Appendix 3 Topics. Veti and Christ

APPENDICES

Appendix 3.

The Analysis of the Topics of Phatic Communication of an
Indonesian Student and a Germany’s Talk

Turns

Speakers

Utterances

1

Veti

Sir…

2

Chris

Yea, good evening. How are you
today?

3

Veti

Alright.. And what about you?

4

Chris

Uh, I’m actually fine because no
student has appeared.

5

Veti

Okay. What’s your name?

6

Chris

My name is Chris.

7

Veti

Where are you from…from..?

8

Chris

I’m from Germany.

9

Veti

Germany? Can you tell me
about Germany?

10

Chris

What do you want to know
there?

11

Veti

About the.. about the
atmosphere there, and about the
people there, about the
food…everything.

12

Chris

Everything.. Well, aa.. German
are quite different from aa..
from the Indonesian people. For
example, the Indonesian people
are quite friendly and aa.. they
start to like laughing and like
to… to be friend people to… to
be happy. German aa..not likes

Topics
Greeting

21

Country

aa.. German are serious. They
sudden smile. They…(pause)
they like complaining a lot..

13

Veti

Yea..

14

Chris

Yea.. And then they can be quite

rude ya.. also..aa.. we also a fun
but we have the different
sentence a few month.

15

Veti

Yea

16

Chris

The food ya.. The food is
yummy. But mostly not similar
for muslim because it’s pork
place.. so we have a lot of food
made of pork or made from pork
em.. Ya, well, the country is

actually nice ya.. A lot of side
slices you depend too you can
see.. Aa..em.. But that’s not nice
country for living there because
everything is so expensive. And,
it’s hard to find a very good job

17

Veti

And then, since when you are
here? I mean Indonesia.

18

Chris

I’m in Indonesia since amm..
April 12th, 2011.. So, that more

than one year.

19

Veti

Okay. Do you enjoy comfort
here? Of.. especially Semarang
city..

20

Chris

(Laughing) Semarang city is
boring. Aa..

21

Veti

Ohh really?

22

Duration

Country

22

Chris

Compare to.. compare to
Jakarta ya.. Compare to Jakarta
ya..

23

Veti

Ya.. It’s very..

24

Chris

I likes.. I like.. I really likes a
big cities full of life ya.. You
know, I lived in Hongkong
before and..

25

Veti

Yea...

26

Chris

Yea.. And it’s.. It’s a big city and
hongkong never.. People in
Hongkong never sleep. I enjoy
lived it. Em.. In Semarang it’s..
After 10 o’clock it’s quite boring
ya..

27

Veti

Yea..

28

Chris

You said that city belong the
street anymore?

29

Veti

Yea..

30

Chris

And, over all em.. life in
Indonesia is a much better than
in any European country.. Or
most European countries are
em.. not.. yea a lot of bad scenes
I don’t be life but over whole life
living in Indonesia.

31

Veti

Yea. And then, what’s your
hobby?

32

Chris

My hobbies.. Ow, I’ve a lot of
hobbies.. I.. I like aa.. sports..

33

Veti

Yea..

34

Chris

Football, basketball.. I do ikimo
em.. I like airsoft

23

Comparison

Hobby

35

Veti

Airsoft gun..

36

Chris

Uhum.. yea..

Veti

(Laughing)

37

Chris

I like aa.. going to cinema
watching movies. I like listen to
music and the like cooking.

38

Veti

What’s movie do you like?

39

Chris

Ow.. I prefer especially action
movies..

40

Veti

Action..

41

Chris

And Hongkong movies white
Chinese movie in German.

42

Veti

Do you like Hongkong white
Chinese ya, right?

43

Chris

Hongkong is my favorite city.

44

Veti

Ow… Why?

45

Chris

Yea. I da.. I don’t know aa..
When I moved to.. moved to
Hongkong for first time um.. I
totally fell in love with
Hongkong and my life hasn’t
changed ya and I still love
Hongkong um.. It’s a great city,
but.. ee.. it’s.. the people are not
the great. The people are
difficult. Chinese people are
general difficult.

46

Veti

So, why don’t you move to
Hongkong? (laughing)

47

Chris

Too expensive.

48

Veti

Too expensive..

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Movie

Country

49

Chris

Ya!

50

Veti

Than Indonesia?

51

Chris

Ya.. Li..life in Hongkong is very
expensive. You know, you pay
for.. If you wanna run to flat..

52

Veti

Ya..

53

Chris

Ya.. For the same grade, forty
scale meter, you pay about
6.000 Hongkong dollars. About
seven million rupiahs per month.

54

Veti

Per month?

55

Chris

Per month.. In Indonesia, are
you can get a similar flat floor
seven million rupiahs per year
so.. (pause) So, Hongkong is
really expensive.

56

Veti

What’s your job?

57

Chris

In Job? My job? I’m an English
teacher.. at English First.

58

Veti

At English First?

59

Chris

Ya!

60

Veti

Oo.. Do you enjoy your job?

61

Chris

Sometimes, when if students you
are late, I don’t enjoy.

62

Veti

(Laughing) Ow.. late.. great aa..

63

Chris

Like some of my students ya.. I
think um.. I don’t want to say
names ya.. But, we those know
what talking about ya..

64

Veti

Ee… So, you are discipline

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Occupation

man..

65

Chris

I’m dreamin’ be like to be
discipline..

66

Veti

Okay..

67

Chris

We like to follow rules. We have
a lot of discipline… (pause)

68

Veti

Is you enjoy… here? I mean aa..
your job, teach.. (pause)

69

Chris

I just answer the question.

70

Veti

I mean aa… So, what do you if
you get bored?

71

Chris

What do… what do… what do
I’m get bored.. Well, sometimes
I go to cinema, watching movie..

72

Veti

Alone or with your…

73

Chris

Is my wife. And, aa.. Ya, well
I’m in also club so… On Sunday
I will to be.. On Sunday, I will
play ee.. airsoft or I check
bicycle of my family, enjoy
brother lunch. Over, I am not
bored very often.

74

Veti

Okay Sir, thank you for your
time and thank you… (laughing)

75

Chris

Yes… My favor yea..

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Activity

Closing the talk