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Todd:
So, Buddihini, todaywe're going to talk aboutroles and family. Traditionalroles or what people do.Now in Sri Lanka, is itcommon for usually thewomen to do all thecooking?
Buddhi:
It was so. It wasso, but still the mentality issuch that they expect thedaughters and the wives todo the kitchen stuff and thecleaning, the laundry and allthat, but we do have a lot of working mothers now andthey are many singleparents as well so theculture has been changing alittle bit, but still the majorityis that women should do theusual household stuff andthe men do the work outsideand get the money. If it's likethe cityside, and if the wifeis also working, obviouslyit's not expected that thewife ends up doingeverything.
Todd:
So, what happens?Do you split the duties or doyou hire a servant?
Buddhi:
Yes, hiring somehelper is quite common inSri Lanka. I personally don'tagree with that.
Todd:
Oh, really, you don'twant to have like a cook or a maid or anything like that?
Buddhi
: It'll be nice to havebut I wouldn't want to have.I want to do my thing on myown. I think it's easier to dothings on your own, I'dmake sure when I getmarried that I have thecorrect partner who'd wantto help me out with thingsand having kids and all that.I wouldn't want somebodyelse to come and help usout.
Todd:
So, when you getmarried, you'd like to splitthe duties with your husband?
Buddhi:
Of course.
Todd
: So, you expect your husband to cook and clean?
Buddhi:
At least help meout and make sure that heknows what I'm doing. Hevalues what I do cause I'mdefinitely not the kind who'llstay at home and do onlythe household stuff. I'lldefinitely go out and get themoney as well.
Todd:
So, you want to bethe bread winner?
Buddhi:
I wouldn't say that.We will share. I mean, whyhe suffer alone, and why Isuffer alone at home. Wesuffer together.
Todd:
Now is this acommon viewpoint withmost young women fromyour country?
Buddhi:
Yeah, I'd say so. I'dsay so, but there are manypeople who don't like to goout and be a working mom.They'd rather prefer stayingat home and you know,waiting for their husband tocome home in the eveningor stuff like that, but I'mdefinitely not that kind.
GenderRoles in SriLanka
Buddhi talks about women and family in her country.
 
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1.My sister is business woman. ______________________________________________________________________  ___________ 2. In Sri Lanka, woman traditionally do all the cooking and housework. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. My mother said, “You have 25 years old now, you should get married.” _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. I am don’t agree with getting a cook or a maid. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. He gives to her all his money and she expects him to do all the housework. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. She say him that she is not a traditional wife. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. She’s married with a doctor. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. He said he was going to help her, but he didn’t do nothing. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. I going to have 3 kids and be a housewife. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.Many of people in my country think that the wife and husbands should be equal. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
Work with a partner. Circle the mistakes and write them correctly.
 
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Todd: So, Buddihini, today we're going to talkabout roles and family. Traditional roles or what people do. Now in Sri Lanka, is itcommon for usually the women to do all thecooking?Buddhi: It was so. It was so, but still thementality is such that
 _______________ 
thedaughters and the wives to do the kitchenstuff and the cleaning, the laundry and allthat, but we do have a lot of working mothersnow and they are many single parents aswell so the culture has been changing a littlebit, but still the majority is that
 _______________ 
the usual household stuff and the men do the work outside and get themoney. If it's like the cityside, and if the wifeis also working, obviously it's not expectedthat the wife ends up doing everything.Todd: So, what happens? Do you split theduties or do you hire a servant?Buddhi: Yes,
 _______________ 
some helper is quite common in Sri Lanka. I personallydon't agree with that.Todd: Oh, really, you don't want to have likea cook or a maid or anything like that?Buddhi: It'll be nice to have but
 _______________ 
to have. I want to do mything on my own. I think it's easier to dothings on your own, I'd make sure when I getmarried that I have the correct partner who'dwant to help me out with things and havingkids and all that. I wouldn't want somebodyelse to come and help us out.Todd: So, when you get married, you'd like tosplit the duties with your husband?Buddhi: Of course.Todd: So,
 _______________ 
your husbandto cook and clean?Buddhi: At least help me out and make surethat
 _______________ 
what I'm doing. Hevalues what I do cause I'm definitely not thekind who'll stay at home and do only thehousehold stuff. I'll definitely go out and getthe money as well.Todd: So, you want to be the bread winner?Buddhi: I wouldn't say that.
 _______________ 
. I mean, why he suffer alone, and why I suffer alone at home.
Wesuffer_______________ 
together.Todd: Now is this a common viewpoint withmost young women from your country?Buddhi: Yeah, I'd say so. I'd say so, but thereare many people who don't like to go out andbe a working mom.
 _______________ 
prefer staying at home and you know, waiting for their husband to come home in the eveningor stuff like that, but I'm definitely not that
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