At the Library

Introductions

Tyler: Hello, my name's Tyler, Tyler Saunders.

Sylvia: Hi, I'm Sylvia, Sylvia Wang.

Tyler: Nice to meet you, Sylvia.

Sylvia: Nice to meet you too, Tyler.

Tyler: How are you doing today?

Sylvia: I'm okay, thanks, how are you?

Tyler: I'm fine, thanks.

Sylvia: So, your family name is Jones?

Tyler: What? Family name?

Sylvia: Yeah, family name...Jones.

Tyler: Oh, you mean my last name?

Sylvia: Well, in Asia, we call the second name, the family name. Your family name is Jones.

Tyler: Oh, okay, because the whole family has the same name so you call it family name.

Sylvia: Something like that.

Tyler: In Western countries, we call it the last name because it comes after our first name, so, where I come from, Jones is my last name.

Sylvia: So, Wang is my last name and family name.

Tyler: And Jones is my family name AND last name...I got it.

Sylvia: So, you go to this school too?

Tyler: Yeah, hey, didn't I see you last week with Rachel?

Sylvia: Rachel? Oh, Rachel Skylar?

Tyler: Yes, she's a friend of mine from last year.

Sylvia: Oh, okay, Her and I have the same math class. Sometimes we study together. She's really smart!

Tyler: She's smart alright and funny too! Does she still tell a lot of jokes?

Sylvia: Sometimes, like the one about the tiger and the clown and how they went to McDonald's and ordered a Big Mac and french fries?

Tyler: That's such a funny one!

Sylvia: Oh, hey, Tyler, I have to go to my next class.

Tyler: Yeah, me too. Say hi to Karen for me, will you?

Sylvia: Sure, okay, have a good day, see you around.

Tyler: Yeah, you too, bye.