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Hello everybody.
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Welcome back to another episode of our This or That podcast.
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With me, Rob.
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And me, Dahlia, hello.
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Hello.
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How are you doing, Dahlia?
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I'm very well.
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Can't think of anything interesting as normal.
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Terrible host.
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Aww.
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That's okay.
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It's okay.
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I have this with my students quite often where I always ask them that kind of thing.
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Anything new?
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Anything interesting that's happened in the last week?
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And they're like, no. Yeah, exactly.
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And I'm like, oh, that's okay.
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That's...
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To be honest, it's not like.. my life is not an exciting cavalcade of adventure and mischief.
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Exactly.
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So, I do have one thing though.
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Recently, I went shooting.
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Shooting guns.
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Are you serious?
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Last week it was sailing, this week it's shooting.
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What's next week?
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Axe throwing?
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I have done axe throwing before, but this time it's gonna.. the one afterwards it will probably be glamping.
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Oh, nice, nice.
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Right.
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So the shooting was a new place has opened in my city, where you can go to an indoor shooting range.
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And, you know, It uses.. what we call BBs.
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You know what BBs are?
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Oh yes, I have been in the vicinity of teenage boys before, so I know what a BB gun is, and I know to stay well away from them. And cats.
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They used to shoot cats as well, which is awful.
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Cats used to shoot BB guns at you.
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It is rough around Manchester, I tell you.
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So don't go there everyone.
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So how to describe ball bearing?
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Ball bearings or BBs?
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Teeny tiny...
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Plastic bullets.
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Teeny tiny...
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is it plastic?
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I thought it was metal.
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No, well these are plastic.
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Okay.
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But because they're shot at such high speed they can really hurt you, can't they?
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Absolutely.
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You have to wear like eye protection the entire time.
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I wear glasses apparently that's not eye protection.
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Oh yeah.
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Well, so I put another layer of glass in front of my eyes to make things better.
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And then they are gas powered.
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So you pick up these guns, which are replicas of real...
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death machines and you...
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Death machines!
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And yeah, you shoot them and
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when you pull the trigger to make it fire then you get a burst of like really concentrated kind of like air,
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and that makes the BB fly really fast.
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So I was doing shooting stuff with my wife and against my wife and by myself with a rifle and a pistol.
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And it was wonderful.
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Amazing.
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I mean, I haven't done shooting, but I have done archery and I absolutely loved it.
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It's, this is the modern version.
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Okay.
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The modern version of archery.
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I have done archery.
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I have an archery set at home, which we never use and I really should because we've got a big target.
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We've got all the stuff we need and I love archery. So...
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You have an archery set at home.
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That's amazing.
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Yeah, it's like 10 pounds from Amazon or something you can get.
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Really?
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Wow.
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the end of them.
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But when I got them for Christmas, and the whole family played with them and had so much fun.
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Oh my god, sounds great.
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It was great, so recommend that next time.
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Students, if you're looking for a gift for the person who has everything, I suggest an archery set.
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Thank you.
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Just for it to get dusty in their loft.
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Yes, absolutely.
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So, today we have a this and we do also have a that.
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The 'this' is cooking at home.
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And the that is ordering takeout or eating out after having a long day.
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Yeah.
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Should we do...
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we've come up with this new idea where we should guess what the other person is going to pick.
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Yeah.
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I don't think it's going to be hard.
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No. So, do you want to guess what I would pick, Dahlia?
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Yes, I think you would pick eating at home.
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Absolutely not.
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No. Really?
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No, absolutely not, because I do that all the time.
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So no, I picked the interesting one.
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No, I'm just trying to be contrarian there.
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Yeah, I cook at home almost all the time.
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Yeah, me too.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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Now...
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Stupid question.
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Why do we always cook at home, Dahlia?
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Why aren't we always going out for dinner or getting takeout?
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Money, money, money.
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That's why.
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Money, money, money.
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Yeah.
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I mean, I do like eating out sometimes, of course.
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But yeah, I have a lot to say on this topic, I think.
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I actually don't cook as much as I used to because it just takes up so much time, even though I do love cooking.
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And I do definitely think, of course, like when you've had a hard day, especially if you have children or something like that, or you're commuting.
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like takeaways is just the best um but i personally don't find it
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that convenient unless you're unless you do it habitually
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and you've already got the app and you've already you know your card details
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and you know what you're going to order it's fine But A, you have to choose.
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B, you have to wait.
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And then C, I'm obsessed with recycling, so I won't just chuck stuff away.
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I have to rinse all that plastic stuff and put it in the recycling.
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So I don't actually find it that much more convenient than cooking, to be honest.
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I understand that.
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I hadn't really thought about the convenience of cooking getting the food delivered.
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But I made a point to...
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to my wife before that, weirdly, going out for dinner, is actually quite a lot of work.
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I said to her, "Okay, so we're tired and we feel like, oh God, I'm tired.
