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Today we're going to be exploring the Thung Lor neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Okay guys, we're now heading to Thung Lor, which is like a really popular, like kind of more.

Well, the area is called Sukhumvit.

bit but the stop in the neighborhood is called thong lore

and that's kind of like the song suit of korea it's

just popular trendy everyone wants to be there everyone wants to live there

so it is like an expensive place in terms of accommodation

but we're gonna go there explore it and also learn english with comprehensible input

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so we just got off the bts station

and we are in we're at the stop right before thong lore

but we're gonna go to a thrift store here from fron is the stop

but there is a thrift shop here that we're gonna go to because

i kind of packed not really

that well i packed a lot of long sleeve t -shirts

but not really any short sleeves this is like the one short sleeve t -shirt i have

that isn't really long all my other ones are super long

so we're gonna go to the second street thrift store see

if they have some t -shirts and then we'll go eat pad thai

so let's go if you know second street it's a huge uh chain

but it's from it's from japan yeah i might have been to it then yeah yeah it's japanese

but it's like a chain thrift store

so you can bring your stuff there too can you yeah

the unique thing about it is you can literally sell your clothes to them.

And then buy it.

So that's cool.

Yeah, I do have some stuff.

I want to well, I'll give away or sell.

I don't really care.

I just don't want to carry it because it weighs so much.

It's like my big winter jacket that I had my like my long jacket.

Yeah, but I don't know if you noticed, but it's so busy.

Like the train was crazy busy.

It's always had massage.

I thought we're in Thailand.

Dude, I could do a head massage maybe at the end of the day

because I don't really want my head to be oily.

I don't want to be oiled up.

Oh, there it is.

You can see it from here.

But honestly, you can walk in any of these streets and find something to eat.

Like there's so many options.

Honestly, if I see like a good pad thai here, I'll just stop.

But I just saw this place on TikTok.

Someone, a local recommended saying most underrated pad thai place that they've eaten at.

But I don't know.

We'll see.

We'll see what they say.

I don't really want Western food like bagels.

I mean, it's not that expensive actually.

70 baht.

But I want Thai food in Thailand.

And pad thai is definitely one of my favorites.

What kind of Thai food have you tried already?

I don't know the names.

What was the pork thing yesterday?

I don't know.

But it was It was like that basil, like spicy sauce.

I don't know.

This one's not that big.

It looks like there's one inside another mall.

It's huge.

And there's one is pretty big.

It looks like multiple floors.

Oh, maybe it's multiple floors.

Looks like it.

Oh, and they got their stuff set up with mannequins.

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For real, that's the Christmas fit.

That's the elf fit.

Okay, no photos and videos, so we'll just put it down and go in and check it out.

I'll take a picture.

So let's go.

So we're inside here.

This is kind of like what it looks like.

We didn't end up buying anything anyways.

Like, there is just so many options, and there was nothing I really liked.

But now we're gonna go eat pad thai, and that is something I do like.

Yeah, let's get that.

We were just browsing through.

the t -shirts, mainly the t -shirts some button -up shirts

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This is like a Japanese area or what?

Dude Thai people love Japanese stuff.

Do you see like with the restaurants and stuff?

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Yeah, there is like a huge amount of Japanese restaurants like in a Japanese area.

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They're just everywhere.

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But I love Japanese food.

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Like Japanese curry is one of my favorite dishes.

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Like top five probably.

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What about Coco Ichiban?

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Coco curry from Japan dude?

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Oh my gosh.

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That is one of my favorites.

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I love that.

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The first time I ever tried that I was with my mom in Japan

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and we were in Kyoto looking for somewhere to eat and we saw that so we went in.

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We had that for dinner that night too and for the next couple days.

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Anyways we're gonna go eat now so let's go.

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This area from Pong is like Really popular with expats, obviously.

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Bye.

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Specifically with Japanese people, that's why there are a lot of Japanese restaurants, Japanese stores, Japanese like everything.

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And there's also a Don Don Don Quijote.

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Which is like really popular in Japan.

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Don Quijote.

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Don Don Don.

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Don Quijote.

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So we're gonna go to that too today.

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We're gonna visit Don Quijote, buy some stuff.

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Definitely buy some Japanese snacks.

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I don't know.

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I'm not really a Japanese snack expert, but...

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This area is popular with specifically Japanese people, whether they're like traveling as tourists or living here as expats.

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Okay, so this is where we're gonna stop for lunch.

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It was recommended on TikTok by someone and it actually has a user's choice by lineman and a grab thumbs up.

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Oh, it's closed.

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Just coffee.

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I think I saw this.

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What does the sign out here say?

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- Oh yeah, we oppose, okay.

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It's a pad thai place and a coffee shop, so that's why they're close.

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So unfortunately, that restaurant was closed, but at least we were able to cut our key.

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And now we're just walking beside this busy road down towards Thuglore.

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And this area is a lot quieter than I thought it would be.

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So the stop back there, Phnom Phong Phong or whatever, that place was busy.

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But in between these two stops, it's not that busy and everything is closed.

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Like, look at all these stores.

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Yeah.

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Well, what day is it today?

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Today is January 2nd.

