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Welcome back to a new video guys.
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Today we're going to be learning English using comprehensible input here in Gyeongbokung Palace.
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Directly to the freezing cold I hear.
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So I'll probably just get an architecture and sunny though.
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History of Christmas and guards are here.
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Quartyards, thrown around you, tranquil, acting as dynasty richer.
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Start the word count and let's go.
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Yeah, so it expired on the 20th so I'm gonna reload it for seven days.
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That's the last day we'll film because we leave the 28th.
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Cash, firm.
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You can pay on credit card here.
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Yeah.
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So this is my bill.
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You see it's asking for bills or coins.
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So put one bill in.
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One, two.
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My hands have like no grip.
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My hands are super dry.
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But now we're charging up the card here because we're gonna be going to the palace right away.
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Gyeongbokung Palace.
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Is she received?
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No, that's right.
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No, that's correct.
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That's the main palace, right?
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Yeah.
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Okay, now let's go through the gates here.
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We have to go down towards City Hall.
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So we're gonna go down here into the subway station.
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We're gonna go to the left and get on the train.
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Hopefully it's not too long.
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We'll have to do a transfer to the Purple Line, but then we can, that'll bring us directly to the, this big open square.
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And I think we'll stop at a convenience store when we get there to get some food.
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Yeah, I gotta let a snack.
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Okay, so now we're transferring to the Purple Line, Line 5.
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Honestly, I think we have these passes that let you go on unlimited rides, but yours beeped when you went in.
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I think it's because you tapped, but you went too quick or it tapped and it didn't register.
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So when you try to go out- Well, it showed the date.
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Oh, okay.
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No, you're fine.
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Yeah, so I think I was fine.
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I guess you went too quick then.
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Yeah. That wasn't me.
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And then it beeped because usually it'll close on you.
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If you like go, it'll like close, but yours didn't close.
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It just beeps.
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So I don't know.
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I don't think it was mine.
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I think it was the one next to me.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Because I saw an ex like beeping, but I guess, yeah, it might have been the one next to you.
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Yeah.
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We've been down here before when we came because we try to come on Tuesday, I believe, last time.
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But the palace is closed on Tuesdays.
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And it was freezing cold that day, but I don't know.
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It wasn't colder than today.
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Yeah, I think today's colder, but now we're like more used to it.
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Because that was like the first thing we did, or like the second thing.
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But I don't know if you could tell, but I'm like, I am like layered.
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I don't think that's the clothes, dog.
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I have six layers on.
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One, two, three, four, five, six.
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And then on my pants, I have two layers.
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And I also have two pairs of socks on.
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But up top here, I have six layers.
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So I'm like, I feel like I can't really move that well.
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And I also feel like super chunky.
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Like my movement is really restricted.
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Yeah, I don't think there's a clothes, dog.
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No, it is the clothes.
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What else would it be?
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Oh, you want to get like a snack?
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Yeah, does 7-Eleven have better stuff?
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No, but I feel like I should grab a...
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We got to get one here or when we get off at the next station.
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Yeah, I think when we get off.
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I know there's a CU along the walkway.
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I feel like I need to eat at least a kimbap or something to have some energy.
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So we'll stop at a convenience store once we get to the square right outside the palace.
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I'll probably just get a kimbap.
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Kimbap is enough, definitely for breakfast. But uh...
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What about a coffee?
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Coffee?
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No, dude.
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Coffee gives me headaches.
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What about a Red Bull then?
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Red Bull is good, but maybe not first thing in the morning.
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But definitely coffee.
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But it's like noon now.
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That's true, so maybe lunch.
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Dude, this is a deep...
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We have to go down again?
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I just wanted to like say I don't know
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if you guys have heard of like the back rooms
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but this is kind of like what the back rooms looks like
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and this is giving like back room vibes but our train is here so we'll see you guys when we get off.
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You can get them from the link in the description or at VolkaEnglish.com Alright, so we just got out of the subway and I can see the palace is open today.
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So that is a good sign.
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I can see people going in through the gates.
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So we're gonna go in and show you guys the whole palace.
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And also behind the palace, there's the blue house, but the main thing is the palace.
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It's so beautiful and the architecture and everything, the colors, I'm gonna show you guys all of it.
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If you're Korean, I mean, you've obviously been here before, but if not, I know you guys are gonna enjoy this, so let's go.
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Palace is behind me.
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I believe it's pronounced Gyeongbokgung Palace, although I'm not a professional, but we're about to explore this whole thing.
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It's pretty cheap to get in there.
