Pratica di Shadowing: They/Them? How fat am I? | Gabriel Iglesias - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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But times are changing.
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But times are changing.
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The rules are changing.
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So I don't know how much longer this is gonna be okay.
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I'll tell you what happened to me and why I brought that up.
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I did a podcast.
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And before I went into the studio,
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I'm talking to the producer outside.
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And the producer's really excited and happy.
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And she's like, Gabriel Iglesias,
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we're so excited to have you.
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This is really cool.
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Before you go in, the host wanted me to ask you something before you go in for your interview.
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I go, sure, go for it.
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Okay, what do you identify as?
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I wasn't sure how to answer that.
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I'm 47 years old.
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I didn't know what to say.
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I was like, shit, hungry, I guess.
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I mean, I'm tired, sleepy, depressed on Tuesdays.
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I don't know what you want me to say.
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See, here's the thing.
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I knew what she was trying to ask me.
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I just wasn't trying to get involved in a conversation about something that has absolutely nothing to do with me.
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This was, yeah.
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I felt like I was being baited because no matter how I answered that question,
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I was going to find myself in an awkward situation.
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So, you know, because for me,
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I was just like, let me just be funny.
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But nowadays you can't just not answer the question.
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Because silence is seen as a problem.
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And I'm sorry if me not answering a certain question is considered a problem.
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I was brought up during a time where you were constantly told to mind your business.
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That's all I'm trying to do is stay in my lane.
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Another thing we were constantly told was, always respect your elders.
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And no matter what generation you were from,
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that was at least the one thing we could always agree on until now.
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Now older people are seen as a problem.
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They are.
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You know and I understand the youth of today has the technology in the palm of their hands
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and you can google just about anything But you cannot google life experience Okay
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You can't you can't download struggling you can't download failure You can't download these moments
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that help build you up to make you a better person And so,
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again, for me, I chose to stay in my lane and just crack jokes when the girl asked me the question.
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She got very upset.
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She got very offended.
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Oh, as soon as I cracked the joke,
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she's like, no, no, no,
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that's not what I mean.
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I mean, what are your pronouns?
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What?
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What are your pronouns?
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For example, are you a they or a them?
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A they?
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Or a them?
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How fat am I?
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When did I stop being a it?
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Apparently I ate myself into a plural, that's what happened.
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What I'm finding is even if you have good intentions and you're just trying to be cool,
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you can still find yourself in a situation.
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So I'll tell you what else happened to me, okay?
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I was at a McDonald's.
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That's not even the joke, but okay.
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Already they're like, this is gonna be good.
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No!
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I was at a McDonald's by my house.
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The McDonald's by my house is actually a twofer.
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It's a McDonald's on the corner,
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and it's also a gas station.
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I got a big SUV.
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I knew it was gonna be a minute,
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so I said, let me go get some nuggets while I'm here.
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I walk into the McDonald's,
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and as I'm walking in,
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I couldn't help but notice this homeless family sitting right outside.
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Now, they didn't have a sign,
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they did not ask me for money,
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but you could just tell.
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You could just tell that this poor family is dealing with life.
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So I get inside and I said, you know what?
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I don't need anything to eat.
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I really don't.
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At this point, it's just a habit.
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I get to the register and I says,
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you know what, let me order some food for the family.
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They got kids with them.
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So I placed an order and the cashier's like, Anything else?
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Actually, yes.
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Do you have, um, um, wet naps?
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Excuse me?
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You know, wet naps to clean your hands.
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Sir, you're more than welcome to use the restroom.
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I'll give you the code.
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Here's the thing.
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It's not for me.
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It's for the homeless family that's right outside the door.
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I want to make sure that the little kids can clean their hands before they eat.
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This food that I just ordered is for them.
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And as we're talking...
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Thank you.
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As we're talking, the manager at the McDonald's is listening in to our conversation.
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And she walks over, she's all nosy, right?
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She's like, excuse me, I couldn't help but overhear the conversation.
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Did you just say that this food is for the family outside?
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Yeah, I hope that's okay.
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Oh no, it is definitely okay.
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Giving food to people who need food is definitely okay.
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However, what you just called them is not okay.
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What did I call them?
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You said homeless.
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Cause they are!
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Look, shit!
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He's licking the window!
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Sir, you can't say that word anymore.
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It's considered offensive.
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Who complained?
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Okay, well, if I'm not supposed to say the word homeless anymore,
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What am I supposed to say instead of the word homeless?
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Sir, the new politically correct term is actually unhoused when describing someone in an unfortunate situation like that.
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You're kidding.
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No, sir, I'm not kidding and please lower your voice.
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How do you want me to lower my voice when you're saying something so ridiculous?
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Well, sir, if you think it's ridiculous,
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then clearly you are part of the problem, not the solution.
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Oh, Miami, I wanted to get ghetto.
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I wanted to get ghetto.
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Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, I wanted to go full Hialeah on them.
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Thank you for coming, Hialeah.
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So, yeah, I wanted to go off on her,
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but I wanted to get ghetto,
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but I couldn't because that is the regular McDonald's I go to.
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You know what I'm saying?
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I'm not trying to get banned.
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The next one's far and Cass is a bitch, so I'm like, nah.
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So I looked at her and I said,
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okay, we're going to play this game.
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Let's play this game.
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From now on, I'm no longer fat.
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According to you, I am now unexercised.
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I did bro, she looked at me,
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she's like, don't be ridiculous.
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And I looked at her and I was like,
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oh, oh, well if you think it's ridiculous,
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then clearly you are part of the problem, not the solution.
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And I grabbed the food and I walked out.
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Now, second half of the story,
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I walk over to the family, okay?
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And I hand the bags of food to the mom.
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And the mom was so nice.
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She was just happy that someone thought of her and her kids.
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She got very emotional.
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She's like, I just want to say thank you.
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You have no idea what you're doing for us right now.
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This really means a lot.
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Thank you.
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And I had to ask the question.
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I said, are you okay?
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I don't know what you thought.
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Some of you are like, don't do it!
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Oh, I did it, that's why we're here, watch.
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So I looked at her and I said, are you okay?
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And she was like, no, unfortunately, we're not okay.
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We're not, we've been homeless now for four days.
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and I was like, um...
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I don't know if you heard.
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But, uh...
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I didn't correct her.
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I didn't correct her because I'm not a dick.
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That's why I corrected her.
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Thank you.

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  1. Ascolta attentamente: Prima di iniziare il shadow speech, ascolta il video senza ripetere. Concentrati sulle intonazioni e sull'emozione che Iglesias mette nella sua performance.
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  5. Registra le tue sessioni: Registrati mentre pratichi il shadowing. Riascoltati per identificare aree di miglioramento e per confrontare il tuo progresso nel tempo.

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