Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

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A

What is couchsurfing? And why do you want to do it, 

anyway?

B

You don’t know what couchsurfing is? Personally, I 

think it’s a brilliant idea. You join this website and you

can stay with people all over the world for free.

A

Really? Why would people do that?

B

Who? The people visiting or the people letting them 

stay?

A

Well, both, really! Why would you go and stay with a 

stranger, and why would you have a stranger stay 

with you?

B

To be nice? People are generally nice, you know. If 

you look on the website, the hosts are undeniably 

friendly people who like company and meeting 

new people.

A

Hmm, OK. And they really don’t want any money 

for it?

B

No, they do it out of the goodness of their hearts. In 

fact, the website’s strapline is ‘Changing the world, 

one couch at a time.’ Isn’t that nice?

A

No, it isn’t. It’s a terrible strapline. And a bit of an 

exaggeration! It’s not like couchsurfing is ending 

global warming or world poverty, is it?