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Shopping is the favorite pastime for most of young people. Why do you think is that? Do you think they should be encouraged to do some other useful activities?

#pastime #people #activities
Often shopping is considered a form of waste of
time
, but it is maybe the most common and less toxic way to get out
from
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 our stressful routine, and not only for a juvenile.
While
 someone could relax
drinking
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 a bottle of wine,
other
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others
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ones
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could
prefer
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 spend money
in
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 useless objects in order to have a moment of fun. We should not criminalize
this
 behaviour, it is strictly linked to our nature as
human-beings
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human beings
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 First of all, I think we
have
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 not
the
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 moral duty to do always something useful. We cannot avoid our need
of
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 free
time
,
nevertheless
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 I think
this
 is
also
 a way to increase our productivity at work. We have to coercively separate our
time
 in
office
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 from the
time
 we can spend even in shopping
centers
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.
However
, we cannot do in every moment something
due to
raise
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 our capability as workers.
Consequently
, it is obvious
the
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 most
of
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the
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people want to spend the money coming from their labour with the only aim to have
in
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instant
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 gratification
of
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 hours and hours spent looking at a computer.
Hence
,
for instance
, the desire of my mother, who is been working for 30 years as a teacher,
of
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 buy a new pair of shoes is absolutely understandable. In conclusion, we cannot knock down on working for all our
time
: the more you work, the more you are stressed. We need free
time
, even spent shopping, in order to have a better life. We all have to brush up on how to have
an
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health
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 and equilibrated life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pastime
  • encouraged
  • useful activities
  • self-expression
  • creativity
  • sense of accomplishment
  • satisfaction
  • social interaction
  • bonding
  • escaping
  • daily routine
  • stress
  • instant gratification
  • pleasure
  • keeping up
  • trends
  • fashion
  • exploring
  • products
  • experiences
  • boosting
  • self-confidence
  • supporting
  • local businesses
  • economy
  • discovering
  • personal style
  • preferences
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