Shadowing Practice: my first time… in Tokyo Japan - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh No!
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I thought it was a hard -boiled egg!
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Ooh, yummy!
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Wait, you don't swallow it?
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It was water!
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Hey guys, what's up?
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Sarah Safari here, and we're back at it with another YouTube video.
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We are currently in Tokyo, Japan.
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Super exciting.
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Okay, I feel like a nuisance in the US filming, now I feel like a total, total nuisance in degenerate filming, because everyone's so quiet and polite.
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Our first stop, 7 -Eleven, and we're gonna see if it lives up to the hype.
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We got in last night, yes I'm jet -lagged, but we're gonna try a little bit of everything.
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And I think the thing with Japan is, see if I were to leave my umbrella out in LA, I think it'd get stolen.
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But I think it's safe here.
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Ooh, 7 -Eleven socks?
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That's the first thing I saw when I came here.
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Nice can we show everyone you're fit oh yeah guys we
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need you to appreciate my fit this is good for me we did my big one a supreme jersey
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that i ordered online no i'm totally lying i got this in london with ali
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and these jeans i got yesterday last night in japan
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and my tims of course let's see what they have oh
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my god they don't have celsius what am i gonna do sorry celsius
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but i'm gonna have to drink something else i guess okay
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i think this is the section we want to be in i drink this That's like a protein shake
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Do you like strawberries this is big like these like sandwiches like fruit cream sandwiches Don't be scared
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You warm it up.
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I think so.
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Yeah, but I got one of these right here and then you warmed it up Let's see.
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Chicken vegetable kippah.
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Okay, maybe I'll try this.
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Chocolate sprinkles whipped cream.
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Ooh, fun.
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Okay, they don't have this in America.
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Oh, hard boiled egg.
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Nice.
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Maybe I'll try this.
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I'll see what the hype is about the eggs.
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What else can I try here?
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Ice cream for breakfast?
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Oh, this is what he was talking about, I think.
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Okay, I'll try this.
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That looks fire.
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This looks insane.
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Don't give yourself a stomachache, please.
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We have all day.
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You're telling me I'm not getting food poisoning from that?
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chocolate croissant okay i'll try this you just have straight sugar
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in your hands i have one hard boiled egg oh
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that looks fun donut holes with whipped cream i do have
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straight sugar this is gonna make you feel like bro i'll just take a bite of everything i always say
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that and i can never control myself hi guys don't worry we'll be back to try all of the candy
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okay first off this sprinkled whipped cream little bread thing i've
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seen these in different variations all over tiktok hi do you guys want a bite okay
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it's good it's straight sugar the whipped cream's insane though oh
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it's not bad i love how they cut the edges off the bread i know it's
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so satisfying it's actually not bad at all way better than
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i thought get out of here fly dude there's no insects
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to you you're right japan is very clean look at
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that i don't know if that's like an 8am uh like this would probably hit harder
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if it was like late at night okay this is the
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donut hole with whipped cream this is probably good oh yeah chocolate croissants i love a chocolate croissant
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oh my god so good if it was warmed up this one's really good Wait, that was it?
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That's good.
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If it was warm, that would be fire.
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Yeah, trade me back.
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Yeah, this one's good.
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Really good stuff.
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Right here.
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Fire.
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Wait, this one?
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Oh, it was already open.
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Whatever.
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Chris Tren and his friends recommended.
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Get a bite right there.
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Oh, yeah.
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You got to take a bite of that egg, bro.
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I don't want to put this one down.
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Oh, this one's really good.
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Put it down, bro.
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All right I thought it was a hard -boiled egg No,
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no, no, no, not the supreme shirt I'm so sad Hold up Did you get that on camera?
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Yeah, hold up I can't believe
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that just happened to me I'm literally gonna smell like rotted
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eggs all day I thought it was a hard -boiled egg It was your fault, I wasn't even gonna eat that one My one good outfit has an egg yolk all over it.
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Great, now I look like an idiot in Japan.
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You got some right here too, on the inside of your suit.
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Thanks.
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I got some right here on the inside of your suit.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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You're right on the inside.
