Summary DVA7B+J

Relation Speakers: Colleges, Distant

List of Topics: Bullfights, Spain, Spanish, Chinese,
Languages, Choice of Study, English, Phonetics, Physics,
Nijmegen, Leiden, Neighbourhoods.

Summary: 2 Speakers (M53J and F30B)

M53J says that they should pretend that they are sitting on a terrace
in Madrid because they want to talk about bullfights. F30B does not
like bullfights. M53J says that it does not have to be cruel. F30B
mentions that she does not know a lot about it, but she does not like
it. She says that he is quite fluent in Spanish. M53J went to Spain
for four years. He wants to learn Chinese now. F30B asks if he was
always good in science and languages. M53J did not like languages when
he was young. They talk about languages taught at school.

F30B says that he has a talent for languages. He did not like to learn
languages when he was young because he had to, but now he can study
them for fun. He thinks that learning Chinese is difficult. F30B
majored in English. M53J asks if she would make the same decision now.
F30B says that she does not regret her decision. M53J asks how much
phonetics she studied. F30B says not much, she did take some subjects.
She mentions that he majored in physics. M53J would also make the same
choice of study. He studied in Nijmegen. He grew up in a small
village, so going to a city was a big transition. F30B lives in
Leiden. They compare the different cities. M53J has never felt unsafe
in Amsterdam. F30B says that she has, but she does not know the areas
in Amsterdam, so she is more afraid of the unknown. She sometimes
feels unsafe abroad, because you don't know the area and the
neighbourhoods you should avoid. M53J likes the unexpected of
vacation. F30B is more cautious.