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What's wrong?
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What's wrong?
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Ow!
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Ow!
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I can't do it, I can't do it!
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Do you want a ride?
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You okay, ladies?
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So glad I'm not a man!
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That's tough.
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Hot boy summer, hot boy summer, hot boy summer.
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Hey, catcakes!
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Welcome back to our channel, yay!
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For today's video, we're going to be doing something really embarrassing and something that I definitely don't want to be doing.
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But so many people have been asking for this.
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I don't know why.
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You guys are preying on my downfall.
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We're going to be cosplaying.
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Or is it cosplaying?
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We are going to be turning into the Ha Brothers.
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I don't want to be doing this on a Friday.
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You know, like I want to dress cute and, you know, enjoy my day.
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But I guess we're going to be turning into brothers.
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So the vibe I'm going for is Nantucket rich Chad Hawk
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So we're all going to be dressing as the guy
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that we like that our type basically There's a Nantucket you like a Nantucket Chad No, no, no. Well, no. I didn't know that was we're going for okay
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If it's going for my type then I want to be
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Tom Holland I'm going to have a Spider-Man suit Tom Holland or Callum Turner, you know one of those They're vibes you can dress up
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as vibes I'm going to be dressing up as I low-key
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think I like golfer boys Why don't you just dress up as Jungkook?
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You should just dress up as like everything because you don't know what your type is If I dressed up as Jungkook, what does he wear?
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Tattoos and silver chains Calvin Klein
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I like guys who golf He likes ugly men I like guys who golf You should just be ugly today
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I like guys who golf so I'm gonna be dressing up as a golfer Since when?
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Since I started playing golf.
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So obviously we don't have men clothing.
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So we're going to go thrift shopping.
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I brought some clothes.
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I brought some clothes that my boyfriend has.
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Some hats.
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Some backward hats.
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I like city-esque aesthetic boys.
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Like city style boys.
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But all my boyfriend's tops aren't that cute.
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So I just brought the most Oh, come on bro.
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Why did you bring boxers?
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Oh, so I was going to wear this underneath my jeans.
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Oh.
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Okay, this is a toothpaste mark.
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I wear this to see.
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I stole this to get my pajamas.
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And then my jeans.
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I already have my clothing.
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Why does your bag smell like that?
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Ow, you punched me.
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Leather. Is it?
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Do you know leather smells like that?
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Yeah, it is the smell of leather.
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It just smells like unkept leather.
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The f* is what's supposed to be smelling like kept leather?
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I'm also gonna wear a backwards cap because I think it's hot when a guy can pull off a backwards cap Oh, this will match my polo ralph Lauren underwear.
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So I'll just do the red like this.
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We don't have wigs So we're just you don't need wigs.
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Yeah, we can just put our hair waste of money.
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Let's go to a thrift Yo, I look like a menace.
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Hey, yo Yo shoddy, what's up shoddy, okay ready?
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I'm gonna I have a tight to be honest mine is this
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Oh my god, this is so embarrassing.
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Okay.
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My type is a b that leaves me alone.
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That's what I want.
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Don't text or call.
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Don't ask what I'm doing.
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We're not hanging out.
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Enjoy my type.
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I actually don't have a type to be completely honest.
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I actually don't think I have any type.
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Just good personality.
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And you can look like whatever the f* you want.
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You can look like a rat.
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Just kind, gentle.
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Okay.
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Wait, what?
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What'd you say?
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Obviously you can't look like a f*ing rat, but I'm just saying like, I don't really have a specific physical type.
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For me, it's just nice more in here.
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It's more what's in here.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, let's let's leave Psycho let's let's see what's in here.
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All right.
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Are you smart?
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Are you smart or dumb?
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Are you a psycho bitch?
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Are you an artist?
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Are you empathetic or no apologize or not?
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Are you a gentleman?
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Also do you have money or not?
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Are you self-aware or no you got style or not?
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Are you gonna buy me a bag or no?
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So it's all up in here guys.
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No nothing here here It's in here.
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Okay, let's go to the thrift store get some men outfits
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and then we're gonna do some activities around the city So we'll take you guys along Bye.
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We're quiet on the creek yo Shh
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Quiet on the creek But our uber just wants us so Five minutes away now What?
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It was like not even I'm not waiting out in this heat I don't look great today because
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You're gonna turn into a haw brother.
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Yeah, I didn't put effort into my appearance.
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If you were a brother, you would...
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I was having a mosquito bite on my eyelid last night.
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You guys can see that.
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It's like red.
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What kind of boy would you be?
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If I was a boy, a golfer.
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I think I would want to be one of those like nerdy golfers or like...
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I think you would be like a brother.
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Huh?
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You would be one of those brothers who like never has a girlfriend.
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and then relies on like the sisters to have fun.
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Nothing wrong with that, by the way.
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That's just what Evelyn would be like.
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I don't know what that is.
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Like you would just be like one of those brothers who don't get girlfriends.
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Oh, okay.
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Yeah.
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That's sweet.
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Yeah.
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They're like- Like they never- Like their first girlfriend is when they're like 28 or something.
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It would be like those guys that like are secretly super f*ing weird.
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Like on the outside they look really normal.
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The girl like gets to know the guy and they're like, Who is this f*ing freak?
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I'm not dating you.
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Excuse me?
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Excuse me?
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You know those guys are just like really weird on the inside?
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And like on the outside they seem totally normal And then you get to know them and they're just like
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They're like nerdy I know like weird
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Like an invisible friend I don't know I think that would be me If I was a guy
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Just kidding If Emily was a guy I would definitely not want to date her Oh yeah, if Emily was a guy guys...
