In the Erasmus+ project meet up in Sweden we were making a theory of how our grandparents used alcohol,cigarettes, if they did sports and their health.
Before that we’d to an formular about this from their perspective. Under the time we discussed we didn’t look at the formular we just went through our own thoughts.
We, the Swedish students, thought our grandparents drank more alcohol then we do now and also stronger. We thought that because it wasn't that strict then. Because nowadays we in Sweden have something called System Bolaget, which is the only store that sell strong and also normal alcohol. We still have some beers in our grocery stores , but they are almost alcohol free. The shop isn’t open every day or even the hole day which makes it even harder to buy alcohol. They also have a high age-limit for those who want to buy alcoholic.
So we thought that System bolaget hasn’t opened or even was something you thought of during their time. Because of that we thought it would be easier to buy alcohol and get your hands on it on their spare time. We also thought more people smoked to. Mostly because smoking was very normal in that decade. Grown ups smoked all the time, outdoors and indoors. It probably was so normal because people didn’t know what sicknesses that comes out of smoking. They started drinking and smoking at the same age, we thought that because both things were very popular and a cool thing to do.
It turned out that we were wrong. Our grandparents didn't drink as much as we thought and not that strong alcohol either. The most common drinks was wine and beer and it appeared mostly at some parties or on some pre parties. Our theory was wrong about that they drank more strong alcohol then we do, but they did drink more than we do but we thought they were pretty young when they started and that was right. According to our grandparents they started drinking from the age 15 to 20. Smoking was almost as we thought except it wasn’t so many who did smoke. The majority did not do it but around 30-40% did smoke and in a young age.
Sport and health was something we didn’t discuss so much because we all agreed on this front. We thought that they were practice sports, but not like in a sport club. We thought they did it for fun and with friends and that it was very rare to play in a sport club. We agreed on this because of the reason that we thought it didn’t exist so many sport clubs to join, especially not on the countryside or in small villages. It was more in the big cities. But that it was very expensive to join and play and if you played you had to be very good. Then it was just easier for them to just go to some friend with a ball or something and play by themselves.
Food was also a thing we didn’t discuss so much and we came over that point very quick. We thought they ate more healthy food and not so much junk food. Because then the junk food restaurants was beginning to open and maybe weren’t that popular in the beginning. Plus that their parents were more strict and had more tradition with the food.
All together we had right about somethings. The sports was something many did and also in some clubs, it was very normal and most of the people played football or basketball. But we were right about that they also played with their friends because many of them also did that.
Food was also pretty right. It was more traditional and more healthy, it was potatoes, fish, vegetables, sausage and other things that was the most common food.
Now days our grandparents hasn’t changed that much. They still eat the food they ate before but with things from now days. All of our grandparents has definitely ate on a fast food restaurant today and also eaten there more than once.
Sports are the thing that has changed the most. Now they are pretty old and it’s hard for them to play because of their body that has changed and aged to. So now days they do watch sport on TV but they do not practice it like then, not at all with other words.
Smoking is also something that they have quite with to. Or the most of them. The reason to that is probably because of all the diseases that are floating around it in the society and how all media tries to warn you about it. The alcohol is more the same, they drink the same drinks and do it most on parties our on dinners with family or friends.
This is our summary of the Swedish students grandparents life about sports, alcohol, smoking and food then and now.
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