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you good there pal i don't know how this egg stains
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but this egg white is not coming out no one will know
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that i just hit that flash it's
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so embarrassing i'm too much of a nuisance for this city i don't belong here everyone's clean
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and well pampered and put together
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and i just cracked an egg all over myself like who does
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that on to the next okay camera woman thank you
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i have to post pictures no but i'm not good at taking pictures of people
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that are tall Because I have to like get up.
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I literally cracked an egg on myself earlier.
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I didn't do it on purpose I thought it was a hard flow day.
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That's how I know you, Rich.
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You just spent 2300 on this nice, spoojie camera.
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I did so I could take pictures of you.
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Good job!
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Okay, now we're at a different spot.
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We're at Family Mart now.
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This is the more Japanese version.
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I'm staying away from eggs.
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Hey, you want an Ozempic drink?
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No, we're bulking, baby.
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This is the Ozempic drink with BMI.
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If it's like over that, drink that.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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So it's for fat people? yeah yeah we're good we don't need water that's the thing coke zero
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and energy drinks all we need oh my god what's this little kitty
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so cute what's this cheesecake they marketed it perfectly towards me
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i think i'm good okay let's see the hype on this egg sandwich so
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if you were to do it we were just told the
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most disrespectful thing you can do in japan is eat outside
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and look what you're doing oh actually all the people around
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us are now gonna attack no one's attacking you wanna bite what kind is it I guess it's just cake and bread. Do you like it?
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How many times do you have to bow when you thank people?
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Oh, as many times as you can.
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Oh my god, my back hurts.
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And as deep as you can.
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What if I don't have a good back?
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Somebody's gotta bring that up.
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I'm gonna go like this.
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Oh man.
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Is it good?
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Oh yeah, you can have it.
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It's really good.
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Community sandwich.
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A community sandwich.
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What can I say I'd like to share?
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Egg sandwich?
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Yeah, get in there.
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Yeah, we're ready to run.
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Oh yeah.
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Yummy?
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I was gonna say thank you.
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She knows how to say thank you Oh yeah Oh yummy Can we try the fami chicken?
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Extender
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No, no, I'm cool One out of ten You have to try
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the fami chicken You put the fami chicken in the sandwich Give me a bite Appropriate bow Say I'm like, hey, what's up, man?
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Oh my god It's slimy Is that the CN Tower?
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What's the CN Tower?
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Get a load of this guy I hope you drop your asthma We are not going to say threatening things Okay, so what do you think of Coke Zero in Japan?
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Coke Zero in Japan, low -key, it's harder than Coke Zero in America So there's actually a secret another Coke that exists in Japan It's called Coke Plus, I think And it has no sugar in it,
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no calories And an additional enzyme that will help break down fat
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And it has fiber I think I'm in love with you Okay, I need to get that I saw it actually, Coke Plus I didn't know what it was, though I'll get that next time Alright,
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we have the new temple Where, where, where?
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Am I right?
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Yo, you bad tour guide.
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It's in front of us.
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And these gates over here.
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I like your voice though.
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Keep talking to me like that?
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That's my Aussie voice.
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I like it.
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Hey, no flirting behind the camera.
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And we'll head over to the temple in front of a boss.
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Yep.
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And when we get there, we'll do what is called an omikuji.
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Which is a lucky draw on your fortune.
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It'll let you know if you have good luck or bad luck.
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I better have good luck.
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You think so?
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I hope so I Better pull some good luck right now.
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I need it I just lost a bunch of money in Vegas if you get bad luck.
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You can tie the Mortrine at the temple and it's like you're entrusting your god's hand.
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Oh, okay I'm gonna do
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that either way I'll be okay at the end of the day everything will be okay in the end
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if it's not okay, then it's not the end Okay bars
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So you should just quit being an influencer just turn to a camera woman.
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I know it's my calling.
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I love taking pictures though.
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What you gotta say?
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How do you feel?
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I feel good.
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Arigato.
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Arigato, sorry.
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Oh, whoa.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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The guy she tells you not to worry about is just right here.
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This is my first time hanging out with a gay guy.
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Oh, where?
