excuse me ; is this seat taken?
no. It's all yours.
thank you very much. My name is Ashlan. It's nice to meet you.
Carson. It's nice to mee you, too.
the weather is so warm for December, don't you think?
it is unusually warm. I blame it on global warming.
global warming is wreaking havoc everywhere.
so sure. Are you from around here?
no. I'm new here. I just moved here a few months ago.
where are you from?
I'm from China. What about you?
I am from Texas. I was in China once, but it was a long time ago.
did you enjoy it?
I did. I especially liked the food. What do you think about the food here?
it's very different from Chinese food, but I am getting used to it.
Is that the Da Vinci Code that you've got there?
yes, have you read it?
no, but I saw the movie. What do you think about it?
well, to be honest, I've only gotten though 10 pages of it. So far, though, it's interesting.
well, this is my stop. it was nice talking with you.