Shadowing Practice: Can 2 Strangers Fall in Love with 36 Questions? Dani + Andrew - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Are you totally nervous too?
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Oh yeah.
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I'm like dying right now.
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A viral New York Times article featured 36 questions that could supposedly make any two people fall in love.
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We wanted to see what would happen if we asked these questions to two complete strangers on a blind date.
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I'm Dani.
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I am single.
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I've never really been in a relationship, but what I'm looking for in a person, I don't know, just fun.
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I'm really scared actually.
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But like excited, nervous.
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Hopefully my hands don't sweat or something.
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Hi!
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Hi!
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I'm Danny.
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Andrew.
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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I'm Andrew.
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Right now I'm just trying to meet people
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and have a general idea of what type of person I would like to meet, to meet but not trying to put on any blinders.
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What kind of tea do you like?
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I don't know.
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Um, peppermint.
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Yeah, I like peppermint.
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You good with peppermint?
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That's peppermint.
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This is fun.
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Are you excited?
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I'm excited and nervous.
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Yeah, me too.
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Would you like to be famous?
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And in what way?
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No. No?
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Never.
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Really?
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No, I don't think so.
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I feel like that would be so much pressure to have, to be something for everyone.
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I just think you'd have to be something for everyone. Would you?
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No, not really.
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I mean, I wouldn't.
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Or I wouldn't feel like obligated to be famous for.
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Like, what would you be famous for?
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Oh, I don't know.
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I guess be famous for myself or be famous for something I've done that brought value.
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Like a famous singer?
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I mean, it'd be cool to be talented like that.
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Yeah, right.
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But, no, I wouldn't want to change for people.
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I feel like obligated to be who they wanted me to be.
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If they like you, they like you.
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If they don't, they don't.
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Yeah, I get that.
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Do you want some tea?
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Yeah, that'd be great.
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Is it like...
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Hopefully that's steeped enough.
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I don't know if it is.
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Does it taste peppermint-y at all?
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Or is it just straight water?
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No, it's just really nice warm water.
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Do you want to pour it back in?
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Or is that weird? Is that?
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I don't think so.
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It's gonna go all over the place.
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Just do it.
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Are you totally nervous too?
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Oh yeah.
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I'm like dying right now.
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It's okay.
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Okay, if a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future, or anything else.
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What would you want to know?
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What would I want to know?
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I would want to know who and when I, like, get married.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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You would want to know that?
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Yeah.
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That's cool.
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What about you?
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What would you want to know?
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I don't know that I would want to know anything.
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Really?
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Nothing?
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Yeah, I like just being surprised by life and I wouldn't want to know when I was going to die.
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I get like some people can sometimes, like if you know you're going to die, like you can really truly live because you know you've got like limited time,
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but I'm not sure I would choose that.
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I think it would change too much how I would live.
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Like you wouldn't really live, you would be so focused on like getting things done before.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Is it my turn?
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Alright, I'm gonna find a good one.
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I'm gonna attempt at doing this again, we'll see.
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Ooh!
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There we go.
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Crushed it.
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I like your little sayings.
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Crushed it, sick.
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Do I do that?
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It's really cool.
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It's very San Diego.
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Cheers.
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Oh, yay.
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What roles do love and affection play in your life?
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Oh, gosh.
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Yeah.
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Hmm.
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I think I get a lot of love and affection from, like, my family and, like, close friends, so, I don't know.
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That's like a weird question to ask.
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That's a weird question.
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Like, what roles do they play?
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Like a big one?
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I guess for me, because, like, right now I'm so new to LA, like, I don't have anybody here yet.
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You will.
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I know I will, but, like...
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I don't open up easy.
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No?
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Like it's hard for me to get to know people.
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Like I get to know people really well and quickly, but it's hard for me to really get to know people.
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Yeah, like it takes a while.
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Exactly.
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Yeah, I get that.
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And I work all the time.
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So right now it's...
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What do you do?
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I'm a personal trainer.
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I work in Beverly Hills as a personal trainer.
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Oh, that's fun.
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Getting people to the point of where like they fall in love with themselves, that's better than Mindy Desk job.
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That's awesome.
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That's really cool that like you're finding fulfillment in that too.
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Yeah.
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Because like not a lot of people get to do that, you know?
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Yeah, find fulfillment in their jobs.
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And I'm young enough to where I can figure it out.
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Yeah, totally.
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What was the question?
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I don't remember.
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Complete this sentence.
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I wish I had someone with whom I could share blank.
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Probably just my life with.
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It's like somebody that is always there for you.
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And you can come home if you've had a bad day at work.
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And be like, this thing happened.
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And they just kind of are there for you.
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Like the good and the bad things.
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I like that.
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Like, yeah.
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What about you?
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My cooking.
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Really?
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Oh my god, you cook?
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I'm a huge cook.
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I cook all the time.
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What's your favorite food?
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Chicken paprikash.
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That's a Hungarian dish, I guess.
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Are you a Hungarian?
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My dad's family was, yeah.
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But it's like a chicken and like a paprika gravy.
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I love paprika.
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It's so good, yeah.
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I'm gonna have to figure it out.
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I can make it for you sometime.
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I'll be down, let's do it.
