Shadowing Practice: Shopping Spree With Sara Saffari - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Yo, what's up guys?
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Sarah Safar here.
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We're with Ali.
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What up guys?
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We just drove two hours to come to...
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Gymshark!
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Energy low.
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Vibes?
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High?
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High?
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High?
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They're getting higher.
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We're gonna go shopping.
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Yeah.
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So the vibes are gonna get high.
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That's always a good mood booster.
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Yeah, you just chop your problems away.
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Better than doing drugs, right?
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But we're going to go in here and we're going to buy clothes.
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We're going to get styled, maybe.
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We're going to, like, style each other, maybe.
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I was going to say, should we pick outfits?
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I think I need some help.
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Wait, yeah, I want to style you.
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Yeah, you got to style me.
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Okay, yeah, I got you.
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And I'll style you.
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Okay.
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All right, let's go see what they got.
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Maybe they got some London exclusive stuff.
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Oh, did I say we're in London?
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No. Oh, we're in London.
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We're in London.
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We're in London mate.
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We're in London. In it. In it.
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We said both of those at the same time.
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We're in it.
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I might have to go to the men's section to style it.
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I think we got it.
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Yeah, I need the men's section.
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Oh, I'm getting this outfit.
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That's cool.
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I'm getting this outfit for sure.
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Okay, cop it.
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Pink on pink.
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Get it.
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It's on me.
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Okay.
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Say sugar mommy.
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Wonder if I should get smaller.
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Should I get large?
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Yeah, it's tough.
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Does it cinch? inch definitely go large oh that's like
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that screams you actually okay there's there's a hundred bucks right
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there can you use your code here oh sir they have
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them in black i'm not i'm not gonna lie i'm not
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a matching set type of girl well you can just get the pants do you like those
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wait i don't even think it has actually a matching top
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so pants are tough pants are tough i just like I think I prefer cotton over like spandexy material.
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I don't like tracksuit material at all, actually.
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I love cotton.
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Oh, like, I love this.
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This is tough.
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There's some more over here, Sarah.
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That's tough.
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Blue.
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Feel this.
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You like stuff like this?
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I do like stuff like this, like a fleecy.
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Maybe you should try these on.
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Fleecy material.
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I like this blue, actually.
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This is really cute.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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I think I'd be an extra small.
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Yeah, you would.
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I would be an extra small?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, let me have small.
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Limited edition Gymshark store product, only sold at Gymshark London.
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I like this fabric or that.
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Not going to lie, we're going to have to go to the men's section.
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Yeah, I think I'm going to have to pick your outfit out there.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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I got to go men's.
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Let's look this way first.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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This is one of my, I love this.
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This, I already have it, but this is fire.
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The everyday seamless.
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Yeah, that was very nice.
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I love it.
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I feel like the brown one looks really good on you, too.
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I love this.
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Cute.
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Oh, wait, this is actually...
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That's cute.
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Yeah, this is kind of cute.
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It's kind of like sleeping bag material.
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It sounds like it.
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Yeah.
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Wait, I like these socks.
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Okay, I'm going to get socks.
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Wait.
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Wait, what's on them?
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Look, they have dice.
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Oh, that is cute.
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And then this one has cherries.
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Cute.
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Tough.
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How's it going, man?
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We're good.
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You guys eating any of them?
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No, I think we're good.
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Yeah.
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We heard this brand's pretty good.
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You like this?
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Oh, have you?
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Yeah.
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Surprised to know that.
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The back.
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Wait, I like this.
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Get it.
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I do like that.
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What size is this?
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Small?
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It's kind of big, very small.
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Oh, that's tough.
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That's tough.
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I feel like that must be a UK fan.
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It says, hard work beats low.
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I don't like that.
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I do like it.
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You love it.
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I love it.
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No, I do like this.
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I do like this.
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I do like it.
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I do like it I love it.
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I love it.
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I love it.
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Wait.
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Oh, maybe they have the fold over ones right here Is this a oh, this is a oh, that's a top pink.
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Oh Ally, do you want these?
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I have these.
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Oh, all right should we go upstairs?
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Yeah, let's go to the men's section Okay, now we're talking this is a men's section.
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I'm gonna get this.
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What is that? That.
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That feels- it feels nice.
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Wait, what is it?
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What is it?
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What is it?
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What is it?
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It's like a long sleeve.
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Ooh.
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Oh, it does feel nice.
