W: Yes, I have actually.
What about you?
M: No, unfortunately I haven't.
W: Oh, what a shame!M: Where did you live when you were abroad?
W: I lived in Australia.
M: Really?
That's a long way away.
W: Uhm, uhm, yes!M:How long were you there for?
W: I was there for 12 years.
M: Oh! What a long time!W: Yes.
Rather.
M: Erm, so how long have you been back in the UK?
W: I've been back for about ten years now.
M: When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home?
W: Well, it depends on what you mean by home.
Home to me is being near the people you're fond of.
M: Uhm, yeah.
So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia?
W: Yes, they were there with me.
M: And presumably they came back to the UK?
W: Yes, they did.
They came back with me.
M: Uhm, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now?
W: Oh, I would really like to go back to Australia.
M: Oh, yeah?
Why is that?
W: Well, for one thing, it's the climate.
M: Uhm.
W: And, secondly, it's very relaxed.
M: Oh?
In what way?
W: Well, you know, the way of life, nobody hurries.
M: Uhm.
Is that at work as well as socially?
W: That's right, everything.
