WEBVTT - Men Are Going To Be Infertile By 2060 😬

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<v Speaker 1>Flex and Frooms, Flex and Frooms. This is the Flex

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<v Speaker 1>and Frooms catch up podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this podcast is going to be a doozy because

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately a big chunk of men are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>infertile by twenty sixty.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like by that point those science would have

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<v Speaker 2>figured out a way to ensure that's.

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<v Speaker 1>On an issue defo defo for the rest of the population.

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<v Speaker 2>And also we're going to chat about if all of

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<v Speaker 2>the objects in the world had feelings and could express them,

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<v Speaker 2>what would they say and would you listen to them?

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Flex and Rooms on Kata.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's been a thought experiment for the girlies with flex

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<v Speaker 2>and Rooms. By the way, if your objects could talk,

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<v Speaker 2>would you respect their wishes? Listen to this from a

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<v Speaker 2>TikToker called Amber Rice LFT.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's see that cars suddenly said, you know what, we're

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<v Speaker 3>not just objects for you to use. We're human and

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<v Speaker 3>we have wants and we have needs, and we have dignity,

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<v Speaker 3>and we are no longer just gonna let you use

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<v Speaker 3>us in the way that you've used us forever. If

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<v Speaker 3>these cars were like, I don't really want to take

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<v Speaker 3>you to work anymore. I don't really want your kids

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<v Speaker 3>in the car. I don't like how there have been

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<v Speaker 3>fourteen rotting chicken nuggets underneath this car seat, ruining my upholstery.

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<v Speaker 4>Why do you think about it? Though?

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<v Speaker 2>And I will say, by the time you get to

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<v Speaker 2>the end of this lengthy TikTok, she goes on to say,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the difference, or that's the fundamental issue with why

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of men are so opposed to feminism, because

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<v Speaker 2>the way that the patriarchy has made them perceive women

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<v Speaker 2>is as an object who's now asking for rights but

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<v Speaker 2>also to have their wants and need.

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<v Speaker 4>To respect it. And everyone's like, oh since when? Since when?

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<v Speaker 2>And so I thought about that though, Like imagine if

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<v Speaker 2>the chairs were sitting there right now were like do

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<v Speaker 2>you mind getting up in five minutes?

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<v Speaker 1>Like let's hey, you stop body shaming, mate.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 2>Or if this microphone was like, oh, I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>feel comfortable with you using me today, Like how long

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<v Speaker 2>do you think it's gonna be? Do you think you

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<v Speaker 2>could come in on a different be Like that's the

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<v Speaker 2>most deranged thing I've ever heard in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this applies to people who are vegan and

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<v Speaker 1>how they feel about animals. Yeah, because honestly, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>really think about well, I obviously don't think about animals

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<v Speaker 1>because I eat them and animal products every day. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think this must be how people who choose to

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<v Speaker 1>not do that feel about animals, even though they can't talk.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't think this is totally out of reality.

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<v Speaker 2>Not that it's out of reality, but it's the idea

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<v Speaker 2>that if these things that we feel that we have

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<v Speaker 2>dominion over just by virtue of us being able to

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<v Speaker 2>like exercise our power over it and be able to

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<v Speaker 2>say anything. It's like people think they're so above reproach,

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<v Speaker 2>like they could never be the guy or the person

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<v Speaker 2>or the girl who would take away someone's right or

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<v Speaker 2>like exercise power over them. But you do it every day,

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<v Speaker 2>and we would be really hard pressed to do otherwise

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<v Speaker 2>if it really came to it. Like imagine if you

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<v Speaker 2>were going to get into an uber and the car

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<v Speaker 2>was like, oh sorry, I'm not getting a good vibe.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd be like, shut up, zero starts.

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<v Speaker 2>Your water bottle was like, I just don't think it's

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<v Speaker 2>working out between us.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been trying to like it is falling to pieces.

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<v Speaker 4>It's protesting.

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<v Speaker 2>I will say I feel like if everything had a voice,

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<v Speaker 2>we'd be worse people.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, right now, we all kind of had this

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<v Speaker 2>entitlement right to things like because I paid for it,

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<v Speaker 2>I should use it however I want you whenever I

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<v Speaker 2>want you in the way that I want to. But

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<v Speaker 2>if that thing had a voice, I think I would

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<v Speaker 2>still feel that way, and then I would double down.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, totally. How dare I literally paid.

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<v Speaker 4>Money for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Shut up?

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<v Speaker 2>This just in Most men in the US and Europe

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<v Speaker 2>could be infertile by twenty sixty according.

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<v Speaker 4>To a new study.

