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My father rebuilt a 16th century house by himself on Saturdays. He used electricity and the house has modern features such as piped water and internet but no mo
by Ftuuky 9y ago
My father rebuilt a 16th century house by himself on Saturdays. He used electricity and the house has modern features such as piped water and internet but no modern materials were used (concrete, aluminium, steel, etc.), only "old" granite and wood. It took him almost a decade but he builds houses for a living so it's not exactly a hobby despite the fact that he considered it as such.
Do you think people would like to watch videos about such things? My youngest brother now works for my father and he is tech savvy so it's something doable but would be in Portuguese.
- gkya 9y agoI'm a fan of building, a fan of Portugal and a fan of portuguese literature (I plan to learn european portuguese), so you have one person interested here. I'd appreciate English subs though.
- Ftuuky 9y agoYes, EN subs is a must have, I'm sure my brother is capable of that. Good luck with learning Portuguese. Just like French, you'll need some perseverance in the beginning. ;)
- lb1lf 9y agoFun (to me, at least) and perhaps tangentially related - I spent A LOT of time in Vigo, Spain (Well, Vigo, Galicia, as the locals would say) a few years ago - my employer had a major delivery at one of the shipyards, and I volunteered to stay until we had it all sorted. Turned out to take way longer than expected. I started picking up quite a lot of what I assumed to be Spanish (this being Spain an'all) from being around the locals - and was able to make myself understood, too, after a fashion. Much to my surprise, I later found when trying out my recently-acquired Spanish skills in Madrid that I was mostly met with blank stares. In Lisbon, though, my mix of rudimentary Portuguese (picked up in Brazil and Mozambique) and the 'Spanish' I'd picked up in Vigo was well understood. And thus I found out that Galego was a distinct language, significantly more related to Portuguese than to Spanish.
- icebraining 9y agoQuite right; in fact, before independence Portugal was a county (as in, ruled by a count) of the Kingdom of Galicia, which has been a territory since the Roman times (called Gallaecia then). Of course, the county was just the northern tip of what is Portugal today, before the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista
- Ftuuky 9y agoI am actually from Northern Portugal, very close to the Galician border and can confirm that Galego is much closer to Portuguese than to Spanish.
- pavel_lishin 9y ago> Yes, EN subs is a must have, I'm sure my brother is capable of that. The Primitive Technology guy, mentioned in other comments, makes completely silent videos.
- gkya 9y agoThanks! Is there a YT channel or blog etc. where we can follow to be notified if that project becomes real? I already know italian, and I'm slowly starting to learn french, so I guess that will help w/ portuguese. I can already understand bits and pieces when I read, but listening, I have no chance.
- Ftuuky 9y agoThere's nothing done yet. I just saw the videos posted in this thread, it reminded me of my father and I asked if this is something people would like to see. If anything gets done it'll be thanks to my brother since I live and work far away from my parents' hometown.
- ryan-allen 9y agoI think there is a huge interest in such things. People forget where things come from, just make sure you subtitle the videos and they'll be a hit I'm sure!
- icebraining 9y agoAs a Portuguese myself, I can assure you I'd watch every single video! Do they build old-style houses for clients too?
- Ftuuky 9y agoNo client ever requested that to my father. Probably because there are so many cheap abandoned old houses (from 14th to 19th century) that it doesn't make much sense to built a brand new one.
- saalweachter 9y agoI mean, the short answer is, does it matter? If you enjoy making the videos, and you aren't spending much time or money making them (beyond the time and money you're spending on the original activity you are recording, that you'd spend anyway), does it matter much if your audience is 10 weirdos around the world or an adoring mass of thousands?
- Ftuuky 9y agoIt's that I never considered the fact that people would appreciate someone like my father explaining his hobby.
- peterwwillis 9y agoNit-picking, but concrete is not modern, it's 2,700 years old. (similarly, indoor plumbing is 6,000 years old, but obviously was a luxury and not common throughout most of history)
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- Ftuuky 9y agoYou're correct. I meant he rebuilt it using materials as close as possible to the original: granite, oak, quicklime, etc.