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She would definitely be some dick.
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A toxic man.
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Toxic.
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Toxic.
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Toxic.
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Toxic.
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Toxic.
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Anger issues?
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I would ghost you if I were a guy.
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Oh no no. You as a guy would take the girl on a date and then be like...
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And then like literally ghost her.
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I would not ghost you on a date.
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The fuck?
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I would treat you really nice on the date and then ghost you.
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This is it.
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I would just be a lover girl.
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I would just be I would just be a lover boy.
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I'd be like wait Yeah, you know what Eric would be?
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god
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No, you'd be like this sensitive guys
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that like the girl would say something be like and be like passive-aggressive She would be cringe boyfriend aggressive guy all Well,
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that's what that's what I'm going tonight then the girls will be like What the f* are you doing?
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What do you mean you can't hang out?
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No, this is gonna be Erica.
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Erica's gonna be where my hug at.
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Where my hug at?
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Eric is gonna be like Alright, it's fine.
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No, no, it's fine.
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It's fine.
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You hate me.
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It's fine.
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No, it's fine.
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I get it.
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Yeah, I have so many shotties lining up.
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Yeah, I don't care.
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That's exactly what Eric has to do.
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Evelyn would already know how to interact with girls.
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Evelyn would be like...
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Pussy cut Pussy cut Pussy cut Pussy cut Sorry my hands are sweaty Or are you a hook person?
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Are you hands? Or
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Flip side
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Evelyn's gonna be one of those boys who are like don't
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give a fuck about the girls feelings Yeah they're like don't worry baby girl
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And then texts another
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on the outside like super super sweet like love bombing vibes
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you're like no yeah i love you i love you i love you and then stephanie
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boom she called me stephanie i call her head bunny
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okay how about we all just be like stable okay
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if we were
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if we were like actual good guys um you would probably
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just be a bot yeah i'd probably just be boring as fuck yeah I'd probably just be like, oh, babe, I'm going golfing with the boys tonight.
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Yeah. And fishing.
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And then Emily would just be like a really anxious ball of like a man.
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And then she'd just be like kind of annoying.
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I think Emily would be like the type of guys that are like always texting the girl like, hey, when are you coming home?
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Hey.
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Make sure.
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I would not.
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I'd rather not text the girl.
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I'd be like.
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Okay, so you'll just be toxic.
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No, I just wouldn't text.
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We're saying if you were a.
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A guy?
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A stable healthy guy not I don't even want to think about being a guy It just doesn't exist.
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Thank God.
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I'm not a man.
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I know that's saying Thank God we are not hot brothers imagine I'm like genuinely I really wonder man.
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You would be so fucking ugly.
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Well, we're about to see we're cosplaying today Prepare for your eyeballs.
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Oh my god.
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Did you change your eyelashes?
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Yeah, I tried different.
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I'm trying out different lashes guys.
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You need to clean up your eyebrows.
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You need to clean up your eyebrows.
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Look at the little flares right there.
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I actually cleaned it up this morning.
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Didn't clean it up enough. Where is the super?
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And now we're really freaking...
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Holding.
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I'm not holding that.
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I'm not holding it.
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I'm gonna put it in your penis.
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Why are you holding it?
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OMG and why are we waiting outside?
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We could have been waiting in your lobby.
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Sure bye, oh yeah.
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Thrift stores drain me to be honest.
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O-T-O-W.
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Well it's gonna be easy since we're just looking for dye clothes.
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I have a specific aesthetic that I'm looking for.
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Low-key maybe I'll get like cute jords like.
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Jords that I could rock as a girl too.
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Like outside of this video.
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I'll just sweat shorts maybe?
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This?
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You're gonna walk around the city wearing that.
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I like this.
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Guys, you want to go golfing after this?
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I actually really want to, like, practice some swings.
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Why can't we just, like, do something else?
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You don't want to golf?
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Let's, like, get some fro-yo or something.
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No, I want to golf.
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Why?
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I really want to golf, guys.
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I don't.
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Well, too bad.
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Let's just go get Pinkberry.
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Golfing is...
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No. No boy.
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No boy.
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What do you mean?
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Guys are just...
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Bro, I know so many men who love fro-yo.
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Just hang out fro-yo.
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So many guys...
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So many of my guy friends go to fro-yo.
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Even more guy friends go play calls.
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Um, not really.
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You can just go for an hour.
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I really want to go.
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I don't.
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You can go on your own time.
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Yeah, Chad can go by himself.
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Chad doesn't need Brad and Clyde to go with him.
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Well, we'll see you guys when we're in the thrift store.
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That's the end of my vlog.
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What?
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That's it.
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This bitch is the laziest YouTube ever!
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We're at Goodwill!
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Gotta go to the middle section.
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Yeah, I feel like there's a lot of stuff here.
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This is so good.
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I wonder what our brother would want.
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We have to pretend like we're shopping for our brother.
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Right, you're really mad.
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Yeah.
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Thanks for blowing our entire cover.
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I don't know what brass is this.
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Looks kind of large.
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What?
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You're like, slamming my hair.
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Look at this teal guys, look at this teal.
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Ew.
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Wait, why is it?
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Ew.
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I don't like teal shorts.
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This is cute.
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I'll do this.
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Poor Brad.
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Don't want to be doing this.
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It's actually such a cute fit.
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What do you think?
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I like that top.
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Yeah, I like the top.
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Our brother would love that.
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Oh, that kind of works. That works.
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Why are we wearing the same thing?
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It's not we.
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It's not bro.
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Let me see if there's any tops I like. For what? For yourself. For yourself?
