Excuse me .   Yeah ?   I've never used this place before.Can you give me some idea what I need to do ?   You just put quarters in the machines.It ' s easy .   Yes , but ... well ...   What ?   How do I use the machines ?   What do you mean ? These are the washing machines . Those big things over there are the dryers .   I see . Do the machines have soap in them ?   No , of course not . You have to put soap in . Did you bring your soap ?   No . I don't have soap .   Well , you can buy some from that vending machine over there .   Thanks.Okay . I have my soap .   My God ! You really bought a lot . Why do you need so much ?   I don't know . I want my clothes to be clean .   But you can't use so much.The machine won't be able to rinse the soap out .   Oh . I guess I didn't know . I have never washed clothes before .   What ? Did you say you never washed clothes before ?   Yes .   In your life ? Are you kidding ? Never ?   No . Never .   I can't believe it . How can that be ? How old are you ?   I'm nineteen .   But how can you live nineteen years without ever washing clothes ?   My mother always did it .   Yes , my mother washed my clothes too.But when I was twelve , I started to wash clothes myself .   I know about this fact.American children are more independent . They do more for themselves.But I am from Taiwan . In Taiwan , children must study very hard.So the mother does everything for the kids.The mother wants her kids to get very good grades at school.So I've never washed clothes before . You shouldn't laugh at me for it .   I'm not laughing at you . But let me ask you something ?   What ?   How are you going to survive here ? I mean , if you can't do anything for yourself.If you can't cook , if you can't wash clothes , if you can't clean house.How can you live on your own ?   I don't know . It's hard . But I have to learn .   Well , I'll help you learn how to use these machines .   Thanks . My name's Nick . 