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Neil voiceover: I've been working at the BBC
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for a long time now. I've met lots of people.
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And I sometimes bump into them… and make
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small talk. They call it small talk, but that
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doesn't mean it's of little importance.
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Neil: Hey Callum!
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Callum: Hey! Hey Neil, how's it going? Haven't
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seen you in ages…
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Neil: It's been a while.
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Callum: Yeah, yeah. How's the kids? How's
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the family?
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Neil: Yeah, yeah. They're good, they're good.
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And you… I heard you've got a new job.
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Callum: Yes I have, yes. Started a few weeks
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ago, yeah, yeah…
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Neil: So… What's the salary?
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Callum: Um… It's OK. I've got to go…
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Neil: How much exactly? How much
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do they pay you?
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Callum: Um… some. Enough.
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Neil: What's the figure?
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Callum: Sorry, I've got to run. See ya.
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Neil: OK. Nice to see you. Bye. See ya.
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Neil voiceover: Let's see what our experts
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have to say about that.
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Sam: They seem to know each other; seem to
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have a little bit of knowledge of each other.
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Kee: Absolutely. He's obviously found out
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that he's changed jobs.
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Sam: Yeah, yeah. And he reacted really
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nicely to it.
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Kee: Yeah, absolutely. Until he decided to
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ask how much he's earning.
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Sam/Kee : Yeah. His salary.
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Kee: Why would you not ask
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that question?
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Sam: It's just not a common question. It's
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considered very rude to talk about money generally…
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Kee: It is, isn't it?
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Sam : But specifically money you make.
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Kee: Right.
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Sam/Kee: It's just not done. No, you wouldn't
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ask that, would you? Sam: So, what do
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you think he could have
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done instead?
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Kee: I think the obvious question is, 'How
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are you finding your new job?'
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Sam: Yeah.
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Kee: Are you enjoying it? You know, like,
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what are your colleagues like?
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Sam: Yeah
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Kee: Or even just asking about the job itself.
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'What are you doing in your new job?' I think
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that's a standard thing to do rather than…
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'So, what's your salary?'
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Sam: Exactly.
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Kee: And I think most people will want to
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talk about their new job.
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Sam: Yeah definitely.
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Kee: They'll want to tell the other person
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about what they enjoy and what they're not
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enjoying. But not this guy. Money.
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Neil voiceover: Thanks for the tips, guys.
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I'll try harder next time.
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