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I wanna find our big shirts to him.
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Oh yeah.
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Guys, I got a stitcher or a sewing machine.
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Oh, a sewing machine.
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It's in your lobby.
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Yeah.
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It's massive.
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Really?
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I was like, I don't even carry this home.
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All right, I got my selections.
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Same.
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All right, let's go.
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We should have put categories of different aesthetic guys.
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We picked it out.
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Like a gamer boy or like a tech boy or like a sports guy.
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We're dressed as a f*ing hat.
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Yeah, I wanna dress as my type.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Have a good one.
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Yay, guys.
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We got our clothing.
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I want to see how big yours is.
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I can't wait to try this on.
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I can belt it.
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And then mine is going to be these white shorts.
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We'll try them on when we get to my apartment.
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And then do a little fashion.
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Yeah, try them on.
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You know what is turning your eye really puffy.
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I know.
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We are back and we are going to do a little transition into the hall brothers Okay ready?
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The hall brothers How should we do the transition guys?
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Should we jump?
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Sure Do the frat flick Okay
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Jump and then do the frat flick Do one huge Okay One One Two Three Yo What's up?
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You are not walking around with your underwear out I have to It matches bro.
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I Can't look like a match mom.
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I'd rather look like an ajima right now.
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Oh my god.
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Yo where my hugger?
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I'm so right now.
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No Chad Down me up Stop hitting me like that!
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Bro, that was a good one.
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Go like, yo, that was lit!
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Ow!
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That f*ing hurt!
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How do you think guys that are like that, guys?
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I...
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I don't know.
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Everyone looked like she could be a f*ing bully.
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Like, you can show your legs, too.
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This looks like you would be definitely bullied.
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No, I can't.
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Oh, my God.
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Literally, I look like I skipped like that.
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You know something after you talk like this?
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yeah it's because they're trying to be taller no they're like oh i'm cramping
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so they're like no it's because they want to be taller
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and they want to do it like a i'm cramping wait
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we have to name each other ee okay i'll be these
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are mine buddy whip i'll be whip no you have to
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be e name bro wait what's an e guy name i actually don't know except for Eric.
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You can be Eric.
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Yo, what's up?
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I'm Eric.
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And you could be Elijah.
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Evan.
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You're Elijah.
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No, I'm gonna be Evan.
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You're Ethan.
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Ethan is such an Asian boy name.
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Yeah.
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But Evelyn, Evan.
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Alright.
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I'll be Evan.
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You be Ethan.
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Emmett or Emmett?
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I'm Emily, Emmett.
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I mean not Evett.
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Eddie.
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I just said Evan.
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You're such an Eddie.
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Why?
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Wait, why I win Eddie.
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Eddie's, I actually like the name Evan.
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Evan's like cool.
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Guys, do I give off cool?
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Ethan, Evan, and Eric.
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Guy vibe.
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If I had like buffer arms, low key, I'm like kind of cute as a guy.
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You know how guys throw strap like this?
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Yeah.
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The fact that like my arms are so tiny, it's like throwing me off.
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Like I'm so small and petite.
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Like I really can't pull off being a guy.
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I think I know what I'd be if I was a guy.
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I'd be one of those like Korean like low-key like aegyo like feminine guys.
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Yeah.
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They would like check themselves in the mirror.
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You would fit in in Korea male standards.
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Yeah.
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I'm low-key moving like a man right now.
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What does that mean?
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I'm kind of grossed out right now.
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Same. By myself.
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Same.
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I just can't.
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I really don't want to go out like this.
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Okay, so what are we going to do?
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We're going to be hanging out in the city just as boys. And I...
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Like, three of us.
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Like, can we stand next to each other?
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Emily?
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It's just so embarrassing.
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I don't know why we do this to ourselves.
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We have to have a guy handshake.
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Okay, well...
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You have to dab me up well.
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No, it has to be like this.
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No, it has to be like this.
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No, ready?
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It's like this.
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And then you go like this.
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Have you never done this before?
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You know what I've taught you.
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Guys, don't do all that.
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Yes, they do.
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No, they just go like.
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Okay, maybe that's the high school boy.
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No, this is a Spider-Man handshake with his best friends.
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You go like this.
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And then goes on with his long ass handshake.
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And then they go like.
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Guys, don't.
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It's like I haven't seen each other in 10 years.
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I'm like, oh my god.
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No, what's wrong?
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No. No. No. No!
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I feel like they just go like this.
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Bro, you hit me, you like punched me in my chest.
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I heard like a thud.
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I just- Why?
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No, it's like, just chill her!
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Just go like, they don't tap, they go like this.
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Whoa You
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have a solid dad no No. No. Why are you slapping me?
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I'm not!
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It's so painful.
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It has to be just like a, it has to, yeah like that.
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That's not, that's not.
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All right.
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Can you stop doing my position?
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I'm not.
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You have to be a little bit more flexible.
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Yeah, you're like, you're like.
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No I'm not, this is how you make a loud noise.
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Go.
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Right, it's painful.
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I'm weak bro.
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You're like, yo what's up bro?
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All right, that's the bro nice to meet you.
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I don't feel we were introducing I should just get done.
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She's in the corner when the guys are like Hey guys, I'm on coming in two minutes,
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so I'm just gonna see my body now.
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It's really nice meeting you man fine um scary Sign me up for the gym right now.
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Yo, Elijah, you need to go to the f*.
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Why are you calling Elijah?
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My name is Evan.
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Charlene, Charlene, what are you doing to my hair?
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It's Caroline.
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Your f*ing dementia is getting to your thick skull.
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It's Caroline for one more goddamn sake.
