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Hello everyone, this is Ivan from Indonesia, speaking for,  So, do I want to be a rock star? I should say that I want to give it a try, because lately I watch a lot of live concert videos from Youtube. For example, Limp Bizkit, Korn, and sometimes I watch, like Metallica, and you know I think it's kinda interesting to know how it feels to be having a life like them. You know, going from...

Who is your favorite artist? My favorite artist is Erykah Badu. She is an African-American singer. She sings soul. She's a soul singer, and I like her because I think she is really deep and sensitive and her lyrics always touch me, and, yeah, I really love her philosophy and the way she sees the world so, yeah.

Hi, my name is Mike, from Canada, and this is for. My question today is what are some popular musicians from your country? Well, from Canada, there are very limited amount of popular musicians, because it is very hard to become big in Canada. Unless you have rights to sell your music in the United States, it has a very tough system where musicians struggle to become famous. But there are a few fam...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada, and my question is would you like to take dance lessons? Question #812. Actually, I love dancing, and taking dancing lessons is also something that I enjoy, but I also enjoy teaching dancing. So what I do on my free time is if people are interested, I like to teach Latin dancing such as salsa, merengue, and things like that. So, I really love it and maybe one day y...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is do you like dancing? I enjoy dancing very much, unfortunately, I'm not very good at it. I always wanted to take some professional lessons but never had the time. Nevertheless, I always dance when I go out in the clubs, and I often even dance by myself, at home.

Hi, I'm Aray from Kazakhstan. So the question is does your country has a traditional dance? Of course, every country has its own traditional dance, and in Kazakhstan, we have also traditional dance. Like the most popular dance for me I think is kamazhay. So kamazhay is mostly danced by girls, and it's very, very beautiful, and it's not so complicated, it's not so difficult, everybody can just try...

Hi, my name is Mike, from Canada, and this is for. My question is what is the most dangerous animal in your country? Well I'm from Canada, and I can definitely say the most dangerous animal in Canada are the beavers. Now you wouldn't expect beavers to be dangerous. They gnaw away at trees, they make dams, they swim very well underwater. But these vicious animals with these two long teeth coming ou...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is what are some wild animals in your area? In Bulgaria, there used to be many wild animals, but due to often hunting, over-hunting, now most of them are really rarey seen. I personally like going to the mountains, and I have seen a bear, and I've seen a deer, but usually it's really rarely that you can see any wild animals in Bulgaria, unfortunate...

Hi, I'm Aray, I'm from Kazakhstan. So the following question is have you ever camped in the wilderness? Yeah, I've got one more experience, like mmm, when I was a teenager, I with my friends we went in the nature, and we spent the whole day, so we got a great fun. We did fishing, we played different games, it was really nice.

Hello, this is Fred from Canada, and my question #806, what is a nice city you've visited? Well, um, I think for me, recently one of the nicest cities was Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It was a very nice city because they have the most luxurious hotel in the world called Burj Al Arab, it was very nice and it's a man-made island, and the hotel is on the island. So that makes it very interesti...

Hello, I'm Hristo from Bulgaria, and the question is what is your favorite city in Europe? I have traveled around Europe, and I have been to Paris and London, but one of my favorite cities is Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The city has beautiful architecture and is very clean. Also, the people are very polite and interesting. Everybody speaks English. I just had a really good time in Copenhag...

Hello, this is Fred from Canada, and my question number 804, would you rather live in a modern or historical city? Well, since I'm from Canada, and in Canada, we have the oldest city in North America which is Quebec City, and it is a historic city because we have a big castle that was turned into a hotel, the streets are really small and you just feel like there's so much life and there's so much...

Hi, I'm Aray, I'm from Kazakhstan. So the following question is do you spend a lot of money on jeans? Maybe so, 'cause I'm the kind of person that likes shopping very much. I can spend a whole day just walking along the shopping mall, and just looking for some stuff which is sometimes not necessary for me. So, I like wearing jeans very much 'cause they are so comfortable, you can wear them wheneve...

Hello everyone, my name is Ivan, I'm from Indonesia, speaking for. So, do I like to wear jeans? Hmmm, yes, especially for these past two or one and a half years. Um, actually I start to like wearing jeans because I was being influenced by a senior of mine, where you know, he's kinda hmmm... don't really like to see me wearing khakis and slacks every day because maybe I look like a nerd, or somethi...

