British English Chat with Me & Mum

[00:00:00]But the idea of being on a cruise just does not appeal to me at all. Mom, are you in the same boat as me?

[00:00:09][laughter] [music] Hello everybody and welcome back to another little chitchat with me and my mom. It's always a pleasure and it's nice to see you. Mom, how are you?

[00:00:22]>> I'm fine, thank you. I'm very well. How are you? I'm not bad because the sun is coming out after a wet, cold, and windy week. So, I think another little heat wave is about to come, which I'm excited about, but slightly nervous about because, you know, it gets a little bit too hot and then I don't sleep as well.

[00:00:45]So, as with everything, there are always pros and cons to everything. Uh, what about back home? Is the weather all right at the moment? Um, it's it's a bit miserable really. It's rained a lot.

[00:00:59]It's rained a lot. It's it's typically English. One day it's really hot. One day it's really chilly. Um I think I had a hot water bottle uh which is where it's like a bottle, not glass obviously.

[00:01:12]It's sort of um a rubber thing and you fill it with boiling water and you put it on your feet in the bed and it just takes that chill off. Um, yeah, it's it's English summer and it we can have all the seasons in one day apart from snow. We've not had snow [laughter] >> enough.

[00:01:30]>> I'm sure it will get sunny soon.

[00:01:32]Hopefully, touchwood. Fingers crossed.

[00:01:35]You know, the usual things I say quite a lot. I notice that when I'm recording podcasts and when I'm having classes, there will be certain words and phrases that I reuse over and over again. So I use awesome awesome quite a lot and then my fiance will sometimes be woken up to me saying morning.

[00:02:00][laughter] >> So yeah, I think they are my catchphrases.

[00:02:06]>> But anyway, let's kick off and get into our eight questions. Once again, I've chosen eight completely random conversation questions and we're going to take in turns to answer them. So, we'll begin with the first one and mom, I'll ask you straight away. It is, do you try to support local businesses and how do you do it? If so, >> yes, we definitely do. I think it's very important because obviously they talk about the shops on the high street disappearing. Um, so yes, we we do um I like to buy the fresh breads, maybe the artisan bread. It's just it's just tastier. Um, there is actually a shop that sells local honey. Um, and that's supposed to be very very good if you have hay fever because because the pollen is local. Yeah, who knew? Um, and so dad buys that often and I think it helps. I don't know whether it's mind over matter, but yes, we do that. But also, you know, it can be a little bit more expensive, which I like pay for the good ingredients. But sometimes as well if I haven't a lot of time, um, if I'm poor, then I'll just go and do a big shop, which is where I'll go to the supermarket and I'll just get everything and then just top up locally with little bits and pieces. Yes. So, do do you because obviously you're in a city. So, is that slightly easier to to shop local?

[00:03:37]>> I mean, I'd like to say that I only go to uh a fruit and veg shop, to the local butchers, to the local fish mongers, to the local bakery. And I do in some scenarios because we have uh a market every Wednesday which is just in the square around the corner. So, we do go to uh the local market to buy bits and bobs, bits and pieces, but usually comfort and convenience comes first. And going to one place, going to the supermarket, being able to pick up everything you need for a whole week.

[00:04:16][sighs] It It's just easier. And I think that's what most people want to do and most people do. Even though deep inside, deep down, we know we should support local businesses a lot more. And bread, for example, I'm a bit of a bread connoisseur. So, I do like to have a very good baguette. And I notice in particular with fruit that if you buy fruit from the market, it is a lot tastier. But I think I'm a little bit awkward when it comes to asking people about different cuts of meat, different fish, and I get maybe a little bit of social anxiety when it comes to asking like the butcher or the fish monger and saying exactly what type of fish or meat I want when I can compare that to just seeing everything in a supermarket and not having to interact with anybody, picking it up, taking it to the till and paying for it. So, I would like to support local businesses more and I do when it comes to coffee shops, bakeries, [snorts] but I'm guilty of going to the supermarket a lot more than I go to the local market. I think it is what it is.

[00:05:32]We can't change it.

[00:05:35]>> Yes. And think of it as a treat as well.

[00:05:37]So if you go to a local baker's and get a nice cake, you can think you're treating yourself and help business.

