ALL ANTWERP: “I smoke one and a half packs of cigarettes a day. That’s because of the stress, isn’t it” (Antwerp)
Every weekday our reporter and photographer pick a casual passer-by off the street for a nice conversation. Want everyone has a story. And certainly in Antwerp. Today: Adem Yar (39).
“My name is Adam. I work in the hospitality industry, as a cook in Italian restaurants. I’ve been doing that for seventeen years now. So I can cook quite well. Pasta, meat dishes: whatever the customers want. After I have worked, my wife takes care of the food at home. Then I’m tired and I don’t want to cook anymore.”
“We have lived in Antwerp-North for almost twenty years now. I really like this neighborhood. Everything is nearby and the shops are open late. Particularly useful. My brother-in-law recently went to Merksem, but he still comes here almost every day. Why he is? I do not get it.”
“We bought our house here. Now Antwerp-North is a very popular place to live. People regularly ask me if I want to sell my house to them. Then I say no. I renovated everything myself. The prices here are really crazy. Recently our house was for sale. Three bedrooms, no garage. almost half a million that. Unbelievable!”
“In my spare time I often go to Park Spoor Noord. To do some sports, cycling or playing football with my children. Some exercise is good for my heart. I want to tower. Loads of. One and a half packs of cigarettes a day. It’s because of the stress, isn’t it? But sometimes I have so much work that I don’t have time to smoke. Then I smoked nothing for three, sometimes even five hours. That’s healthy again, isn’t it?”
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