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Let's do a cook-off.
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We should.
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That would be fun.
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That would be a blast.
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Tell your partner something you like about them already.
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I feel like you have a very calming presence, and I really enjoy that, where it's like I'm not as stressed.
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That's good.
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Yeah.
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I'm super nervous.
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Really?
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It gets more calming.
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It doesn't really come off.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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I feel like my face is seizing up because I'm so nervous.
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Really?
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No. You seem very chill, and I like that.
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I was gonna say, you seem very relaxed and easy going, which is not something I've run into in LA at all.
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Really?
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After the first couple weeks, I was like, not gonna meet anybody here.
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It's gonna be hard.
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Yeah.
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You're very genuine.
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Me?
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That's what it is.
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Okay.
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It's genuine.
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It was like this nice, really, I don't know, real, which is so hard, because I feel like LA is a city that worships everything and values nothing.
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Nothing, yeah.
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Oh gosh, final task without speaking, stare into each other's eyes for four minutes?
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Four minutes?
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That's a long time.
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Oh my gosh.
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I could look at you for four minutes.
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Pretty easily.
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We can't talk while you're looking at each other for four minutes?
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It's a challenge.
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I'm always down for a challenge.
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Oh my god.
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Andrew, I don't think anybody's ever looked at me for four minutes.
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I was
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definitely really, really, really, really, really, really nervous and I got a lot less I was nervous and it was very different than I expected.
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She was really cool.
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She's like super pretty.
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I feel like a lot of it was, I was like wow this guy's really attractive, sweet, down-to-earth, just generally nice person.
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Then I was thinking wow nobody's ever looked at me this long or like this ever I think.
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It felt really nice.
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I felt like everything that she was was like real.
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I like that.
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That was a lot easier than five.
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That wasn't that bad!
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It wasn't bad at all.
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It went so good.
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He's like beautiful, so there's that.
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And he's so nice.
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So I was like really, that was really fun.
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They're probably gonna ask us, like, would you go out again?
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But should we ruin it for them?
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I kind of expected to be like, do you guys want to go on a second date?
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Sure, yeah, let's do it.
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And then like, follow me on Instagram.
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Cool, here's my handle.
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And then like, never talk again.
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Like our pictures occasionally, but like, I don't get a feeling like that is what's gonna happen, so we'll see.
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I might be totally wrong I might have totally misread this, but we'll see.
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Do you want to go out again?
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I would love to yeah I have the day off Saturday.
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I think I have Saturday off.
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You want to do something?
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Yeah, we should okay We should do the the hike to the Hollywood sign.
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Oh, yeah, I'm so I feel like that's like a very like hey We're rolling.
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Okay.
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Hey guys, what's Jubilee?
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Hi!
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So this is our first date.
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Second date?
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Second date.
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Technically, this is the first date.
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Yeah, technically second date.
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Alright, technically second date.
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We're gonna go hiking on the Hollywood sign, but it was like 100 degrees.
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So that was a no-go.
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So we went to the beach.
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Let's flip the camera around.
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Does it flip around?
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We'll just go like this.
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Okay.
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This is the beach.
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So welcome to the beach.
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They have those in California, apparently.
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I've been told.
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Allegedly.
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Allegedly.
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We're not sure yet.
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Anyway.
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Yeah, that's that's it.
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There we go.
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Thanks guys.
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Thanks.
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Bye
Context & Background
The video titled "Can 2 Strangers Fall in Love with 36 Questions? Dani + Andrew" presents a fascinating social experiment where two strangers, Dani and Andrew, engage in a series of intriguing questions designed to promote intimacy and connection. Each question leads to insightful discussions about their preferences, feelings, and personal values, encapsulating the excitement and nervousness that often accompanies new relationships. This interaction not only makes for engaging content but also serves as a valuable resource for English learners looking to enhance their conversational skills and improve their English pronunciation through practical examples.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- “Are you totally nervous too?” - This phrase captures shared feelings, perfect for initiating casual conversations.
- “What kind of tea do you like?” - A simple, relatable question to kickstart small talk.
- “I’m just trying to meet people.” - A candid expression of social intentions, useful when discussing personal goals.
- “Would you like to be famous?” - A thought-provoking question that encourages deeper dialogue about aspirations.
- “If they like you, they like you.” - A reassuring statement that highlights authenticity in relationships, applicable in many social contexts.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To effectively use the content from this video for improving your English skills, try the following shadowing techniques:
- Choose a phrase: Start with one of the key phrases listed above. For instance, take “What kind of tea do you like?”.
- Listen carefully: Play the video segment where this question is asked. Focus on the pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm of Dani and Andrew's speech.
- Repeat out loud: Use a shadowing app to record yourself mimicking their speech immediately after you hear it. Pay attention to your pronunciation, aiming to match their tone and pace.
- Evaluate: Listen back to your recording. Identify areas where you can improve your English pronunciation or intonation. Make adjustments as needed.
- Incorporate: Incorporate the phrases into your daily conversations. The more you practice using them in real-life contexts, the more fluent you will become.
By utilizing shadow speak techniques and engaging with videos like this one, you can significantly enhance your speaking confidence and English pronunciation, making you more effective in casual conversations.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.