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Beach, The

Françoise: Richard, this is just the kind of pretentious bullshit that Americans always say to French girls so they can sleep with them.

Richard: Look, no offence and all. But, fucked in the head right?

Richard: My name is Richard, so what else do you need to know?

Hustler: Hey, you need a place to stay?
Richard: Nah, I`m sure I`ll find my own way around thanks.
Hustler: Wanna drink snake blood?
Richard: Hold on, did you say snake blood?
Hustler: Yeah.
Richard: No thanks.
Hustler: What's wrong with snake blood?
Richard: Nothing I just don't like the idea.
Hustler: So you are scared?
Richard: No. I just don't like the idea of it
Hustler: Sure, sure, just like every tourist. Just like America.

Richard: And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know its not some place you can look for, cause its not where you go. Its how you feel for a moment in your life when your apart of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever...

Richard: Trust me, it's paradise. This is where the hungry come to feed. From mine it's a generation that's circles the globe and searches something we haven't tried before. So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome. Just keep your mind and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, it's probably worth it.

Etienne: How far?
Françoise: One kilometer.
Etienne: Two, Richard?
Richard: I dont know; I'm American. I think in miles!