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So everyone's probably on break for taking a holiday holiday until the fourth.

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So holiday till the fourth.

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So all these stores and stuff are closed.

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pretty much like malls and like maybe big chains open.

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There's this cafe I want to go to called the Kham Coffee.

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So hopefully that's open because at least we could go get a coffee there.

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We walked like 20 minutes.

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Couldn't really find a restaurant.

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It was mostly just Japanese food.

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And obviously I want to eat Thai food.

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So we're in 7 -Eleven now.

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Let me get the Hawaiian pizza.

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I love Hawaiian pizza.

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Let me get this one.

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This and a water.

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This is going to be our lunch for today.

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I never had this toasty flavor before.

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You can let me know if you guys had it.

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But it's like, oh, you can see a pineapple right there.

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It's Hawaiian flavor.

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Ooh, it's hot.

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like Hawaiian pizza.

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Like I'm not gonna lie.

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I guess it literally is the same.

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I guess it literally is the same thing.

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Does it have pizza sauce?

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It could do with more pizza sauce but just dough, ham, cheese and pizza sauce.

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But overall it's pretty good.

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Maybe I would get it again.

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That's what it looks like.

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I do think the original one or not the original one but the triple cheese one.

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That one's fire so I'd probably just stick with that one.

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Honestly I like the original like just without the triple cheese the best.

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Because that one gets the crispiest on the outside.

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I like the triple cheese.

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Overall I wouldn't say this If this is busting, I would say it's fire.

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It's fire.

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I would have it again.

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Three young guys pointed at this side and started laughing and then I read it.

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What?

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Yeah.

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Say that word.

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Let's go.

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What's that restaurant called?

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Okay, so we're at Cum.

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Specialty coffee.

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If it's all dudes working there, I'm gonna be a little suspicious.

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Hopefully they didn't put anything too special inside my coffee.

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Dude, these are some nice vehicles here.

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Wow.

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I guess everyone that comes here is just bawling.

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For real, where is it?

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Bawling like that.

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I think this whole thing is the coffee.

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I got their signature coffee.

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You guys will see it.

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And Leon just got a regular latte.

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But I would like to sit inside, but we can't film in there.

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So We have to sit outside.

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Now it's ringing.

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So I'm going to go grab it.

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I'll be back.

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Okay, so we got the coffees here.

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This one is like the biscuit coffee.

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This is a...

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Biscoff.

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Biscoff, yeah.

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Well, they call it the biscuit coffee, but it's Biscoff.

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But these actually look good.

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And this is the name, KUM.

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And these are just some paper coasters.

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because you don't want to stain the wood.

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I think this is whipped cream on mine.

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Honestly, I thought it was ice cream.

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- Okay.

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I just realized I don't even like coffee.

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That's not going to taste like coffee.

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I'll tell you that right now.

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It's going to be sweet.

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I have a straw here.

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Let me open it.

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Yeah, honestly, I think I would just prefer a Thai milk tea, but I don't think they have that on the menu.

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But this is like a co -working area.

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I assume the Wi -Fi is probably pretty good here.

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I'm going to actually do a Wi -Fi test, but this is a nice area, but it's kind of like far from where I am.

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Let's try this now.

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Okay, that is very sweet.

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I'm not the biggest fan of coffee, but It's good.

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This is a really popular area.

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I think you come here more for the vibes in the coffee.

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All the vibes are good.

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Like this is a nice area.

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But yeah, we're gonna finish these coffees and then go to Don Quixote, which is literally like the next building over.

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So it's right beside us.

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And if you're Japanese, you know what it is.

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And if you're not Japanese, watch the video and you'll find out what it is.

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Don Quixote.

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And I'm sure you guys know their song.

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Don, Don, Don, Don Quixote.

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Yeah, I don't know.

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I don't really have a good beat, but anyways, let's go in here.

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They actually have indoor sports as well.

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They have like this drum thing, soccer, rock climbing, baseball, cool, and basketball.

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Let's go in.

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- Dude, this looks good.

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- That does look good.

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- It looks like a Rice Krispies, but this flavor.

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Yeah, like a chocolate.

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It looks like it's held together by like that marshmallow though, the melted marshmallow.

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Ooh.

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I like these.

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I like these.

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How much are these?

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Not that much.

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Okay, I'm gonna get...

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It's like $1 .50.

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I'm gonna get some of these.

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Oh, you have the Korean Pepero.

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Number one in Korea.

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Or you think I'm gonna buy a lot of candy?

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Yeah.

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Yeah, if I buy, I might buy like one or two things, but I'm not trying to get...

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I'm actually trying to lose weight.

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I got some bad news for you.

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This is some of my favorite stuff.

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There are a lot of snacks here and a lot of candy.

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I think most people come for the candy. and stuff.

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This is huge.

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There are multiple floors in this building.

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But there's a lot of like Japanese products too, like skincare stuff.

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And yeah, most likely.

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I think the bottom part is mostly like, yeah, it says out there cosmetics, home goods, head goods.

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Oh yeah.

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Here's more flavors of the same brand.

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Get this Coca -Cola one.

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No, I like grape.

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Genuinely, I'm not really sure what's like popular to get.

