Even if there is no language barrier, the difference in cultural background still has a significant impact on conversation. In this short video clip, students from five countries have a party with the professor. Among them, three are native English speakers. The atmosphere lacks warmth as everyone is amazed looking for a suitable subject. They obviously don't know each other. Speaker Barbara seems to have the role of bridging the gap with her linguistic expertise, when at 0.49 there is an awkward silence which she breaks by asking a question. Notably, most of the time, the conversation is dominated by native English speakers. Others seem too shy to give a longer speech, except for a few short questions interspersed with "Can you go to bed at the same time?" », “Is there an ideal time to have children? » or flashbacks with “really? ". Genevoix spends a minute talking about her experience adapting her schedule to that of her children. As the party is not a conference, this is where we speak spontaneously. Genevoix appears to have a short pause in his speech and sometimes repeats as in "again, again" and uses "filter" features (BBC, 2018) such as "um" and "so" to "create time for reflection and action to fill a gap. silence” (BBC, 2018). The main topic constantly revolves around the experience of young parents. Due to cultural barriers or interest factors, it rarely prompts others to give a longer opinion. There are definitely laughs, but they feel powerful and seem to fill the empty space between the pauses. There is no shortage of features in this excerpt, it would create a very rich transcription if it were to be