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Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) What did he need to do to meet friends? a) Ask his mom b) Plan it in advance c) Take a bus to school 2) What did she not have at home? a) A phone b) Any free time c) An answering machine 3) What would not work today? a) Old phones b) Movie plots c) Answering machines 4) What was very clean in their area? a) Tap water b) Rain water c) Bottled water 5) What does he think kids miss out on? a) Boredom b) Social media c) Movie parties
Todd: Yeah. That was crazy. I mean, do you remember what it was like when people were first drinking bottled water, how strange it seemed at the time? Everyone was like, "Why don't you get it from the tap?" Rachel: Well, it's very clean in New Zealand, so the tap water was clean. So, there was really no reason. Todd: Yeah, if you come from a temperate climate, it was never a problem, right? Because you just ... I'm from a temperate climate as well, and so the water doesn't really have problems with bacteria or things like that. It's always clean. It used to be clean. In New Zealand, it's probably still clean. Rachel: The rivers used to be clean, but they're not so clean now. Todd: Oh really? Even in New Zealand? Rachel: Problems, yeah. Todd: Oh, really. Shocking. Rachel: Mm, it's a bit sad. Todd: Yeah. How about other things that we used to do when we were kids. One thing is, I think compared to kids today, is we used to spend a lot of time outside. Rachel: Yes. Todd: Actually, our parents would not allow you to stay inside. You had to go outside. Rachel: You had to go outside. Todd: Right? Rachel: It's the opposite today. Todd: Yeah. Rachel: They tend to make them stay inside, won't let them go outside. Todd: Why is that? What's the rationale for why they should stay inside? Rachel: Safety. Todd: Safety? Rachel: Mm. Todd: Yeah. Rachel: We didn't used to hear about all of the kidnappings and abuse in the media, so people weren't afraid of it. Todd: Right. Yeah. And the crazy thing is I think... Rachel: You hear about it now. Todd: It's actually safer now, right? They say... Rachel: Yeah, it's safer now. Todd: Even in the states, where they hear about this, I think statistics say that it's actually safer that it was before, but the perception is there. Rachel: Although that could be because the children are all inside. Todd: That's true. Yeah. Rachel: That's a difficult one to figure out. But I don't think it's that unsafe to play outside. I think it's better for kids socially, for their bodies, for their development to play outside if they can. Todd: I agree. I totally agree. Kids definitely should be outside. And kids should be bored. I think that's one of the things that kids miss out on is boredom. Rachel: They're never bored now. They've always got a screen to look at.