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It's Charlotte.
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It's Charolette.
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Caroline?
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When did that happen?
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Say about that, Charlene.
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Youngs.
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What is your goddamn name?
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You just look like an Elijah bro.
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Elijah, you need to hit the gym bro.
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Yo, drop and give me ten.
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Drop and give me ten.
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Yo, drop and give me ten.
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What pride are you in?
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I don't know a brother.
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I don't like being a boy.
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I don't like being a boy.
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You're not a part of Alpha Sigma Pi.
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Can I just be gay?
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Like, I can't do this.
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No, you gotta be a straight male.
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Oh, no, it's the worst.
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Oh guys, alright, let's my pockets getting thicker my watch like get heavy So quiet on the creek trend, huh?
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They were like these guys who look hella straight,
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but they're actually gay Crying on the creek Okay guys,
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we are gonna go out to eat Erica wants to get pho Is there any pho nearby our place?
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It's kind of fancy though.
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Whip and nae nae I'm going to go about this.
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Weep and nay nay.
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Weep and nay nay.
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You stop doing that?
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Yeah.
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That was my sim.
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Sorry guys.
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Anyways, I actually think I look good in like a backwards hat.
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I think it's cute.
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This outfit, girls can wear it too.
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Like as a girl it's looky.
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Like this gives off like cool girl vibes.
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Like Tom girl.
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Cool girl vibes.
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Sure.
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Yeah.
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Sure.
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Sure.
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Sure.
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Whatever you think, buddy.
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And then we're gonna just walk around the city and enjoy our day.
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Guys wear slides, right?
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Like, this is like, kind of, yeah.
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It's like neutral gender.
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I mean, gender neutral.
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Okay, vote down in the comments who you guys like better as a guy.
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Me, Emily, or Erica.
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Or comment down below what would be your type, right?
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Let me raise y'all up, ladies up.
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Let's raise them up.
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Yo, Shawty Bane You're like those creepy men that cackle Ew, yeah Sotty, sotty, sotty, sotty Okay,
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let me do me, let me do me I can't do it, I can't do it Okay, let's do it, ready?
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Let's do it Okay, let's go, oh shit Did I just call?
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Do you want to hang out with me?
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We can read comic books
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Holy sh I'm so bad at flirting I can't flirt in general
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So this sh is just not gonna work Yo yo yo I wanna go to my grandparents lake house this weekend
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No no oh this is what I'm doing This is what I'm doing
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You know what that means
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What is
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that Ew What the fk would I be doing Oh yeah Okay this is what I would do Okay ready
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Okay you're like a girl that I have a crush on
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And I'm trying to like hang out with you We're like trying to like All right, we got it being your games or whatever.
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Oh, yeah, this weekend.
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I'm going golfing But you can join if you want
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if you actually I want you to join not
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if you want I mean
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if you want you could all the girls already ran away
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They ran they walked away They're not my friend group
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and I are going to my grandparents like house
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if you want to join it's up in Nantucket if you know what I mean
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I got a spare life jacket for you.
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This is what I'm gonna do.
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Um, there's 13 life jackets in All of us, I don't know what that means.
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Okay, I'm gonna be like this.
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Oh yeah, last weekend I caught a really big fish.
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And- All right, bro.
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Just do not.
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What, I don't think a girl wants to hear about you catching a fish.
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Your hands are so small, let's measure it.
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Mine is so much bigger, bro.
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Let's hold hands.
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Oh, I just got a new car and do you want a ride?
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My grandpa would be like How did guys You want a ride?
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Oh, no, no, this, okay This is an impression This is an impression Of meeting like a new girl
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and you're trying to get her Instagram What's her Instagram?
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okay this is an impression of me trying to get their phone number
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here phone number mine would be like connecting phones it's like
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okay this is an impression of a guy
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that sees a girl like out on the streets and she's like really really hot.
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Yo, you're hot.
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No, I'd be like.
575
I like your dress.
576
What?
577
Okay, this is me.
578
Ew, you're just doing some cringe like open minded I don't
579
even want to live have you ever been with an Asian
580
fella? yeah! you wanna be open minded? let me take you out of dinner mommy wait not mommy what did you say?
581
I said let me take you out of dinner mommy I meant to say mama either way it's bad Either way,
582
it's bad Can I just give that one friend that doesn't like today and just likes to like around and like yeah, yeah, oh Yeah, that's what I am.
583
I'm the Nepo friend.
584
No, I'm gonna be the Can I be the gay guy?
585
You have to be
586
I'm just gonna give that one friend that like doesn't give a lot girlfriends and just wants to drink some beer Okay, who am I?
587
Can I be a nerd then?
588
You can be her little brother You can be your little brother that tags along.
589
No one likes to talk to the 8th grader.
590
Yeah, you're the one who's like bitterly known to talk to him.
591
Yo, bro, this is how you show up to the fellas, yo.
592
Alright, follow my lead, bro.
593
What's up, ladies?
594
Okay, now you try.
595
What's up, ladies?
596
It's like, um, Eric, who's this?
597
Oh, this is my boy.
598
This is my boy, Elijah.
599
Elijah, what's good?
600
It's good man.
601
You good?
602
Yeah.
603
And this is my homeboy.
604
What's your name again?
605
Ethan.
606
This is my homeboy, Ethan.
607
I'm Ethan, bro.
608
Nice to meet you.
609
We're gonna have so much fun on the boat.
610
You drink beer or what?
611
No, I don't drink beer.
612
I'm underage.
613
I got cores and I got corona.
614
That's why no one cares if you're underage.
615
With girl, girl.
616
Cool, cool, guys.
