English Conversation

Hi, how are you? I'm fine. Ah, you speak good English maybe?

Yes. Ah, where are you from? From Kazakhstan but another country.

Ah, nice. Which part of Kazakhstan? From Kagan.

Okay, nice. But now I learned in How is your English so good? It's not good, but I'm studying in medical university.

Studying in medical school in Kazakhstan? Yes, in Aana. In Aana.

Ah, nice. It's my first time in Kazakhstan. Oh, yeah.

It's a great place. Are you alone? Yeah, traveling alone.

Is it boring? No, not boring at all. It's interesting.

It's such a shame I don't speak Russian because nobody understands me and I don't understand anything. But it's still fun. So, do you all know each other?

No. You don't know each other? No.

Ah, wow. I thought you were like all one big family. This is Kazakhstan.

People are so friendly. Everybody just thinks they're family. It's just random people.

Yeah. So, what time will this lady like to go to sleep? 4:00 12:00 12:00 Ah, okay.

So, midnight. So, once these people go to sleep, how do I climb on the top? You have a this Do we have a ladder?

Ah, we have a ladder. Okay. And out of curiosity, what happens if I fall out?

Because there is nothing keeping me in. You have this one. Oh, this.

And I attach it to there. Okay, this makes sense. because I don't want to fall on top of you.

That's the last thing. You will be dead if I do that. How are you, Chief?

You good? Simpson. Simpson.

No, Simon, not Simpson. You come. I look like a Simpson.

Yeah, I'm I'm on this one. Okay, perfect. Thank you.

What is your name? Eric. Eric.

Nice to meet you, Eric. Simpson. Okay.

Okay, perfect. Thank you, Eric. You're a top man.

How often do you get the train? Every month. Every month.

Wow. And is the train expensive for Kazak people or is it cheap? It's expensive.

So, how much did you pay for this train? $15. $15.

I paid more than double that. Oh, 50. 50?

Yes. Oh, 50. I paid maybe like $40.

I think it's expensive because uh traveling by plane in Kazakhstan, it's the same money. So, why did you pick the train over the plane? Because my father scared plane.

He's scared of the plane. So, that's why he wanted to get the train. So your father doesn't fly.

He never goes on a plane.