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It's like 1,000 or 2,000 won, I think, depending on if you're a foreigner or not.
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Also, if you wear a hanbok, like the traditional Korean clothing, it's free to get it.
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But we're not going to wear that today because it's actually freezing.
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Like, last time we were here, I just wore, like, a jacket and I was warm enough, but now it's, like, freezing cold.
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I think it's, like, minus two right now.
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Yeah, at least it's sunny, though.
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That's why I got six layers on.
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So if I look a little chunky, it's the layers. Is it?
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It's the layers.
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I swear, bro.
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That's what they all say.
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That's what I used to say.
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But that's a nice gate.
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The first time I ever saw this, it was like, wow.
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It's breathtaking.
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And especially the palaces, once you get in there, it's amazing.
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And there's like walls, like the Seoul wall is like really big, but inside it is this palace.
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I learned a little bit of the history of Korea.
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I took a East Asian history class in university, but I kind of like forget.
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I kind of forget most of what I learned, but let's go check this out.
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I don't think that many foreigners come at this time.
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I don't know, Christmas.
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Maybe they want to spend Christmas in Korea.
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Maybe that's like their Christmas gift or Christmas present.
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Come to Korea.
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Why wouldn't they go somewhere warm though?
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Well, maybe they love K-drama and K-pop Don't you love K-dramas?
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I only watch Squid Games.
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Is that your favorite K-dramas then?
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I guess you could say so.
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Hello Thank you.
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The people in red are like tourist
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Information live so they'll just like oh the guards are here
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So they'll give you like information and stuff if you need
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if you have any questions But the guards are here
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and the changing of the guards is at 2 p.m
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and about like two hours So we can line up to get a photo.
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You want to get in there?
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No, I do not line up I can get a photo from right here.
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That looks just as good.
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Personally.
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I don't like lining up for photos So I'll just take one here So yeah, the guards behind me the changing of the guards will be at 2 p.m
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That we'll come see but it's pretty cool like what they traditionally wear Yeah, and obviously you could line up and take a photo but
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but we just got a few those beards look real to you or no Yeah, like actually no, they all look really perfect and they all look the same.
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I'm not sure.
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Yeah, let's continue Oh, this guy's getting blocked by the flag.
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No drones.
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That would be cool to fly a drone here, but...
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Yeah, but it's too close to the blue house, which is why.
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Just look at this.
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What do you think of that?
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Give me your reaction that you had the first time you came here.
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That's crazy.
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Every time I see this, it's like, it is super, super beautiful.
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Yeah.
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That I have to take a video on my phone.
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So here it says visitors wearing hanbok, which is like people around here.
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They don't need to pay but we don't have one on
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so we have to pay so yeah This is the ticketing booth where they sell the tickets.
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Yeah, it's 3,000 won Which is this much in USD 3,000 won for per person comes in the other.
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Thank you Okay, we got our tickets two people.
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I guess this is for two.
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Oh, yeah says two So this is our ticket for two people
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6,000 won total 3,000 each and this is our receipt
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and we go in through there at one time I was coming in
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and I didn't know we had to buy tickets here and I just went straight there and they're like No, you got to go buy tickets here
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So now I know you have to first go here buy your tickets
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and then you could go in or if you have a handbook like these people right here
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If you have a handbook you can just walk right in
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but yeah now we can go in and see the palace right now We're in the square.
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This is a palace square or a courtyard.
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Probably a courtyard is a better term for this No, I think it's a square because the courtyard is like inside a home usually a palace is a home But yeah, I guess this would be a square but once we get inside there,
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that's the courtyard
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So right now we're in one of the courtyards a courtyard
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is just like an open area like this Surrounded by walls and stuff or gates, but we're in the courtyard right now and there are many courtyards
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So the more you go in the more courtyards you'll enter.
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So let's go up this staircase These are like huge
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Huge doors in this gate and there are like
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so many people here that I'm pretty sure like freezing right now But they're not really wearing like a lot.
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So I feel like a lot of these people are quite cold
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But I think this is the main palace and throne room right ahead of me.
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So this is the main Throne room right here the throne room of the king I think hopefully it says up there, but I'm not sure which dynasty built this
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and ruled this Maybe it was multiple dynasties one dynasty built it
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and then when they were overthrown another dynasty just took it over
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But dynasty is just like a ruling family that rules for many generations
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But this is the main the main room so everything I believe surrounds this.
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There's a surprising amount of people dressed up.
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Yeah in here too.
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I guess it is sunny today You think they chain people onto this?