617
Do you guys have sparkling water?
618
You got sparkling beer, bitch.
619
I don't drink beer.
620
Oh, you drink vodka.
621
Right, right.
622
Open up!
623
Mom!
624
Help!
625
Bro, your brother's so f*ing lame.
626
Why'd you bring him?
627
Yeah, bro, I mean, I- Who brought this child onto this boat?
628
My mom asked to take him out once in a while.
629
I did bring something, though.
630
Do you guys want to trade Pokemon cards?
631
What did I know you were going to say?
632
Why did I know you were going to say that?
633
Yo, I think, I think- I have the rarest, rarest Pokemon Eevee.
634
Did you heard of her?
635
She squirts waters Okay, well boot camp over guys
636
I want to go eat all right, let's go eat If I run into someone that I know In this neighborhood,
637
I will actually Be so embarrassed They're gonna be like, what?
638
I'd rather be a grandma No, cause like being a grandma Is like, you're in a costume It's so obvious that you're a costume Yeah,
639
but they probably think this is like our actual outfit Everyone's gonna be like, why are they dressed like that?
640
Erica genuinely looks like a boy Yo,
641
you wanna see my new boxers I doped every single one Eww Polo Ralph It's like they're giggling at us What?
642
They're giggling I thought I had a beer in my hand It was cute Special Friday,
643
happy Friday Happy Friday guys We are the entertainment of this building Our building people They've had enough of us,
644
they've experienced many versions of us Baby Evelyn, grandma's, Halloween costumes and now, Haw Brothers From the back,
645
you guys actually look like boys.
646
Minus the hair.
647
Do we know where we're going?
648
You know what?
649
We need to incorporate in our vocabulary.
650
What?
651
Tuff.
652
T-U-F-F.
653
Oh yes, tough.
654
That's tough.
655
A lot of guys use that.
656
What other terms?
657
Yo, that's tough.
658
Yo, that's tough.
659
Yo, that's tough.
660
Word.
661
Word.
662
Word.
663
We're out and about.
664
We wanted to go to this restaurant that looked nice, but since we are dressed as boys, we don't want to embarrass ourselves, so we're going to go to a- We just look like sh there.
665
Yeah.
666
Like our outfits are just...
667
Our outfits are in like nice boy clothes.
668
We should ask a stranger to rate our outfit.
669
From 1 to 10, how much of a boy do we look like?
670
Zero.
671
Like an actual zero.
672
What?
673
Me?
674
Really?
675
I feel like it's at least a 4.
676
You gotta fill these sleeves up, buddy.
677
That's every time we pass someone.
678
Every time we're there, you should just like show up with a really deep voice.
679
No, you have to be like, yo.
680
Yo.
681
Yo.
682
Yo, I can't.
683
That's tough.
684
Yo, oh hairstyle We are just passed a real man a real man and he gave us luck.
685
You know what?
686
He's just jealous that
687
We can do both My voice actually goes really do you
688
know nothing on my same look yo Yo sub bro my voice is hella deep bro.
689
Oh shawty.
690
What's up, bro?
691
My voice can go like really deep bro.
692
Why is it so get it hard out here?
693
Just like my day
694
Yo that line was tough Yo
695
I just want some freaking fuuuh Yo this is the worst Oh we have to have a Jeremiah,
696
not Jeremiah, Corbin accent Melanie Hello this was Moody I just want some fuuuh Again fuuuh It's so hot out here,
697
I might need a kiss Yo, shawty, can I get a kiss though?
698
Alright bro, I actually need to start talking to my own voice
699
or else I'm gonna have identity issues I'm like way too
700
good at cosplaying this right now I'm gonna have an identity issue I'm gonna be like, holy sh, who am I?
701
Do I need to dab up my boyfriend when I get home?
702
Yo, what's up bro?
703
Yo, this shirt that I borrowed Tough alert, tough alert I have to come up with a new word for the boys out there.
704
What should we do?
705
It has to come naturally.
706
I'm so weak, bro.
707
That's so weak.
708
Yo, that's so good.
709
Can you stop talking like that?
710
It's so good you get weak in the knees.
711
What are some gamer terms?
712
Game terms?
713
Like GG?
714
Oh, you know, there's another term.
715
What?
716
Got it in the bag.
717
Yo.
718
I got it in the bag.
719
I got it in the bag.
720
I got it in the bag.
721
I got it in the bag.
722
I got it in the bag.
723
Where are we going?
724
Do you know where we're going?
725
Yeah.
726
We've been here before.
727
No, we're just mindlessly walking.
728
I'm wasting our time.
729
I'm getting so hot and overstimulated.
730
Ugh.
731
Literally, what am I doing?
732
I don't know why I chose to wear long pants.
733
Hey, future kids.
734
You're probably wondering what your aunts and mom are doing.
735
Let me just let you know, on a Friday afternoon, we are the Haw Brothers.
736
Why?
737
And why are we doing this with our lives, you may ask?
738
It's a very great question.
739
It's because we have nothing else to do.
740
So yo Stop!
741
Stop!
742
I hate the Corbin voice.
743
Stop!
744
Me with my fit right now.
745
Stop!
746
I hate that voice!
747
I hate it!
748
Stop saying tap!
749
I can't look in.
750
It's such a nice restaurant.
751
Uh, it's what?
752
I don't know.
753
Just three.
754
Three?
755
Yes, three.
756
Oh, this is my jam.
757
He's playing country music.
758
Guys, as soon as we walked in, all the workers just stared at us.
759
They were like...
760
Table for what?
761
Maybe we just look like 13 year old kids.
762
No. Oh no, let's just not.
