LnR 126 (Casual Language) Driving

The word I couldn't spell is "demographics"! Dictionary.com says: " the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc."

A: Hi, Nancy! Are you having a good time at home?

B: Oh, yeah. It's great to be home. I love spending time with my mom and her cats. I like being in my country again, of course, and I like driving.

A: Driving? Really?

B: Yeah, I don't drive in China because I don't need to. Plus, I don't have enough money to buy a car, and it's hard for a foreigner to get a driver's license.

A: Ah, makes sense. Is it strange to drive again?

B: No, it feels natural. Like a lot of Americans, I've been driving since I was 16.

A: Did you take Driver's Ed in high school?

B: No, my dad taught me to drive. My sister also helped me. My high school had Driver's Ed as a summer school class, but I didn't take it. I think it's more common now to take Driver's Ed at school. I think the parents get a discount on their car insurance if their teenage children pass the class.

A: When did you get your first car?

B: I drove my parents' cars when I needed to. I didn't have my own car in high school or college.

A: Were you from a poor family? Oh, maybe that's a personal question!

B: No problem. No, we were middle class, but with four children Mom and Dad couldn't buy us everything we wanted. We had everything we needed, though, and that's what's important. I bought my own car when I started teaching.