A: YEAH ACTUALLY I JUST WANNA HAVE A CAR HERE MAYBE IT'S IT'S VERY EASY TO FIND ANY PLACE TO PARK YOUR CAR NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO BUT IN CHINA IT'S ALWAYS CROWDED AND YOU CANNOT

B: YEAH IT'S ALWAYS CROWDED YEAH

A: AND IT'S VERY HARD TO FIND A SPACE IN A PARKING LOT LIKE THAT SO YEAH SO THERE'S UH ALWAYS A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM BETWEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES YEAH ESPECIALLY BETWEEN UK AND CHINA BECAUSE IT'S VERY OBVIOUS UH YEAH HAVE YOU EVER MET ANY PROBLEMS WHEN YOU UH RENT A NEW HOUSE OR YOU MOVE INTO A NEW HOUSE

B: YEAH ACTUALLY I THINK IT WAS WINTER VACATION TWENTY TWENTY YEAH TWENTY TWENTY

A: OKAY

B: I WAS I MOVED OUTSIDE BECAUSE LIKE IT WAS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PERIOD SO MY SCHOOL WAS NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND COME IN LIKE EVERY DAY SO I HAD TO GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE I WAS DOING AN INTERNSHIP SO I HAD TO GO AND LIVE OUTSIDE SO WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOUSE THE THING WAS THE LANGUAGE BARRIER LIKE

A: MM HMM

B: I CAN SPEAK CHINESE FLUENTLY SO THE PERSON COULDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY AND IT WAS REALLY REALLY UH TAXING LIKE WE HAD TO USE TRANSLATOR LIKE OUR PHONES TO TRANSLATE AND UH CONVEY WHAT WE WANTED TO SAY AND ALL THOSE THINGS AND IT WAS A BIT BIT IT WAS VERY VERY DIFFICULT BUT LATER ON I THINK THE NEXT DAY HE CAME WITH A FRIEND WHO COULD SPEAK ENGLISH SO WHEN I MET A FRIEND AND THEN WE SPOKE AND THEN WE AGREED ON THE AMOUNT OF THE RENT AND ALL THOSE THINGS BUT THE FIRST DAY WAS REALLY REALLY TOUGH BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE BARRIER AND ALL THAT

A: I SEE YEAH MAINLY BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BARRIER I SEE

B: YEAH

A: ACTUALLY I ALSO MOVED ONCE JUST ACTUALLY JUST TWO DAYS AGO IT WAS REALLY ACCIDENTAL AND ACTUALLY JUST POSSIBLY BE SHOCKED BECAUSE OF THE REASON WHY I MOVED UH IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLEX TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS SO FIRST MY PREVIOUS HOUSE WAS A SUBLETTED HOUSE FROM A SUBLETTED APARTMENT FROM A STUDENT HERE SO ACTUALLY I DID NOT OWN THE CONTRACT THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE PREVIOUS TENANT WITH THE LANDLORD

B: OKAY

A: SO I'M JUST LIKE A THIRD TE A THIRD NOT LEGAL TENANT YEAH ILLEGAL TENANT YEAH ACTUALLY JUST COULD BE SUMMARIZED LIKE THAT

B: OKAY

A: SO I JUST HAD A I JUST DIDN'T TELL THE TRUE LANDLORD OF THAT PLACE AND UH HERE JUST CAME THE PROBLEM JUST ONE DAY THE PREVIOUS UH TENANT JUST SORT OF SUDDENLY CALLED ME AND TEXT ME SAYING THAT SHE WAS INFECTED WITH COVID NINETEEN AND SHE JUST HAD TO GO BACK IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WAS IN THE MORNING AND THEY JUST RECEIVED HER MESSAGE AND SHE SAID SHE WAS ALREADY ON THE TRAIN AND SHE WILL BE BACK IN THREE HOURS AND HA HA I I HAVE TO MOVE OUT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE SHE HAD NOWHERE TO GO BECAUSE OF