Howard:  Hi, Todd. Todd:  Hey, how's it going, Howard? So I heard that you're really into motorcycles. Howard:  Ah, yes, I love motorcyles. I've been riding motorcycles since I was 15 years old. Todd:  Oh, really. Wow! So, what's the allure of motorcycles? Howard:  Freedom. I like the fresh air. I like being out on my own. And I just like the feeling of ridi...

Todd:  OK, Keith, if you won 1,000,000 dollars? No, wait, 10,000,000 dollars. Keith:  10,000,000. Todd:  If you won 10,000,000, what would you do? Keith:  Well, first thing I'd do, I'd probably buy a nice house for me and my wife. Todd:  OK, where would this house be? Keith:  Oh, I don't know. We'll have to talk about that with the wife but probably somewhere&nbs...

Todd:  OK, Nicoleta I am going to ask you questions about your kitchen. Nicoleta:  Mm-hm. Todd:  OK, first of all, what do you do in your kitchen? Nicoleta:  Cooking mostly. Todd:  Yeah, OK. At your home, back in Germany, who cooks at your house? Nicoleta:  Well, I'm living alone so I do normally. Todd:  OK, do you cook every night or do you usually buy...

Todd:  OK, hello, could you say your name please? Diana:  Yes, my name is Diana Heyne. Todd:  Diana, where are you from? Diana:  I live in Chicago. Todd:  Great, Chicago! How long have you lived in Chicago? Diana:  Actually, only for a year. I'm mostly a mid-western girl. I've lived all over the mid-west. Todd:  OK, like what places in the mid-west? Dia...

Todd:  OK, hello, Hisa! Hisa:  Hi, Todd. Todd:  How are you doing? Hisa:  Fine thanks, and you? Todd:  I'm doing pretty good. Hisa, you were telling me that you have a concern about Japan. Hisa:  Yes. Todd:  And what is your concern? Hisa:  It's vending machines. Todd:  Vending machines Hisa:  Yes. Todd:  OK. Can you talk a litt...

Todd:  Alex, when you were little, what did you like to do? Alex:  When I was small and I was in junior high school we used to like playing soccer with my friends. Actually in Kenya, what's different from other countries, we used to make our own soccer ball to play. So, it's very easy. Todd:  Wow. How do you make the soccer ball? Alex:  We used to collect li...

Todd:  OK, Hisa, why don't we talk about food? Hisa:  Good. Todd:  OK, first of all, actually, can you cook? Hisa:  Yes, I can. Todd:  Yeah. What can you cook? Hisa:  I can cook most of the Japanese dishes. And I also like baking. Todd:  Oh, really. OK. Since you're Japanese can you tell us what things you cook in Japanese cuisine? Hisa:  OK. I use a lo...

Todd:  Hello, Daniela, how are you tonight? Daniella:  Hi, Todd. I'm fine, thanks. Todd:  Now, you were showing me a picture of a horse. Daniella:  Yes. Todd:  And you were saying that female horses and male horses are different. Daniella:  They behave different to me, so maybe it's just my imagination, or not but female horses, mares, are kind of cold and a...

Todd:  OK, Shane, you're from Ireland. Shane:  I am, indeed, yeah. Todd:  Where are you from in Ireland? Shane:  I'm from a small town about 30 miles away from Dublin called Anfield, where there is plenty of cows and farmers and those type of things, so it's a good place. Lots of green fields. No mountians. Very small town you know. I'd say there is about maybe 2,000 people liv...

Todd:  OK, Diana we are going to talk about your hobby. Dianna:  OK. Todd:  What is your hobby? Dianna:  I have lots of different hobbies but right now I'm learning to play the guitar. Todd:  Great. How long have you been playing or practicing? Dianna:  I got my guitar two years ago but I've probably spent a total of two weeks practicing. Todd:&nbs...

Todd:  OK, Shane, why don't you talk a little about why you came to Japan? Shane:  Well, I suppose the reason I came to Japan is because I suppose it's a personal thing. There are many different people in Dublin, different types of people. I do not think that Dublin has the mental stimuli, or does not have the hardcore atmosphere that somewhere like Tokyo co...