Shadowing Practice: I Tried Becoming An LA Girl For A Day - Learn English Speaking with Video

So, I am in LA, which means that I want to experience life as a real LA girl.

So today, I'm going to be doing things that only proper LA girls do.

And the first one is we're going to go on a morning hike.

And this is how an LA girl starts her morning.

Now, I fear as my time in America continues, I continue to turn into an LA girl

because this Runyon Kenyon hike is something that I've actually picked up and I enjoy doing literally every single day.

And it's hard, it's hard.

But beware, the entrance stinks like piss.

Certain things in LA just become trendy.

Since the first time I've been to America, things have definitely changed.

But I would say consistently going on a hike is a very LA morning girly thing to do.

I see a lot of baddies on this walk and their cute fits.

By the way, my fit is spotty and rich because this walk is not just a health and fitness walk.

It's a fashion walk.

And if you get compliments on your workout gear, you're winning in life, okay?

So no complaining.

Keep walking because if you're fit, you're hot.

So that's the LA mentality that I've experienced, which I love because health is wealth.

And I love that people here embrace fitness.

Let me tell you, not easy.

But yeah, it's also scalding hot.

I'm sweating.

I'm struggling.

But you know what's at the top of here that makes this all LA girl worth it?

An Instagram photo, so let's go.

That's the top.

One thing that I love about LA, I actually do love it because it makes life really interesting.

Like, I know it's just a hike, but every day you see something unimaginable, something different.

You see characters that you could only imagine in a video game as an NPC.

Um, and today, two fire trucks have spawned in.

Um, so it's really fun.

Gameplay.

Yeah, crazy.

What's going on?

I've never seen this before.

Everyone's just walking past like nothing's going on.

Oh my god.

I think someone fell down.

No. No, they're using the clips to pull someone back up.

Word.

Um, I hope everyone's okay.

What the hell?

Well, we must go on.

It's the time of the hike.

I'm sweating.

We're almost at the top.

There's the steepest incline, so I'm preparing myself.

It's all worth it for the selfie.

Oh my god.

I've made it. So stop.

I'm really out of breath today.

Come look, this is the view.

Come over here.

Here's the real treat.

This is the money shot if you want an Instagram post.

Hollywood sign.

I can make fun of these photos because I do them.

Okay, alright, let's go.

Back down the mountain.

So going down is the least of our worries, apart from getting shin splints.

But we have to rush down.

You know why? because we have to go get ready to do our next LA girl, woo, activity.

So, let's ride.

I am arriving at my second spot of the day, which is Air One.

If you don't know what Air One is, you're not from LA.

I don't think I knew what Air One was until, like, the second time I came here, but it's definitely a part of, like, the LA culture.

Like the LA, health and wellness, fitness, hot girl, healthiness, five that is it's just everything but it's

so ridiculously expensive as well like you guys are not prepared for like how ridiculously priced this joint is

when i come here to eat usually nine times out of ten it's over a hundred dollars usd

so it's just crazy expensive but i must say i don't know

if i'm biased

but i really like it yeah i really like the food

i really like the vibe i wish there was something like this in Australia I'm about to go in

because I'm gonna get my Ellie Erewhon smoothie usually I get the Hailey Bieber smoothie

which is a fan favorite of all the LA girlies

but I feel like today I want to try something different

I'm not sure what I'm gonna try I might like just

ask oh look someone over there has a Hailey Bieber and

that guy has he has a little mango one oh he

likes it he likes it we're in we help by the

way this is a new one store in West Hollywood which if If you're from LA, you've got to call it We Have.

I don't know why.

But yeah, let's go.

Andiamo!

Okay, so this is at the new Air One.

And as you can see, you can do it.

Like, you don't even have to talk to anyone.

You can just place an order.

Should I get the Malibu Mango?

That looks good as well.

That looks good.

Frick it.

I'm going to get the Malibu Mango.

Ooh.

