room. And this is how I grew up. We were very, very happy family. We had a lot of celebrations, outings, singing, good cooking.... We did A LOT of things as a family and together all along. In those days in Zagreb we didn't have a telephone in the house. No checkbooks. Maybe you had a big fat pillow for your money.... The government tried to religious holidays as much as possible. You couldn't buy Christmas trees or ornaments cards. We never got religious holidays off. If Christmas fell Tuesday, too bad. But my always went to midnight mass. Moving to the United States was extremely difficult. I wanted to marry Adam but I of leaving my mom and dad. It was a very difficult decision, but of course, when you are you think with your heart. I came to San Francisco and we lived the bottom flat of home on Mission Street. I was really hungry for friends. I knew Mama [my friends, but nobody young. Dalmatian people [where Adam is from] like to yell a lot. I wasn't used to this didn't yell. When Adam's family and friends would yell and bang on the table I'd go to and cry, and Adam would come in and say, "Honey, what's the matter?" I'd say, "you each other." "No we don't." "Yeah, but how can you like somebody when you yell so yelled SO hard. That was just their natural way. Swearing. Yelling. And it took me a long I learned how to yell. Adam taught me. http://www.slavonicweb.org/oralhist/deterovich.html A. Her husband had a lot of money, and the narrator's people were poor. B. Her husband's people yelled a lot, and the narrator's family didn't. C. Her husband celebrated Christmas, and the narrator's family did not. D. Her husband liked to sing around the house, and the narrator did not. A. They could put their money in one big pillowcase. B. They could sing songs and cook whatever they wanted.
room. And this is how I grew up. We were very, very happy family. We had a lot of celebrations, outings, singing, good cooking.... We did A LOT of things as a family and together all along. In those days in Zagreb we didn't have a telephone in the house. No checkbooks. Maybe you had a big fat pillow for your money.... The government tried to religious holidays as much as possible. You couldn't buy Christmas trees or ornaments cards. We never got religious holidays off. If Christmas fell Tuesday, too bad. But my always went to midnight mass. Moving to the United States was extremely difficult. I wanted to marry Adam but I of leaving my mom and dad. It was a very difficult decision, but of course, when you are you think with your heart. I came to San Francisco and we lived the bottom flat of home on Mission Street. I was really hungry for friends. I knew Mama [my friends, but nobody young. Dalmatian people [where Adam is from] like to yell a lot. I wasn't used to this didn't yell. When Adam's family and friends would yell and bang on the table I'd go to and cry, and Adam would come in and say, "Honey, what's the matter?" I'd say, "you each other." "No we don't." "Yeah, but how can you like somebody when you yell so yelled SO hard. That was just their natural way. Swearing. Yelling. And it took me a long I learned how to yell. Adam taught me. http://www.slavonicweb.org/oralhist/deterovich.html A. Her husband had a lot of money, and the narrator's people were poor. B. Her husband's people yelled a lot, and the narrator's family didn't. C. Her husband celebrated Christmas, and the narrator's family did not. D. Her husband liked to sing around the house, and the narrator did not. A. They could put their money in one big pillowcase. B. They could sing songs and cook whatever they wanted.
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