763
Just not.
764
Like yeah, sure.
765
Attract more attention.
766
We're gonna move to the iPhone since the lighting is bigger.
767
See ya later bro.
768
Just three ha brothers.
769
Chilling rice.
770
Chicken fried rice.
771
When that one friend is just so f*ing annoying.
772
Hello me.
773
Eric is that one friend that like no one's actually f*ing.
774
Oh me?
775
Oh me?
776
Me?
777
I don't know what you're now about.
778
I need some water bro. Did that hit?
779
That was tough bro.
780
Alright, let's go Elijah.
781
I have to drink it like a guy.
782
Elijah's first iced tea.
783
Yo.
784
Yo.
785
come out of the woods that's tough as you can tell elijah has not been you know is
786
that what he's saying your best impression of a guy kind of thing yeah i don't really hang out like
787
that this is how ben would do it emily's friend ben
788
yeah right is that what ben would do like well my friend
789
and ryan ben and ryan's like we have good like so act like a little act like like an intolerable
790
yeah like an intolerable piece of um i prefer lemonade
791
okay erica's impression of a guy i'm gonna do an incompetent
792
guy okay an incompetent guy wait wait you just drink it
793
yeah i just drink the straw like from here though
794
but why is it two different colors do i have to
795
mix it though it's already mixed it's just like Are you sure that?
796
It's just so good.
797
Literally just milk it tastes.
798
But it's like two different colors.
799
It'll taste the same, just drink it.
800
Eric just drink it.
801
Literally stop being so annoying.
802
Literally just drink it.
803
From the control.
804
But like, do people usually do it with two hands?
805
That's a little like...
806
Just whatever you want.
807
Whatever you feel most comfortable with.
808
It's like kind of herbal in me.
809
why does it taste like
810
that though it's like it's a good like don't get me
811
wrong though like are you sincere it's like don't get me wrong though
812
but like it's kind of like when you try something new it's like you know
813
when you you always eat with forks
814
but then you eat with a spoon it's like like why did you eat like
815
all right now let me let me try one more time though yeah that low-key bust though
816
I want to give that endling ass like Brian that like never pays for shit Okay, okay Eric, can I try your drink?
817
Yeah, yeah, sure I'm gonna try it, can I?
818
Thank you Okay, get ready Are you dying?
819
Why are you silently dying?
820
She's scared she'll cause a scene So she's silently dying
821
She's like let me not be an inconvenience and silently die Okay this is a guy that never pays for anything, ready?
822
Pretend there's only one piece left Yo are you gonna eat this?
823
Yeah bro you can have it Oh you're okay?
824
And it's always that guy that like didn't order it Okay I'm gonna try this chicken wing, ready?
825
It looks pretty crispy I like how clean the wings taste. So good.
826
I love it.
827
Are you a fan YouTuber?
828
Yeah, YouTubers.
829
I see.
830
We're dressing up as boys tonight.
831
Can you tell?
832
Do we look like boys?
833
Nope.
834
Who looks more like the boy?
835
The boy?
836
Do you like more the boy?
837
No one.
838
That was a really good aspect here can i eat this
839
yeah yeah bro she never pays for can i have this
840
if she's already downing it yeah i'm gonna talk about a boy that like is the worst boyfriend to their girlfriend
841
bro stephanie wants to hang out with me again when did you last hang out with her
842
yeah bro i literally hate cleaning girls they're like the worst the worst like how many times has
843
because she texted you today.
844
Oh my gosh, she texted me good morning
845
and what i was doing in this room who needs a good morning to have
846
so cringe i know bro she's like always up my ass
847
what about what about the girl gracie you met last night
848
at the club i mean she was sweet she's bad she's
849
bad compared to stephanie gracie was bad yo i can get my breakup for her do it right now.
850
Let me take a step for you.
851
Yo Steph, I don't think it's gonna work out anymore.
852
No, be nice about it. Be nice.
853
Okay, okay.
854
Hey Steph, I've been really thinking about it and it's not you, it's me, say that.
855
It's not you, it's me, I need to work on myself.
856
What else should I say?
857
Say I want to be single this summer.
858
I don't think you should say that, man.
859
Ooh, I have a good one.
860
Since we're both graduating college, we're both going our own ways, I think, I think it's time.
861
I'm gonna send it alright?
862
Alright, alright bro.
863
Alright, I sent it.
864
Okay bro.
865
Don't even look at your phone.
866
Whatever.
867
Fuck her.
868
Break up your f*er.
869
I'm over it.
870
Dang, that was easy.
871
Phew!
872
Hot Boy singles!
873
Yo!
874
Hot Boy Summer!
875
Hot Boy Summer!
876
Hot Boy Summer!
877
Yo chat chat chat!
878
We're Hot Boy Summer!
879
We out!
880
We out!
881
We're going on a boat tomorrow!
882
And we're gonna crack open some beers!
883
And we're gonna catch some fishes and some bitches.
884
Wow.
885
That's how you do not treat your girlfriend, okay?
886
Yeah, this is a tutorial not to do.
887
Yeah, that was a red-black boyfriend.
888
I actually don't know any guy that acts like that.
889
Yeah.
890
I do. For sure.
891
In my high school, there's so many guys like that.
892
I guess when you're in high school, it's more common.
893
This is an impression of an, like, an unvoided man.
894
They don't like talking about their feelings.
895
Okay, so ask me about my breakup with Stephanie.
896
Yo, so I heard you broke up with your Steph girl two weeks ago.
897
How was that?
898
Oh, yeah, it's chill.
899
Why'd you guys end it?
900
It didn't work out, bro.