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Might have to grab that.
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I wish Gymshark had fitted hats.
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I've been in my fitted hat.
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You like this?
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I do really like that.
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That's actually cute.
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That's so sick.
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I like the material.
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That's tough.
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Alright, I gotta pick you out an outfit.
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Yeah, let's see what I got.
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You want Big Ben?
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Ally?
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That's kinda sick.
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It looks like Batman.
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Big Ben.
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Yeah, it does.
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There's your London exclusive.
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this is it looks like a power spot this is the
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power collection power collection from gym sharks the best stuff yeah
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i already have everything in here can't go wrong with the
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power collection power collection is my favorite the men's is
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that heavy yeah shut up oh my god it weighs like two pounds
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if even knock me out how was this yeah that probably weighs like yeah one Yo,
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Ally, go dab bum, C-bum.
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Go, go, yeah, yeah, go say hi to him.
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C-bum's in here.
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Go dab bum.
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Yo, Chris, what's up?
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You think it looks like Chris?
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Last time I saw this in here, I was like, bro, it's pretty accurate with the vans on.
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It's got the vans.
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Oh, yeah.
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No, it actually does.
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Is that how tall he is, though?
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No, Chris is taller.
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I was about to say, I feel like this is shorter than Chris.
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Chris, they did you dirty dirty.
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Yeah, they made you short.
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Chris, you look a little small.
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Whoa, what are you doing, gang?
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Alright.
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Alright.
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Had to go there.
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Yeah, you just had a touch Chris.
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Oh, sir, get these.
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He had to touch Chris.
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Oh, I just ordered these.
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Oh, okay.
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Because you told me about them.
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Yeah.
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Okay, honestly, I feel like because we have so much Gymshark, we don't even need to try it on.
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Yeah.
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We know what size we are.
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And honestly, we kind of have a lot of this stuff.
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We have, I have 80% of this store at home.
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Yeah, I thought we were gonna like come in here and see new things.
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Sarah, we have Gymshark at home.
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Yeah.
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No, literally.
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I have, like, all of these things I do have at home.
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The only thing I do necessarily need is socks, bro.
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Oh, here's some midis.
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Yeah, I love midis.
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Wait, these are softer.
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Yeah, I told you, bro.
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They made their socks quality better.
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I'm not going to lie.
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Yeah, no, these feel nice.
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I'm going to have to order some of those.
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I'm getting them right now.
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Just grab them right now.
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Yeah, they feel really...
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Bro, I don't know what Gymshark did.
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Their socks used to, like, low-key cut off my, like...
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Because I have cankles.
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They used to cut off my ankle circulation, but they made them way softer.
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Now they don't cut off my kinkles Nice You have kinkles?
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No?
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No. Yeah, me either.
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You do?
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I have kinkles.
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Is that why you always wear the Tims?
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Yeah, the Tims Tims are low-key goaded for kinkles because they cover them Shark products I don't know.
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I think honestly, I think one of my favorites is their boxers.
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Their men's boxers.
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I love the boxers.
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Okay, and you need to try their boxers.
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I think I have before.
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So come over here.
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I just don't really be wearing boxers like that.
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Bro, their boxers are fire.
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Wait, let me feel these.
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Oh, wait.
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Those are pretty soft.
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No, they're the best.
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Where do you wear it?
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Like, under jeans?
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Under, yeah.
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There you go, get some boxers.
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You got room for it?
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There we go.
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Uh, we got some room.
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Yeah, you're good.
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You only got socks.
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I literally came to London only with a duffel bag.
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Ally made fun of me.
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I can't believe that.
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Actually I can.
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Not surprising.
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It's very believable.
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It's not even full, look at it.
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No, it's half empty.
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It's limp.
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Yeah It's limp.
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I need some We're gonna go check out.
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I realized I had to make some sacrifices.
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I had to put the boxers and some socks down So I could- Wait, what?
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So I could fit it better in my bag.
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Just get them.
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They're way- just take them out of the box.
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Oh, I'm gonna get scrunchies There you go.
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Ooh I'm starving, I'm hungry, I need a coffee.
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I actually kind of want a coffee.
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You never want coffee.
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I know.
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What are you talking about?
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I'm growing up.
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Yeah, you are finally at 27?
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Yeah, I love that.
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Finally, finally.
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I just turned 28.
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Did you really?
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Yeah.
