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CHILDHOOD - Part 1 to take someone back, to grow up, to bring up

Part 1 conversation:

VICKI: CALLUM: VICKI: CALLUM: VICKI: VICKI: CALLUM: VICKI: CALLUM:

Id like to start by talking about your early life - your childhood... My childhood? Yes, I want to take you back, to remember your childhood. So were going back in time? Thats right, so lets take you back in time now! So, Callum, where were born? I was born in Scotland. And where did you live as a child? WellI grew up in a town called New Milton which is on the South Coast of England, between Bournemouth and Southampton.

VICKI:

So you grew up there - you spent your childhood there. And what kind of upbringing, did you have? I mean were your parents strict with you?

CALLUM:

I guess my parents didnt really bring me up too strictly.

Part 1 examples:

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To take someone back. That soup smells great - it really takes me back to my childhood cos my mum used to make chicken soup if I was ill.

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To grow up. I was born in Britain, but I grew up in Hong Kong because my parents moved there when I was a baby.

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To bring up. Id like to bring my children up in the countryside, because its good to have fresh air when youre growing up.

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To bring up. I was brought up to believe you should never lie.

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