901
What's it worked out?
902
I don't know, bro, but I'm excited to watch Spider-Man tomorrow.
903
Yo, I'm excited for that, too, but, like, I want to know more about what happened.
904
If you guys were dating for, like, a year, and, like, you guys seemed really well two weeks ago.
905
Bro, it's NDD.
906
No big deal.
907
Yeah, man.
908
No big deal.
909
Sure.
910
Okay, this is another impression of a guy that's like...
911
How do you know all these types of men?
912
That's like, if avoided, when...
913
Oh, okay.
914
She's getting specific.
915
She remembers something that happened in the past.
916
This is an impression of a guy that's like, avoidant when he's in a relationship with a girl that's like, emotional.
917
Okay, you can be the girl.
918
Like, I'm gonna talk about doing...
919
This sounds really um specific No I
920
It's not from a kdrama It's from a kdrama guys
921
or a movie or something like that But like you know This is the impression of a girl that's like
922
Wanna talk about their fight?
923
Yeah like that just wants to like talk it out Talk things out Um Chad like I wanna talk about Elijah
924
Elijah I wanna talk about the fight we had yesterday Food coming Oh Wow.
925
Thank you.
926
Wow.
927
Oh my god, this looks so good.
928
Gotta roll my sleeves up for this.
929
Literally got all these ingredients to make chicken fat tomorrow.
930
I used to come here by myself.
931
Really?
932
Same.
933
The soup is so good.
934
We're gonna devour our food.
935
All right, guys.
936
We just finished lunch.
937
And now we're going to Pinkberry.
938
Are we even able to cross right now?
939
You guys walk around with big ad boxers underneath the jeans.
940
I know, literally.
941
I don't get it.
942
I have this white flag in my hair that literally just will not- I mean, in my eye.
943
That will not go away.
944
No, no, no. A piece of lint.
945
Wait, I need to fix my hair.
946
Ew, I hate that.
947
It's just like something is in my eye.
948
I hate that.
949
And then you look in the mirror and it's like a long-ass string.
950
Yeah.
951
Oh, in your eye?
952
Yeah.
953
Yeah.
954
I kind of feel like the girl on TikTok that dorks.
955
What's dorks?
956
It's a front twerk.
957
Why?
958
It's like your dick.
959
I have to show you.
960
It's like this masked girl who dorks and it's like so funny, but she's Asian.
961
What the heck?
962
We just devoured our food.
963
We are gonna get some pink berries!
964
You okay, ladies?
965
Oh no, I'm gonna cosplay a guy that is like a gentleman.
966
Ready?
967
Don't touch me.
968
I'm gonna pretend you're a girl.
969
Sidewalk rule.
970
Performative guys when you're walking and they like push you to the side of the sidewalk.
971
Yeah, like they're like super performative.
972
Ew!
973
Or when you see a couple on TikTok and the guy's just like staring at the girl and the whole comment's like, the way he looks at her, I'm just like, bitch.
974
This is so performative.
975
Like, y'all are so single.
976
Like the performative guys that are like, babe, careful, careful, careful, careful, babe.
977
Careful, babe.
978
Sidewalk, sidewalk, sidewalk.
979
Guys, I just can't wait to eat this dessert and lay on my couch.
980
That's what guys do guys.
981
Same bruh, like I actually can't.
982
It's so hot.
983
It's so hot.
984
Like I think- It feels like Asia.
985
We had a weather warning, like a heat warning, so we did.
986
Yeah, on the weather app.
987
They were like, oh, it's like so hot.
988
It's so humid.
989
Yeah.
990
I'm f*ing embarrassed.
991
Hold it.
992
That's what they f*ing do.
993
Can we share?
994
Yeah.
995
Should we get a medium?
996
Yeah.
997
Can we do a medium pomegranate, please?
998
Wait, I want to do half pomegranate and half chocolate.
999
Hazel that.
1000
Actually, can we do- Is it possible to do half pomegranate and half chocolate?
1001
Yeah.
1002
Half them?
1003
What the f*?
1004
Could we do the popping boba, please?
1005
Both of them?
1006
Both of them?
1007
Yep.
1008
And the mochi please.
1009
I usually just get fruits.
1010
Can we do strawberry?
1011
Could we do yogurt yogurt chips, please?
1012
Um, can we just do the chocolate syrup?
1013
Oh, can we do the cinnamon a little bit of cinnamon crumble?
1014
No, can we do cookies and cream instead?
1015
No On me ladies guys we got our yogurt!
1016
You don't want me ladies, just like how lunch was.
1017
See, Tommy Pay, right?
1018
That was with my garbage.
1019
What up, boy?
1020
What up, boy?
1021
What up?
1022
The only shoddy in this house, because clearly none of my brothers can get any shoddies.
1023
Yo, Johnny's a baddie.
1024
Yo, swim thick with your cute ass.
1025
Ay.
1026
Ay.
1027
Ay.
1028
Ay.
1029
Yeah!
1030
Yo, who's your celebrity crush?
1031
Cause mine's obviously Madison Deere.
1032
Bro, you know there's this baddie?
1033
Baddie named Erica Ha?
1034
Wait, the other sister's even madder.
1035
Nah, bro, she bad.
1036
No, I heard the older sister's the best.
1037
Like, she's T.
1038
I have literally no one, bro.
1039
What do you mean?
1040
What do you mean?
1041
All my guy friends have a crush on her.
1042
The oldest sister, I think her name's Evelyn.
1043
I'm just thinking I'm a little boy.
1044
No, I don't think so.
1045
I'm pretty sure the oldest one's like, oldest.
1046
Like, she's all.
