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Hi, I'm Aray from Kazakhstan. So today's question is what is the last gift you received? Actually I hardly remember what the gift was 'cause I'm not that kind of person that having great fun from receiving gifts. So, I mostly like presenting a gift to somebody. That makes me more happy. What about you, do you like getting gifts?

Hi, I'm Aray from Kazakhstan. So the question is what's your favorite holiday? Actually, in Kazakhstan we have many holidays, but the most favorite holiday for me is Nauryz. Nauryz is translated as "New Year" so basically we celebrate it, New Year, two times, in winter and in spring. So, Nauryz is held in March, everybody has a great fun, especially children like this holiday.

Hello, this is Ivan from Indonesia, speaking for. So, what is my favorite holiday? I should say it's the Ramadan holiday. So, the Ramadan holiday usually happens in the latter two weeks in the month of Ramadan. So, if you don't know about Ramadan it's actually a holy month in Islam, where you do fasting from day starts to day end, from sunrise to sunset, and not only the latter two weeks, usually...

Hello, this is Three and the question of today is Santa Claus popular in your country? Santa Claus was not popular when I was a kid however, recently, influenced from the Western culture Christmas is celebrated by everyone despite their religion and Santa Claus has become more and more popular with kids. Some rich families even pay Santa Claus to come to their houses and give their kids presents....

Hello, my name is Mike from Canada and this is for. The question is did you believe in Santa as a kid? Yes, I did believe in Santa as a kid and although I had my suspicions, I wanted to believe in Santa because without Santa Christmas doesn't seem special. But one unfortunate Christmas, about a week before Christmas day, I was in the pantry looking for cereal and I stumbled upon a number of pre-wr...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is tourism big in your country? Tourism is a pretty big business in my country. Bulgaria is in Eastern Europe and many Western Europeans come for their vacations, either on the seaside or in the mountains. Many people in Bulgaria have their income out of tourists. Bulgaria has many, many tourist spots and it's very cheaper, it's cheaper relatively...

Hi, I'm Aray, I'm from Kazakhstan. So the question is what is the best way to learn language? So I myself know three languages. My native language is Kazakh, and I also know Russian and English. So, I think the best way to learn language is just to get to that environment and I think it helps much. Like nowadays, I am in Japan, and I'm trying hard to learn Japanese, and the environment is helping...

Hello, this is Ivan from Indonesia, and I'm speaking for. So, work or study abroad. It's kinda difficult question for me, but I should say that at least for these three or two years, forward I prefer to study abroad because you know, studying is a great chance to allow us getting network and do any kinds of thing in a more flexible way other than working where you have more constraint, so yeah, I...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada, and my question is do you eat lots of veggies? Question 834. I love veggies, I am...I'm... I could be vegetarian, I'm not a vegetarian 'cause I love meat, but I could be, because I love veggies just that much. Why? Because I find them tasty, and I know that they're good for me, and so that's why I like them very much. I love veggies.

Hello, this is Three from Vietnam, and the question of today is do you eat a lot of veggies? When I was a kid, I use to have veggies. I didn't like eating eggplants, lettuce, or bean sprouts. However, since I move alone, I try different kinds of recipes and found that veggies are not that bad. Actually, veggies provide a lot of vitamins necessary for your body. Besides, I'm sure that eating a fres...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada and my question is what do you do to stay healthy? Oh, wow, well, I do many things to stay healthy. For example, I sleep a lot. I enjoy sleeping. Many hours it's good for you. I like to eat a lot, oh and also, I eat at proper times of the day, so three times a day, and always at the same time, and I think that is also very good for my health, and of course I do a lo...

Hello everyone, this is Ivan from Indonesia, and I'm speaking for. So, do I like tennis? I can't really say that I like tennis, but it's just that my name, which is Ivan, is actually taken from a famous tennis player, which is he was famous during the time I was born, 1985, and my father was a really avid tennis fan. So he took the name, and put it into my name, and at times he kinda you know, inv...