[00:05:45]>> You see, killing two birds with one stone as usual.

[00:05:49]>> Yeah.

[00:05:49]>> And before we move on to the next question, you used a few nice expressions. The first one was mind over matter. So if you say mind over matter, it's essentially saying that if you believe it, if you think it, it's more important. So you used it when speaking about hay fever. So if they say that consuming local honey will alleviate the symptoms of hay fever, maybe it's true or maybe it's just mind over matter. If you think it's going to happen, then it actually will happen. And you said sometimes we are time poor, meaning our time is very very limited.

[00:06:31]And lots of us do a weekly big shop. And that big shop is when you'll go to the supermarket, you'll pick up everything you need, and then in theory, you'll only go out to pick up some bits and bobs or bits and pieces if you're missing some sugar, flour, or whatever it might be. You are topping up what you have at home.

[00:06:56]Awesome. All right, let's move on. Next one. And this one is all about films, about movies. So, Mom, are there any films that you can watch over and over again without getting bored of them?

[00:07:15]Well, I used to I think maybe when I had more time before I had children or when you were little perhaps um I would watch films more um as you grow older. And I do remember I liked um About a Boy um that was very good. That was Hugh Grant.

[00:07:31]And the gist of that is he was a bit of a sort of a a playboy. He he lived off his father's money. Um, and he wanted to meet women but not get into a serious relationship. So, he went to a sort of a a single parents club hoping to meet women and he pretended he had a son. And and in a nutshell, he he gets found out.

[00:07:52]But in the process of that, he actually does get really attached to one of the women's sons who is lacking a father figure. So it's quite heartwarming. So I watched that quite a few times, but to be honest, recently I'm more into series. I like to just sort of dip into them and I can watch one um and then maybe a couple of days later another episode. Um I am guilty of falling asleep. So it's quite n because usually they have a little bit of a recap at the beginning. So but yes um yeah I was having a declutter. I was getting rid of things and I came across some of these old DVDs and I did actually think I must watch those again. So who knows maybe I'll get a chance to do that. What about you? I think you watch more films than me don't you? I mean, I watch a lot of Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Apple TV.

[00:08:49]So, all of these streaming platforms, to be honest, during the week when I finish my classes, I usually don't want to go out. I don't feel like going out. So, all I want to do is move from my little teaching corner here over to the sofa, lie down, grab the remote, and put something on TV. something usually kind of mindn numbing so I don't need to actually think that much. And then every Sunday as well, as long as it's not like cracking the flags, in other words, as long as it's not really warm and sunny, I'll just watch backtoback episodes or films. And I'm a little bit like you where I say I watch probably more series than I do films because a film feels like more of an effort because if you think like it's 2 hours or it's 2 and 1/2 hours then I don't know if I'll be able to pay attention for long enough or I don't know if after half an hour I might get a little bit bored and think like it's not really my cup of tea. So there are films that I can watch over and over again like Lord of the Rings for example. I can always binge watch the entire trilogy of Lord of the Rings.

[00:10:10]And other than that, I rewatched a really good kind of horror slash suspense film >> two weeks ago and it is with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman called Seven, which is all about the seven deadly sins and it's about well a crazy serial killer and it's probably not your kind of thing, mom, but it is a great film.

[00:10:39]>> [laughter] >> and and I can probably rewatch it because you discover little intricacies, little details every time you do rewatch it. And this is what a lot of film buffs say when they are re-watching films.

[00:10:54]That's like, oh, every time you watch it, you discover new things, new details. So, if I had to pick, I'd go Lord of the Rings. But there are quite a lot that I could happily rewatch, especially on a Sunday when I'm just veging out on the sofa.

[00:11:15]And to veg out is just like, you know, to be lazy and not really move. And going over other advanced words, uh, Mom, you said that Hugh Grant in this film was a bit of a playboy. you know, somebody who perhaps slept around. And in a nutshell is a way of saying in summary. And in the end, this film turns out to be very heartwarming, a nice adjective, which is like something that when you're watching it, you might get emotional and think like, aw, that's sweet. That's lovely.

[00:11:52]All right, the third question. This one I think we are going to see eye to eye.

