Once again, Amigo Gringo...
OK, before I get started, you can send your questions about New York, American culture and English
in the comments, and of course, any other request.
For example, after so many people wrote asking for a video about Chris's neighborhood,
we visited, and made a video
Just don't forget to include your name, city and state.
OK, now that all you superfans of "Everybody Hates Chris" are taken care of, let's see what everybody else
want to know. The first question is from Eric, who didn't include his last name or city or state.
And he wrote: Amigo Gringo, is it true there are generic products in supermarkets, just like in
Everybody Hates Chris?!?!?! More about Chris! Doesn't anyone in Brazil watch anything else? Is that it?
OK, for those who don't know, in the series, which takes place in the 80s in Brooklyn, Chris's family was poor,
his mom always bought generic products in the supermarkets. In other words, brandless products.
That's exactly what Chris Rock's mother did - he's the comedian that created the program.
It's based on his adolescence. You can hear Chris Rock talk about this and practice your English
at the same time hearing his standup on YouTube, link in the description.
By the way, his English is not generic - it's quite hard to understand.
Junkie alcoholic! But doesn't eat pork because pork's no good for you.
OK, in the 80s generic products were VERY generic, in white packages with black letters, that's it.
Generics still exist today except not with that black and white packaging, they have the brand - or the "brand"
of the supermarket - like in Brazil.
I buy generic products all the time!
And not just food - there are medications and much more and you can save a lot that way in New York.
Oh, and a lot of the time the products are of the same quality as the more expensive brand product.
I swear, they are great, for example, this foot spray!
It's generic, it comes from Walgreen's, which is a pharmacy. I use it every day, and let me tell you,
and let me tell you, you'll never meet anyone with better-smelling feet. Patricia, come here. Smell this!
OK, next, Daniel Machado wrote: Hello Amigo Gringo! Talk a little about UFO's.
Here in my city Varginha, Minas Gerais, there was a sighting.
Do you and your team believe in them?
Of course not, that's absurd. Obviously there are no UFOs, right Patricia?
What? Of course Seth, obviously they exist. Are you nuts?
Argh, these people from Minas Gerais.
Etevaldo, get over here.
Where am I? Who am I? Who are you?
You're Amigo Gringo, we're filming, you were kidnapped by a UFO, but that's ok because they brought you back.
Just read the teleprompter, ok? Let's not delay, because I have a Swedish massage in an hour. Let's go.
Action!
OK!? The next question is from Agnaldo Rodrigues, who wrote: Amigo Gringo, if there are no public hospitals
there in the United States, like the SUS system in Brazil, what do poorer Americans do when they're sick?
How do they receive treatment?
OK, I already mentioned our health system in other videos, link in the description.
But it's such a common question among Brazilians that I'll respond. Our health care system is very annoying.
There is no doubt about it.
I pay more than US$500 per month for my plan, and even so I could end up spending US$6,000 out of pocket,
That's the Obama law - before that I could have paid even more out of pocket.
But the question was about poor people, not us, billionaire actors and host, right Patricia?
But even poorer Americans have access. For example, one of every five Americans- those with low incomes -
have Medicaid. It's a government health insurance that has been around for decades.
Every American above 65 years old, like my parents, or people with some disabilities, have access to Medicare.
In other words, about 110 million Americans have a large part of their health costs paid by the government.
And we're not even talking about the military or Native Americans on reservations, who also receive
health services from the government.
Of course the system is bureaucratic, and complicated, and undocumented immigrants are ineligible,
and even those who are eligible do have to pay something. Among other Americans, the majority
receive health insurance from their workplace, or buy it with a discount from Obamacare.
Next, Marcelo Sá wrote, Amigo Gringo: I'm from São Paulo, I'm 19, and I'm a guitarist - I love rock.
However, here in Brazil people don't like it as much as I do and it's practically impossible to survive working in
a rock band. my dream is to go live in the United States because almost every band I like is American.
Nowadays do you guys in New York like good, old-fashioned rock and roll?
Do you think it's possible to survive in New York playing rock?
Marcelo, I have good news, and bad news, and more good news.
First, the first good news. New York still likes rock and roll.
There are shows every night! You can count on it.
Now, the bad news: it's very, very hard to survive in New York playing rock. The possibility of making a good living
is minimal. You'll probably have to work in something else to pay the bills and rent,
and if you don't have a green card, even worse, see our video about illegal work.
And it's not just rockers, it's the same thing with other kinds of musicians, and actors, and writers,
same thing with painters. In other words, it's almost impossible for all kinds of artists.
But now, the other good news. That doesn't stop anyone!
Thousands of people come here following their artistic dreams every day!
And everyone knows it's hard, and that few will make it, and even so, they still come.
After all, it's New York! That's what we're here for!
And you know what? Even if you're not successful, you go home, get another job, and have great stories
to tell about your three years, or three months, or three hours in New York.
NEW YORKESE CLASS
Ok, that was Amigo Gringo Responds #60! The other 59 are in a playlist.
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the channel and also have English class via Skype.
And now, your New Yorkese class, which comes from a question from Pedró Sá, the second Sá of the day.
And he wrote: Seth, please teach us to pronounce Fort Lauderdale correctly.
99% of Brazilians, even with advanced English, don't pronounce the Florida city's name right.
Hmm, Pedro, Fort Lauderdale? Fort Lauderdale? You think that's hard? I won't waste my time teaching
to pronounce Fort Lauderdale. Let's talk about five other cities that are much harder.
Look at this city, how do you pronounce it?
Forget about the "s", it's not there!
That's in Kentucky.
Next, a city everyone knows about, how do you pronounce it?
Now, a city in Texas! How do you say this city? Wacko?
It can't be wacko, that's a slang word that means "crazy".
A city in Arizona. Let's try. Try it out, how do you pronounce it?
That's it, the "c" disappears.
And finally, this city that's the capital of Iowa.
It comes from a French name. How do you pronounce it?
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