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MISS P: |
What's wrong? |
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MALE: |
This machine is new. I don't know how to operate it. |
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MISS P: |
You
didn't know how to operate the old ones either. I have to help you
every week. |
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MALE: |
I
appreciate it. Where do I put the coins? |
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MISS P: |
Beside that light. Right here. |
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MALE: |
OK.
Now what? |
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MISS P: |
Shut the door. |
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MALE: |
Thanks. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you do dry cleaning? |
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MISS P: |
Sure. |
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MARTIN: |
Where are those machines? |
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MISS P: |
Behind the washing machines. Come here. I'll show you. Did you ever
use a laundromat? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, when I was young and first married. We lived in a very small
apartment, and I took our clothes to the laundromat. |
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MISS P: |
Did
you wash your own, or did you leave them? |
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MARTIN: |
Mostly, I washed them. It was cheaper. |
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MISS P: |
Of
course. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
most people wash their own clothes? |
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MISS P: |
At
night they do. In the daytime, they sometimes leave them. |
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MARTIN: |
Where do they leave them? |
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MISS P: |
Over there. They put them on that counter, and someone writes a
ticket for them. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you do all the work at night? |
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MISS P: |
Yes. I'm usually busy all night. |
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MARTIN: |
Who
comes to the laundromat at night? |
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MISS P: |
A
lot of students come at night. Students have very odd hours. They
study at night. Some of them study here. They bring their clothes
and study while the clothes wash. Do you see that girl there? |
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MARTIN: |
Which one? The one near the window? |
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MISS P: |
No,
I don't know her. The one under the clock. She's a student. |
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MARTIN: |
Who
else? |
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MISS P: |
People who can't come at any other time. Sometimes one person comes
and the other person stays at home with the children. Some people
who work long hours during the day can only come at night. |
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MARTIN: |
Where do they come from? |
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MISS P: |
The
neighborhood. They all live around here. |
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MARTIN: |
Let
me ask you some other questions about the place. |
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MISS P: |
What place? |
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MARTIN: |
This place. The laundromat. Where do people get their soap? |
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MISS P: |
Some of them bring it. We also sell it too. See that blue machine.
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MARTIN: |
I
see two blue machines. |
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MISS P: |
Not
the dry cleaning machines. On the left. Near that door. You can buy
soap and other things for your wash from that machine. |
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MARTIN: |
Where does that door go? |
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MISS P: |
The
toilets. Excuse me. My friend needs help again. |
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MISS P: |
OK,
now what? |
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MARTIN: |
You've been very helpful. I have just one more question. Do you
enjoy your work? |
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MISS P: |
I'm
happy. I've had better jobs, but I like to work at night. It's near
my home. And the pay isn't too bad. |
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MISS P: |
Do
you enjoy your work? |
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MARTIN: |
I
love my work. I couldn't be happier. |
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