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You.
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Pete, we're getting in a picture.
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Come here.
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I love Pete.
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No, no. See what side he chose?
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Pete, yeah, why'd you pick that side?
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I don't know.
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I'm scared.
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Don't be scared.
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Mommy's here.
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Thank you, guys.
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No, she's gonna put this at the front of the vlog and be like, oh, look how famous I am.
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Me, I'm humble.
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There's nothing humble about you.
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Wait, does this say no pictures?
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Narcissistic man wants pictures of himself.
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Okay, we're gonna go inside the temple, but first we have to wash off all the dirtiness I already possess.
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Now we're ready.
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Prayer has been done inside the temple.
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Not gonna tell you guys what I prayed for, because then it probably won't come true.
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Did you bow?
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I bowed, I swear I bowed.
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I did bow.
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Not disrespected.
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Nobody.
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Okay, my favorite type of tree since I know what's the people that study plants called botanist botanist.
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Yes, a bond of the study of plants Okay, I'm not in a botanist, but that's my favorite type of tree one of my favorite types of trees that one zoom in on that tree
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You want to go underneath and smell it?
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Yeah This tree guys, okay look up take your time at it real nicely.
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Oh yeah, we like this tree a lot.
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It's nice and green.
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Smells like oxygen.
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Oh, look at the kitties behind.
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This makes me miss my cats, Chanel and Lupita.
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But if you guys are watching this, Chanel and Lupita, I miss you guys and I love you so much.
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Maybe they turned on the TV.
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Oh, look at the little dragons.
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Hi, baby.
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It's so crispy.
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Can I drink this water?
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Oh, yummy.
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Wait, you don't swallow it?
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It's to terrify your body and your mouth.
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But I can't swallow it.
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Good kitty, good kitty.
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I love you guys.
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No, it's worse than anything in America.
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I drink the shower water in America.
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I just, underneath the shower.
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Sign that says, don't touch that?
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Does it actually say that?
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Where does it say that?
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Right here.
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Read it, bro.
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Read the tongue.
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I can't read that.
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It says, no brown women may touch this.
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And you know that.
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Sorry.
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Sorry.
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Let's not get that close to me the lashes look great oh you think
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so yeah that's great are they natural we're in japan yeah
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they're natural what do you mean look at this we do everything natural nothing specials right there
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yeah the koi fish they're my favorite water animal look look at how many koi fish
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you see them yeah it's beautiful how much protein you think one got easily 200 grams
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all those koi fish all different colors but they all are swimming in the same pond with no issues
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Ain't that a story.
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Off camera, I literally ran up to touch this fan though.
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I have an issue with creatures that are cute.
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Free the nip.
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Hold on, Sarah.
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Dude, this position is not super comfortable.
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Sarah, I have to vlog this.
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This is hilarious, Sarah.
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Sarah, what are you doing?
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This is hilarious.
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You condescending prick.
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Let's see the gyno.
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That is a lot of gyno.
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Definitely need some estrogen blockers for those.
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Okay, look.
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Pigeons here too.
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Government spy.
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We got them everywhere.
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Nice to see that.
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Tokyo also has them.
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Come to mommy.
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Come to mommy.
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Spy.
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What you gonna tell him, huh?
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What you gonna tell him?
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Yes, what a thought.
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Alright guys, this is my first time trying ramen.
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I think I'm gonna like it.
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Look at this.
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First time in Japan?
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That's kind of cool.
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Yeah, take your time.
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Oh, she f*ing messed up.
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Lord, breathe.
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It's good.
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Oh, all that just for it's good?
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No, it is good.
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That is some good ramen.
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Throw an arigato this guy's way.
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Hey, Mr. Arigato, can I try a little bit of this?
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That's not him.
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That's a redhead.
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He's not Mr. Arigato.
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Oh, yeah.
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Let me get some of this.
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Now he's missing.
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Oh, no. Wow.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Oh, yeah.
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No, bro.
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This is why I want to euthanize you.
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Right there.
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Listen.
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No, I don't want to euthanize you.
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Arigato.
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Hey, stop throwing ice cream.
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Oh, God.