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Chain a slave on there.
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Do you know that Korea had the longest Unbroken chain of slavery in the world?
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Yeah, I never knew that but I saw this like clip from a pretty sure probably the same podcast You saw yeah, but uh There was like this Korean person and like American guy
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and they were just talking and then the Korean guy was like Like, Korea never had slaves, never.
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And then the American guy was like, hmm, I'm sure, like, every culture has had slaves.
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So then they searched it, and Korea was like, it was so funny, Korea had like, well, slavery's not funny, but just the way it was presented,
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it was, Korea had the longest chain of unbroken slavery in the history of the world.
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It was like, wow.
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And honestly, the amount Koreans work, especially office workers, like, Yeah.
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It feels like it's still going, because they work so hard.
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Yeah, it's not a good thing, working that much.
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You have to enjoy life.
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But I mean, that's why they're so like, such an advanced country and it's like safe.
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Public transportation's amazing.
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And it's like a good place to live.
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Like safety is the most important.
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Well, let's go up to the side here and see this throne room.
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What's that guy with that stick doing there?
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That's a tour guide, a tour guide, or you could just say a guide.
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And he's kind of like has the stick so people can see him.
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And then maybe he lets them walk around a bit.
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And then when he has the stick up, everyone goes to meet him.
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And then he gives more facts about this place.
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Do you like exploring places with tour guides or by yourself instead?
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I like tour guides because they give you a lot of information and stuff.
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A lot of cool information, cool facts.
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But it's also nice to just explore on your own, just to see stuff.
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Because sometimes just enjoying the architecture is enough.
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This is the throne room.
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You can see the king's throne there.
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His subordinates and stuff sit on the side here.
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I recognize this place from all the manhosei read.
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It should have like a kind of like having a reenactment scene where they put like mannequins or like waxed mannequins.
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Well, I mean, they already have guards in the front, so they could use real people in here too.
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Yeah.
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Does a real person want to sit there though?
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I guess it's a job, but I feel like that's probably blasphemy to like pretend to be the king.
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Yeah, I could see that.
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So this is another building, but right behind this is the lake or the pond.
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right behind this is the pond which is probably my second favorite spot here besides
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that uh courtyard this building is pretty nice i'm not really sure what this was used as yeah
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but they've all got the same like style yeah same colors
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this one it's like a pavilion oh this is more like
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a like a moat yeah like it's it's like definitely man-made
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or at least they sculpted it yeah this pond yeah that's got to be the plum blossom pavilion
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so this is humgiongak pavilion so this is a pavilion i'm not going to say
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that name again but a pavilion surrounded by this nice pond
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and a wall on this side i think there was probably a wall along here too
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because there's a wall along there and over there maybe they removed it
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or maybe it fell down but there are walls everywhere so
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if they were invaded i guess they were constantly protected by a new set of walls which I mean obviously is good.
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Well, this is definitely new.
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This one?
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Metal barricade.
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Are you sure?
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Looks to be about 50 years old.
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Some adjectives to describe this.
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Calm, clear, serene, symmetrical.
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Tranquil.
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Tranquil, peaceful.
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What about beautiful?
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Beautiful and traditional.
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Those are just some of the many, many, many adjectives you can use to describe this pond and the pavilion.
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But I would just describe it as majestically beautiful.
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What about historically famous?
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Traditionally, historically, serenically famous.
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Let's continue.
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This, this is wow.
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Dude, does this not look like a scene from a movie, dude?
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This is like picturesque, dude.
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Wow.
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Like the walls on each side making it narrow.
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The people in the hanboks, the traditional building.
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That is, this is like one of my favorite areas now.
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It's cool.
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All right, you guys, I will be your cameraman for a little bit as we explore the inner courtyards
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and the small little houses, temples, pavilions inside the palace.
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Look at these.
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Honestly, I think it would be pretty cool if they had like, if they hired like a bunch of people to work here but those people were wearing all the historic,
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because I know they have the guards at the front, but if they had people walking around here, maybe a king, the queen, a bunch of guards, the royal family,
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maybe other ministers, if they were walking all along here, like acting historically, that would be really cool, in my opinion.
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This right here is a hall, and of course we're in a courtyard again.
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Yeah, it's really nice.
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This is is more like compact cozy area
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What is the longest dynasty in the world and what country were they and for how many years?
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Oh, never mind.
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The longest one would be in Japan.
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There was only one dynasty ever in Japan, so that's actually the longest reigning dynasty.
