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I want to.
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Can you tell me something very unique about your country?
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custard retards, what?
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Tarts?
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Are you talking about your food?
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The most interesting about Portugal is tarts.
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And what is your name?
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Fatima?
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There's no European name Fatima.
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There is?
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Lots of people from the Middle East named Fatima moved to Portugal.
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That's what you mean.
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That doesn't make you Portuguese.
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That makes you an immigrant who moved to Portugal.
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Yep.
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Fatima!
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You're not from Portugal!
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Where are your parents from?
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Porsche!
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Wait a minute!
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Maybe you're teaching me something!
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So, you're Muslim?
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No?
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What are you?
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You're Christian?
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Catholic or you're adopted?
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Why did they name you Fatima?
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That's a Muslim name.
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Didn't you think Mary will come be like bitch get the out of here?
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Oh, you bought the seed and your friend didn't come.
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What happened to him?
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Oh, she didn't come?
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You were by yourself?
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Who's this lady?
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"Oh, you came by yourself and you came..." Wow, you both so good looking. Are you both single?
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You should meet each other.
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That's why every time I looked at you, You looked at me in haze, you're like, You can't focus because she's so hot.
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Is that why you're sitting there the whole time like this?
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You have a boner?
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I've never had this situation before.
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The guys are like.
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Well, nice to meet each other, yeah?
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end of the balcony one person can come and take the seat.
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Yes, come on white shirt come out Okay,
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buddy with the girl that was coming was she was supposed to be a date and I'm always quite a bit.
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You always buy two tickets in case?
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That's a lot of pressure.
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That's a lot of pressure.
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You scared the shit out of the girls.
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You go through the phone.
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Okay, okay, this phone.
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I don't like it, but fuck it.
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I have two tickets.
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Come to the show.
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Come to the show.
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What do you mean you're busy?
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Please, God, I have two tickets.
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Shit!
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And then you end up coming by yourself. But you know what?
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You must be a good guy.
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Because the karma is so good, you come by yourself and the hottest girl in Vancouver sits right next to you.
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That's very interesting.
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You always find two things to see what happens.
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You could have given it...
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Look, hold on, let's see who's gonna come.
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This is very interesting guys.
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And I just randomly picked one from the last, look how gorgeous this one is.
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Now he's got two girls, one on the right, one on the left.
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His dick is coming out of his pants like a mountain.
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His dick is coming out of his pants like a mountain.
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Control yourself!
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You owe me for the rest of your life.
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10 tickets.
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What's that?
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We have the same pants?
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You're checking out my pants?
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No wonder the dates you called, they don't show up.
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The last thing you should pay attention is to my pants.
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This guy is fascinating.
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What are you saying?
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Same brand?
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Who gives a shit?
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Why don't we exchange brands of our underwear?
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Maybe we're wearing the same underwear, huh?
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And then what happens?
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We should not be having this conversation when you have such great options right now.
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If I were you, I would give a compliment to her pants.
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So my Chinese friend, what's your name?
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My name?
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No, my name.
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I don't have all day.
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This is not a job interview.
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This is just a quick, I want to give you some love and move on.
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My name? Whose name?
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My friend's name?
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Maybe my name?
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Your name, my baby?
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What the f*?
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Come again, come again.
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I actually watched the show.
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Why are you changing the topic?
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What were you gonna say?
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Manjeet.
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She said her name again.
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Is that Manjeet?
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Manjeet.
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Munchie.
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Munchie?
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No fucking way.
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How high are you?
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Araya, and you're Indian?
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I'm Findian.
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You're Findian?
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You mean you're an Indian who were conceived by fingering?
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What's fingering?
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I'm sorry, I don't know.
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Indians can do magic!
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I didn't know Indians can get you pregnant by fingering.
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What a nice, beautiful lady.
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These people are from Beijing, so they're family.
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Ah, you're an Indian from Fiji, so you became Findian.
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Is there any Indian here from China?
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Chin -dian.
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Go ahead.
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You will only explain if I take you on a date.
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Can I be honest with you?
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My fingers are not so quick.
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I'm not such a handyman.
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Dude, you wear a bow tie and a tuxedo?
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Stand up, let everybody see how wonderful you are.
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Give it up for this guy.
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Look at him.
