Todd: OK. Laura, I'm going to ask you questions about the post office in Hong Kong. OK.. or just sending letters. How often do you write letters?

Laura: Well.. when I was young, I write quite often to my pen pals but right now instead of sending a letter I usually send my friends e-mails.

Todd: Yeah. Me, too. How much does it cost to send a postcard in Hong Kong overseas?

Laura: Well, to Asian countries it costs about two dollars.. two Hong Kong dollars. To European countries it costs about three dollars.

Todd: OK.. and when you send mail in Hong Kong, do you send it from your house or do you have a..

Laura: Well, we have to go the post office in order to send letters or parcels.

Todd: Really? OK, cause it's so crowded in Hong Kong that...

Laura: Well.. yes, yes!

Todd: OK, and in Japan do you receive a lot of mail from..?

Laura: Right now, no. Well, because it's so convenient to use the e-mails or instant communication or telephone.

Todd: Yeah. OK, last question.. what time do post offices open and close?

Laura: Well, it depends on the size of the post office. For large one, so.. they work longer. Like from nine in the morning until six so for a smaller one, from nine to five.