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Hold your twist.
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Don't blame yourself.
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All right.
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It's respectful to slurp.
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Okay, rate the ramen.
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One out of ten honestly not gonna lie guys the ramen
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was pretty good can't say it was better than in and out
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but it was good it was better than the food uh
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we had some kobe beef how do you say it kobe kobe beef kobe beef last night
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and this was better than that i thought really yeah also made from kobe beef oh
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that was the same company same company different to be honest i kind of felt bad
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that was your first ramen experience
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because there's like way way way way way better oh there's better ones you guys gotta show me
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but i'm pretty easily satisfied with food like the only thing with ramen
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that kind of like messed me up was the ratio she said it's her dream ratio it was all noodles
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and two small little pieces of meat you should have my
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meat i didn't finish it what i needed more meat i don't want any meat no protein there's a place
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that does uh men's chest implants right there
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i didn't even know that was a thing
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so men stop working out just go ahead
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and invest in uh muscle breast augmentations argument augmentations yeah why
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you want tits maybe some double d's honestly maybe we could both use some
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very very talented man right there okay okay he's sweating bullets okay My glass!
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Take a keita bomb!
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Let's go!
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Come on!
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Come on!
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Oh! That guy loves it!
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I got a cucumber!
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This guy's talent is farting.
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Give me a cup of milk, and I'll do the same thing.
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He shoves it up there.
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I don't know if I can screw for that.
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I have a little bit of that.
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His mom probably thought he was going to be a doctor.
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Okay!
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Don't shake that hand!
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Three, two, one, yeah!
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Okay.
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Why is this so sad?
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How does one find out they're good at this?
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Oh no way!
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Okay, so what do you think of the Farting one okay, but all the other ones really funny.
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Is this what you expected the comedy?
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Not at all.
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That was so funny.
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I'm just so jet lagged.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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You really enjoyed it.
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That was your humor to a T.
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It's definitely guy here.
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I need a Celsius so bad.
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Celsius, you see the drop in Japan.
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Celsius, please drop me one.
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Like when you play Call of Duty and they drop you a care package, I'm gonna redeem anything I can for a Celsius care package right now.
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Get this on your vlog.
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Hey, get this on your vlog.
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Wait, pan again so it looks like it's the first time.
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Hey, get this on your vlog.
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All of the tries in there.
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I don't really can do it.
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I'm just trying to make you feel better about yourself.
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You know what I'm saying?
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You do it.
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Look, you put it down here, you hold it, you do the little thing, and then you just rise up and you conquer.
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You suck.
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Worst day of my life.
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Hey guys, we are going to a dinner.
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Shout out Tomoko.
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They have sponsored most of this entire video.
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We're going to go to a traditional dinner.
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Here we go.
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We have to take our timbs off and put on these babies.
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This is nice.
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Do you think it's like better than we thought it was going to be?
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So far, way better than I thought.
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This has been sick.
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I'm excited to eat.
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This is the concept you guys do?
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It's crazy, it's nuts.
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No, we usually like to do a white wall background, 20V1.
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That's what we usually prefer to do.
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So, she thought she ate there, but she really just kind of recycled an old joke that she said before.
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It's still here.
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Thank you.
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Yes, thank you so much.
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She looks gorgeous.
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Should we get her drunk?
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Yes.
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Let's get her some alcohol, yeah?
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Wait, how do I get her a glass?
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Is that bad that I'm not drinking and I'm going to get her drunk?
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No, no, no. She's drinking on your behalf.
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It's her job to get drunk.
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Oh, really?
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Wow, that's nice.
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Round of shots for the ladies.
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Thank you.
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I'm going to fill you up. Of course!
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Cheers!
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Cheers!
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Cheers!
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Cheers!
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How do you say it again?
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Kanpai!
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Kanpai!
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Kanpai!
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Kanpai!
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Kanpai!
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Kanpai!
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Nice to meet you!
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Nice to meet you!
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Take it all in one!
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One!
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One goal!
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Oh wow!
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Thank you!
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I think they're hitting it off!
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Yeah!
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Oh, he's giving it to everyone!