You can see the ingredients.

that looks great oh shellfish at to cart maybe i should

get another one all right i'm also gonna get this just

in case i hate it uh i think that's all i'm

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gonna get check it 42 american dollars my name is sam 20 tip

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because i'm feeling generous all right all together for two smoothies

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and a tip is 50 there's also a massive selection of

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sushi this one's really good that's where you order like the

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hot food from okay whilst i'm waiting for my drink i'm gonna show you guys some of my recommendations

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that i love to get from air one

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because i'm an la girl all of these chips are really

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good my favorite are the queso i think that's them

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or the chili lime

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or the dill pickle this brand's just really good kale chips

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are the best thing to ever exist in my life these mexican wedding cookies are gluten-free

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and they're so good these coconut things also really good however

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but these are what I get every time I die for them.

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They are little pistachios covered in like chocolate.

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These also are the best pistachio cups.

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Gluten free.

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So I have both of my drinks.

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I'm going to try them and I'm going to rate them.

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I don't think I've ever tasted this one, but let's taste the Hailey Bieber one that I've already had a million times.

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That's the best one I've ever had.

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That is made so well.

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It's so fresh.

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Mmm, strawberry.

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I love it, I love it.

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All right, let's try it.

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The mango one.

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This is really pretty and the cream stuff, that looks really delicious, I hope it is.

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Mmm, it tastes like ice cream.

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Wait, this is so good.

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I think I just prefer this because I'm used to it.

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Like this is the one I get every time.

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It's really good.

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And I like how there's like chunks in it.

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This one, maybe I just haven't had enough of it.

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This one's more smooth.

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I love LA smell days.

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Okay, next in our LA day, we have to do more LA things.

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So let's go.

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So first stop off to air one, I need to do some shopping.

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So I'm going to my favorite place in LA.

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This is kind of biased to me, but this is the worst stop.

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I'm going to buy something today.

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I'm manifesting it because I love this store.

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I love how cute it is.

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This isn't the Beverly Centaur, which is quite quiet.

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So we've got to start our alley day with some shopping.

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so just finished up at the webster i ended up getting

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that really cute muu muu dress that i tried on

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so cute they're just ordering in a small size for me um

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so that should arrive in the next couple days

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but yeah now i'm on la cienega boulevard let's have a

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look the iconic trashy lingerie the iconic billboards everywhere there's definitely not as many billboards as there are on sunset

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but it's still very much LA.

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Melrose Avenue the famous Melrose and I don't know

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if you can see

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but there is the famous pink hall oh my god there's all these people taking photos

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and that's gonna be me okay guys

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so as you can see we are at the famous pink

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wall of LA this is the Paul Smith store I kind of feel bad

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because I think a lot of girlies they take the photos outside they don't go in the actual stop

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and it is sad because I'm gonna be girls today I'm gonna take my air one

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and I'm gonna take a pink wall photo

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because this has been iconic since like 2014 15 16 up to this day There's people lining up taking photos there.

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Guys, it's really nerve-wracking.

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This is great because look at the golden hour.

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Oh my god.

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Pink wall moment.

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Everyone's looking.

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So this is what it's like to stand in front of the pink wall.

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It's really fun.

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With my Air One smoothie. So LA.

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I'm an LA girl.

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He's just waiting for the lights to go green.

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There's way mers in LA which are the self-driving cars There's those little things

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that I just show you they go around delivering Uber Eats and food, which is crazy LA is just very in the future speaking about food.

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I know I had my air one smoothie, but that is not a full meal I need my LA meal which you might think oh, it's going to like a fancy restaurant

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Which I think some LA girls would do you know going off of like Kylie Jenner and and Stossie Baby's TikToks,

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cause they're the ultimate LA baddies.

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What do they love to eat?

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And what do I love to eat?

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In-N-Out!

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So I'm going to get my In-N-Out and I'm so excited over that.

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The thing with In-N-Out is there is a ridiculous wait time.

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It's like the craziest, longest drive-through you'll ever see in your life.

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Just you wait till I get there.

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I'm arriving at In-N-Out Burger.

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And as you can see, The line of In-N-Out literally is coming out side of the In-N-Out onto the street.

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These people are doing U-turns to be in the line.

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Oh, look, a Cybertruck.

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So, yeah, now I have to do a U-turn.

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Also, look, an American school bus.

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But, yes, I remember the first time I came to In-N-Out.

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It's kind of like you have to know what to order.

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So, I'm going to quickly Google because I have been getting every dime.

