Shadowing Practice: iShowSpeed Explores Thailand's Red Light District! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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we are back in thailand we are here in thailand man
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let's go let's have a good little nightlife stream let's get
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this right let's have some fun bro vamos oh i gotta
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get my face man i gotta get the face man let's
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go oh you are my love i'm from bangkok i know
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you're coming i'm from thailand amazing Thailand whoa you are my
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guy you're my king I love you split the fuck I
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love you I have something special for you only one you
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know last eyes hi King King you are my king for you only one thank you bro
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and you this is you your name thank you call me
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i call calling 30 minutes they do for you only was
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special in the world for you i know you like boxing in thailand yes
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and then damn i love you i love you i'm so excited too much now yeah you can keep me side
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Damn, yeah.
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Damn, damn, damn.
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What the hell?
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Oh, yo, penis.
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I love you.
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Here you go, bro.
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Here you go.
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And the last one.
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I'm rapper in Thailand.
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I want to show my rap.
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Can I show?
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I'm rap.
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You know, this is Okay.
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It's my new song.
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One more round.
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I want to show my rap.
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Okay, show your rap.
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I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed,
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I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed,
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I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed, I show speed,
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I show speed, I show speed, Thank you for the gifts.
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What the hell?
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I'm getting a face mask, bro.
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This is yours.
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Yeah, I heard he needed one.
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Is y 'all buy it or is y 'all's?
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No, I never wore it.
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You never wore it?
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I never wore it. For real?
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Yeah, I never wore it.
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Tazzy lion?
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I received it like two days ago.
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So if I smell this part of the ski mask, and it smell like bounce that ass, then you never wore it?
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I never wore it.
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Thank you, Kevin.
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Why?
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Word it, bro.
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Why you lying?
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I never wore it.
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Why you lying?
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I never wore it.
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Bro, this smells like sweat, bro.
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No way.
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You lying.
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No way.
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Smell this.
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There's no way.
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Oh, you have.
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Word it, bro.
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I never wore it.
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It's not a shit.
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No, it smells like breath, but it's all cool.
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You know what it's not.
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It's all good.
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Oh, thank you though Can I take a picture?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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I'm not gonna complain even even even though it smell like breath I'm not gonna complain so we don't put it on.
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No, nobody snow is me now now chat We can walk around Thailand and nobody knows me.
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Everybody's here, but no, I know wait this way You gotta wait.
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You gotta drop somewhere else.
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I'm not speed no more.
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My name is John Bobby Who am I?
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See?
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Y 'all don't know who it is, right?
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See, it's working!
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Who am I?
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They don't know!
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It's working!
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Yeah, see, look.
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Who am I?
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You don't know it's me!
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He don't know it's me!
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Who am I?
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Fuck, okay.
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She's taking this shit off.
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This shit don't work.
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Who is that?
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Who the fuck is that?
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Who is that?
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Bro, who is it?
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What is going on in these elevators?
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These elevators are spooky, Chad.
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Ooh, I'm gonna get you, Rudy.
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I'm gonna get you.
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Oh!
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Congratulations!
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Oh, you're looking 45 million subscribers!
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I need you, too!
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Hey, man!
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It's been so long.
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It's been so long.
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So glad to see you again.
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You know why I got you this?
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Because you know the scene called Murray, it's how the ship collapses.
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I want to portray like how you know you will have a new beginning, new adventure, and you know, enjoy your life even more.
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Thank you so much.
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I miss you, Flynn.
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Oh my God.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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You have to make a wish, okay, before you blow the candle.
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I didn't hit 45 million yet, but I guess I can still do it though.
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Can you buy one time?
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PLEASE!
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PLEASE!
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Mine didn't work.
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Oh no, it broke!
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Mine didn't work.
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It didn't work?
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Yeah.
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Well, 45 million, that's the 45 million pre -celebration.
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Even though we didn't hit it yet.
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Soon, it will be tonight, okay guys?
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Tonight.
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15 more 15k more subs away chat 15k more thank you so much eva i love the avatar i love this
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luffy sanji nami zero oh my god
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okay please thank you thank you i miss you too oh my god it's been
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so long chat we really back in thailand man i'm so excited bro let's go Oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Here you are, Reddy!
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The fuck?
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How you open it, sis?
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Yo, they trippling, bouncy!
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You wanna learn?
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jump one okay look look step one one
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when i say jump you jump okay
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and i'm gonna flip you back okay you understand yes you sure i'm sure okay what did i just say
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when you i'm one and then i jump
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and i'm gonna flip you back all right you understand yes don't get scared but you You have to,
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you got to show some, show some point, I'm going to save you, but you got to be ready, okay?