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So the longest reigning dynasty is widely considered the Imperial House of Japan,
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Yamato Dynasty, the world's oldest continuous hereditary monarchy with legendary origins dating back over 2,600 years.
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Oh, wow.
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And they're still going, right?
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I believe it is.
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I was mistaken.
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The longest one is clearly Japan, and they only ever had one dynasty.
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What is the longest reigning dynasty in Korea?
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Okay, so it was the Joseon.
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So the Joseon dynasty was Korea's longest reigning dynasty, lasting for approximately 505 years, from 1392 to 1897.
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So it was the last dynasty.
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I didn't know that about Japan, though.
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That's pretty crazy.
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Yeah, I learned this stuff, but I learned it like two years ago.
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So my memory is kind of like foggy.
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I can't really remember, but after reading that, I do remember that that was true.
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And I remember when I learned that for the first time, Like one continuous family reigning over 2600 years.
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I don't know because usually the people with ideas and like drive to become richer or famous are people that had nothing.
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And people that had everything, they don't really like have that same desire.
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They don't have that dog in them.
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Yeah.
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Let's go to a convenience store and get some food before the changing of the guards.
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We have about 40 minutes.
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This right here is an archway.
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Unfortunately, we can't go in but the 7-Eleven is right there.
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So we're gonna go get some food, probably a kimbap or something.
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I don't think they have chairs inside.
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I guess we gotta sit outside.
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That's fine.
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It's not that cold.
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Looks pretty small, yeah.
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Let's go get a snack.
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Okay, so I'm gonna get two kimbaps.
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I don't know the flavor.
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And then tuna mayo rice, just in case.
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But kimbaps are like literally the best quick snack to get.
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Also, you can get like a sausage or eggs.
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But me personally, when in Rome, if you really want, you can get the Hello Kitty strawberry sandwich.
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You think if I got this chicken sandwich, they warmed it up for me?
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Yeah, you warm it up in the microwave.
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Oh.
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Yeah.
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Are they good?
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Or is it going to be like soggy?
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Like it's definitely not going to be crispy.
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Yeah, it's not going to be crispy.
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I can almost guarantee you that.
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Should I eat one or two?
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Because I know two is going to really fill me up.
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What time do you think we're going to eat?
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Can I eat later?
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Because this is probably lunch and we'll just have dinner.
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Yeah.
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I'll just have one.
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I'll have this spicy one.
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I just got one and then just a bottle of water.
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Because we're probably going to eat in like a couple hours.
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At five hours.
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So if I eat too much, then I'll be too full.
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Just went with the tuna mayo one.
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It's the best.
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Fire. As usual.
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Triple stack 7-Eleven microwave burger.
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Oh, and it's even got pickles.
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All right, take a bite in this to see how good it is.
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That's good.
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It tastes...
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Oh, it's a little spicy.
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It tastes like the McDonald's Quarter Pounder.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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But look at this view we have.
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This is probably one of the nicest 7-Eleven views I've had.
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Oh!
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That was a cool training of the guard.
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It was longer than I thought.
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It was like 15 minutes.
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20 minutes, yeah.
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Yeah, 15 minutes.
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That was the big drum that they were hitting.
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That one sounded cool.
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It like shook your whole body, eh?
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Yeah, I felt it in my bones.
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Yeah, that one was cool.
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Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- palace /ˈpælɪs/ (noun) — Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
- dynasty /ˈdaɪnəsti/ (noun) — A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
- courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ (noun) — An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
- layer /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ (noun) — A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/ (noun) — An ornate tent.
- throne /θɹəʊ̯n/ (noun) — An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
- gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (noun) — A doorlike structure outside a house.
- lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
- freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ (verb) — Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- reign /ɹeɪ̯n/ (noun) — The exercise of sovereign power.
- pond /pɑnd/ (noun) — An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verb) — To examine or investigate something systematically.
- snack /snæk/ (noun) — A light meal.
- architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
- slave /sleɪv/ (noun) — A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition…
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
- get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
- go down (verb) — To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
- come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
- get off (verb) — To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
- line up /laɪnˈʌp/ (verb) — To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
- work on (verb) — To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 106 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, booth /buθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, overthrow /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Long words — get the stress right: architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, historically /hɪˈstɔɹɪkli/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, traditionally /tɹəˈdɪʃ.ə.nə.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like palace, dynasty, courtyard.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you like go, it'll like · if I eat too much, then I'll be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | We've been · have heard · I've now added |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is closed · is really restricted · was presented |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | house, which is · hanbok, which is · won Which is |
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.