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Never mind!
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Nice to meet you!
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Nice to meet you!
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Thank you!
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Arigato!
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Arigato!
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I'm turning this Hinano.
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Hinano.
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Let's get Hinano!
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Drunkito!
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How do you say drunk in Japanese?
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They're going to get Yottaro!
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Do you want a shot?
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Did you want one?
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Someone beat me to it.
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He's using AI to talk to her.
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Whoa!
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Zach -san?
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Oh!
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ChatGBT!
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I live in Los Angeles, California.
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He got that ChatGBT riz.
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Get in love with that guy Zach, ask her how old she is How old are you?
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27 You put the phone now She understands what you're saying Have you been to America?
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No Useless What about America and your least favorite thing?
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Hamburger Me too In -N -Out?
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You gotta take her to In -N -Out Ever?
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Me?
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Ever?
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They won't eat in front of guests.
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Oh, in front of guests?
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Yes.
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They only drink.
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They only drink.
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I like it.
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Okay, so Zach asked her via chat GPT.
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Yeah, that was a crazy conversation with the phone.
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He asked if she could marry an American.
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She said yes, she could marry an American only if he's rich.
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So I think Zach has a pretty good shot right now.
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I have a wife.
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I didn't even know until now.
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I got a Korean chat GPT everywhere.
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No, she understood English pretty well.
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Thank you.
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I got those I started up what is
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that um I don't know fish I'm gonna dig in here I'm starving mmm that fish is really good
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look at me I'm so local did they do pork Oh, look at that.
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You see that?
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Does that do anything for you?
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Sarah versus chopsticks.
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Whenever I get nervous, I can't use them anymore.
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Okay, she wants to see how tall Zach is.
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Zach?
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Just give him hell, brother.
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Look who's sizes.
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Back to back.
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Now he's rich.
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Tall.
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Hey, sometimes you just gotta get that geishi going.
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Brother.
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He got her laughing, giggling.
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And she was just like, yeah, he's really cool.
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Cool.
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Oh, she friendzoned you.
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Oh, she called you cool.
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That's friendzoned.
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Let me tell you, Zach's not playing around, okay?
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I don't know what's happening.
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I think I'm seeing the sparks fly.
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There's definitely some tension at the table.
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There's definitely some tension from that end of the table.
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I can feel it right there.
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Hey, top her off.
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Grab two hands.
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Grab that bottle.
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Two hands.
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Oh, he winked.
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Put it back in here.
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Wow, he made it to us.
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Unbelievable.
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We have some sushi.
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Is this sashimi?
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What is this?
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I think it's two sushi breweries.
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Yeah, I'm not a big sushi person.
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It's straight up raw.
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Beautiful.
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That was really good.
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You think Drake should hop on the track?
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I think Drake would kill it on that track.
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I think you wanted to lose because you wanted to get drunk.
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That's not true.
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That is true
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I don't know how to do it.
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I hate so much, and I'm so jet -lagged, and, uh, shout out, Tomogo, for everything, this has been amazing.
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Action.
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Shut the f...
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I'm trying to do a frickin' outro, can you...
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Stay tuned for Friday's vlog, okay?
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More Japan stuff coming.
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Pan to this f*ing idiot.
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Action.
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Like, comment, and subscribe.
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See you guys later.
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Anything you want to tell them?
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Action.
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Come here, give me a kiss. Of course.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 559 sentences and 3814 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:49. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| coke noun | /koʊk/ | Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| temple noun | /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ | A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. |
| whip noun | /ˈwɪp/ | A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a… |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| cheers | /t͡ʃɪəz/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| kitty noun | /ˈkɪti/ | A young cat; a kitten. |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
| egg noun | /ɛɡ/ | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell… |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| hype noun | /haɪp/ | Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| break down verb | To stop functioning. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If it was warm, that would be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was warmed · were just told · is called |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been done · have sponsored · has been |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than · harder than · worse than |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 161 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, euthanize /ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, ratio /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- Long words — get the stress right: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, arigato /ˌɑːɹiˈɡɑːtoʊ/, gynecomastia /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sandwich, coke, bite.
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.