A: May I ask you a couple of questions? B: What are these questions pertaining to? A: Just a few questions about the neighborhood. B: Okay. Ask away. A: Tell me about the neighborhood. B: The neighborhood does have its problems. A: How is that? B: What I mean is that the streets aren't all that clean. A: Are there any other problems? B: Other than it not being so clean, it's actually a nice neighborhood. A: I'm sure that the problem will eventually be fixed. B: I hope that you're right.