[speaker001:] I used to think that Americans had so much money they didn 't know what to do with it.
[speaker002:] You did?
[speaker001:] Yes. But now I 'Ve learned differently. Now I have a more realistic opinion.
[speaker002:] What do you think now?
[speaker001:] There are lots of jobs, and almost everybody works. There is a high standard of living. People earn a lot, but they spend a lot to live. So there isn 't so much money after all.
[speaker002:] But I still say Americans spend a lot more money on useless things than we Chinese do.
[speaker001:] That 's true. But Americans work hard for their money like we do. I don 't know why our spending habits are so different.