Mai:
| (on the phone) … OK, bye-bye. See you tomorrow. |
Mai's grandma:
| Who was that? |
Mai:
| Oh, one of my classmates, Granny. |
Mai's grandma:
| It was Nam that called you again. Right? |
Mai:
| Yes. He called about our grammar homework. |
Mai's grandma:
| You shouldn't talk to him all the time. I don't want to be too strict with you, but... I think you're too young to start a relationship with a boy. |
Mai:
| Granny, we're just friends, and he's not my boyfriend. |
Mai's grandma:
| Well, I'm afraid there's no real friendship between a boy and a girl. You know, Mai, I'm worried you'll get involved in a romantic relationship sooner or later. |
Mai:
| Don't worry, Granny. Nam and my other friends are good students. We just talk about schoolwork and things like that. |
Mai's grandma:
| I don't know why boys and girls are allowed to be in the same school nowadays. When I was your age, we went to single-sex schools. |
Mai:
| Didn't you feel bored? |
Mai's grandma:
| Of course not. We were like one big family. I had some very close friends. |
Mai:
| It's the same in my school. In my class, we're all good friends and help each other. All my classmates are very kind, caring and sympathetic. |
Mai's grandma:
| Sounds good. But … listen, Mai, I hope you're just friends with the boys. It's your studies that you should concentrate on. |
Mai:
| I know that, Granny. |
Mai:
| (on the phone) … OK, bye-bye. See you tomorrow. |
Mai's grandma:
| Who was that? |
Mai:
| Oh, one of my classmates, Granny. |
Mai's grandma:
| It was Nam that called you again. Right? |
Mai:
| Yes. He called about our grammar homework. |
Mai's grandma:
| You shouldn't talk to him all the time. I don't want to be too strict with you, but... I think you're too young to start a relationship with a boy. |
Mai:
| Granny, we're just friends, and he's not my boyfriend. |
Mai's grandma:
| Well, I'm afraid there's no real friendship between a boy and a girl. You know, Mai, I'm worried you'll get involved in a romantic relationship sooner or later. |
Mai:
| Don't worry, Granny. Nam and my other friends are good students. We just talk about schoolwork and things like that. |
Mai's grandma:
| I don't know why boys and girls are allowed to be in the same school nowadays. When I was your age, we went to single-sex schools. |
Mai:
| Didn't you feel bored? |
Mai's grandma:
| Of course not. We were like one big family. I had some very close friends. |
Mai:
| It's the same in my school. In my class, we're all good friends and help each other. All my classmates are very kind, caring and sympathetic. |
Mai's grandma:
| Sounds good. But … listen, Mai, I hope you're just friends with the boys. It's your studies that you should concentrate on. |
Mai:
| I know that, Granny. |