Todd: OK, Kawabe, can you explain Pachinko? Foreigners don't understand pachinko. Kawabe: OK. Explain pachinko. Todd: Yeah, because when we get off the train and go home we often we often walk past pachinko parlours, or in the morning even. Kawabe: I...
Todd: Kawabe, can you explain the difference, or compare, Tokyo and Osaka? Kawabe: Tokyo and Osaka? OK, I think that Tokyo is like New York City and Osaka is, like where? It's like, I guess it's like, OK, let's say, little Irish city. Todd: A little...
I am totally English but I spent my whole life basically living in other countries, well, my parents spent most of my life living in other countries. I've actually been at school in England for quite a while of it. Living away from your own country i...
I have a few main ambitions at the moment. I think the first and foremost ones, seeing as I'm in Japan at the moment studying Japanese, would to be actually to be able to speak the language, but I think that's pretty far fetched ambition at the momen...
I think food is such a great subject, such an interesting subject. I mean, food is something that everyone has to do. It's a life necessity, and actually because of that it can be a real hassle, like when you have to eat when you're hungry but you re...
Todd: OK. Richard, do you like art? Richard: I do. Very much. Yes. Todd: OK. Um, what kind of art do you like? Richard: OK. Well, I like all kinds of art. Todd: OK. Richard: When I was young I used to enjoy painting. Todd: OK. What did you paint? Ric...
Todd: OK. Hello! Could you introduce yourself please? Conrad: Yes! I'm Conrad Matsumoto. I'm from California like you, Todd. And now I'm living in Japan. I've been here about seven years. Todd: Wow! Seven years! Conrad: Well, maybe six. Todd: Six. Co...
Todd: OK. Cat, we're going to talk about high school. Cat: OK. Todd: Ah, tell me about high school. Did you like high school? Cat: I did after I was about 14 or 15 years old, when we could chose our subjects. Todd: Uh-huh. Cat: I started to enjoy it...
Todd: OK. Sophie, we're going to talk about opposites. OK. What is big? Sophie: An elephant. Todd: OK. What is small? Sophie: A mouse. Todd: A mouse, OK. Are you afraid of mice? Sophie: No, not actually. Todd: OK. What is expensive? Sophie: A yacht....
Todd: OK, hello! Jeff: Hello! Todd: How are you doing? Jeff: Good Morning. Good. Todd: Could you introduce yourself please? Jeff: I'm Jeff Eagar. Todd: Jeff. OK. And where are you from? Jeff: I'm from Canada. Todd: Oh, OK, where in Canada? Jeff: I'm...
Todd: OK. Cat, we're back. We're gonna talk about things you can do. Cat: OK. Todd: Can you cook? Cat: Not really! Todd: No! Cat: Well, I can, but not very well. Todd: OK. What do you do for dinner? Cat: Buy take-away food. Todd: OK. When you buy tak...
Todd: So Kevin, you were saying that you've been poor, broke, a couple of times. You talked about being in New York, and being broke. When else have you been broke? Kevin: Wow. Well, after New York, the following year, when I came down from New York,...
Todd: So Kevin, I thought we would talk about money today, and you have many interesting stories about being broke. Kevin: Yes. I have been broke a number of times. Anything in particular that you would like to hear? I've got quite a bunch. Todd: So...
Simon: Hi! What's your name? Lesie: My name is Lesie Gregory. Simon: And do you want to tell us about your hobbies? Lesie: Sure, I'll tell you about my hobbies. Simon: OK. What are they? Lesie: My first hobby is going to the gym. I go to the gym thre...
Eli: At the moment I'm living in Japan and life here is pretty different to anything I've really experienced before. I think just because the daily routine is so different. In England, in England, basically I was really lazy. I'd probably get up at y...