[00:11:58]I think we are going to be on the same page. And the question is, would you ever want to go on a cruise? And I have never been on a cruise. And honestly, I don't fancy it at all. Uh, I was about to say I couldn't think of anything worse, but maybe that's a little bit of an overstatement and I'm exaggerating a little bit, but the idea of being on a ship on a huge boat, >> you're kind of trapped on board and I can imagine lots of like organized fun of different dances, different events, different activities when especially if you're surrounded by the same people all of the time. I think my social battery would run out and you see some crazy cases of Her virus on the cruise just a couple of months ago.

[00:12:57]Luckily, it seems like all of that turned out to be not as bad as we feared. But the idea of being on a cruise just does not appeal to me at all. Mom, are you in the same boat as me? Yeah, I like the pun. Um, the joke. Yes, stick to the day job. Um, I'm actually really frightened of flying. So, you would think a cruise it would just be like, "Wow, that was such good news. You can just get on a boat. You're not taking off or landing."

[00:13:31]But the short answer is I never ever want to go on a cruise. I It just doesn't appeal to me. may have friends and they go, but I think like you say, you're sort of trapped with a lot of people who might be might be wonderful in small doses. Um, I think your dad, he he would he would be so bored. I mean, if there was maybe a climbing wall, that would just alleviate the boredom for a little while. But I think my type of holiday would not be to be on a boat and then just dock somewhere and rush around somewhere and then have to go back on the boat really quickly. I want to go somewhere where I can wander around the area. I can find a restaurant that's very authentic, very sort of familyun, and and and it's more relaxing. and I want to see the the real parts of of places, not to just be on a ship and then just sort of dash on and off. So, it's not for me. It might be wonderful.

[00:14:33]Some some honestly some friends they go every year and they think it's great that you know the dining, but even that I I don't particularly want to dine somewhere that's huge. I just want something more intimate. So, it's a no from me. [laughter] I'm with you.

[00:14:50]>> Yeah. You see, even whilst you were explaining that, I was thinking like, oh, what if you've got big waves? What if it gets a little bit choppy? And of course, the bigger the ship, the less you're going to feel all of these things. But sometimes in summer when people go on cruises, well, you'll have a summer storm. And then I can imagine it just moving from side to side, I'd probably feel quite seasick. And then I don't know whether I'd be able to keep it down me. So [laughter] it the less I speak about this probably the better. So let's move on to the next question.

[00:15:26][laughter] So this one is if we have any [clears throat] kind of emotional attachment to favorite items of clothing. So um I'll start with my answer because I've got it exactly exactly in mind and it is a shirt that is very similar to the shirt that I'm wearing. So now in summer I wear a lot of short sleeve shirts that can be quite baggy. So then you know you don't get too hot in summer. They're quite casual, quite cozy and comfy. And there's one that I bought which is the same color but with like Aboriginal designs. And I bought it now I want to say eight years ago but maybe it was less. I don't remember exactly when I went to Australia but when I went to Australia I remember going to one of these like nature reserves in the rainforest. It was around Dane Tree Rainforest and I went in the souvenir shop and usually I'm not the kind of guy who will pick up different souvenirs. They don't really appeal to me either, but I saw this kind of funky shirt with cool designs and different colors and it was with the typical designs of the uh Aboriginal people from Australia. So, I thought it was going to be the perfect souvenir.

[00:16:49]And it's so comfy. It's so thin as well, so it's perfect when it's really, really warm. So, that's probably my favorite item of clothing, that particular shirt from Australia.

[00:17:04]Um, Mom, how about you?

[00:17:07]>> Well, you can't beat a pair of jeans, and that's my go-to because obviously if I'm looking after my grandson, I spend time on the floor. But if I was to say my actual favorite thing, it's a dressing gown which is basic robe.

