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Thomas Beatie- The world's first pregnant man


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                          TRANSLATION FROM THE VIDEO
INTERVIEWER:  HELLO. CAN I INTERVIEW YOU FOR A WHILE?
INTERVIEWEE: SURE.
INTERVIEWER: ARE YOU ALONE SIS?
INTERVIEWEE: YES
INTERVIEWER: HOW MONTH DOES YOU PREGNANT?
INTERVIEWEE: ALHAMDULILLAH. ALMOST 3 MONTHS.
INTERVIEWER: CONGRATULATIONS. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?
INTERVIEWEE: YES. I WANT LOOKING FOR THE CLOTHES AND SOME ACCESSORIES.
INTERVIEWER: I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PREPARATION REGARDING                      WELCOMING A NEW BABY. ARE YOU PREFERRED TO PRACTISE THE CONFINEMENT PERIOD IN A TRADITIONAL OR MODERN WAY?
INTERVIEWEE: FOR SURE I WILL PREFER TO CHOOSE TRADITIONAL WAY DUE TO MY MOTHER AND OTHERS RELATIVES ARE SEEMLY PRACTISING IT.
INTERVIWER: SO, DO YOU PREFER TO FOLLOW ALL THE RITUALS THAT MALAYS CUSTOMS FOR PREGNANCY? LIKE “MELENGGANG PERUT”, BREASTFEED AND ETC.
INTERWEE: I DON’T REALLY PRACTICING EVERY SINGLE RITUAL BUT FOR ME, TRADITIONAL IS MUCH BETTER THAN MODERN WAY. BUT SOMEHOW TRADITIONAL RITUALS NOWADAYS CAN’T BE PRACTISE BECAUSE OF THE NECESSITY IN THIS ERA.
INTERVIWER: THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION.