This Interview was published in the March issue of the Hot English magazine. Sold Worldwide to English students around the globe!Thomas Reeve (25) is a Hot English teacher and a twin. He was born on the 28th of March 1982 and together with his brother he holds an unusual twin record. We spoke to him about this record and his experiences of being a twin.
What is the story of your birth?
I was born in Ulsan, South Korea. At the time my father was working there and my mother became pregnant. In those days communication was poor so it was only a couple of hours before giving birth that she heard she was going to have twins. The Korean doctor gave my parents a very big shock when he told them: “Mr. and Mrs. Reeve, you will have multiple births”. So, to add to the confusion, it was unclear how many births there were going to be! Luckily for my mother there were only two: my brother Pieter and me. Although for a moment she thought it could have been six or seven!
Is it true you are a record holder?
Yes! We were born as British citizens – my father is British and my mother Dutch – and when he went to the British consulate to register our births he found out about our strange record. It turned out that we were the first British-born twins in South Korea! A record of which I am very proud!
What is it like being a twin?
Many people ask me this but of course I don’t know anything different. Obviously, it is fun to grow up with somebody your own age although my older sister might disagree with this! We often teamed-up against her which wasn’t very fair!
Do people ever confuse you?
No, we are not identical twins. My brother is taller and much more handsome! He has dark hair and brown eyes and I have blond hair and blue eyes. However, when we were at school teachers would mix-up our names either way! Also, to make things easier, my mother used to buy all my clothes in blue and all my brother’s clothes in red.
What is your strangest ‘twin experience’?
My brother and I decided that after 18 years sharing the same room we should separate a bit. So, on our gap-year we went to New Zealand: I went to the North Island and my brother to the South Island. It was a time of great independence so neither of us cared to phone home to England after arrival, although we did send the occasional email! After a month or so I decided to call up my mother, but I couldn’t get through because the line was engaged. Five minutes later I tried again and my mother picked up. The first thing she said was “Wow, that’s a coincidence, do you know who I was just speaking to?” She told me that that my brother – 600 miles away – had decided to make that first phone call home at exactly the same time! That can’t be a coincidence!
What is the story of your birth?
I was born in Ulsan, South Korea. At the time my father was working there and my mother became pregnant. In those days communication was poor so it was only a couple of hours before giving birth that she heard she was going to have twins. The Korean doctor gave my parents a very big shock when he told them: “Mr. and Mrs. Reeve, you will have multiple births”. So, to add to the confusion, it was unclear how many births there were going to be! Luckily for my mother there were only two: my brother Pieter and me. Although for a moment she thought it could have been six or seven!
Is it true you are a record holder?
Yes! We were born as British citizens – my father is British and my mother Dutch – and when he went to the British consulate to register our births he found out about our strange record. It turned out that we were the first British-born twins in South Korea! A record of which I am very proud!
What is it like being a twin?
Many people ask me this but of course I don’t know anything different. Obviously, it is fun to grow up with somebody your own age although my older sister might disagree with this! We often teamed-up against her which wasn’t very fair!
Do people ever confuse you?
No, we are not identical twins. My brother is taller and much more handsome! He has dark hair and brown eyes and I have blond hair and blue eyes. However, when we were at school teachers would mix-up our names either way! Also, to make things easier, my mother used to buy all my clothes in blue and all my brother’s clothes in red.
What is your strangest ‘twin experience’?
My brother and I decided that after 18 years sharing the same room we should separate a bit. So, on our gap-year we went to New Zealand: I went to the North Island and my brother to the South Island. It was a time of great independence so neither of us cared to phone home to England after arrival, although we did send the occasional email! After a month or so I decided to call up my mother, but I couldn’t get through because the line was engaged. Five minutes later I tried again and my mother picked up. The first thing she said was “Wow, that’s a coincidence, do you know who I was just speaking to?” She told me that that my brother – 600 miles away – had decided to make that first phone call home at exactly the same time! That can’t be a coincidence!
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wowie a hot english teacher! - all I usually got was tall english teacher! big sis em
and do you know if others british twins borned there after you ???
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