excuse me ; is this seat taken ?   no . It's all yours .   thank you very much . My name is Ashlan . It's nice to meet you .   Carson . It's nice to mee you , too .   the weather is so warm for December , don't you think ?   it is unusually warm . I blame it on global warming .   global warming is wreaking havoc everywhere .   so sure . Are you from around here ?   no . I'm new here . I just moved here a few months ago .   where are you from ?   I'm from China . What about you ?   I am from Texas . I was in China once , but it was a long time ago .   did you enjoy it ? 