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the Midwest . . . Midwest has very bad weather . . . It has perhaps the worst weather of all . . . states that I have lived in. It’s not true . . . but it seems . . . It’s very cold. It’s much colder than here . . . much, much colder than here . . . and the sun does not shine very often . . . Ok, the sun doesn’t shine enough. You understand what I mean . . . doesn’t shine enough, alright. Now, what about your country?
Japan has a lot of xxx.
Alotof...
Earthquakes.
Earthquakes . . . earthquakes.
Earthquakes.
mmmyah,thatsounds...eh...thatsoundsscary...does it does it interfere with your daily life?
mm.
Yes. Everywhere in Japan? Are there earthquake dangers everywhere in Japan?
Almost everywhere.
Almost everywhere. hm . . . alright. Ok. What about your country?
We have a lot of typhoons.
What is a typhoon? Does everybody know what a typhoon is? Right, if we all know we don’t have to waste our time, right? That’s good. Do you agree? I mean. Yah?
I agree.
hmm I would think that . . . what about language? Some of you . . . not Japan . . . but . . . Taiwan . . . is a problem of lan- guage, right because there are so many different dialects . . . right . . . of China . . . Chinese? Isn’t there a problem? When there are . . . communication problems, right?
xxx xxx we have the same . . . so many xxx that’s no problem. But, Chinese language . . . has many different dialects right? Yes.
And that’s a, that is a most serious problem if you want to . . . be able to communicate . . . There is another country that has the same problem. Which is that? Which country?
India? Problems of xxx.