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I don't want to do all this cooking
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because I've got to go all the way to the fridge
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and then I've got to get something out of the fridge
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and then I've got to put it on the side
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and then I've got to do it and so on and so on." But weirdly, if I say, "Do you want to walk 20 minutes
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and then 20 minutes back to go to a restaurant and then wait and stuff like that?"
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do that it's like the uh binging thing isn't it
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if you say to someone um will you watch a two
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-hour film they'd be like no no no no no i haven't got time
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but will you watch four hours of you know episode after episode without even realizing it
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and that's what we do same thing absolutely yeah so i think the money thing is a big thing.
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My understanding, because I don't know Korea very well, my understanding is that it is quite a lot cheaper in Korea to get food delivered or to go out to dinner.
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And the system's better.
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I think in Korea they even have services where they drop off everything, everything's pre -made and you just have to kind of put it in the pot
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and then you can leave the stuff outside your door and then they'll come and pick it up.
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I think people don't realize how expensive it is to
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eat out in the UK because it's not that I don't want to spend the money, like it's not that I'm
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sometimes I think it's just not that worth it really unless it's something
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that you really love and you know is really good quality
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so I don't know this for certain it's just something
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that I had heard but some uh something is that
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if you go to a restaurant in the UK one third
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of the money you are paying to eat the food is
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actually paying for the food itself two thirds of the money
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the markup uh the markup and well included within
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that is all the costs of running the the building in
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which the restaurant is the electricity the gas and so forth so you could very much argue, by definition, eating food out
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in just a pure money sense of it is not worth
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it not at all yeah it's about it's three times as
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much as it technically should be to have the to have the food
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but another point that some of my friends make to me about this is
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that you're not exactly paying for the food the food's there
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but what the real value of going to eat out is atmosphere atmosphere
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and the opportunity to have a to have a conversation with
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your whoever yeah socializing this is something i think about You know, I've mentioned this YouTube channel, Subway Takes, where this guy asks for people's hot takes,
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you know, like controversial opinions.
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Mine would be that actually, and I don't, I'm not advocating for this because obviously I love eating out,
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who doesn't, but eating out and drinking out financially is actually pretty crazy we're
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so used to it that I don't think we realize it
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but it's actually kind of ridiculous just how much we pay like
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if you actually sat down and thought about it and compared that to how much food costs in the shops it's
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kind of ridiculous but i'm not saying we shouldn't do it because when you don't eat out ever or go out
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It's very socially isolating.
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This is true.
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This is true.
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And you could argue that, like, you know...
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socializing with the right people is worth a huge amount.
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The kind of thing that I like, although I don't do it very often,
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is I much prefer the option of having friends over and cooking something at home for my friends.
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There's obviously a lot more effort involved in that, but I like the...
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aspect that if you're doing that at home, then you can do whatever you want.
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Yeah.
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You know, you can...
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If you guys decide, okay, we're going to now go and we're going to do something else, you can't do that in the restaurant.
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And, you know, we can be...
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extremely loud and socially unacceptable which probably we shouldn't i do in restaurants anyway
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but i probably shouldn't the thing i'm picturing right now i have the perfect example of this
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when i first moved in to my flat on my own
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obviously it was an amazing thing i was like this is incredible
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and i had my friend over and i cooked for him
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and i had that exact experience i just remember turning the lights off
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and i had this i have this colored light because i love the red light at
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different color options there's pink there's green
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and i didn't realize there's a kind of disco option like you know it flashes different colors
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which actually stressed me out in the end so i turned
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that on and i'm really you know i'm really into music
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so the music really matters to me turn the music up
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and i could control the playlist
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and then we started like dancing in the living room
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and i remember saying to him that exact thing i was like god
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if we were in a restaurant we couldn't do this
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and it was such a great feeling i was like we
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can just do whatever we want here however you know what night as well.
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Stayed up till 2am doing the washing up.
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Life has its ups and downs, you know.
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Because I made this really elaborate meal, which was amazing, of course.
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We had all these different dishes and it was great.
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And I was literally up till 2am doing the washing up.
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And I said to myself, never again.
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Well, I mean, That is true.
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I mean, the thing that I kind of skipped over a little bit in my idea of having friends over is,
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yeah, you have to clean the whole house and you have to do all the washing up afterwards and...
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and all of those things.
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Whereas if I go out to dinner, obviously I don't have to think about any of that.
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Yeah, exactly.
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And you know, when you, other people make food often it's much better than what you can do.
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Like I can't, I don't have a clay, you know, pizza oven.
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I can't make Italian pizza.
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This is true.
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So sometimes it is worth it.
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I guess so.
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I guess so.
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I mean, I think I'm right in saying
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I had a student the other day who said they're not drawn to food at all.
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Like they really don't care like whether something is tasty or not.
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I can relate to it a small amount.
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I do get it.
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Some people, it's just a practical, it's just a means to an end like survival.
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Yes, absolutely.