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But I do think people spend a lot.

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Oh, don't you love matcha?

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I don't.

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I do not like matcha.

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Do I need anything?

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I don't think so.

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Maybe some figurine.

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I'm not really a good consumer.

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unless it's Apple products.

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Okay, so we got these gummies.

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I've had these before in Korea, but I didn't really see anything else I wanted in there.

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We just walked around Don Quijote.

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I'm sure if you like shopping, that store is really good, but I'm not really a huge shopper.

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But this is what they look like.

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They kind of do actually look like grapes.

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And you could like peel the skin back.

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Oh, wow.

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very soft.

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They are like similar to a grape and they are very, very sweet.

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Overall pretty good though.

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There are like a lot of flavours though but I always just get the grape one.

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- - That right there or those buildings right there, those are all high rise buildings.

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And I believe they are connected, but those are high rise apartments.

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Okay, so right now we're walking on the sidewalk beside the road.

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There is a mall just across the road, as you can see.

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There's a mall across the road.

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And question guys, what do you do when you want to go from this side to that side?

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Across the road, go across the road, or go through the road?

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It's you could go across the road

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or you cross the road either one you do not go

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through the road through is like passing through something I cannot go through the street now.

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We're walking to Ekamai station.

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It's about like a from back there 20 minute walk We've walked about halfway so another

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10 minutes I would say

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but it is kind of a really nice day like you could see I'm wearing long pants

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and a black t -shirt But I'm not too hot and you can see Leon.

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You see Leon has all black on I actually feel good.

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- He has a backpack on, turn around, do a spin.

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He has a backpack on, long pants on, black pants, and a t -shirt.

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- But if you feel my lower back, it's not sweaty or anything.

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- And he has sunglasses on and a hat.

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- And what's this called?

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- That's, I don't know, to keep your glasses from falling off your face.

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- Is that real?

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- Yeah, so this kid tripping, for real.

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I'm not sweating, but I am warm.

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I am warm, but I'm not sweating.

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I don't really tend to sweat.

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Usually people that sweat have a fast metabolism, a fast metabolism, so they tend to sweat because they use a lot of energy I guess.

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I'm not really sure what the science behind that.

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My metabolism is about normal.

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So I don't really sweat that much, but I have friends that in my shoes right now, they would be just drenched in sweat.

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They would be drenched like just sweat dripping down the face, the whole shirt completely wet, but I'm dry.

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I'm completely dry.

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I ordered a Thai basil rice from that lady and I just got a water and a banana smoothie.

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Both of these cost me 50 baht.

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Not a bad price for water and a large banana smoothie.

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And it's nice because this building is nice and cool.

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And so is this but...

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See, oh, it's done.

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Let me go get it.

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This is the meal.

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I'm not sure the actual name.

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I think it's called like Thai...

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Batchapau.

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But in English like Thai basil rice or something.

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But we mixed this all together, right?

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This is the same thing that Mark Wiens.

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I think...

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Yeah, that's what he has.

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But he has Wagyu beef with his.

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Well, he has a bunch of different options.

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Is it his favorite dish?

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I think so.

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That tries food mostly in Asia, but also all over the world and he has a restaurant that's actually just across the street, but it is closed today Unfortunately,

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this is the same thing he sells so I've never had this before

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so I'm gonna try it now And then

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when we go to eat at his restaurant one day when they're open I can compare them.

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Let's try it It's not dry.

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It's really moist.

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Yeah, it looks good, but Spicy, oh yeah, it's spicy.

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Good thing.

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I have this drink.

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Oh, thanks Wow, it is pretty good, but it is also very spicy.

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Wow.

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Overall pretty good.

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I'm excited to try the one he has at his restaurant.

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Yeah, it's a little different.

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He uses duck eggs and he fries the egg white before the egg yolk.

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No, but this is actually quite good.

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I'm not the biggest fan of like super spicy food, but I would still eat it.

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But apparently Thai food is some of the spiciest in the world.

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And it is spicy, but Korean food is also very spicy.

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But we're going to finish this and then head out.

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So I wouldn't take legal.

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I'm down to he already so cranky jeans and one hoodie, which I click the link in my description to join popular trendy.

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Everyone wants to be there because I do need to buy some t -shirts because I.

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Yeah, the unique thing about it is you can literally sell.

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Dude, I could do a head massage maybe at the end of the good pad tie here.

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I'll just stop.

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But I just saw this place inside another mall.

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It's huge.

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And there's one.

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We were just browsing through the t -shirts.

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Buffalo with expats, obviously.

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This is where we're gonna stop for lunch.

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It was recommended.

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Everything is closed.

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Look at all these stores.

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It could do with more pizza sauce, but just dough, ham.

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Everyone that comes here is just bawling.

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For real, where is this?

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Bawling.

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But it's kind of like far from where I am.

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Let's try this now.

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I'm not trying to get fat.

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I'm actually trying to lose weight.

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Genuinely, I'm not really sure what's popular.

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Those are all high -rise buildings.

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And I believe they are connected.

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You could go across the road or you cross the road for a fast metabolism.

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A fast metabolism.

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But it is closed today.

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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.

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