[00:17:21]Usually it's towling or it's very soft like velour or something. So if I've been very very busy all day and I get in and I want to relax then quick bath or shower, pajamas on, slippers. I'm really sounding very oldwomanish, aren't I? But um and then dressing out cuz it just feels cozy. Um, and I just feel then that I've I'm sort of chilling. I'm I'm I'm winding down. Um, so that's my go-to. But, um, opposite to that, it's really quite strange because when I worked in a school, we had what we called a non-uniform day and it was usually to raise money. So, everybody paid a token amount, perhaps a pound each or something, and you could dress in whatever you wanted. Now, this particular theme was nightwear, um, you know, sleepwear. So the whole office was in pajamas, dressing gowns, slippers, but honestly, I hated it. I did not feel comfortable at all. Talking to parents, it was just it was just wrong. So there's always a time and a place. So at home, the dressing gown, dressed down for work and on uniform day, definitely not. It was just It just felt weird all day. Yeah. I wanted to come home and put clothes on. It was just >> It was that weird.

[00:18:43]>> Yes. [laughter] So anyway, that's me.

[00:18:47]>> It's true that you do really like slippers as well because whenever I'm home and we're going to my sister's place or anywhere else, you'll be like, "Lis, have you packed your slippers?"

[00:18:58]And usually my response is like, "It's not going to be that cold, is it? I'm wearing socks. It's not like I'm barefoot." But you will usually insist on putting slippers on whenever you go to uh my sister's house. And um yeah, you clearly like slippers and a dressing gown.

[00:19:19]>> Oh dear, that sounds terrible actually.

[00:19:23]>> But then you get dressed up for these podcasts.

[00:19:28][laughter] >> I'm for a podcast.

[00:19:32]>> Maybe that's what we could do.

[00:19:33]>> Moving on swiftly. Moving on swiftly.

[00:19:36]Moving on swiftly. So the next question, this I believe is the fifth one. Maybe I'm losing count, but hey, that doesn't matter. And this one is, what professions do you think are overpaid and underpaid? Um, mom, what would you say?

[00:19:56]>> Well, obviously there's going to be the obvious one. I'll let you touch on the World Cup and footballs and how much they pay. So, I'll give that one to you.

[00:20:03]do know more about football. I'm thinking perhaps so obviously and I'm agreement that they are overpaid. They should be well paid but they're overpaid. But people at film stars I I I can't get how somebody would um act and they would pretend to save somebody's life and they would get millions of pounds for for the role and then they may be a surgeon in the UK or wherever that will actually perform life servings lifesaving surgery and get a fraction of that and I just think how how is that fair and also I think with child care because you're trying to raise the next generation. So if a child's at nursery quite often that the people there are on minimum or low wage or the living wage they call it. Um and I just think that should be to attract people that as a career and obviously if it's not well paid people can't always afford to do that. They may wish to do that but so I think maybe upping the the pay grade of something like that will be a good idea.

[00:21:11]Um but yes over to you about the World Cup and footballers. I I love football honestly and it brings people together but yeah such a lot of money.

[00:21:21]>> I mean it's true that um footballers obviously earn far too much money. It doesn't make sense why they earn so much.

[00:21:30]>> Well I take that back. It does make sense purely from the financial point of view for the number of people who watch the matches and the business behind it.

[00:21:41]So it's always kind of supply and demand and it depends on how much money companies broadcasters are making from the product which is the World Cup, the Premier League, La Liga sale. So obviously you earn more money usually if you are at the top of your game playing for the best teams in the best leagues as well because that's what people tend to watch. So the more people watch it well the more you can monetize it. So I understand why it happens from a financial point of view but I still disagree with it. I still think that all footballers should be forced to contribute a lot more to charity, for example. And to be honest, I think footballers are usually not to blame because they're just very good athletes who have done well. It's more their agents who are the ones trying to get them the best deal possible and maybe trying to keep a lot of the money that they are making. And it's the people above them that are the ones to blame.

[00:22:51]If we think about the people in power of FIFA, UEFA, etc., they seem to be the ones that are the greedy ones who are completely overpaid. It's true. It's true. I think most people agree with that because you look at a lot of footballers and many of them come from very humble workingclass backgrounds and in these backgrounds that's where people will maybe spend time training more and really suffering and trying to achieve their dreams of making it. So if we think about a famous English footballer Marcus Rashford who um last season played for Barcelona, he still belongs to Manchester United, but he gives back so much to the community and he will go on different like campaigns in the public as well to try and get other people around different schools in the UK to have free school meals. So, I think a lot of footballers, we give them a bad rap and we maybe criticize them because of the lucky situation they're in for earning a lot of money. But nowadays, at least in England, for example, most of the footballers playing in the World Cup, I'm like, he's a really nice guy. He's a nice guy as well. So, >> I'm giving the overall opinion of football. And yes, they are of course overpaid and doctors should in theory be paid a lot more because what they do is so much more influential because they can save your life. They can prevent you from getting sick. They will save your loved ones life as well. And that really matters a lot more than having something to watch on the telly or something to watch in a stadium.