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Oh, in July 30th.
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I know your birthday.
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I'm old.
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Do you know my birthday?
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I told it to you literally yesterday.
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Yeah, so wait, wait.
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Wait, wait wait wait no February 27th oh you cooked you cooked he told you no I swear to god
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I thought he mouthed it
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I knew it was the 27th I was just my brain had to like there we go
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500 bucks with a gymshark I didn't get anything with a hood
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oh my god
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you fucked up we should have gotten something with a hood should we go back in there Let's go to Supreme.
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Yeah, let's go to Supreme.
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We need Supreme.
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No, we'll be fine.
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Once we walk in the alleys, I think we'll be okay.
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Now we're going to go get coffee.
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Go to Supreme.
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Oh, it's pissing.
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Yeah, it's raining cats and dogs.
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Honestly, I kind of like the rain because it never rains in California.
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Oh, my God.
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No, I hate it.
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Our hair gets really bad.
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See, I don't care about my hair and makeup, so we good. Is this mine?
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Oh, my God.
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You put a heart on it.
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That's beautiful.
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Oh, it's so good.
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Oh, that's really good coffee.
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Fire?
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Fire.
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I destroyed the heart.
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Made with blood?
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Made with blood.
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Wait, can I try that?
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Yeah.
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Do you drink this with gum?
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I love gum.
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You don't do everything with gum.
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I do everything with gum in my mouth.
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I think you'd like it.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, you don't like that?
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Oh, good thing I...
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was she this she doesn't drink coffee uh red flag this
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is also i i was gonna say to get yours half sweet
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but good thing you didn't if you think this is bitter that doesn't taste like
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did you get the coffee part you just get the phone the phone is milk
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almond milk oh that's i think that's what i got i'm
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like almond milk oh yeah that's almond milk why'd you get
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an almond milk latte regular milk oh you did you you said almond Oh, that's so good.
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Can I get a refill?
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Oh, that color looks good.
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Thank you.
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This looks better.
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Wait, can I try yours, Elijah?
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Sure.
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Should I get a straw or no?
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Mine's way better.
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Yours is bad?
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Am I going to hate it?
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That's better.
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What?
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Way too sweet.
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Wait, see.
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Oh.
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Yeah, it's gonna...
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Oh, that's so tough.
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Oh my god, this is so tough.
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Yeah, that's sick.
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It doesn't even say.
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I feel like that is...
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600 pounds?
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Six pounds.
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600!
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600 pounds.
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Pounds?
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Bro, last night, Ally started talking to me all freaky.
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I was falling asleep and she goes, Oh, baby, so tired!
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Baby, so tired!
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Oh, baby!
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Oh, you're so tired with your...
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Oh, no! no!
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Oh!
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That's how I talk to my dogs!
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It's like leave it!
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It kinda did something to me, I'm not gonna lie Wait this is cool That's tough This is like my favorite color combo, I love blue and orange Okay then cop it bruh!
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Why do you all talk? Should I? Should I?
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If you're about it then buy it!
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I love orange
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I'm like low-key pissed because the other day Supreme had a drop
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and I bought the boxers and I could have just bought them from here but I didn't know I'd be here
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you know in it I didn't know I'd be in it wait kind of like this what
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or no I really like that I don't know I like I like everything so you should get the brown one
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I also like, I just like orange a lot.
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I do love orange.
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That's tough.
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That's good.
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All right.
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I have about 30 minutes left, and then I'm going to be leaving Allie.
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Don't leave me.
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No, it's okay.
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It's okay.
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Urban Outfitters.
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Oh, my God, bro.
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All she wants to do is freaking shop.
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We're cooked.
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We both bought something at Supreme.
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Yeah, we spoiled ourselves.
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Well, we deserved it.
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Did a long, hard, cheap day yesterday.
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Long hard day.
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Long hard day.
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Yeah.
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No, we deserved it.
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Yeah.
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I got one thing for two hundo.
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Eesh.
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Eesh.
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Now we're looking for Kith.
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Are we getting close?
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Yeah, we're really close.
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I smell it.
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No, I literally love Kith with all my heart.
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Sarah does love Kith.
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I think Kith has some of the best stuff.
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Maybe I'll get something today.
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Yeah, I'm going to force you.
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You forced me at Supreme.
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I did not.
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He forced my hand.
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He forced my hand to tap the card.
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I do force Sarah to buy herself things.
