Adrienne: So, Mike, you don't eat fast food, huh? Mike: No, no. I find fast food not very healthy and I try to eat healthy and try to live a healthy kind of lifestyle. Adrienne: How do you do that? Mike: Well, I'm going to the gym, not smoking, just...
Todd: Ah, so Alan, you know, you were a baker so can you explain to the listeners: how do you bake bread? Alan: Well, you need, to make your basic white bread, white pan bread we call it, you need flour, yeast, sugar, shortening, salt, and water, so...
I was browsing through a bookshop today and I picked up a book on food, which is quite usual for me cause I love food, em, but this book was a bit different, em, it tried to make the connection between the kind of food you eat and how it makes you fe...
Todd: So, Simon, are you still planning to take trip to Southeast Asia? Simon: Yeah, I really like Southeast Asia so I would like to go there again. Todd: Oh, cool. When you go, are you taking a tour, packaged tour or are you just going to go on your...
Simon: Yeah, hey Todd, I have one complaint. Why can't I never reach you on the phone? Todd: Ah, I know, I'm really bad with my phone. I hate the phone. I can not stand the phone. I hate talking on the phone, so I have a hand-held phone and I always...
Simon: Yeah, I got a job interview coming up and I know they're gonna ask me about what are your strong points and your weak points. You know. Todd: Yeah, that's tough, because like I know my strong points and my weak points. Simon: Yeah, well, let's...
Todd: Simon, when you were younger, did you take vacations with your family? Simon: Yes, I did. Todd: OK, where did you go? Simon: Well, I went to many places, but I have one memorable experience. I went to Baja, California. Todd: Baja, California. N...
Todd: OK, Simon, let's go get something to eat? Let's go out to dinner. I'm really hungry. Simon: Yeah, OK, me too. I'm really hungry as well. Ah, what is there to eat around here? Todd: Well, around my house there's a few restaurants. Um, there's an...
Todd: So, Simon, you live in Japan and you were just in Germany. How is the service in restaurants different in Japan than it is in Germany? Simon: Yeah, I can talk about that. Well, I might be stereo- typing here and I'll talk about maybe Japan, Ger...
Todd: Now, Mike, you're from Canada but you lived in America for a good period of time. Mike: Right! Todd: How would you compare the two counties? Mike: Well, the most obvious difference is Canada is a lot colder, I think than the United States in ge...
Todd: Simon, you said your family had a volkswagen van. Simon: That's right. It was awesome. Todd: Wow, that's cool. You know, when I was in high school, I had a Volkswagen van. Simon: Yeah, they're pretty cool aren't they. Todd: Ah, man, I loved my...
Todd: So, Mike, you were born in Europe, but grew up in Canada. Have you been back to Europe? Mike: Yeah, uh, I've been back to Europe on a couple of occasions. The first time, I guess I went back to Europe was in 1989, 1990, when I went to visit my...
Todd: OK, Mike, I was wondering, you're from Canada, and you have lived in America, and we work together, and in our company everybody is American but you, so how would you say Canadians are different than Americans? Mike: Well, first of all, I'll ju...
Todd: OK, Mike, you are from Canada. Mike: That's right. Todd: So, actually I want to go to Canada for vacation. I've never been. What would you recommend for a Canadian vacation? Mike: Well, it really just depends on the kind of holiday that you wan...
Todd: Now, Mike, you lived in New York City. That's really, really cool. I think New York's a fantastic city. I've never lived there, but I visited New York many times. What was it like living in New York City? Mike: Uh, like you said, there's a lot...
