Household Chores Hausarbeit Tareas domésticas 집안일 Tarefas domésticas 家务事

Todd and Buddhi continue their conversation about household chores and responsibilities.

Todd: Looking back I think other roles were kind of traditional like I have two sisters and they usually had the responsibility of doing the cleaning, and I had the responsibility of , you know, mowing the lawn, and taking out the trash and cleaning up the yard and stuff like that. Todd: Wenn ich zurückblicke, denke ich, dass andere Rollen eher traditionell waren. Ich habe zwei Schwestern, und sie waren normalerweise für das Putzen zuständig, und ich musste den Rasen mähen, den Müll rausbringen, den Garten aufräumen und solche Sachen. Was it similar in your house? Buddhi: Well, dad used to do stuff like that and my brother and I didn’t do much work. Todd: You were spoiled . Todd: Du wurdest verwöhnt. Buddhi: Very, very, very, very .... yeah. Did you ever decide to shift work with your sisters? Haben Sie sich jemals dazu entschlossen, die Arbeit mit Ihren Schwestern zu tauschen? Todd: No, of course, it never even occured to me. Todd: Nein, natürlich nicht, das ist mir nie in den Sinn gekommen. I mean, when you’re young, you just do they tell you to do, and to be honest I was very happy. Ich meine, wenn man jung ist, tut man einfach, was sie einem sagen, und um ehrlich zu sein, war ich sehr glücklich. I think I loved doing yardwork. I loved mowing the grass and pruning the trees and, you know, taking about the trash - anything that was physical I enjoyed. Ich liebte es, den Rasen zu mähen, die Bäume zu beschneiden und den Müll zu entsorgen - alles, was körperlich war, machte mir Spaß. I didn’t enjoy cleaning. But you never had to do that? Buddhi: Well, I cleaned my own room and my brother cleaned his own, and I mean, it’s obvious and it’s ... I mean... it’s something we really should do, like at home. When we eat, you clean your dish, and maybe we ... when I grew up, I’d wash ... I’ll do the dishes, and even if I didn’t do my mom wouldn’t expect me to do it , and make sure I do it somehow. Wenn wir essen, machst du dein Geschirr sauber, und vielleicht ... als ich aufwuchs, wusch ich ... Ich werde das Geschirr abwaschen, und selbst wenn ich es nicht täte, würde meine Mutter nicht erwarten, dass ich es tue, und dafür sorgen, dass ich es irgendwie tue. If it’s not done, she’d do it. Wenn es nicht fertig ist, würde sie es tun. If I do it, well, she’ll be thankful. Todd: So, in your household, who mops the floor? Buddhi: My dad would. Todd: Your dad would. Who washes the windows? Buddhi: My dad, yeah. Todd: Oh, your dad! He’s hardworking. OK, who does the laundry? Buddhi: My mom or myself. Todd: Or yourself? Really! OK. What does your brother do? Buddhi: Most of the time, like, he’s about eight years older than me, so as soon as he graduated from high school he went abroad for high studies, so when he was doing the usual stuff , I was a kid, so I was not doing anything, so soon after he went I took over or something like that. Todd: Well you did some stuff. Todd: Nun, du hast einiges getan. Buddhi: I did. I’m proud.