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<v Speaker 2>This is scary things because I feel like what pop

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<v Speaker 2>culture and the media have been warning us about is

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<v Speaker 2>women becoming infertile being the sole reason why humanity.

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<v Speaker 4>Ceases to exist.

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<v Speaker 1>That's alone.

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<v Speaker 4>Just like they put the blame on Eve.

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<v Speaker 1>It all started with Eve, didn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Adams right now. What's concerning is when I

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<v Speaker 2>was reading this article, they actually don't know why this

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<v Speaker 2>is happening.

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<v Speaker 1>I know why, but continue, Okay, they.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't know why this is happening. They've just looked at

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<v Speaker 2>sperm count to the last fifty years and said it's

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<v Speaker 2>been steadily declining to a point that if it declines

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<v Speaker 2>in the same way then men in Virtil twenty sixty

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<v Speaker 2>obviously US and Europe. Now they've not included men in Asia,

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<v Speaker 2>in Africa and Australia. I don't know what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>differently that these other men aren't doing, but they should

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<v Speaker 2>definitely reach out to each other and share some tips.

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<v Speaker 1>I listen to a podcast okay, and read some articles

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<v Speaker 1>okay about how like you really shouldn't listen, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in bed, if you're a guy, you shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>have your laptop on your lap because they hate is

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<v Speaker 1>really bad football.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why they calling them laptops, started calling them notebooks.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh really, but it's not the same effect for women allegedly,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh really. Yeah, maybe because all of our like overreat

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like more hidden. Because the men's balls are like.

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<v Speaker 2>Out, Yeah, so what do you think they were putting

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<v Speaker 2>laptops on their lap, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Laptops and the phones in the pocket. That's why we

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<v Speaker 1>also need men to.

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<v Speaker 4>Start wearing bags.

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<v Speaker 1>I realized this the other day. I was out with

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<v Speaker 1>the guy and I was like, waitah, you've come all

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<v Speaker 1>this way with nothing, nothing like I would never even

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<v Speaker 1>dream of that. Literally, I'll take a bag. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even have anything in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just in case crazy. That's from childhood. I was

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<v Speaker 2>four years old. Be like mum put tissues in my.

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<v Speaker 1>Back, the little purse in the heels as real girl.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very scary scenes. We don't mean to fear monger,

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<v Speaker 2>but twenty sixty isn't that far off?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that'll be in our grandkids have kids.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, maybe there's nothing to be worried about because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why it's happening. So maybe it's not avoidable.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean maybe it's unavoidable. Well that's if we're still here.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you live your life A I'll be ready by

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<v Speaker 2>twenty forty. So it's all making sense, isn't it. Guys

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<v Speaker 2>Plex forms on cater a few weeks ago. Now, a

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<v Speaker 2>news story circulated around the internet. Don't switch off, even

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<v Speaker 2>though I said a few few weeks ago, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>anything like me, you shouldn't be reading the news because

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<v Speaker 2>it's not good for your mental health. Instead, stay informed

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<v Speaker 2>on a general level, but perhaps instead read a book,

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<v Speaker 2>I would suggest Anyway, Mikayla brought this story to my attention.

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<v Speaker 2>It was that a man lost his phone at Perisher

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<v Speaker 2>in the snow right. Someone found it and posted in

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<v Speaker 2>the locals group has this Anyone's phone?

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<v Speaker 1>Unfortunately, for this punter, their screen saver was just a

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<v Speaker 1>list of things that they want on a bucker list

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<v Speaker 1>type scenario. Yeah, I'm going to read out this bucket

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<v Speaker 1>list screen saver for you. On it, he wrote number

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<v Speaker 1>one get Jackson b eighty seven kilograms huge, two quit

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<v Speaker 1>or nicotine valin f a king. Three have twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand dollars in bank account. Real. These all seem

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good, I'd say, Yeah. Four, have a motorbike, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>be dangerous. Five get better at fighting, yeah, six, get

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<v Speaker 1>better marks at UNI. Oh, genius.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's where we.

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<v Speaker 1>Get a little bit down down the up.

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<v Speaker 4>Until then I was like, this is great.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven have three girls on a roster, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>and finally don't get a haircut for three months.

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<v Speaker 2>I back him, I really do. He's got clear, actionable goals.

