Module 2, 2G, Exercise 4, page 23.0:00
I read an article in the newspaper around a year ago about the way workers are treated in some clothing factories in Asia, and I was very shocked.0:10
Since then, I've done some research about where shops get their clothes from, and I make an effort to buy clothes only from shops that believe in fair trade.0:19
It isn't always possible to be sure which shops support the workers, but I do my best.0:28
I'm not a big spender.0:37
My parents always taught me to watch what I spend and be sensible with my money.0:38
So that's what I try to do now that I'm an adult.0:42
I do have a credit card and I use it to buy things like airline tickets and products online.0:45
But I make sure that I pay it off in full every month.0:50
I would hate to get into debt.0:53
I love going shopping with my friends on Saturday afternoons, but sometimes when I get home and look at what I've bought, I wonder why.0:58
It's just so easy to pick up something nice, like a cheap pair of earrings, to wear on my next night out.1:07
I usually have lots of similar things at home.1:14
It's just that I enjoy buying something new.1:16
In my opinion, these days there's far too much consumerism and materialism in society.1:23
There are adverts everywhere advertising expensive designer goods, and the message is that we won't be happy without them.1:29
Unfortunately, people believe these lies and waste thousands each year on things they don't really need, and spend money that they don't really have.1:37
I only go shopping when I really have to.1:49
Fighting my way through a hot, crowded shopping centre just isn't my idea of a good time.1:52
If I really need something, I go to a specific shop, get what I want as quickly as possible, and get out of there.1:59
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