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What a chic, handsome gentleman you are.
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What's your name?
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Farid, nice to meet you buddy.
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What do you do?
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You took a job at the university in the admissions department?
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Do you still live with your parents?
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I'm worried about their financial situation right now.
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Still live with your parents?
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Oh, they're not here.
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Oh, you're new in Vancouver?
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When you seem like a really good guy.
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Okay, well, sit down, I'll come back to you.
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He's adorable.
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Single ladies in the house, clap.
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Let me see if you have any single girls.
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Too old.
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Too old, too old, too old.
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How old are you guys, the one that went like this?
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32?
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I think you guys...
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How old are you, Fatty?
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You seem very young.
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You're 21.
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39?
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You're 39?
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How are you 39?
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Dude, you had no stress in your life at all.
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You sleep in the refrigerator?
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This guy is 39?
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Wow!
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You already started using Botox?
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Holy shit, dude!
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Okay, never mind.
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All of you are eligible.
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What's your name, 32?
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Negar, what do you do?
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Your college instructor?
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This is amazing!
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The college administrative department with the college instructor?
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Match made in heaven so far!
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This is amazing, dude!
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Wow, Megar!
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This is great!
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And then what subject do you teach?
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Early child education?
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Oh my god, she'll be a great mother!
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She's a professional at raising babies, she's teaching other people!
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I love you.
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Man, you're still on your phone, man!
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Seriously, buddy, what's going on?
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No, but what is it?
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Your girlfriend?
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What's the problem, dude?
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For real, be honest.
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I'm going through the railway right now.
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She wants to know where you are, give me your phone.
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Give me your phone.
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Aren't you saying this your girlfriend?
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Give me your phone.
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I'm asking you, what is it that you're texting?
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It's your work, so you did lie.
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Roddy?
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This is moments we have together.
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We're sharing precious moments.
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Be in the moment, enjoy it tonight, yeah?
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We're having a blast.
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Yeah?
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Now you're going to give me your phone?
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Okay.
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You should have given me your phone.
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I will call your coworker.
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What is the job?
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What's the problem with work?
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Be honest, be honest.
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You be honest with me, I'll become your friend. Is this your girlfriend?
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You're single.
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You don't even have a girlfriend and you lie.
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What's your name?
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Majid.
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Majid, you're never ever gonna find a woman.
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If I were you, you should take my advice. and go gay.
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Rosaki, where are you from?
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What country?
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Nigeria, man, that's amazing.
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All the racist people are clapping.
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You guys make no sense.
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I thought I thought the Nigerians are coming like so many Nigerians and say all the white people like Nigeria.
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Yes We support the Nigerians Rosaki, what's up, player?
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Good to see you, man.
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Who are you here with?
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Your wife.
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Oh my God, she's gorgeous.
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Wife, what's your name?
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Nusha.
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Nusha?
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You're Persian?
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Oh my god, Persian girls love black dicks.
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Let me tell you something.
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Nusha, Nigeria, congratulations baby.
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Rosaki, how do you like the Persian culture?
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Thank you for the input.
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Thank you.
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It's like what culture?
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I haven't met her parents since we got married.
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These motherfuckers are racist.
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You're adorable.
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Hi, with the hair.
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Is it orange or pink, my love?
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Pink.
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Ohhhh!
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What's your name? Which name? Which name?
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Your stripper name.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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They call you "My"?
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Who calls you mine?
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Do you like them calling you "Mai"?
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My, like your mind?
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Okay, that's very cute and my where you from Hong Kong?
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Oh That's amazing My...
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You came by yourself too?
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Amen.
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You weren't supposed to come by yourself.
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And what happened, my love?
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He broke up with you last minute?
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- It's your brother?
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topic after.
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He got some traffic accident?
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I like how everybody has finished the joke, bicycle accident.
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No, it's not a bicycle accident, she's from Hong Kong.
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He's Asian, he was driving the car, so he didn't know what he was doing.
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He got into an accident. So your brother...
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It got into an accident.
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He couldn't make it.
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make it.
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He got so pissed gone home.
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Oh, he got angry, he went home.
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When you're angry, you should come to a comedy show and feel better.
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All in.
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What's that?
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Hold in.
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Call him.
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Should we call your brother?
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Yeah, let's call them.