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Now look, you're on a date right now, if you really want to impress your date right now, lay this back to it, huh?
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She's right there watching.
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Compress her and lay this back to it, all right?
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I got you.
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Come on, brother.
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I got you.
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Hey, he's going to learn how to do a back to it for you, okay?
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You ready?
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Yes.
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One, two.
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No, no, no, no, no, no. Calm down.
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You have to feel better.
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You sit a lot.
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No, no, no. When I say three, when I say jump, when I say jump, you jump, okay?
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Okay.
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Three, three, two, one, jump.
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Oh.
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One more time, one more time, one more time, come on, one more time, come on, we gotta impress your days, come on, lock in, you gotta commit,
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commit and flip back, commit, commit, I got you, I saved you,
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commit, one, two, three, oh, he did it, he did it,
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he did it, He did it, hey, you did it, I'm so proud of you, I'm so proud of you, he did it, he did it, he did it for you,
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come on, give her a hug, bro, you did it, bro, you did it for her, let's go, hey, man, good shit, bro, you a man now,
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exactly, you a man now,
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now, good stuff, I just taught a man how to do his backflip.
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That's like teaching a kid how to ride a bicycle for the first time.
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I'm a little tired after that.
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I fuck with your dread.
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I fuck with your dread, bro.
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You need to retwist, though, bro.
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Start talking, start talking.
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Calm down guys, calm down.
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Can you stop my shirt?
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Can you stop my shirt?
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Can you stop my shirt?
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Can you stop my shirt?
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What the hell are you doing?
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No, thank you so much!
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much!
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Merci!
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Merci!
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Ding da ding dong!
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Ding ding da ding dong!
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Oh my God!
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The bikes are all ready.
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Bro, this is a random Thailand stream on a random Tuesday.
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Oh, my days.
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Wait, I just realized this is a window.
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What if I saw right here?
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Oh, this window won't go.
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That's the farthest it go back?
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What the fuck?
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Stop hitting that damn window.
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I ain't playing with you, boy.
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I ain't playing.
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Yo, speed, speed.
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What the fuck?
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Sign for me, sign for me.
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Yo, don't bang on the clock.
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Yo, speed.
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Bro, what the fuck?
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Hey.
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Man, these shoes smell like...
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15 miles Yo, yo, don't bang on the car Hey, stop Hey, stop banging on the car Alright, I love you Is these yours?
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Yeah, it is mine, bro Bro, why you giving me your shoes?
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What is Why is he Why did he give me his shoes?
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Yo, why is he so hairy?
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What the fuck?
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You hairy as shit Oh my, is that real?
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Is that real hair?
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Oh my god Why is someone just What the fuck?
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Is that real?
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Bro, I'm gonna have to open this door ain't no way that's real how you
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so hairy bro i'm the real monkey you know what the
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bro i gotta touch that i ain't gonna lie oh look tat soey cowboy that's crazy we
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and suey cowboys what the hell what's in there live music Yeah,
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go have a look, go have a look, clap that shit on you.
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All right.
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Man United!
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Wait, is this live? Is that live?
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Okay, tight set.
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Oh, what's in here?
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No. No?
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Okay.
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Where are the clubs at?
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Is this a club?
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What's in here?
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I'm trying to...
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Is this club fire?
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Is it fine in there?
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What club is in here?
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She just said I could come in She literally just said I could come in
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Malahi she said come in She's an owner Bro Bro
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What was the point of us
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we get what I ain't go to one club man what
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a bummer what a woman one it was like come here it was like come here come here No,
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you're not, bro.
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You don't grow, man.
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Bro, no, I don't want to.
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Man, I want to get you.
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Relax.
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Relax.
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Relax. Is that real?
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Touch him.
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Touch him.
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Touch him.
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Where's my security?
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Speed.
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Why are you so hairy?
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Relax.
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I haven't evolved yet.
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What?
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I haven't evolved yet.
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Relax.
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You haven't evolved?
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Yeah.
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You show speed, I show hair.
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Speed, speed, speed, speed, speed, speed, I got your shirt, speed, I got your shirt, speed.
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Bro, this dude.
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Hi, stream.
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How the hell is it?
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Wait, can I see what's down there?
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No. Stream, go firewood.
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Ooh.
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Ah.
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Stay behind.
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Ooh.
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Stay behind.
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Ah.
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Jasmine man, this idiot.
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Relax, relax, relax.
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Tight, tight, tight.
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I want to drive the tuk -tuk.
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Damn, how you know I, how you know I...
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How do you know I crashed it the last time?
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How do you know that?
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Thailand is...absolute...
