father to Chile to work there and fix al kind of engines and things in big factories. Do you think you spent your spare time in a good way as a teenager? Yes, because I spend my time doing things I liked very muchso I think that I had a very great time as a teenager. Did your parents live in a city or countryside and did that influence your spare time? Countryside yes, because we did not have very much to do or to play with so I was always busy with things like catchingwild animals or fixing bikes and small things and I think If i had lived in a city this would not have been the case. How did you get your pocket money? I did not have pocket money when I was a teenager because I was getting paid by working in the shop. When you were young did you spent your free time with the children that had the same religion/ social background? Yes and no, because there was 1 family from Italy 2 families from the Netherlands so same religion, but there were of course very much Argentinian families so they had a verydifferent social background then I had and the italiens had. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? Yes, because I had to work in their shop for a long time. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? More then I did because my mom could play with theirfriends every day after school until dark and my father had the same thing with his friends. Do you think teenagers nowadays spend their spare time in a better way than when you were a teenager? No they don’t because they stay most of the time at home being lazy, so they need to do more stuff such as doing more sport or playing outside a lot more. |
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Name: Peter Butler Age: 50 Gender: Male How many people were there in your parents’ family? 4 and a nuclear family because they live with their own family in one house (mum, dad and two children). What was the profession of your father/mother? My father was a butcher and my mother was a secretary. Where did you live with your parents? In Rugby, England Shanstone 37. Do you remember any historical events? Yes the very hot summer of 1976 and the 1972 fa cup final 1-0 against Chelsea F.C. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? During school week I had free time to sport and two hours of making homework so not much spare time, but during the weekend I had a lot of spare time. What did you do in your free time? During school I played sports and I was reading and during weekend I was also playing sports. What were your favourite hobbies? Spend time at home or outside? My hobbies were playing football and most of the time outside, because of sports. Did you have lots of spare time or did you help your parents a lot? Lots of spare time and I only used to empty the dishwasher. Do you think that you spent your free time in a good way when you were a teenager? Yes, because I think I had a good balance between school work, sports and relaxing. Did your parents live in a city and how has that influenced the way you spent your free time as a teenager? No, we lived in a small town so there weren’t many distractions. Did you get pocket money and how and how did you spent it? Yes, I got 5 pence for every year old I was saved it to buy music and sweets. When you were young, did you spent your free time with the children who belonged to your religious and /or social background? Not religious, but more social. Were there special clubs for children like a social club or religious club? Yes, at school we had lots of different sports clubs like badminton club and lots of other. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? No, because I decided myself what I did with my spare time. What did your parents do in their free time? Shopping, housekeeping, taking me to sports games. What were their favourite hobbies? My dad raised pigeons and my mother just looked after the family. Do you think teenagers nowadays spend their spare time in a better way than you were a teenager? In very general terms I think teenagers now spend a lot of time on playing online games and a lot more distractions with social media, YouTube, mobile phones so i don’t know really but we played a lot outside and now they don’t really. |
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Name: Hanny Melles Age: 80 Gender: Female How many people were there in your parents’ family? 4 and a nuclear family, because they live with their own family in one house (mum, dad and two children). What was the profession of your father/mother? My father worked at an office (Unilever), my mother didn’t work (was normal). Where did you live with your parents? Rotterdam de Donkerslootsstraat 58. Do you remember any historical events? Yes the waternoodsramp, aged 15 and very impressed because the water was also in our street. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? During school week the differnce between all the days most of the time at 4 o’clock and on Saturday morning at 12 o’clock so not much spare time. During weekend Saturday after school the rest of the day free and Sunday the whole day free. What did you do in your free time? During school I was making homework and reading and during the weekends I had dancing lessons and played outside. What were your favourite hobbies? Spend time at home or outside? My hobbies were reading, going to the cinema and dancing. Most of the time inside but as a younger kid much more outside. Did you have lots of spare time or did you help your parents a lot? Not lots of spare time but just normal but I was helping my mum a lot in our house. Do you think that you spent your free time in a good way when you were a teenager? No idea, I think so but I read a lot. Did your parents live in a city and how has that influenced the way you spent your free time as a teenager? Yes, because we lived in Rotterdam and there was alwaysa lot to do and I needed to take care of my little sister and stuff. Did you get pocket money and how did you spent it? Yes, from my parents and by buying food or shopping with friends etc. And presents for someone who had his or her birthday. When you were young, did you spent your free time with the children who belonged to your religious and /or social background? Yes, but just from children from the neighbourhood or school. Were there special clubs for children like a social club or religious club? Yes, sort of with the church but I was not religious but just a friend club. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? Yes, because they sort of decided what I did in my spare time for example when I was going to party. They decided not all of it but they decided much. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? After work in the evening and during weekend I was free. What did they do in their free time? They went to the city, theatre and in the winter ice skating. What were their favourite hobbies? The hobbies of my dad were saving stems and reading and of my mother it was working with her hands like needlework and knitting. Do you think teenagers nowadays spend their spare time in a better way than you were a teenager? I don’t think so because teenagers now are gaming all the time and much more going out and teenagers now say that they want something and they get it teenagers now are much more greedy. |
