Kansai-ben: Video 17

ビデオ聞(き)き取(と)り練習(れんしゅう)１７: Authentic - long

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Ishioh-san asks herself whether her youth or the present is the happier time.

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- ほやけど、今(いま)の若(わか)い人(ひと)、幸(しあわ)せな時代(じだい)やろか。どっちやろ？わからん。却(かえ)ってかわいそうかな？私(わたし)らの時代の若い時(とき)の方(ほう)が、物(もの)の不自由(ふじゆう)さはあったけど、今(いま)ありすぎて却ってどうやろな？思(おも)うわ。ほんで、孫(まご)でもなんでも、与(あた)えていいか悪(わる)いか、程度(ていど)が分(わ)からへんけども。やっぱり、なんでもいつまでたっても、私らは物は大事(だいじ)、粗末(そまつ)にしたらあかん，そういうことを教(おそ)わってきたやん？そやけど，今は割合(わりあい)おおざっぱやわ。、、、なあ。ありすぎて。そう。ありがたさをやっぱりな感(かん)じなあかんな (Grammar 3)，と思うのと、、。

＊時代() era, period
＊不自由() constrained
＊孫() grandchildren
＊程度() level
＊祖末()にする waste, handle carelessly
＊教()わる learn, be taught
＊おおざっぱ rough, loose

イシオウさん (Shiga)

Q1: Does she think young people nowadays are living happily?

She thinks plentiful goods might make them unhappy instead.

She thinks they are not happy because there are plenty of goods nowadays but they cannot afford them.

She believes they are happy since they are surrounded by plentiful goods.

Q2: What does she suggest to young people nowadays?

They should lean which stuff is more important than others.

They should learn to appreciate goods instead of taking it for granted.

They should feel appreciative of the people who give goods to them.

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