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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Alice.
So Alice, how did you spend Saturday night?
Curled up on the sofa with a good book, you?
Oh, I went out on the town.
Met some friends, had a few drinks, then went on to a party.
Well, that illustrates the difference between us.
You're an extrovert, and I'm not.
And where we are on the spectrum between introvert and extrovert is the subject of today's show.
So would you call yourself an introvert, Alice?
No, I'm an ambivert, which means a mixture of introvert and extrovert.
Well, whichever you are, Alice, staying in on your own on a Saturday night is pretty boring.
Not to me, and you shouldn't be so judgmental, Neil.
You're reflecting the general view that people seem to have these days that being an introvert is somehow less valuable than being an extrovert.
Introverts have many valuable qualities.
They're reflective, that means thoughtful, and have inner resources.
In other words, they don't rely on other people to enjoy themselves.
OK, well, if you're feeling reflective at the moment,