2021 Twitter Review (Apr-Jun)

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Here are some tweets from April to June 2021. Click on a tweet to read the full story. You can reply in Twitter or here in the blog. What new words and expressions did you find?

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Comments

Sir Joseph said…
Hi Graham,

I like people mend their own things, clothes, bikes, washing machines and all kinds of devises. This reminds me when I was living in my village, then fixing everything was the normal and if somebody threw objects away, other would disapprove it. It could consider like insolence. Generally speaking, women always fixed clothes of her children and her family, before buying new ones. Also, there was much poverty in Castilla.

Nudie Jeans or Denim and Rafi Mohammad or Rafi´s are two companies which help to mend things instead thrown away them. The first company says that you mustn´t buy new things and the second invokes ethic and sustainability. That is good and as it comes from Swedish, it´s a given that it soon will foster thoroughly and it will be mainstream. If this idea comes from Swedish is not the same that it comes from other country, although I suppose that other countries do the same.

They want to change a culture of consumption, but I don´t know if it will be easy because there are a lot of interests by cause of huge multinational and employment.

See you.
Sunday, 06 February, 2022
Graham said…
Good evening José,

It is often not worth repairing things as replacing them costs just a little more. It has long annoyed me how appliances and devices are made to self-destruct within a short time. I wouldn't get a new TV or mobile if the first one I got lasted. I have had many of the same clothes for 20 -30 years.


I like people who mend / when people mend their own things, clothes, bikes, washing machines and all kinds of devices. This reminds me of when I lived in my village, then fixing everything was the norm and if somebody threw objects away, others would disapprove of it. It was thought to be cheeky. Generally speaking, women always fixed clothes of her children and her family, before buying new ones. Also, there was much poverty in Castilla.

Nudie Jeans (made of denim) and Fixi (Rafi Mohammad is the guy who set up the business) are two companies which help to mend things instead of throwing them away. The first company says that you mustn't buy new things and the second invokes ethics and sustainability. That is good and as it comes from Sweden, it´s a given that it will soon foster thoroughly and it will become mainstream. If this idea comes from Sweden, it is not the same as if it came from another country, although I suppose that other countries do the same.

They want to change a culture of consumption, but I don´t know if it will be easy because there are a lot of interests at play such as huge multinationals and employment.

Sunday, 06 February, 2022
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