Car or Public Transport?

  • Jo: Hey, why don't we take the bus tonight instead of taking the car?  It takes forever to find a park.
  • Tim: Oh, it's not that bad.
  • Jo: Then after the restaurant we can go for a walk, have a look around in town, then get the bus home.
  • Tim: Yeah. Well, we can go for a walk and then drive the car home.
  • Jo: Oh, where are we going to leave the car?
  • Tim: Well if we don't find a place on the street we'll use one of the parking stations.
  • Jo: On a Saturday night they're all full.  Oh, what about getting a taxi home?
  • Tim: Have you tried catching a taxi in town lately?
  • Jo: The problem is you're just so used to traveling by car you hate to use public transport.
  • Tim: Yeah.  Well, I just don't enjoy it.  It's usually uncomfortable and you have to put up with everybody else.  And you're lucky if it comes on time. You're lucky if it comes at all.
  • Jo: You won't be able to have many drinks.
  • Tim: You can drive!
  • Jo: Oh, then I won't be able to have any drinks.
  • Tim: Oh look, you know I won't have too much. .I’ll have two or three drinks, at most, all night.
  • Jo: Are you sure about that?
  • Tim: Yeah.
  • Jo: I don't want to drive home.
  • Tim: Oh. Okay, you don't have to drive. I’ll have three drinks maximum.  Is that okay?
  • Jo: Okay.  Okay.