1:35:05
Right, then.
Would you like to work in an office?
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- Or would you prefer manual work?
- What's manual work?
1:35:11
lt means working with your hands. Things
like farming, engineering, plumbing.
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Things like that,
as opposed to penpushing jobs.
1:35:19
l'd be all right in an office.
I have a job to read and write.
1:35:26
"Manual".
1:35:29
Tell me, Casper, have you ever thought
about entering a trade as an apprentice?
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You know, as an electrician
or a bricklayer or something like that.
1:35:38
Of course, the money's not too good
while you're serving your apprenticeship,
1:35:43
but you'll always have a trade
at your fingertips, won't you?
1:35:47
Well, what do you think about it?
1:35:49
As you've said, you feel better working
with your hands. Perhaps this is the best.
1:35:54
Of course, you'd have to go to technical
college and study for examinations.
1:35:59
Some lads do it. Some do it for years,
two or three nights a week,
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right from leaving school
right up to mid-twenties,
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when they take their Higher National,
or even degrees.
1:36:10
I say, lad. Are you listening to me?
1:36:12
- Yeah.
- You don't look as though you are.
1:36:15
I've other lads to see
before four o'clock, you know.
1:36:19
lf nothing I've mentioned appeals to you,
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and if you can stand a hard day's work
and don't mind getting dirty,
1:36:25
- there are good opportunities in mining.
- I'm not goin' down t'pit.
1:36:29
Don't be put off by what you've heard.
Conditions have improved tremendously.
1:36:33
I wouldn't be seen dead down t'pit.
1:36:36
What about hobbies?
What hobbies have you got?
1:36:39
Do you like gardening, or constructing
Meccano sets, or anything like that?
1:36:44
- Don't you have any hobbies at all?
- Can I go now?
1:36:47
What's wrong with you, lad?
Sit down. Sit down, I haven't finished yet.
1:36:53
I've met some lads in my time,
but I've never met one like you.
1:36:56
Half the time you're like a cat on hot
bricks, the other half you're not listening.