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Name: Piet Buitendijk Age: 74 Gender: Male How many people were there in your parents’ family? I was together with my mom, dad and brother. (Nuclear family) One uncle and 2 cousins. What was the profession of your father/mother? We had a barber saloon. Where did you live with your parents? In Rotterdam close to the Coolsingel. It was a small neighborhood, but it has been redeveloped. Do you remember any historical event when you were a teenager? In India or Europe. I saw the center of Rotterdam being build again. I was impressed by that, because you could see how much damage the bombing did. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? During school week? During weekends? I had not so much spare time, because I was helping my parents in the barber saloon and I was working in the garage as well. What did you do in your free time? During the school week?During the weekend. When I had free time, I would go outside and play with friends. In the weekend we would go to the woods and just play around. What were your favourite hobbies? Did you spend most of your spare time at home or outside? I loved playing with meccano, but it depended on the weather if I would be outside or at home. Did you have a lot of spare time or did you have to help your parents a lot? I helped my parents when they aksed me, but if they wouldn’t ask, I would go outside and play with friends. Do you think that you spent your free time in a good way when you were a teenager? No, because I was already working when I was 13, so at that age, free time was less than when I was 10. Did your parents live in a city? How has that influenced the way you spent your spare time as a teenager? We lived in a city and I didn’t really do a lot at school, so I had free time and most of the times I worked in that free time. How did you get your pocket money? Could you spend your pocket money yourself? How did you spend it? I got my pocket money by working and most of the times I spent it on meccano and other toys. When you were young, did you spend your free time with the children who belonged to you social background? Yes, I played with a lot of children that were in the same neighborhood. Were there specials clubs for the children of social groups? No, I don’t even know why they would need special clubs. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? Only if I had to help them. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? A lot, because the barber saloon was very close to our house, and my mom and dad would decide when they would close the saloon. Their favourite hobbies were being together with the family and doing activities together. Do you think that teenagers nowadays spend their spare timein a better way than when you were a teenager? No, because teenagers now spend their time on social media and phones, in my time we only had 1 television in the whole neighborhood. Name: Marianne Zwiers Age: 73 Gender: Female How many people were there in your parents’ family? I was together with my mom, dad, three sisters and on brother. (Nuclear family) I had one aunt and two uncles, they had no children. What was the profession of your father/mother? My father work at a welding company. Where did you live with your parents? We lived in Drente, but the neighborhood is now redeveloped. Do you remember any historical event when you were a teenager? In India or Europe. I remember hearing that Joseph Kittinger jumped from 31000 meter high with a parachute. Close to the Atlantic Ocean. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? During school week? During weekends? Not as much as now, but it was a decent amount. What did you do in your free time? During the school week? During the weekend. I was studying most of the times, but if I had free time left, I would read a book. What were your favourite hobbies? Did you spend most of your spare time at home or outside? My hobbies were playing bord games and reading books, most of the time I was inside together with my family. Did you have a lot of spare time or did you have to help your parents a lot? I helped my parents when I needed, else I would just read a book. Do you think that you spent your free time in a good way when you were a teenager? Yes, because I eventually got the job that I wanted and I was doing well at school, by using my free time well. Did your parents live in a city? How has that influenced the way you spent your spare time as a teenager? No, it didn’t have a lot of influence on my spare time. How did you get your pocket money? Could you spend your pocket money yourself? How did you spend it? I didn’t get any pocket money at all, for instance with Christmas we would just go and buy presents. When you were young, did you spend your free time with the children who belonged to you social background? Not so much, because we lived on the countryside, so I played with my brother and sisters. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? Not so much, I was doing activities with them, but not a lot. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? My mother wasn’t working, but my father was and he would sometimes come home pretty late. So my mother had a lot of spare time. Do you think that teenagers nowadays spend their spare time in a better way than when you were a teenager? No, because the only thing that they do is social media on their phone. In my time we would just play with toys and read books. |
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Name: Perry Age: 40 Gender: Male How many people lived in the same house as you? Nuclear or extended? I lived together with my parents and my 2 sister, so together with 5, nuclear. What was the profession of your parents? Both of my parents worked at Fokker. Where did you live with your parents? We lived in the Jacobmarestraat in Dordrecht. Do you remember any historical fact/ event when you were a teenager? Why were you impressed by that event? The golf war, I still know that you could watch a bombardment live on the television. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? During the school week? During the weekends?What did you do in your free time? Because I was in an internat when I was a teenager, I didn’t have a lot of free time during the school week. When we had some free time we often played football or watched television. In the weekend I often did something for my self. What were your favorite hobbies? Did you spent your most time in- or outside? I often played football with my friends, so I was most often outside? Did you have a lot of spare time as a teenager? Did you need to help your parents a lot? As a teenager I had a lot of time in the weekend, sometimes I needed to help my parents but not that often. Did you think you spent your spare time in a good way? Yes I think so, sometimes I did stupid stuff with my friends but often I played sports with my friend. Did your parents live in the city/countryside and how did that influence you in you’re free time? We lived in the city so we often went to a place were we could hang out. How did you get pocket money? I got pocket money from my grandma and my parents and when I was about 14 I got my first job. I used to bring the newspaper around the neighborhood. I put all my money on the bank. When you were young, did you spent your free time with people from your religious or social background? No, I didn’t because there were a lot different cultures on my school and I could get on with everybody. Were there special clubs for religious or of social groups? As far as I know, there wasn’t. Did your parents influence your spare time? They didn’t, only if I was behaving bad, I needed to stay at home. What did your parents do in their free time when you were young? They didn’t have a lot of spare time because they worked hard and they didn’t have a particular hobby I think. Do you think teenagers spent their spare time better nowadays? I think it would be better if teenagers nowadays would go outside more often and play more sports. |
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Name: Quyen Age: 49 Gender: Female How many people were there in Your parents’ family? I lived together with mother, father and my brothers and sisters. There were a total of 8 people in our house. 2 brothers and 4 sisters. That’s a nuclear family. What was the profession of your parents? My father his most recent job was a wine grower and cattle farmer at the same time. My mother was selling cookies at the marketplace. Where did you live with your parents? Vietnam, Taiwan and in the Netherlands in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. Do you remember any historical fact when you were a teenager? Not that I actually remember, sorry. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? I didn’t have a lot of spare time during the school week, I was not originated from the Netherlands so I studied really hard to learn the language, I also helped with keeping the house clean. In the weekends I had more spare time, because there is a lot more time to do something for myself at one day. What did you do in your free time? During the school week I only watched television for like 1 hour per day due to the fact that I had to keep up with my Dutch. In the weekends I read books and played outside. What were your favourite hobbies? Did you spend most of your time at home or outside? I really enjoyed doing karate and staying at home a lot more than going outside and I enjoyed reading books too. In the weekends I sometimes went to the city with my brothers and sisters. Did you have a lot of free time or did you have to help your parents a lot? I had to help my parents sometimes, but not that much at that specific time. I had more spare time than spending my time to help them. Do you think you spent your spare time in a good way as a teenager? If I had an option I would spent it differently, but unfortunately I couldn’t. I didn’t have a lot of friends since I was “new” in the Netherlands. Did your parents live in a city or countryside and did that influence your spare time? No, I think that the main reason why I couldn’t do what I wanted was because I didn’t speak the language fluently. How did you get your pocket money? I didn’t get pocket money, only at Chinese New Year, but I was saving it, because I didn’t need a lot of things. When you were young did you spent your free time with the children that had the same religion/ social background? No, there weren’t that many. I just spent it with the Dutch children. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? A little bit. My parents were very strict and we grew up like this, so this might have been the cause. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? They didn’t have a lot of spare time, because they had to do a lot of housekeeping for the family which existed of 6 children. But when they had spare time my mother was braising, cooking and learning Dutch and my father was reading the newspaper and doing some jobs. They liked watching television watching television braising and keeping plants. Do you think teenagers nowadays spend their spare time in a better way than when you were a teenager? No, they only play games and stay at home. They learn less things, because they don’t help their parents. Teenagers are more spoiled. |
Name: Suzan Heijndijk Age: 45 Gender: Female How many people were in your parents’ family? 4 people. How many people lived in the same house? 4 people. Nuclear or extended family? Nuclear because my parents were still married and my sister is my real sister. What was the profession of your father / mother? My father used to be a personal manager and later on he was a general manager. And my mother used to help people from turkey to adjust to the Dutch culture and language. Where did you live with your parents? In Zwijndrecht, America, China and turkey. Do you remember any historical events / facts from when you were a teenager? What I remember is the big earthquake in Istanbul. Why were you impressed by this event? Yes, because we used to live nearby the epicenter and a lot of friends and of course us, ‘suffered’ from this earthquake. How much spare time did you have when you were a teenager? I had a lot of spare time. And in the weekends? Also a lot. What did you do in your free time? I used to go to my pony and clean her stable, and ride with her outside. I also did a lot of sports, like gymnastics. What were your favorite hobbies? I just mentioned them. Did you spend most of your spare time at home or outside? Outside. Did you have a lot of spare time or did you have to help your parents a lot? I had a lot of free time, I helped but not as often. Do you think you spend your free time in a good way when you were a teenager? Yes. Did your parents live in a city? No, in the small town Zwijndrecht. How did you get your pocket money? I didn’t really get pocket money, my parents would just give me money whenever I needed it. When you were young, did you spend your free time with the children who belonged to your religious and / or social background? I spend most of the time with children from my social background. Where there special clubs for children of religious or of social groups? Yes there were, there were parties from the church which my friend would attend. Did your parents have influence on your spare time? No not a lot. How much spare time did your parents have when you were a teenager? On the weekend, they had a lot of spare time. My father was always working during the week and came home late at night. What did they do in their free time? They would play tennis or go out with friends. Do you think teenagers nowadays spend their time in a better way then that you did when you were young? No definitely not. |