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<v Speaker 2>He's put them in a place where he will see

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<v Speaker 2>them and be reminded of them, which anybody knows if

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<v Speaker 2>your habit building, you have to put your goals where

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<v Speaker 2>you can see them. He's making us off accountable by

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<v Speaker 2>actually putting it down on paper or on virtual paper.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's all there was it being made fun of. Well, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>which one in particular is hurting people's feelings?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna guess it was the three girls on the

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<v Speaker 1>roster time someone said twenty five and have three girls

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<v Speaker 1>on a roster loll, telling me s dreaming. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if that's a bit classist.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, in the sense is like you can focus on

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<v Speaker 2>one or the other, or rather energy you need to

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<v Speaker 2>get twenty five k.

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<v Speaker 4>You can't be focusing on girls and not three girls

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<v Speaker 4>at that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I don't think there's anything wrong with having the

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<v Speaker 1>goals on your phone. But I think about this often

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<v Speaker 1>because I've got some girlfriends that have like Pinterest boards

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<v Speaker 1>as they're screen savers. So one had like a healthy meal,

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<v Speaker 1>a wedding ring, like beige house like had all these things.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't mean beige is in boring like the house.

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<v Speaker 1>The colorway of the whole Pinterest board was beige. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>She was telling me you you should do it to

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<v Speaker 1>get what you want. And then did I make a

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<v Speaker 1>visual screen saver as you know, not a visual learner.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a words girl instead. Great one at that, thanks, Han,

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote in my notes, a list of things that

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<v Speaker 1>I want tell her. One week later, dreams just started

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<v Speaker 1>to come true. Yeah, so I'll say I think he

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<v Speaker 1>ate with it, definitely, he's tapped in three girls on

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<v Speaker 1>the roster. I think will ruffle some feathers, a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of traumatic feathers. However, this is often what a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people are thinking inside, so for people to admit

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<v Speaker 1>it is perhaps the first stage too then debunking, which

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<v Speaker 1>day That's why a lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>People don't get what they want, aside from obvious factors

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<v Speaker 2>like the glass ceiling, socioeconomic status, you know, race, gender,

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<v Speaker 2>you're in denial to yourself, like he's gone out of

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<v Speaker 2>his way to be honest about exactly what he wants,

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<v Speaker 2>while you, kind observer are stuck in the what will

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<v Speaker 2>it look like? Therefore you never surpass that in a critic.

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<v Speaker 2>Therefore you never do the small task of admitting to

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<v Speaker 2>yourself what it is that you want. Therefore you don't

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<v Speaker 2>get We do spit facts in the Shaman therapy to

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<v Speaker 2>people who have stuff, and I'm not talking just like

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<v Speaker 2>material stuff. People who often get what they want are

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<v Speaker 2>very very forthcoming about what it is that they want.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not hiding the ambiguity of like, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just see noe, I want three got on the roster

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five. Km'm not cutting my hair three months and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm serious and I'm serious.

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<v Speaker 1>Flax and frooms on kedus. Don't make us talk about

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<v Speaker 1>it again. But the reason why we sound so under

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<v Speaker 1>the weather is because we both went to a little

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<v Speaker 1>known music festival, Splendor in the Grass in bar and

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<v Speaker 1>Bay Hinterland slash Parklands. We didn't come out of it alive,

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<v Speaker 1>at least not in spirit in mind. Despite seeing some

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<v Speaker 1>incredible musical acts, I witnessed something that really shocked me

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<v Speaker 1>to my core and disturbed me. And that is that

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<v Speaker 1>every time we had a transfer to and from the

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<v Speaker 1>festival to and from our accommodation in buses, why was

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<v Speaker 1>I the only person wearing a seat belt?

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<v Speaker 4>I didn't even know those buses had seat belts.

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<v Speaker 1>I was so shocked, Mickey, Like, I looked around. There

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't that many people in our bus each time, probably

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<v Speaker 1>seven of us every time, And I look around, the

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<v Speaker 1>seat belts are all there. And I got me thinking,

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<v Speaker 1>why is it that when we're in an overall together,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's like clicking clacking back into put the seatbelt on.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't think about it?

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<v Speaker 4>No, And I'm pro.

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<v Speaker 1>Seat belt Now that you know that there was an option,

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<v Speaker 1>would you wear one? Yeah? Do you find that? Weird?

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<v Speaker 1>Me here? And it got me thinking, like, sorry, you go, mickey.

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<v Speaker 5>What kind of bus was it? Just for like my contact?

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<v Speaker 2>So this the first bus we had was one of

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<v Speaker 2>those like eighteen seater Vans type thing. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>first one, and the second one was a party bus.

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<v Speaker 2>And so the seats were kind of like on the windows,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like on a train.

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<v Speaker 5>You're looking at each other, looking at each other, no

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<v Speaker 5>seat belt on the looking at each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I didn't feel that they had seat belts, but

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<v Speaker 2>nobody used them, she claims.