B: WOW

A: BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN INFECTED SO NO ONE ACTUALLY ACCEPT HER AT THIS MOMENT SHE HAD TO GO BACK TO HER PLACE BUT BUT HER ONLY PLACE TO LEGALLY STAY ALONE BY HERSELF IS THE THE THE APARTMENT I WAS STAYING AT BECAUSE SHE JUST RENT IT TO ME SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I HAD TO HAD TO JUST MOVE OUT IMMEDIATELY AND I HAD A REALLY A BIG TIME FINDING A NEW PLACE TO STAY AND I TRIED TO CONVINCE HER TO GIVE ME AT LEAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND I COULD BE BETTER PREPARED AND SHE ALLOWED ME

B: AND THEN I JUST MOVED OUT AND SHE COMPENSATED ME WITH LIKE TWENTY TWO HUNDRED POUNDS AND JUST FOR ME TO FIND NEW PLACE THAT ACTUALLY WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH SO BECAUSE ACCOMMODATION HERE IS SO EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY SO IT'S QUITE HARD AND I JUST FOUND A NEW HOUSE WHERE THERE'S A VACANT ROOM FOR ME AND UH THE TENANTS HERE ARE VERY WELCOMING AND ALSO UH HOSPITAL HOSPITABLE AND ALSO VERY UH VERY ENTHUSIASTIC TO ACCEPT ME AND UH UH SO UH THEY JUST YEAH THEY'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT ME SO THAT IS THE GOOD POINT HERE

B: YEAH

A: OTHERWISE I I WON'T EVEN HAVE A PLACE TO STAY SO THAT'S THAT IS UH THINKING OF THAT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT AFRAID EVEN NOW SO

B: <LAUGH> YEAH I CAN IMAGINE YEAH

A: OH YEAH SO THAT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM I HAD WELL I THINK UH WE CAN JUST DO RECORD THIS FOR TWO MINUTES AND TO MAKE SURE IT IT IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT AND

B: OKAY

A: YEAH LET UH LET'S UH SEE UH YEAH WHAT KIND OF SNACK DO YOU LIKE LIKE SOME LIKE POTATO CHIPS OR COOKIES

B: UH RIGHT NOW IN CHINA LIKE IT'S BEEN HARD FOR ME TO FIND THE LIKE MY FAVORITE SNACK BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE QUITE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM MY HOME COUNTRY SO

A: YEAH

B: LIKE EVEN I LOVE CHOCOLATES I REALLY REALLY LOVE CHOCOLATES BUT THE CHOCOLATES HERE IN CHINA LIKE I'M NOW ADJUSTING I'VE BEEN IN CHINA FOR LIKE FOR FOUR YEARS NOW BUT I'M NOW ADJUSTING TO IT EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE LONGEST TIME BUT STILL IT'S JUST LIKE THE TASTE IS IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT AND I HAVEN'T FOUND THE EXACT UH CHOCOLATE THAT I LOVED FROM MY COUNTRY SO I LOVE I REALLY REALLY LOVE CHOCOLATES AND MAYBE CHIPS YEAH BUT YEAH I WOULD PREFER CHOCOLATES I WOULD PREFER EATING CHOCOLATES WHAT ABOUT YOU

A: UH I LIKE CHOC I LIKE BOTH CHOCOLATE AND CHIPS ALSO I LIKE SOMETHING LOTS OF THINGS LIKE UH LOTS OF SNACKS LIKE UH CANDY OR JUST UH ESPECIALLY THOSE UH SOFT AND RUBBER LIKE ONES OR JUST LIKE VERY CHOCO THOSE ARE WHICH ARE VERY CHOCO YOU KNOW I LIKE THOSE ONES UH HERE IN THE UK YOU CAN PURCHASE ALL KINDS OF CHOCOLATES ESPECIALLY THOSE UH BITTER ONES UH NOT THOSE SWEET ONES YEAH I THINK CHOCOLATE IN CHINA IS YEAH IS A LITTLE BIT PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE CHOCOLATE IN CHINA IS ALWAYS TOO SWEET AND I DON'T LIKE

