Can you afford to have the same food at your New Year Supra as you did last year?
Friday, December 25
“Unfortunately the situation in my family has become a bit worse than in previous years. My daughter is a doctor but has quite a small salary. Her husband has lost his job and I have two grandchildren who still go to school. I am a pensioner and my pension won’t unfortunately be enough to afford lots of things.”
Laura, pensioner, 63
“Well financially I actually can, but I got married, I live with my husband and I'm not as good at cooking as my mother is. So in this way I can't afford it.”
Nino, programme manager, 24
“Oh, I am so happy that the New Year is coming, because every year I go to my country house in Tskneti with my friends and we have lots of fun there. Of course I can afford an even better supra. We always share financial responsibility for our New Year party.”
Elene, painter, 19
“I love New Year. But I always see it in different ways as I am a basketball player and I live in Spain by contract. Fortunately my mother looks after me there and she knows our national cuisine so well that we always have an unforgettable feast there.”
Beka, basketball player, 16
“Certainly, and furthermore, this year my family will have many unusual foods for the Georgian supra and I think this is cool. When the New Year comes I do not want anything but when it ends I want to eat everything from the New Year supra.”
Lika, singer, 25
“This year unfortunately has been very hard for my family, we do not have the money to pay for similar food. It is very difficult to talk about this, but on Rustaveli Avenue we have seen the Czech chandeliers which our dear President bought while he does not help the poor people who have nothing for the New Year supra. I think this is immoral. I hate this Government.”
Naniko, housewife, 24
"I think my family can as our job situations have not changed. So we will be able to have a nice supra for the New Year."
Nino, headmistress, 34
"I am afraid I cannot afford this, as I am a taxi driver and my income is not high. The only person who has a job in my family is my daughter, who got married this year and now has her own family."
Gia, driver, 51
"Unfortunately we will have to be satisfied with a less diverse New Year supra than last year. The income of our family has reduced compared to last year."
Tamar, dressmaker, 32
Laura, pensioner, 63
“Well financially I actually can, but I got married, I live with my husband and I'm not as good at cooking as my mother is. So in this way I can't afford it.”
Nino, programme manager, 24
“Oh, I am so happy that the New Year is coming, because every year I go to my country house in Tskneti with my friends and we have lots of fun there. Of course I can afford an even better supra. We always share financial responsibility for our New Year party.”
Elene, painter, 19
“I love New Year. But I always see it in different ways as I am a basketball player and I live in Spain by contract. Fortunately my mother looks after me there and she knows our national cuisine so well that we always have an unforgettable feast there.”
Beka, basketball player, 16
“Certainly, and furthermore, this year my family will have many unusual foods for the Georgian supra and I think this is cool. When the New Year comes I do not want anything but when it ends I want to eat everything from the New Year supra.”
Lika, singer, 25
“This year unfortunately has been very hard for my family, we do not have the money to pay for similar food. It is very difficult to talk about this, but on Rustaveli Avenue we have seen the Czech chandeliers which our dear President bought while he does not help the poor people who have nothing for the New Year supra. I think this is immoral. I hate this Government.”
Naniko, housewife, 24
"I think my family can as our job situations have not changed. So we will be able to have a nice supra for the New Year."
Nino, headmistress, 34
"I am afraid I cannot afford this, as I am a taxi driver and my income is not high. The only person who has a job in my family is my daughter, who got married this year and now has her own family."
Gia, driver, 51
"Unfortunately we will have to be satisfied with a less diverse New Year supra than last year. The income of our family has reduced compared to last year."
Tamar, dressmaker, 32