Thailand Two - Text
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I'm from Thailand, I was born in Bangkok, Thailand..um, I go to college at The University of Kansas in Lawrence. I am a junior economics major...um, in the first year of KU, I live in Malcolm, in the second year I also live in Malcolm...but, this is my third year, and right now I'm living in Lewiston. I have been eating (?) for three straight years...um...my courses right now are really hard, but, I'm trying. Well, Thai school are...I would say it's like a totally different..system than the U.S., um...they don't really--well..I would say they...have a very strong emphasis on discipline...as in they...as in if you forgot your homework, they hit you in the hand, if you...forgot that or forgot this, they will just hit you instead of telling you why they hit you, they just hit you directly...
Yeah, I would say the night life, as in how open people are...like, you know you go into a bar and, in Thailand there's no--well at le-well at-at least you got to know the girl before dancing with her, but yeah right here...you don't really have to know her at all, you know.
Unscripted Speech Transcribed by Faith Harvey 07 March 2008