B: MM HMM

A: THAT TASTE YEAH SWEETNESS MEANS LIKE IT CONTAINS TOO MUCH SUGAR INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL COCONUT PLANT

B: YEAH ME TOO

A: OKAY WELL I THINK WE HAVE ALREADY LIKE RECORDED FOR SIXTEEN MINUTES AND DEFINITELY ENOUGH YEAH

B: THAT WAS GREAT

A: SO MAYBE I JUST YEAH I'LL JUST SAVE IT NOW AND UH

A: IGNORE_TIME_SEGMENT_IN_SCORING

B: IGNORE_TIME_SEGMENT_IN_SCORING

A: OKAY

B: WHICH IS A STEP UP

A: NOW WE CAN WE CAN TALK WE HAVE HERE SOME

B: SOME TOPICS

A: UH SOME TOPICS YES OKAY WE CAN TALK A ABOUT <OVERLAP>

B: ABOUT ANYTHING IF YOU WANT IF YOU WANT TO FREE FREESTYLE IT WE CAN DO IT AS YOU AS YOU LIKE

A: YEAH BUT UH I I THINK THAT UH TALKING ABOUT EDINBURGH FOR EXAMPLE MAY BE A GOOD IDEA

B: RIGHT

A: HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE

B: YES I STAYED IN EDINBURGH FOR ABOUT A MONTH SO I LIVED IN IN EDINBURGH WHEN I WAS LIKE FOURTEEN OR THIRTEEN YES BUT IT WAS MY LAST STU STUDY TRAVEL AND AND I LIVED I THINK WITH A FAMILY WITH UM A SCOTTISH FAMILY AND I UM I THINK THAT THIS WAS UM WHERE MY ENGLISH DID REALLY IMPROVE THIS WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE IN ALL THAT AND WHERE I MEAN I WAS AT AT AT AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE AND I HAVE TO TALK IN ENGLISH NO MATTER WHAT SO MY ENGLISH LIKE JUMPED LIKE TWO OR THREE STEPS I THINK IN THAT IN THAT TIME

A: THE THING IS THAT IT BUT THEIR ENGLISH IS DIFFERENT I MEAN

B: YEAH BUT BUT IT'S ENGLISH NEVERTHELESS SO YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOURSELF UNDERSTAND AND YES I KNOW THAT THEY PRONOUNCE R OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT I DIDN'T UM I DI I DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THAT I I DID HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LIKE INFORMAL ENGLISH WITH UH WORDS LIKE CRAP OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MEAN UM

A: AH OKAY

B: AND IT WAS LIKE A CHALLENGE TO TO TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY WITH MY PEERS I MEAN WITH THE WITH THE BOY OF THE FAMILY WHICH WAS MY AGE BUT I I I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND I COULDN'T GRASP ANYTHING I THINK IT WAS LIKE TWO THOUSAND TWO NINETEEN NINETY NINE TWO THOUSAND AND ONE I REMEMBER THAT THE THE PHANTOM MENACE WAS ON THE MO ON THE ON THE

A: THE MOVIES

B: CINEMAS IT'S THE THE FIRST ONE OF THE STAR WARS I MEAN OR THE FOURTH ONE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SO IT WAS THAT YEAR MORE MORE OR LESS SO I WAS LIKE FOURTEEN YEARS OLD

A: YOU WERE THEN FIFTEEN

B: I WAS FOURTEEN OR THIRTEEN

A: TWO THOUSAND AND ONE YOU WERE SIXTEEN

B: UM MAYBE NO IT WAS BUT MAYBE IT WAS BEFORE I DON'T I DON'T REMEMBER I COULD LOOK IT UP BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PHANTOM MENACE I DON'T KNOW HAVE YOU BEEN WELL IT WAS NINETEEN NINETY NINE SO I WAS LIKE FOURTEEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS MAYBE

A: OKAY

B: AND SO YOU AND YOU YOU STAYED YOU YOU HAVE BEEN TO EDINBURGH RIGHT RECENTLY AT LEAST