1047
No, like, no, no. If you're looking for a MILF, like, sure, like, if that's a check, sure.
1048
If you're a cougar, sure, sure, but...
1049
I don't know.
1050
She's like, she's like, twenty-what?
1051
Twenty-seven?
1052
Damn!
1053
She's pulling my wrinkles up there.
1054
No, but she's a baddie MILF, like, she can pay for my food and shit.
1055
Like take me out mommy
1056
Okay guys we um
1057
Got frozen yogurt guys It's actually way too freaking hot to do like anything in New York right now
1058
because there is a heatwave going on So we decided to not go golfing
1059
My look I don't know what's wrong with you Why do y'all like that?
1060
That's not tough I'm dying.
1061
Chai, what did you do today, huh?
1062
Bro, she must be so bored.
1063
I need to take her out on a walk after this.
1064
Because she's a bored doggy.
1065
You need to go back to Jersey.
1066
I love you.
1067
Okay.
1068
She has such a long neck.
1069
I know, it's so cute.
1070
Okay, I haven't had frozen yogurt in so long.
1071
Cheers.
1072
I'm low-key
1073
so used to my Outfit now like I can spend the whole day like this It's actually really comfortable like
1074
if This is the type of outfit that boys wear Every day but
1075
Guys outfits cannot get like Uncomfortable I feel like
1076
Like the most uncomfortable Is like being in a suit Yeah
1077
which is like rarely ever It's literally a shirt Remember my prom day Yeah like that's like unbearable
1078
But like that's like The bare minimum like compared to I'm being in heels for eight hours.
1079
Exactly.
1080
I'm like a really tight dress Would you rather be a boy or a girl?
1081
A girl Because I would not be tough as a boy.
1082
I'm sorry.
1083
What would you rather be like really hot as a boy or Really hot as a girl
1084
how does a girl because i'm already a girl and i'm already hot same so i'll just be myself
1085
wait would you rather be like really hot all the time
1086
like what are these questions bro you look like boy to me why because i'm wearing makeup
1087
whoa no because you don't got your backwards hat on guys let us know
1088
if you enjoyed us acting like teenage boys
1089
because we'll never be doing this ever again okay like one thing to take note
1090
if we were a boy watching this do not ask like
1091
how we acted today yeah we were acting like toxic boys we're acting like bad boys naughty boys
1092
and do not ask for us to be
1093
hot brothers ever again because that's just not
1094
because thank god our mom did not pop out three sons oh my god
1095
if we were boys like i think mom would actually not
1096
be able to like we would have been menaces yeah like
1097
really for sure my mom also just doesn't seem like a boy mom at all at all
1098
because no one on our mom's side has a son yeah we're all girls oh my god
1099
that makes me think like i don't think i see myself
1100
as a son i'm a son i don't want kids anymore
1101
same same i would want like a loving protected protective son
1102
but at the same time you never know where they're like some kind of hoe yeah
1103
or like imagine like they're like psycho oh my god
1104
ew i can't wait to take the shirt off i'm
1105
so sorry but
1106
that shirt smelled like a boy like it's yeah these clothes smells like boys yeah like i'm
1107
so disgusted yours is So that's different
1108
but like we got ours from the thrift store
1109
and I know they wash it I think I don't know if they wash it.
1110
Do they wash it?
1111
I don't know but it smells like a boy.
1112
It smells like it's from a boy's closet.
1113
Really?
1114
Ew!
1115
Bro you're fine.
1116
I need to take a shower now.
1117
I'm sorry.
1118
I really do.
1119
I feel really disgusted right now.
1120
If I'm wearing boy clothing then I don't know who wore it.
1121
Alright, well thanks for watching us be a boy for 24 hours
1122
Let us know if you enjoyed it And we're gonna go back to being Haas sisters We're back Hey
1123
It feels so good
1124
Back to being a girl I love being a girl honestly Thank you mother for blessing your chromosomes And your genes
1125
So glad I'm not a man So yeah
1126
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “WE BECAME BROTHERS FOR THE DAY… *NYC VLOG!*”. This video has 1127 sentences and 7918 words to shadow. The speech runs for 51:04. The speaker talks at a natural 155 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 221 of its 1127 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| outfit noun | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | A set of clothing (with accessories). |
| toxic adjective | /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| thrift noun | /ˈθɹɪft/ | The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). |
| yogurt noun | /ˈjɒɡ.ət/ | A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring. |
| sidewalk noun | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians. |
| baddie noun | /ˈbædi/ | A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction. |
| performative adjective | Being enacted as it is said. | |
| backward adjective | /ˈbækwɚd/ | Situated toward or at the rear of something. |
| babe noun | /beɪb/ | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| embarrass verb | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. |
| golfer noun | /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/ | Someone who plays golf. |
| handshake noun | /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ | The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. |
| pomegranate noun | /ˈpɑmɪˌɡɹænɪt/ | The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| give off verb | /ɡɪv ɒf/ | To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| pull off verb | To remove by pulling. | |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. | |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What do you mean you can't hang out?
- I'll just sweat shorts maybe?
- Why can't we just, like, do something else?
- You don't want to golf?
- You're like, yo what's up bro?
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 were a brother, you would · If Emily was a guy I would definitely |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you never done · I've taught · haven't seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was lit · would be definitely bullied · are dressed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | guys who golf · men who love · guys who look |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 373 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thrift /ˈθɹɪft/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: handshake /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/, shoddy /ˈʃɒd.i/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: pomegranate /ˈpɑmɪˌɡɹænɪt/, intolerable /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/, incompetent /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
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 outfit, toxic, vibe.
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.