Hi, my name is Mike, from Canada, and this is for. The question is what did you do for fun in high school? Well, most people would say that they partied, and they hung out with friends, but aside from that, for me I tried to stay busy, that was what was fun for me. So, in terms of staying busy, sports was the best way to do it. So for my last two years in high school I played rugby, so I would hav...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada, and my question is when do kids have parties in your country? Question #829. When do kids have parties in my country...? Well, if you're talking about kids, younger kids, well they have parties on their birthdays maybe, and it's usually the parents that organize at the house, and so all their friends come, and then maybe we eat something, and we play in the yard, a...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is are you afraid of insects? I'm not afraid of insects, and as a boy, like probably every little boy, I was often playing with them, putting them in jars, and watching them feed. So I'm not very afraid, but I had this one experience with huge beetle which came into my room and startled me by bumping into my forehead. So, that was a pretty scary ex...

Hello everyone, this is Ivan from Indonesia, and I'm speaking for. So, what pets do I like? It's a kind of difficult question, because I don't really have pets in my house, unless something that my mother do, which is she likes to, you know, have animals in the house. But personally, if I have the chance, have the time, and you know, I think I would try to adopt cats, because I think you know, the...

Hello, this is Three from Vietnam, and the question of today is have you ever had a cat? I used to have a cat when I was a child, I used to play a lot with my cat, and even got scratches on my face. My parent got very angry about that. Some people think cats are cold, distant, and only come to you when you give them food. However, I find cats kinda cute, fluffy to touch. How about you? Do you pref...

Hello, this is Three from Vietnam, and the question of today is how much would you spend on a hotel? For me, from thirty to fifty dollar a day is reasonable. As a backpacker, I'd like to stay in a cheap hotel and prepare for my next adventure. Back to my country, Vietnam, you can find a well-equipped hotel in the center for only ten dollar a day. However, I'd like to stay in five-star hotel for on...

Hello, this is Three from Vietnam, and the question of today is where do you shop for bargains? I could say the best place to shop for bargain is online shop, because a lot of money is saved from opening a real shop and hiring real employees. Online shops tend to provide the same product with cheaper price. You can even compare price of one product between different shops, watch the price changing...

Hi, my name is Mike, from Canada, and this is for. The question is are you a beach bum? Immediately I would have to answer no, I'm not a beach bum, but I do love the beach. Summer is my favorite season of the year, because it has nice enough weather to go to the beach. Go to the beach, bring a cooler full of drinks, some music, some food, and you're set for the day. One story I have about the beac...

Hello everyone, this is Ivan from Indonesia, and I'm speaking for. So, is my country multicultural? I should say yes, because we have 200-something of tribes, and also 200-something of language. And, even though we are really diverse, we don't really, you know, spend that much time to, you know, get along and to know a lot more of each other, because we are, you know, an island nation, so I think...

Hello, this is Three from Vietnam, and the question of today is do you prefer the city or the country? Being born and grow up in the city, I say I prefer the city. This is where you can find almost everything. However, as I go to the university, and now living in the countryside, I found life here is not that bad as I imagined. The living expense here is low, the air is fresh, and life in countrys...

Hello this is Todd for. I'm from the United States, and today the question is can you remember a bad day? Well, I've had many bad days. I can't remember a bad day, but I definitely remember a bad night. Years ago in high school, I went to a baseball game with my friends, and I was driving. At first we were late to the baseball game. We were stuck in traffic, and then it started to rain. When...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is what is your favorite music band? One of my favorite music bands is Nirvana. They play a type of alternative rock music, and I find their music to be filled with energy, which always brings me to good mood. I often like to sing their songs in karaoke. Unfortunately, the lead singer of the band committed suicide around 10 years ago.

Hi, I'm Aray, I'm from Kazakhstan. So the question is how often do you listen to live music? So actually, I'm a kind of busy person, and sometimes I have no time to go outside and listen live music. But I think listening live music is very, very nice. Like, you can enjoy the live music, and as a notion, I just can listen the MP3 player which is always with me.