Fast Conversation

🇬🇧 English · C2

How to discuss leisure and identity in English

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Friend A

Friend B

1. 

   Friend A

   Do you introduce yourself by your job, or by the choir first?
2. 

   Friend B

   I used to introduce myself by my job. Now I mention the choir first. Leisure is where you sound like yourself.
3. 

   Friend B

   When people ask what you do, do you answer with paid work only?
4. 

   Friend A

   No. I answer with both now. It confuses them in a useful way.
5. 

   Friend A

   Would you drop a hobby that had become a second performance?
6. 

   Friend B

   Yes. The moment a hobby feels like a brand, I want out.
7. 

   Friend B

   Do we keep the choir because it is still slightly embarrassing and joyful?
8. 

   Friend A

   Yes, we keep the choir because it is still slightly embarrassing and joyful. If it were impressive, I would distrust it.
9. 

   Friend B

   After choir, shall we walk home the long way?
10. 

    Friend A

    Yes, after choir let's walk home the long way. That is when we sound like ourselves.