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Call them.
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Yeah, call them right now.
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She goes, "Now?" "Yeah, call them right now." No, give me the phone.
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Give me the phone.
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Danny, Danny, how are you?
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It's Maximini!
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Danny buddy, I'm on stage man, we thought you were coming to the show.
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Yeah, my car just crashed.
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Somebody crashed in my car, not me, okay?
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Aww.
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Danny.
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Buddy, you're Asian.
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You should not be driving.
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Take an Uber.
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I mean...
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I mean...
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I need to make my way to your show, but you can't make it.
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Okay, how far away are you?
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Yeah?
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How far are you from the Orpheum Theater?
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30 minutes drive.
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Okay, I'm gonna send you an Uber, okay? Are you sure?
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Yeah, I'm sure.
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I'm gonna send you an Uber right now.
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I want you to come to the show.
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We're gonna wait for you.
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Okay? Are you?
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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no, no, no, It sounds like you're about to orgasm right now play up me
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He said, "I am because you're calling me." I love you, Danny.
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Danny, I love you.
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Thank you for picking up the phone.
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I feel bad you crashed.
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Buddy, I feel bad you crashed.
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I hope you do well, okay?
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Yeah, I will see you in the insurance.
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Buddy, do you have insurance?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
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If you don't have insurance, I have some Persian friends that can fix this shit for free.
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I'm just gonna eat something fucking to you on the front right now.
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What a cool brother you have, Ma.
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We're sending you a lot of love from Morpheum.
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Danny, be safe out there.
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Good night.
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Alright, good night.
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What a nice brother you have.
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It sounded like you were doing something naughty.
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Well, we did it!
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- -Junam, sit your ass down!
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- -Mwah!
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Mwah!
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- Poor you.
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You're kidding me.
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Wow, thank you so much.
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What's your name?
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Shane, you have a lot of enthusiasm.
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I really appreciate that, you know?
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You're scaring the shit out of all these Persians.
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You know?
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Shane, this is amazing.
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This is very not white of you, you know what I'm saying?
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Let me ask you something.
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Is your lady Persian?
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That's why you're acting like this.
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Girlfriend or wife?
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- Perkins.
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Yes, okay, Shane, answer the question.
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Shane, Shane, answer the question.
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Is she your wife or is she your girlfriend?
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- Wife, you married her.
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Okay.
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- You're married.
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- Okay.
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- You need it.
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You needed residency this bad?
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- You're from Germany?
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Berlin.
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And what brought you to Vancouver, honey?
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Your husband?
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So your husband is ha -ha?
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That's really fascinating.
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So you met in Berlin?
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Right. In Ukraine?
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Oh, that's complicated.
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You went to Ukraine?
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Because Ukrainians are hot and then you found the German.
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Dude, you got ripped off.
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What's your name?
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Mohsen Rini!
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Dude!
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You studied in Ukraine?
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You studied music?
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classical music?
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An Iranian finally got to go to university, the entire world chooses Ukraine,
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and then when he gets admitted he goes, "I want to study classical music.
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Nobody plays setar in Ukraine.
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What do you do in Vancouver now?" You're in the movie business?
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You're the most ADD.
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You went to study classical music, now you went into a movie business?
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His head playing with his ass.
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It's a very deep Iranian slang.
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When your head playing with your ass, that means you're not paying attention.
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You're going, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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The Iranian philosopher that came up, the guy was writing.
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And then he was like, "Okay, how do I feel?" When I'm distracted, I'm always playing with my ass.
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Now, how can I make it more serious?
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What if my head was playing with my ass?
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Dude, you went to classical music.
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College in Ukraine!
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Came here, you're in the movie business?
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What kind of movie Have you made?
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For Game of Thrones, are you out of your mind?
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Woah!
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Woah!
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Woah!
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Woah!
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Woah!
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We love you bro!
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Yo!
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Wow!
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Go for them!
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Dude, that's phenomenal!
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Mohsen Jennifer Hunter, you were the best guy I picked on tonight by four.
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Wow.
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Yeah, because if you know Game of Thrones, It was one of the most fascinating programs visually.
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Visually, that program was incredible.
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And it was the reason you see a lot of Persians were involved in Game of Thrones is because Game of Thrones,
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it was a TV series on HBO that the entire series was about cousins,
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Giving it to each other.
