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Gyri : Okay. So Viyasan, what do you think is the most important, hard work or talent? Or what is more useful? Viyasan : Hm. That's an interesting question because I think they both play a role in whatever task that you're doing, but personally, I think that hard work is more important than talent. And I'll give you a couple of examples of why I feel hard work is more important. I think in order t...

Todd : So Rachel, you said that in your home country, New Zealand, there're lots of birds that don't fly? Rachel : Yes, there are a lot of birds that don't fly. Todd : Wow, so I only new of the kiwi and of course the penguin, but I didn't know of other ones. So first the kiwi. It doesn't fly, right? Rachel : That's the famous one. Todd : Right. Rachel : They don't fly but they can run very fast. I...

Todd : So Rachel, you are from New Zealand, correct? Rachel : Yes, that's right. Todd : Now when I lived in London many years ago my roommate was from New Zealand. Really nice guy, and he had the coolest job. He would ride around motorbike in New Zealand. In the bush as he called it. The wild as we say Rachel : The bush. Todd : The bush. And his job was to just kill invasive species. That was his...

Todd : Hey Jen, we're talking about technology. I'm curious. How many times do you check your email every day? Jen:  Nowadays I check it every day because I have so many emails coming from my company so I have to be updated, but in the past, I would not check it for like, I would just check it two or three times a week. How about you? Todd : Yes, actually I brought that up because I think thi...

Todd : Okay, so, Jen, we're gonna talk about media and technology, phones and music, things like that. So the first one is, how addicted are you to your phone? How long can you go without using your phone? Jen : That's a difficult question because I'm very, I would say I'm very addicted to my phone because I keep on checking it every five minutes. I feel like without my phone my head doesn't, my b...

Todd : Jen, we're talking about gifts. We were talking about giving gifts before. Now let's talk about receiving gifts. What is the best and worst gift you have received? Jen : Why don't you go first. Todd : Sure. Mine is easy. My step-father made a basketball hoop for me in our driveway. He made it for my birthday. It was pretty cool because, he put it up in one day. I had a car at that time, so...

Todd : So, Jen, the holiday season is coming up, and many cultures give gifts around the New Year's for different holidays. First of all, do you like to give people gifts? Jen : What kind of a person would I be if I said, "No, I don't like people giving people gifts?" But yeah, I'm not really good at choosing gifts for people though. Todd : Why do you think that? Jen : Because every time...

Todd : So I'm here with Shantel and we're talking about stereotypes or about images people have about Americans. We're both teachers in Japan and it's interesting what people think about Americans. So I want to bring up a touchy topic, guns. Shantel : Guns in America. Todd : Yeah, so I have to admit that my  students  also are shocked when I tell them that pretty much everybody that I kn...

Todd : So I'm here with Shantel, and we both are from the United States. And we both are teachers in Japan. So I thought we would talk a little bit about some of the stereotypes that people might have in other countries, for example Japan, or other countries about Americans. So first, we're going to talk about hamburgers. Shantel : Okay. Todd : Okay, so hamburgers. How often do you actually eat a...

Todd : Okay, so I'm here with Jen and we're talking about clothing. Now, Jen, I'm a bit older than you, so I probably don't really care about what I wear so much. I always kind of pay the same price for my clothing. So I'm wondering, what's it like for a younger person? How much are you willing to pay? What is your price range? Jen : It depends upon like what you're buying. For example, if it's a...

Todd : Hey Jenn, how are you today? Jen : Hi Todd, I'm fine thank you. How are you? Todd : I am doing pretty good. It's kind of getting colder, so I like that, I don't like super hot weather. Jen : Really, it's kind of opposite for me because I really hate that it's getting colder day by day. Todd : Oh you don't like the cooler weather? Jen : No, my fingers start swelling and it's really tough bec...

Todd : So what are some fun holidays you celebrate in Australia? Megen : Well, we have Australia Day. And it is a public holiday, so on that day we go to the beach, and we do various Australian kind of things. We have barbecues and picnics, and it's a day to wear the flag colors. Todd : So it's your patriotic day? Megen : Yeah, it is. Todd : Like our fourth of July. Megen : Yes, yeah, like that. W...