Conversation: At the mall
Siriruk : It’s great to get away from our assignments. Why is it so busy at the mall?
Pathara : Yeah, ___12___. A new book or movie would be good to get. I have no idea why it is so busy though.
Siriruk : Hey look, a new smart phone is out. That is why so many people are lining up for that.
Pathara : Let’s go to the other side of the mall then. I want to avoid this crowd.
Siriruk : Maybe you should buy a new smart phone; you are still using a phone from almost 10 years ago.
Pathara : ___13___. As a phone, mine is still working just fine.
Siriruk : But it is so big, it looks like a bomb.
Pathara : Ha ha, funny.
Siriruk : You know you might have more friends if you had the latest phone. People will think that you are cool and up-to-date. Why don’t you upgrade yourself and buy one?
Pathara : uh, ___14___. This is a perfect example of what Einstein said about not being a person of material goods.
Siriruk : Hey, ___15___ you could improve your image.
Pathara : First of all, a person cannot be upgraded. You upgrade your computer when you get a faster microchip. A person is person. I am still me whether I have the latest gadget or whether I don’t have any gadgets at all. And second, I don’t care if I had more friends because of the things I own. Why would I want to hang out with someone who is ___16___?
Siriruk : ___17___. All I was saying is that you could use a new phone.
Pathara : I know what you are saying; I just think your reasons for me to get a new phone are silly.
Siriruk : ___18___, your phone is so old. Why not get a new one?
Pathara : My phone works fine. Yeah the new smart phone has some new features but they don’t interest me. My phone is simple but I only need it to make calls or send a message.
Siriruk : But the new smart phone can do so many new things.
Pathara : Yeah it is the new gadget of the month. New gadgets come out every month so ___19___ in getting excited about them. What is new today will be standard for most phones in a few months. People can be fickle and shallow whereas I prefer to look at the true value of any product. I always try to judge products by how useful it is and by how it can help my life. I try not to judge a product by how it will make me look in public.
Siriruk : You still need a new phone.
Pathara : Ha ha. Soon, ___20___.