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So sometimes I feel a little bit like that.
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And maybe for that reason, it's much easier for me to be like, oh, I don't feel like, oh, I really, really need to go out for food.
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And, you know, I want this food so much, so I'm going to go out and get it.
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I don't often feel that way.
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Sometimes you just got to eat, even if it's not the right food, even if it's not that nice, even if it's yesterday's leftovers.
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But I did hear a great tip with leftovers, because, you know, leftovers are always the thing, right?
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We know we should eat them because it's sensible and I never waste food.
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So I heard a good tip that with leftovers, you should try and make it into a another meal, make it into something else.
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Yes.
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Which is, makes it feel like a different thing.
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But then you have to be careful, because then when you add things to it, you then can't eat all of that.
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And then you have leftovers, and it's, you have this, like, eternal, endless leftovers.
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That's happened to me.
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I don't know what to do about that.
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I just eat the leftovers as they are.
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I just heat it up and eat it.
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Yeah, I do that too sometimes.
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You gotta do it.
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I don't know.
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I mean, just as a bit of a guide, maybe this is useful.
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I don't know if it's similar.
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in Korea or not, but I kind of figured out when I used to live in China that on average, going out to dinner in the UK was about 10 times as expensive.
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as going out and having food.
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Yeah, it's crazy.
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Yeah.
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So when people here are always really expensive to go out and get food in the UK,
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that's a little bit of a guide to how expensive we're actually talking about.
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Yeah.
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And I find it, to be honest, sometimes it really affects me because there are multiple times when I'm out and I do try to be really organized.
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Like I do try to take a sandwich if I know I'm going to get on the bus or whatever.
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But like this time, I just went on a long trip
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and I just didn't have time to be as organized as I would like because I went on
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And there's just sometimes nothing to eat.
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Like you just, you have to go to Greg's, which is like a little takeaway place, but the food is all, it's quite expensive.
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Even a sandwich is four pounds and it's not that healthy.
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Like it's sausage rolls and pizzas and there's nothing really else to eat apart from sandwiches.
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And it's just very impractical sometimes.
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It's like either go out for a 35 quid meal or eat a sausage roll.
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Absolutely, there's very little in between.
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Okay.
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So, we've complained a good amount about eating out, which is good.
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So, this time we both picked the same one, which is cooking at home.
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So, interestingly, I wonder whether our students would pick the same.
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I'm not sure they would.
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Probably not.
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Yeah, probably not.
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We would love to hear in the comments which you would pick
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and why going out to eat food is way better than cooking at home.
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Absolutely.
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I hope everyone listening is having a wonderful day, and we will see you in the next episode.
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Take care.
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Ta -ra.
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Ta -ra.
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Why practice speaking with this video?
This episode of the "This or That" podcast presents an engaging dialogue that showcases everyday conversation topics, making it perfect for language learners aiming to improve their English speaking skills. By practicing with this video, you can immerse yourself in a casual yet informative discussion between two native speakers, helping you understand the nuances of spoken British English. The context of the conversation revolves around personal experiences and opinions, drawing in relatable scenarios like cooking at home versus ordering takeaway. Engaging with such content allows learners to enhance their listening skills and develop the ability to contribute to similar discussions.
Benefits of Using This Video for Shadow Speech
- Real-life Context: The podcast features colloquial language and expressions used in real conversations.
- Diverse Vocabulary: By shadowing the speakers, you can expand your vocabulary and learn how to use phrases appropriately.
- Natural Rhythm: Listening to the flow and cadence of native speakers encourages learners to mimic these patterns, improving overall fluency.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
The dialogue in this episode is rich with phrases and structures that are useful for learners. Here are some key expressions highlighted in the conversation:
- "I can't think of anything interesting as normal." - This structure is excellent for expressing that one doesn't have anything noteworthy to share, a common situation in casual conversations.
- "I have done axe throwing before." - This present perfect tense usage signifies past experiences related to the present, ideal for discussing what you have tried.
- "You have to wear like eye protection the entire time." - Notice the informal usage of "like," which can indicate approximation in casual speech, a common feature in everyday English.
Common Pronunciation Traps
When practicing shadow speak with this video, pay attention to some tricky words and accents that might pose challenges:
- "BBs" - The pronunciation of this acronym can vary. In spoken form, it sounds like "bees." Make sure to note the emphasis on the vowel sounds.
- "Axe throwing" - The combination of consonants can be difficult for learners. Focus on articulating both the 'x' and 'th' sounds clearly.
- "Indoor shooting range" - The linking of words can alter the way this phrase is spoken. Practice connecting "indoor" and "shooting" to sound more fluent.
By focusing on these pronunciation tips and using shadowing techniques, you can significantly improve your English pronunciation and gain confidence in your speaking abilities. Dive into this episode, and let the engaging conversation be your guide to mastering everyday English!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to shoot · used to live |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have done · has opened · have been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | well, which is · guns, which are · person who has |
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.