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Hi, how are you?

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Hi.

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Good, how are you?

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Good, thank you.

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Could I please do two double doubles? protein style, add grilled onions, and could both of them have a gluten allergy?

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We'll also do two flying Dutchman with cheese and grilled onion on the top and the bottom.

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And then that's also a gluten allergy.

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And then could we do two animal style fries with the little yellow chilies?

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Two animal style fries with the chilies on top?

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Yeah.

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And then we'll do extra In-N-Out sauce on the side.

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Perfect.

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That's all.

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What are we all for you today?

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God, it's really intense ordering.

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I should have done it in an American accent.

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I just don't have confidence.

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That's a lot of food and only $43 American though.

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So that's like $70 trillion.

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I don't know.

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I'm not good at math.

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Yeah, so you order with them coming to your window, which is really fun.

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And then you wait in line and then you pay at the window.

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They repeat your order make sure everything's good and then they give you the order.

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It's great cuz they do it They do gluten allergy sometimes.

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I do get sore stomach But hopefully I won't and sometimes I got the water so it's annoying.

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Okay.

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I have my in-and-out order Let's dig in this is genuinely

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really good I kind of hated it the first time I tried it, but the more you eat in-and-out the better it gets I don't know there's something about it.

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Okay.

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What should we have that?

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I also have a box.

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What's in the box?

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I have the animal style fries.

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Oh you guys this is like so American.

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I'm gonna have the grilled Filet Dutchman first because this is what gets me going the most.

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I have formed an unhealthy obsession with onions this year I don't know what it is about onions, but they're just delicious.

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I'm putting the In-N-Out sauce on my onion burger Oh my god, oh my god.

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Burger wrapped in onions Genuinely, I think the best thing I've ever eaten.

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Oh, I hate this is so good If I could eat this every day, I would.

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This is the best thing I will.

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I'm so happy right now.

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The palm trays in the back, meeting in and out.

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This is my best life.

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Alright, now I have a crispy, cold, sparkling water. So crisp.

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Time for my second burger.

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I have a double double with tomato, grilled onions, this should be.

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I don't know what I prefer.

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This burger or the last one?

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This one's a lot more fresh.

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Obviously, it has the fresher ingredients, the tomato.

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I think they did figure- I asked for grilled onions in this and they forgot them.

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I don't think I've ever put them in when I've asked.

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My mind is more hungry than my body.

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I wish this was in Australia, oh my god.

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The only fast food I really get anymore in Australia is grilled.

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They offer like really good gluten-free options and it's actually gluten-free without cross-contamination.

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Already I feel like my tummy's a little bit sore from this but it's worth it because it tastes so good.

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We'll see if I get puppy in the morning.

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I also think the burger options at In-N-Out really outshine the chips.

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I don't love the In-N-Out chips.

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That's why I'm kind of like getting full on the burgers first.

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And then I'll see if I want the chips or the fries.

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Sorry.

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It's also interesting.

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A lot of the items at In-N-Out are on a secret menu.

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So you kind of have to like Google things before you go to know what to get.

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Like, I don't know.

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I don't love the chips.

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They do have the chopped grilled onions and the special In-N-Out sauce on top.

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I do like it better with the chilies.

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If I could describe the fries, they're just very...

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They taste like real potato, which obviously to some people is a benefit.

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They are a little cardboardy texture-wise.

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Like, they're a bit stiff.

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I honestly think that the most elite chips are like McDonald's chips, but they have to be hot, salted at the perfect amount.

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But when you get a good Macca's chip, it's like incomparable to anything else.

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It is rare to get a good McDonald's chip though.

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But yeah, that's my Allie girl In-N-Out order.

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I'm so full, I can't finish my fries.

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But yeah, I need some time to decompress and digest.

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In-N-Out meal.

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So as you can see it is now the night time

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and as an LA girl it is obviously time for me to go out to the club.

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That's the last activity of my LA day so let's go.

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Let's go!

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Party so hard!

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Party so hard!

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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It's just me.

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Anyways, that was my day as an LA girly.

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I hope you guys enjoyed because I certainly did.

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Love you guys so much.

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See you in the next one.

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Bye.

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