[00:24:39]>> Yes. But unfortunately that's not the way the world works.

[00:24:44]>> I agree Lumis there are some very very nice people in football that do give back a lot and Chris is it Christian Ronaldo? He he part is is wonderful. He supports so many causes and and sometimes it's nice that there are probably a lot of people that do it without publicizing it because they they don't need all the sort of the press around it. So yes, I'm sure they're all very nice guys.

[00:25:10]But we agree the doctors should still earn more.

[00:25:15]All right, cool. Now, next question.

[00:25:18]This one is, do you own any technology, any devices, any gadgets that are now obsolete? Uh, off the top of my head, I'm thinking of like Walkman, the Walkman CDs where you could listen to music on headphones. I think they were one of the first ones to come out. Let me think about more. But mom, do you have any ideas off the top of your head?

[00:25:45]>> Well, I think our first piece of technology really was a mobile phone. It was a Nokia and it was like this big. It was heavy. We actually nicknamed it the brick. Um, and we shared it around. It's like, "Oh, you're taking the brick." So, we would go out. You literally, you could have flung it. You could have thrown it across a room and it would have been fine. Um, but all it really did was make calls. Um, but yes, the only thing I can think of is as you were growing up, you and your sister, I had a camcorder which was kind of this big and you'd look through a lens and press a button and I would record you growing up and such wonderful things and it's just so nice to look back on. But unfortunately, I don't have a means of playing it now because they were just all these funny little tapes. So, what I need to do is to take all these like a box of these tapes and see if I can get them all put onto a CD or a memory stick just so that we have it because I've I've ones where you when I think you were like five or six in a school play or things and you were pretending to be a ring master and and your grandma had made you a little little jacket and >> oh, it was just so lovely to watch and I've not been able to watch it. So that's definitely something which I need to get on top of um and source that out.

[00:27:02]But yeah, that's that's the main thing really.

[00:27:07]>> Maybe that could be what we do for Christmas or something similar. We rewatch all of these old videos that you recorded when I was a little baby when I was dressing up and playing because it's always nice for everybody to relive this and reminisce about it. So, hey, maybe maybe for Christmas.

[00:27:28]>> Yes. And I think it was only because I was having a declutter. I was tidying up that I came across them. So, I'm just so pleased that, you know, we hadn't lost them. But, as I say, they just need transferring >> and reminiscing at the moment thinking about being a child and a teenager. I remember in like our old cars that you'd have obviously a different like stereo player. You'd have a CD player as well.

[00:27:56]And nowadays, you don't have that in any new cars. You've just got a screen and you've just got some kind of cable or wire to connect and that's it. We don't need any of this stuff. It's become obsolete. As the question said, >> I wonder what the next innovation will be that will make many different things obsolete. [snorts] Only time will tell.

[00:28:18]We will see.

[00:28:21]Now you've used this verb a couple of times and I haven't explained that many expressions during uh this chitchat but one which you used was to declutter. So you were having a declutter. You were decluttering the flat which is kind of when you clear out things that have been stored away for a while. You're getting rid of things that we don't really need that are taking up a lot of space. You are decluttering. And another verb you used just then was to fling. So you could just throw it to fling it. And I think you used it in the past. So I just I flung it. So it is irregular. We don't say flinged but we say fling flung flung. I flung it in the back.

[00:29:09]Now um let's keep going. And this next question, I think I already know your answer because usually this is the person that you speak to on the phone.

