Name: 英語の家庭教師ニックPの箴言 (139) 異なる人々のための異なるストローク (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (139) Different Strokes for Different Folks)
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and  this is Proverbs 135. The proverb today is different

strokes for different folks. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. The proverb

程度の副詞

can have several slightly different meanings.

It can mean people ... different people like different things,  different people do

things in different ways or different people like to have different types of

lifestyles. Okay. Let's continue.  Ironically,  the origin may have come from

a quote from the old-time famous boxer,  Muhammad Ali. If you're old enough you

remember him he was very,  very famous . He was very big in the 1960s and 70s , really

very close up to around 1980 almost. He was one of the best boxers heavyweight

champion boxers in the world at that time. But anyway let's continue. When

explaining how he fought different boxers he said " I got different strokes

for different folks. " Okay. Basically meaning that he had different methods

for fighting different opponents or different boxers. In this quote the word

stroke could also have you know a second,  meaning or another meaning. Stroke can

also mean to hit or to punch or to hit someone with one's hand or an object. So

that's why it was perfect that it kind of came from him at that point. There was

no earlier citing in writing and this phrase caught on after this event. So it

is possible you know,  he might have been the one to coin it or we don't really

know for sure. He never claimed it and maybe the phrase was around at that time

it just wasn't in writing yet. But anyway that was the earliest citing that

could be found of it. Okay. Then in 1968 Sly and the Family Stone had a big hit.

Yeah. This was another band. They had a big hit with the  song "Everyday People"  in which

different strokes for different folks was part of the chorus. Yeah. It  sounds like

you know" . I'm  everyday people"  You know,  different strokes for different folks.

That's the way the song actually went and it was a big hit. It caught on big.

Even in the 1980s though there was another singer Joan Jett made a remake

of it too. So a  number of people I think did this song. So it's very,  very common

but we say different strokes for different folks and we often hear people

repeat this. Again to me just like any of the meanings that I said up here. That you

know,  different people like to do things in different ways of people ... different

people just like different things.  All right. Let's continue. In 1974,

Volkswagen you know, the  car company Volkswagen followed up with a catchy ad

that stated " Different Volks , V-O-L-K S for like Volkswagen,  for different

folks. Meaning maybe they're trying to say they had a selection of cars and

they use this in one of their ads too Okay Finally,  in 1978 and I do remember

this when I was a kid. There was a TV show called" Diff'rent Strokes" also in

which a rich white man adopted two little black children.  I think he

had  a daughter of his own too. And the wife was gone in the story.  I

don't know exactly maybe she died or something. But that was that was another

one. They see different strokes. Now these different strokes actually goes with

different people live in different ways.  You know he probably could have easily

you know,  adopted you know other white children. But he decided to adopt black

children. Maybe he thought they needed it more. So this was another way that you

know we see different people live in different ways. Nowadays,  it's sometimes

also used for you know, people with alternative lifestyles.

We might say that different strokes for different folks as well. Okay. Let's go on.

So and there's just one example we give.  They just like to do different

things. You know,  different strokes for different folks. This is typically the

way we might  say it. Okay. Anyway,  I hope you got it. I hope it

was very informative. Thank you for your time. Bye bye.

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英語の家庭教師ニックPの箴言 (139) 異なる人々のための異なるストローク (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (139) Different Strokes for Different Folks)

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alternative

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