beware what you wish for

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 715: Outsiders Moving In.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 715. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Outsiders (people who live in other places) Moving In (to a new place; a new neighborhood).” Let’s get started.

Leti: I am sick and tired of people coming from the big cities into our small town and buying up all of the houses and acting like they own the place.

George: This is a dying town and it needs fresh blood. I don’t hear the business owners complaining about the new infusion of money into the town.

Leti: Oh, yeah? Well, the flip side is that their spending is jacking up prices and making it harder for families who have lived here for generations.

George: The times are changing and we need to adapt.

Leti: I say that the newcomers are the ones who