Edwin: So, what about Sri Lankan food? What are some of the good dishes in Sri Lanka? Buddhi: What we eat every day, almost every day, is rice and curry, so lunch is usually rice and curry. Curry will be usually spicy, and we eat lots of veggies, so...
Todd: So, Aiman, now you actually are a business student, correct? You study business? Aiman: Well, actually I studied business. I did my undergraduate in Global Business Management but now I'm doing my master's in International Material Flow Managam...
Todd: When I was in Thailand I had experiences with bribery, and we don't really have it with government officials in the U.S., but I have to admit I thought it was really convenient, because let's say you are driving and you get a speeding ticket, o...
Todd: So, Aiman, we're talking about bribery. Now you've worked in a very modern country like Dubai in the business setting, so even in large business settings, do you have some type of bribery. Is that still like part of the culture? The System? Aim...
Todd: So, Aiman, you are from Syria, but you've actually lived all over the Middle East. What's interesting is that you've lived in a very old city, Damascus, and a very new city, Dubai, and they're actually not that far from each other. What's the d...
Nabeel: So, Ginger, I hear you have a new apartment. Ginger: Yes, it's great. I just moved in last week. Nabeel: Nice. Where is it? Ginger: It's near Victory Monument. Do you know where that is? Nabeel: Yeah, I do. How do you get to work from there?...
Ginger: So, what about you? You're still in the same place right? Nabeel: Yeah, I'm still there. Ginger: Good. How's it going? Nabeel: Oh, it's great. I'm actually quite satisfied with it now. Ginger: Oh, good because I though you wanted to move at o...
Ginger: So, Nabeel, I really liked that eggplant curry you made the other night. What's in that? Nabeel: Oh, you did. Okay. It's actually really easy. There's eggplant, and you need some potatoes, some tomatoes, and onions. And a few spices. Ginger:...
Nabeel: Actually, I remember that one time you had a party and you made that really nice pumpkin dip. Ginger: Oh, yeah, that's a popular one. Everyone loves that when I make it. Nabeel: What do you need for it? Ginger: It's really easy. All you need...
Todd: Hey, Yuri, I thought we would talk a little bit about immigration because you're from Italy, and I'm from the U.S. and both of our countries have issues with immigration. Can you talk a little bit about the immigration issues now in Italy? Yuri...
Yuri: So, Todd, what about the situation with immigration in the United States? Is it similar to Italy or different? Todd: Actually, from what you're saying it sounds really similar. The U.S. has a lot of immigration, and it's very controversial now...
Matt: So, Rachel, where are you from? Rachel: I'm from Scotland. Matt: Okay, Okay. Scotland like, what's the biggest city in Scotland would you say? Rachel: The capitol city is Edinburgh but the biggest city, size-wise and population-wise is Glasgow....
Matt: If I were traveling to Scotland would it be very expensive for me to spend time in Glasgow? Rachel: I'd say there some of the hotels that are quite expensive, but you can usually find a nice bed-and-breakfast which would cost you maybe thirty p...
Matt: Hey, Rachel, so do you read the newspaper these days? Rachel: Actually, no. I used to get a newspaper delivered and I didn't read it at all, so I cancelled it cause I was worried about wasting trees, and wasting paper and therefore trees. Matt:...
Enam: Oh, Katia, you're from Mexico right? Katia: Right. Enam: I want to know about the Mexico City? Can you tell me about it? How is Mexico City in terms of real estate, landscape? Katia: Well, Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world a...
