tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post9018786628914172357..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: The generation gapSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-19423530533932029032011-06-18T17:45:09.286+02:002011-06-18T17:45:09.286+02:00Fascinating Steve. Did you get to ask the question...Fascinating Steve. Did you get to ask the questioner "why"?<br /><br />One of my memories of my grandmother is her telling me how as a child they would run outside to see a car coming past, as it was an unusual sight. She lived to see her great-grandchildren reacting in the same way when a horse passed by. She and her siblings were also only allowed to read novels on weekends and only when their had completed their "proper studies". Her father felt they would spoil their minds by reading too much fiction. Her children and grandchildren reversed this attitude but held/hold the same prejudice towards television.bigbluemeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742238578608139919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-60036576535238341482011-06-15T19:03:00.973+02:002011-06-15T19:03:00.973+02:00Country cottages, weekend cottages, beach cottages...Country cottages, weekend cottages, beach cottages, mountain cottages? There's no English word to describe them all, but I think <i>dacha</i> does - a place where people go for weekends or longer holidays while they are working, and sometimes live in when they retire?Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-15844633878336052182011-06-15T18:25:20.430+02:002011-06-15T18:25:20.430+02:00Are there dachas in South Africa? I never managed ...Are there dachas in South Africa? I never managed to explain the concept to people from countries other than my own, so it's both surprising and nice to see it in your post.Clarissahttp://clarissasblog.comnoreply@blogger.com