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vernment offices. Part V Do you know ...? Audioscript: Dan Cruickshank:I39。s only about five typically English dishes I can think of, whereas pare that to Greek food, there39。s very pleasant indeed, with green parks, trees, very pleasant. Interviewer: And what about English food? What do you think of that? Spiro:Well, I think it39。s pitch black again, and so you go to work and it39。s rather ... I wouldn39。re reserved. The cities are safer and I also think they39。s not too cold, nor too warm. Interviewer: And have you had much opportunity to eat English food? Cindy: Yes, I avoid it, because it39。re more vibrant, on fire, alive. They are much more free than their parents, crazy! Cindy es from Los Angeles. Interviewer: What do you think of the English weather? Cindy: Well, it39。s that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they graze on the hoof as they walk about the streets. Selinar: Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who39。re rude, and that they only care about themselves? Eric: Well, I found the people were very friendly. However, they do have a reputation for not caring about other people. I think the reason for this is that life in New York is incredibly stressful. People just don39。t dangerous, no more than any other big city, especially if you39。s topic national stereotypes. Selina ... Selinar: Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who39。s just flown in with Virgin Atlantic from the USA. Eric: That39。re careful and don39。t have the time to think about anybody else. It isn39。s been to the south of France ... Part II New Icelanders Audioscript: New Zealand is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean about 1 200 miles southeast of Australia. It has about 2 575 000 people. Two thirds live on the North Islands, and one third on the larger South Island. Most of them are of British descent. Almost everyone in New Zealand knows how to read and write. The government provides free education for children from ages 3 to 19. Education is pulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but most enter school by the age of 5. Young children who live far from schools belong to the Government Correspondence School and listen to daily school broadcasts on the radio. New Zealanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. There are no people of great wealth, but poverty is practically unknown. The majority of families live in onestory wooden homes. Most families have an automobile, and many have modern home appliances. Because the country is a major producer of sheep and dairy products, meat and butter form a larger share of the diet than is mon in other countries. The people are among the world39。s rather cloudy and depressing. I get tired of all these sunny intervals. There39。s dull. I think it39。re much cleaner than the American cities, which makes it much more pleasant to live there. Usha es from Madras, in India. Interviewer: Would you like to tell me what you think of the English weather? Usha: Well, the English weather is very changeable, but it39。t say dull but too bland for my taste. Interviewer: And what about English people? How have you found them? Usha: Well, in the beginning, they are rather reserved, but once you get to know them, they are very friendly, and I39。s very dark and you e home and it39。s ... English food is all right, but there39。s an enormous selection of dishes one could cook. Interviewer:And what do you think of the English people? Spiro: I find them very reserved, b