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I got you, I got you, don't worry about it, I'm good, I don't need nothing, I don't need nothing, I don't need nothing, I don't need nothing, I don't need nothing, I don't need anything,
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I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I don't need anything,
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I don't need anything, I don't need anything,
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I don't need anything, I don't need anything, I Which one?
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The ping pong?
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Ping pong?
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Ping pong!
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Ping pong!
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Ping pong! Can we 5k away?
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Ping pong!
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Ping pong!
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Don't look it.
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Gale Unite.
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Gale Unite.
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Gale Unite?
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Gale Unite.
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Yo, speed!
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Gale Unite.
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Gale Unite.
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Speed, I love you.
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Can I take a picture?
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Can I take a picture?
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Dele Unite.
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Huh?
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Let me give you a gift.
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Let me give you a gift.
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Let me give you a gift.
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Gift, gift, gift.
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I'll give you a gift.
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Hurry up, you gotta be fast.
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Put your finger, put it in your finger.
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It's a mouse, it's a mouse.
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Yo, hell yeah.
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Dude!
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You are stink?
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What is this?
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Yo!
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Why does she cover her nose?
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Wait.
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Oh, I remember her.
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No, you remember her from last year?
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Remember?
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From last year.
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How's it been?
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Oh, my God.
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Y 'all remember when I met her in Thailand last year?
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What you been doing?
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Relax, relax.
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Have you been all right?
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I am deaf.
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Please follow sign language.
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I love deaf people in the world.
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You love deaf people?
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Yes Okay, me, huh Sorry,
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sorry
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Oh, okay Yeah, we did it Oh,
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we did it Okay, we did it It was nice seeing you W's in the chat,
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bro Y 'all remember when we seen her last year Oh, you Depp too?
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Oh, my God it could be once again tell me five thousand subs away one two two
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okay bye bye bye oh coconut water should we do it is that is that organic coconut water
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Can you get me one?
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Can you get me one?
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Yo, kid, you're looking at what you're talking about, talking about, talking about.
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This whole stream, I do not want to hear you yelling.
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You're yelling at me.
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Get to me.
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All right, bro?
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So, look, I'm calling you out right now, okay?
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Calm down.
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I got you a picture.
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You get that?
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Just relax.
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Santai, okay, brother?
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Okay?
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Just relax, okay?
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Because I heard you all day.
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Wait, one photo.
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All right, all right.
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Okay.
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Get a selfie, man.
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Get your camera ready.
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You're just saying, can you get a photo?
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All right, okay.
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Now, there you go.
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Okay, you good now.
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oh yeah what is that the hell is
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that we're just leaking bro yo they build it leaking yo what happened you work here the building's leaking
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wait i need to tell them they doing leaking excuse me excuse me i need to tell them
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is this not a store
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y 'all building leaking guys the front door is leaking y 'all building from the front door is leaking water is leaking
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I'm just letting y 'all know that the water's leaking from the front.
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I just said, see, I might want to get that expected or something.
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I'm just letting y 'all know.
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It's a big leakage up there.
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I don't want it to cause a flood or nothing, you know?
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Wait, this food smells good.
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This food smells good over there.
381
What's that?
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What is that?
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Lamb?
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How much it costs? That shit look good.
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Chad, should we get some grill lamb?
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Can I take one, two, three, four?
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Can I take five of those?
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Five sticks?
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I want five.
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Can I get the five sticks of grill lamb?
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That shit look good what are we doing all right
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i think we should just stay right here i'm only 3 000 subs away
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uh we got another five minute walk to the van unless you want the van to come in yeah exactly
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This is fucking good.
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This is fucking good.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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This might be the best.
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This might be the best grill limb I've ever had.
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You did your thing on that grill, man.
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I'm proud of you, bro.
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Seriously.
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I'm genuinely proud of you.
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This is so good.
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Seriously.
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Oh my God, this is fucking good.
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We're gonna keep walking in this direction.
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The dime's a seven -minute walk anyway.
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Okay.
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Oh my God.
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God damn.
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Yo, ask him if he knows Bruk Tag.
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No, no, no!
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It's my birthday, it's my birthday.
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Yo!
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Yo!
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Outside!
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Yo, speed!
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No, no, no!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh You know what I mean?
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Let them know.
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Let them know, baby.
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See!
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I love you.
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Yo, guys, make her own.
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Make her own.
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Make her own.
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Make her own.
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We do not got enough bodyguards for today.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Keep it clear.
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Back the fuck up.
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Yeah.
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yo yo damn look man watch out
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sorry for interrupting your sleep Guys,
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everybody in the street, subscribe.
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You're my monkey king, bro.
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45 minutes.
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Behind me, behind me, behind me.
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What?
454
You're my monkey king.
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You're my king.
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You're my king.