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So HBO said, What race can we find to really relate to cousins and family after each other?
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And they found Mohsen in Germany.
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Mohsen was professional.
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They're like, "There's one guy, his head only playing with his ass and everybody else's ass." Make him the head of special effects.
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I'm not going to be able to
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all that matters in life first is to make honorable living If you have a job and you make an honorable living, it doesn't matter what you do.
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You are absolutely respected for your good doings.
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Period.
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Now, as an Iranian, as an immigrant, any immigrant, not just Iranian, Syrian, anybody from any country,
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If you move to another country, it's so difficult.
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And then on top of that, you can become somebody who's doing something special like this, in much bigger scale, man,
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you make us look extra good.
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Thank you.
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I'm sure there are so many artists here tonight, I'm really sure, and I didn't get a chance to pick on you, is because you're hiding, And if you're sensitive and scared to be picked on,
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you're missing out on such an incredible special time.
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What are you working on now?
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Still Burke?
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No!
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That's so cool man, this guy is amazing!
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The other stage Lady what's your name?
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Party, sir, you're in the movie business too?
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So first of all, This was so special.
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The reason you're here tonight is because Patty Sohn wants to see you.
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Patty Sohn, from the bottom of my heart, I'm sorry.
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He's married. And she's German.
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She's not messing around. Since Mohsen is here,
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If anybody has a good question, let's ask them wants to ask if you're in the movie business, Yes. Are you hiring?
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No, hire me, Conan, I'm sorry.
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What's your name?
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- Because they're hiring, but it's a naked scene, and making out with a dude with a dad.
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Are you okay with the make -out scene?
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Mono John, I cannot hear your voice.
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Are you okay with the end of it?
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You know it's my wrong Steven Spielberg loves You know John Hasse Okay, yeah, Hansa.
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Listen, if they don't hire you, I hire you.
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Minajong.
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Oh, he says tonight we're making movies at my hotel.
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Tonight.
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Sir, I just wanted to say a quick story.
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Please say whatever you want.
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Fantastic.
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So look, I'm from Iran.
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I'm really proud to be an Iranian.
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I grew up in Iran in Ahvaz.
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When I was 10 years old, I saw Independence Day the first firm with Roland Emmerich.
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I told my mom I'm gonna go and work with him.
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And this was a dream so I ended up filming the Independence Day 2 with a man himself.
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About about 20 years after my mom said he always wanted to miss see me on this stage.
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to work on Game of Thrones, I designed the dragon.
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from day one and I work with them all the way to school.
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And we work 90 hours a week and that's how we won the Emmy.
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2019. But I'm telling you, the only reason I got there is because I married this year.
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That's the occasion.
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She's from Germany.
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She's from Germany but she reads 300 pages Persian, Fahim Rahimi, novels.
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She can cook every, she can cook every person food you can imagine.
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She can dance, person, and she sings gugouche like you have never heard of. So, thanks enough.
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Thank you.
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Wow!
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Wow!
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What a sweet!
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What a beautiful experience to have tonight.
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You know, this is so special, and I'll tell you why.
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None of my shows I know 80 % of my show is improvised.
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And because of that, some of the most magnificent shit happens in the theater that you could never expect.
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Amazing.
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Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- buddy /ˈbʌdi/ — A person far removed from the conversation.
- pants /pænts/ (noun) — An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
- hire /ˈhaɪɹ/ (verb) — To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
- whoa /woʊ/ — Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (noun) — 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…
- classical /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/ (adjective) — Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- scare /skɛɚ/ (verb) — To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
- immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ (noun) — A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (noun) — A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- racist /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ (noun) — A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
- cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (noun) — Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
- gorgeous /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ (adjective) — Sumptuously dressed.
- theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ (noun) — A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ (adjective) — Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
- instructor /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ (noun) — One who instructs; a teacher.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come by (verb) — To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
- play with (verb) — To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- pick on (verb) — To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
- end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
- get into (verb) — To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
- live with (verb) — To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 112 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, chic /ʃik/
- Long words — get the stress right: adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, visually /ˈvɪzju.əli/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
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 buddy, pants, hire.
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 | I've never had · haven't met · has finished |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were conceived · were involved · be picked |
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.