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Literally the worst influence when shopping.
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You never buy yourself stuff.
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Yeah, so I deserve it, right?
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Yeah.
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You spend all your money on food, I feel like.
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I do.
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You treat yourself in the food aspect a lot.
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Yeah, I'd be getting some good sushi, some good In-N-Out.
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I was with Sarah when she bought her first purse like a month ago.
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Yeah, and it was because of you.
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You were like, get it, get it.
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I was like, it looks really good on you.
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And I've used it maybe once.
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That's just kidding.
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Don't leave me.
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It's time to leave.
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I'm honestly really sad I'm leaving you.
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Don't leave me.
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I feel like I only get to see you not that frequently.
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I know.
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We went a long streak of seeing each other a lot.
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Yeah.
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I haven't seen you since like...
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I saw you two weeks ago.
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I think I saw you two weeks ago.
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But that's low-key a long time.
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Now I don't know when I'll see you next.
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Yeah.
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Unless you come to my car meet.
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Maybe.
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I'm about to pull up.
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You think my RAV4 will fit in perfectly with the lineup.
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That's what I need there actually, is a RAV4.
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Just to humble you guys a little bit.
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Yeah, please.
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I'm going to go back to LA.
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So you enjoy the rest of your time in London, okay?
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You got this.
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Hold it down here.
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I'll just go shop.
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Go shop the rest of the day.
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You should not go shop.
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I've already been shopping hard today.
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You've given up.
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I got some sick shoes though though she got really cool
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i forget what they're called felipe would always call them something
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but the shoes that look like soccer shoes
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but they're not soccer shoes they look like indoor soccer shoes i don't know what they're called the ones
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that look like indoor soccer shoes are sambas oh this had a name okay the ones
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that look like soccer shoes are not something oh like cleats
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yeah these look like oh yeah they do look like cleats
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i know your back is scaring me i just left my bag on the side of the roof my passport
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and everything i need is in here to get home
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but thank you guys for watching please make sure to like comment
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and subscribe and follow ally on everything if you don't already
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if you want if you want and we'll see you guys next time
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Join Sara Saffari’s London Shopping Adventure: Real-Life English in Action
Ever wanted to practice English with the energy of a spontaneous shopping trip? In this video, Sara Saffari and her friend Ali take us along for a fun-filled visit to a London store, chatting casually about styling, vibes, and even "chopping problems away" with retail therapy. The dialogue is packed with everyday phrases, slang, and natural rhythm—perfect for learning how native speakers communicate in relaxed settings. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sound more fluent, this conversation is a goldmine for real-world English practice.
Top 5 Phrases to Steal for Daily Chats
- "Vibes? High?" – A casual way to ask about the mood or energy of a situation. Great for friends or informal settings!
- "Chop your problems away" – A playful phrase meaning to forget stress by doing something fun (like shopping!). Easy to adapt: "Chop stress away with a walk!"
- "Cop it" – Slang for "buy it." Use when you’re excited about a purchase: "That jacket’s fire—I need to cop it!"
- "It's on me" – Offer to pay for someone’s item. A kind phrase that works in cafes, stores, or with friends.
- "Wonder if I should get smaller" – A natural way to talk about sizing while shopping. Useful for asking about fit: "Do you think I should get a smaller size?"
Master the Dialogue with the Shadowing Technique
Ready to sound as natural as Sara and Ali? Try shadow speech—a proven method where you repeat phrases right after the speaker, mimicking their tone, speed, and rhythm. Here’s how to tackle this video:
- Watch once for context: Focus on the story—they’re in London, shopping, and styling each other. Get the vibe first!
- Pick 3-5 short phrases: Start with "Vibes? High?" or "Cop it." Pause the video, then repeat immediately. Use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare.
- Speed it up: The dialogue is fast and casual. Practice matching their pace—don’t worry about perfection, just flow.
- Add emotion: Notice how Sara laughs and emphasizes words like "London mate!" Copy that energy to sound more natural.
- Repeat daily: Spend 5-10 minutes a day with this video. Over time, you’ll start using these phrases without thinking—perfect for english speaking practice!
For extra support, try a shadowing site to find more casual dialogues. Remember, the goal is to have fun while learning—just like Sara and Ali! With the shadowing technique, you’ll be nailing everyday English in no time.
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 been · haven't seen · You've given |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should we pick · should get · Should I get |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the worst |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might have |
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.