457
Oh, I'm your king?
458
Yeah, yeah.
459
Oh, oh.
460
All right, cool.
461
Steve, we love you.
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Steve, we love you.
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I'm that way, I'm that way.
464
I thought he said something.
465
You're walking away now.
466
Get out of the way.
467
You're on top of the bag, you're on top of the bag, you're on top of the bag, you're on top of the bag.
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Relax, relax, relax.
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I mean, I don't mean, I'll cut it, no!
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Speed!
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Speed!
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I wanna go with you.
473
Just a picture, just a picture, man.
474
What's up, bro?
475
Just a picture, man.
476
What's up, bro?
477
Just a picture, man.
478
What's up, bro?
479
And get this shot.
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Just a picture.
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Stop me up, stop me up.
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Hey, yo, yo, yo!
483
Lift me by my ass.
484
Three, two, one.
485
That right, that right. That right.
486
Give him some smokes!
487
No, no, no, no, no!
488
What?
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Go!
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Go!
491
Go!
492
Go!
493
Go!
494
He can!
495
He can!
496
He can!
497
We're driving a one -in -one there!
498
Speed, I love you!
499
Please!
500
I'm out there 45 million!
501
Please!
502
Please!
503
Ah, the roof is glass!
504
The roof is glass?
505
Yeah!
506
We can do it!
507
Oh, shit!
508
Oh, my God!
509
We can do it, too!
510
Fucking hell!
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Oh, it is a good big bus!
512
It won't break!
513
We need high ground, bro.
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We need high ground.
515
We need high ground.
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Stop moving.
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Stop moving.
518
Yo, open the door.
519
He's closing it.
520
Wait, wait, wait.
521
What are you doing?
522
Hey, but where's the rest of the security, man?
523
It's that time, Tep.
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We're closing.
525
We'll make a cell phone.
526
Fuck.
527
Yo, we need high ground.
528
We need high ground, bro.
529
Chill, chill.
530
Yo.
531
We need high ground back, man.
532
Yo, we don't need feet in your chest, man.
533
400 away, Tapp. Where?
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Watch out, watch out, watch out.
535
400 away, how am I doing?
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Back foot, back foot, back foot.
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Back foot, back foot.
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Back foot, back foot, back foot.
539
45 million, Tapp.
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Step back.
541
45 million, 45 million, 45 million,
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45, come on, 45, come on, Here we go, here we go,
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here we go, here we go,
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here we go, here we go,
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we about to hit it $45 million!
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$45 million!
547
Let's go!
548
$45 million soles, baby.
549
I love y 'all boys, bro.
550
We're getting the time.
551
Let's go!
552
W is in the chat, bro.
553
$45 million soles, bro.
554
Oh, we came a long way, bro.
555
Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Let's go, bro.
561
Yes, yes, yes.
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Oh, my Jesus.
563
We met before.
564
$25 million, man.
565
$25 million.
566
$25 million.
567
Nice to meet you.
568
Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
570
Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
572
I love y 'all.
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I love y 'all.
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I love y 'all.
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I love y 'all.
576
You know what?
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Hey, I might need you up there.
578
You got on flip -flops, bro.
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You ain't ready for the job.
580
You got on flip -flops.
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You need it right here, bro.
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Alright, look chat, we hit 45 million bro, W's in the chat, we hit 45 million bro,
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let's
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go freaking go bro let's go let's go bro real talk bro w's in the chat
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “iShowSpeed Explores Thailand's Red Light District!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bro, speed, relax. This video has 584 sentences and 3378 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:02. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 125 of its 584 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| leak noun | /liːk/ | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| ping verb | /pɪŋ/ | To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. |
| gale noun | /ɡeɪl/ | A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. |
| commit verb | /kəˈmɪt/ | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| grill noun | /ɡɹɪl/ | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and… |
| hairy adjective | /ˈhɛɹ.i/ | Having a lot of body hair. |
| bang noun | /ˈbæŋ/ | A sudden percussive noise. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| lamb noun | /ˈlæm/ | A young sheep; especially, one younger than nine months. |
| deaf adjective | /diːf/ | Unable (or partially able) to hear. |
| evolve verb | /ɪˈvɑlv/ | To move (something) in regular procession through a system. |
| finger noun | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| watch out | Used to warn someone of an imminent danger. | |
| stay behind verb | To remain where one is, whilst others leave. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. | |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You know why I got you this?
- Can you buy one time?
- How you open it, sis?
- Wait, can I see what's down there?
- You're just saying, can you get a photo?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't evolved |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Start talking · Stop hitting · stop banging |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might want · might be · might need |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should we do · should we get · should just stay |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 146 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like relax, leak, ping.
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.