[00:29:20]Maybe not every day. Most days I think you do. So, who did you last talk to on the phone? Mom, >> your auntie, my sister. Yes, we we speak a lot. Um, we just I mean we are still in grandma's house at the moment so obviously there's that to do but we just we just like to keep in touch and I would prefer to speak to somebody because I think sometimes if you send a message or you send a text then people can interpret it in different ways where if it's face to face it it might on the phone or it might be FaceTime um and it's just then you you can get your point across better. I just think sometimes um it can seem a bit brief when you just do a quick text message or a bug bear of mine is sometimes might text your dad if he's out and he'll reply with like a thumbs up. I'm just like just ring or just I don't know. So I tend to I tend to ring um there's one just one little sad bit is because obviously um we lost grandma um last year and when I used to go away for a few days the first thing I would do obviously to make sure she was okay but to tell her all about it would be to get in and before I even unpacked I would be like mom we're back we had a lovely time and I just so miss that even now it it's strange that I can't ring her but yeah so it it's always probably going to the family. Um, yeah. Yeah. I just like to keep in touch.

[00:30:52]>> No, no, it's perfect. Of course, you always have some people who are really into phone calls, other people who will leave like voice notes as well. Then you have people who will just send text messages. Usually, I'd say I am the latter. So, I would usually send a message rather than ringing someone up or leaving a voice note. But some friends prefer to call. So then uh I think the last person I spoke to on the phone was my neighbor downstairs when we were wondering which bar to go to to watch a World Cup match.

[00:31:27]>> Yes.

[00:31:28]>> And I think the conversation probably lasted like 10 seconds where I was like, "Where are you?" And then I'd say the name of the place and then it'd say, "Okay, I'll be there in a sec." So straight to the point, no messing around.

[00:31:44]>> [laughter] >> Excellent.

[00:31:47]>> Sometimes, >> sorry, I was just sorry to interrupt. I was just going to say sometimes, actually, we were having a walk. Um, and dad sort of said, Bruce said, um, oh, I think we'll just call in on these friends. And I was just like, it's a Sunday afternoon. They might have company. They might have other people around. I said just send them a text first because then you're warning them warning them and you could they can have that opportunity, you know, to to say no. And sometimes it's less awkward because if if you get a text, I had somebody ring up and ask me to do something as a favor. And I think if they'd have texted me, I could have maybe thought of an excuse, but because they rang and put me on the spot, I was just like, "Yes, yes, I'll do And then I'm thinking, "Oh, when do I have time to do that?" So, um, yeah, sometimes a text is easier and it gives people a get out. Anyway, I'm sorry.

[00:32:43]>> No, no, no. It's perfect. It's perfect.

[00:32:46]Feel free to butt in whenever you want.

[00:32:49]Feel free to interrupt whenever you want. And let me go over some of these phrases. So, lots of phrasal verbs here.

[00:32:57]So, we mentioned looking back on the past, which was kind of reminiscing, remembering. And if you're walking past someone's house, as you mentioned, you can call in on them, which is maybe to knock on their door, say hello, have a little chat, and see if there's any news.

[00:33:16]And you also said that these people might have people round. So you can have people round or have people over when you're hosting different people and they put you on the spot or somebody can put you on the spot. And this is essentially what I am doing with my mom when we're recording this podcast sometimes. So, if I will ask her a follow-up question that she wasn't aware of, then I'm putting her on the spot, which is in a moment that you're not prepared for where you're kind of like a little bit under pressure. You are on the spot.

[00:33:55][laughter] But anyway, let's finish off with the final question, and it is one which is quite futuristic.

[00:34:04]So, um, would you like a car that drives itself in the UK? I'm not sure if this invention/innovation has actually arrived yet, but I know for a fact that in certain cities in the United States, they already have self-driving vehicles and self-driving uh, taxis in particular, which for me is mindblowing. And I think it'd be a little bit creepy to be in the back of a car and not have anybody to speak to or just to say like, "Oh, excuse me. Um, I'll get out here." So, I'm not sure. I can think of a lot of pros as well, a lot of advantages because if you're a busy person, you can get your laptop, you can start working whilst being transported wherever you need to go. So, I'm not sure if I'm ready for this innovation just yet, but once it is proven to be safe, I reckon I'd be open to it. I reckon so. Mom, how would you feel about having a self-driving vehicle?

[00:35:13]>> Well, I'm quite a nervous passenger and I think I I see danger maybe before it happens. And so I think if I was on a motorway, I I just I don't know whether I could handle not having any input, not having any control over it. You know, when cars are going so fast, I I I'd just be worried that, you know, if a car breaks, will this I don't know, will the car sense that? Will it slow down in time? Or if we were on a winding road going round, would it be able to navigate it safely? But on the plus side, I am absolutely hopeless at parallel parking. You know, when you've got to go past a line of cars and then you have to sort of gauge and sort of where whether you can actually fit in that little spot. And I usually just drive on. But if I had a button and then it could reverse in and navigate it, that sounds perfect to me. So maybe for because I just think to help my spatial awareness to help me know how much there is either side. So reversing in or parallel parking that would be a game changer. I would love that. But for I'm very enthusiastic. You can tell that um I I can remember when I was at school and somebody said um would you like to drive the mini bus? And I was just like, well, I can drive it, but I would need such a huge parking space. I'm just like, no, thank you. Um, so yes, if I could have something to park a car, if I can drive in or lots of room, I'm fine.

[00:36:49]But for tight spaces, >> yes, please.

[00:36:54]I mean, I kind of asked an open question just a couple of questions ago when speaking about obsolete technology. And maybe this is the next thing that will become obsolete. Maybe steering wheels won't be needed anymore. Like even nowadays, I think it's more and more common to have automatic cars. So then nobody needs to worry about clutch control, changing gears. So that's little by little becoming a little bit obsolete and perhaps normal cars will become obsolete as well. So well, you're going to have to prepare yourself.

[00:37:31][laughter] But let's see. Let's see. Excellent.

[00:37:35]Well, there we had our eight questions.

[00:37:38]Let me now go over some of these words and phrases in particular that we went over at the beginning. So the expression mind over matter is kind of highlighting how powerful our mind is. So if you believe something is going to happen, well mind over matter, it probably will happen.

[00:37:59]Mom talked about being time poor, which is when you have limited time. And a big shop is when you go to the supermarket and buy lots and lots of different things. Then if you have to go to maybe a corner shop, you might need to top up on a few little things. You know, buy some bits and bobs, some bits and pieces.

[00:38:20]A playboy is somebody who will sleep around and go on a lot of different dates. And in a nutshell means in summary, a heartwarming story is one that makes your heart feel, you know, just nice and warm and puts a smile on your face, maybe even brings you to tears. Who knows? And to declutter is to get rid of old things that are taking up a lot of space.

[00:38:50]And a pun is a play on words, a little joke. When speaking about uh cruise ships, I said that me and my mom, we were in the same boat.

[00:39:04][laughter] And then after that, to fling is to throw kind of carelessly and quite far. You just fling it. You just throw it quite carelessly.

[00:39:16]look back on is to speak about or think about the past. If you call in on someone, maybe you knock on their door and, you know, see how things are going.

[00:39:26]And if you have people around or you have people over, you invite them to your house for a period of time. And if you put someone on the spot or you are on the spot, it means you're in a moment of tension maybe of a little bit of pressure that you perhaps weren't prepared for. So that is when someone puts you on the spot or you are on the spot. So um that is the recap of the vocabulary. And a final question, mom, any plans for the rest of the day because we're recording this at my time of, you know, 11:00. So, what are you up to for the rest of the day?

[00:40:09]>> Well, actually meeting some friends later, so we're having a catch up. Um, it's people that I've known many years, and we we just like to sort of go out and talk about our families and have something to eat. Um it's during the afternoon so I won't be on wine or anything. Sometimes we go with the same friends um and we go out in an evening and then obviously you might have a glass of wine but we decided we'd do it this afternoon. So yes, so hopefully it'll be nice. Yes, it's always good to keep in touch.

[00:40:42]>> Excellent. And uh me on the other hand, well now I'm going to edit this video.

[00:40:48]I'm going to schedule this video podcast. then I'm going to teach all evening. And that's a reminder as always if anybody would like to join my classes then I'll leave a link in the video description and you know you can also check out my application as well. So thank you mom for being here once again.

[00:41:09]It's always a pleasure. Lots of love and thank you everybody for watching or listening and we'll see you again very soon.

[00:41:17]>> Bye.

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