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<v Speaker 5>Minibus seat belts.

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<v Speaker 1>They all had seat belts, but not even on the

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<v Speaker 1>minibus when were wearing seat belts. And it really shocked

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<v Speaker 1>and surprised me. And I think about it now as well.

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<v Speaker 1>When I used to go to school, I'd get a

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<v Speaker 1>bus to and from school and it obviously had seat

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<v Speaker 1>belts in it, but I never wore them. Buses don't

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<v Speaker 1>have seat belts like public buses. Was it a public not?

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<v Speaker 4>In oh oh oh?

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<v Speaker 1>For me?

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<v Speaker 4>Was bougie? I forget my transform in New South Wales.

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<v Speaker 4>Bus isn't I think it's cheap than a public bus.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a coach. It was a coach moment, but

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, why in the bus say this is

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<v Speaker 1>precious cargo?

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<v Speaker 4>But why don't public buses have seat belts them?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Why don't they? Because that's crazy?

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<v Speaker 4>They should, I ask the internet?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah please, Okay, So the reason why buses don't have

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<v Speaker 2>seat belts is because large buses are heavier and distribute

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<v Speaker 2>crash forces differently than passenger cars and light trucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Do still not convinced.

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<v Speaker 2>Other articles says that buses don't have seat belts because

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<v Speaker 2>they cost and that would cost them an extra eight

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<v Speaker 2>to fifteen k to install those things. Thanks for that, PSA.

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<v Speaker 2>I love when you feel strongly about things.

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<v Speaker 4>Do better. I would.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Flex and Rooms on Kata. We had a listener DM.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one of our favorite elements of doing this

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<v Speaker 1>show is that we have an Instagram page Flex and

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<v Speaker 1>Our favorite strain is voice notes. You can send us

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<v Speaker 1>concise thirty to sixty second voice note about something juicy.

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<v Speaker 1>unsolicited advice correct a listeners, DM does this on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>We definitely talk about Sydney versus Melbourne a lot. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're in the camp of like, not verses, but

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<v Speaker 1>rather comparing by virtue of me being from Melbourne translated

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<v Speaker 1>into Sydney and you're doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're in competition or really Sydney could

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<v Speaker 2>never compete. Oh thank you, you're crazy to you just

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<v Speaker 2>set it up so easy, you know, I just took

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<v Speaker 2>the shot. Yeah, okay, no, but definitely not comparison. But

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes it's easy to draw comparisons to increase comprehension.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, shall we veil Simpson effect? Yes, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>DM from a listener just listening to you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>winter not taking the girlies out winter in Melbourne slaps.

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<v Speaker 1>I was having this discussion with friends who moved from

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<v Speaker 1>sid the activities thrive, which surprised them because people in

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney winter tend to retreat, when in actual fact, this

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<v Speaker 1>is when the girls play in Melbourne. Wine's at cute

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<v Speaker 1>wine bar, cute little gigs, a house party, an unknown

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<v Speaker 1>person's kitchen. It's Melbournie. It's time to shine, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think the rest of Australia doesn't realize.

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<v Speaker 4>Sydney is hibernating. I kid you not from March the twentieth.

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<v Speaker 2>To October the twenty ninth, and even when they're out

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<v Speaker 2>of hibernation, you cannot count on anyone to be present.

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<v Speaker 1>I love to see someone enjoy my home city with

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<v Speaker 1>fresh eyes. You're bringing you a new energy to the

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<v Speaker 1>city that I think has not been seen since the

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<v Speaker 1>COVID lockdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>Spare I say it's phenomenal. People's commitment to getting near it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very admirable. I've never seen anything like it in

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<v Speaker 2>my life.

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<v Speaker 1>Melbourne.

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<v Speaker 4>No, yeah, not have the pleasure to live amongst it.

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<v Speaker 1>The culture in Melbourne is unsurpassed. It is pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>If you love live music and sports, Melbourne is.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's the other thing I was not expecting in Melbourne,

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<v Speaker 2>this unronic interest in sports. What I would speak to people,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking everybody, hotties, non hotties, corporate dogs, everyone in between.

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<v Speaker 4>What are you doing tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>Am I going to footy?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>The first couple times I thought it was a bit

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<v Speaker 2>not a beer. Everybody's into the footy. And what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>also noticing about Melbourne compared to Sydney. In Melbourne people

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<v Speaker 2>are sports heads. People in Sydney are just athletic or

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<v Speaker 2>like vanity athletic, right, like go to the gym, look good,

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<v Speaker 2>not sports affiliated like that the undercurrent of the sports thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm still trying to comprehend.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty crazy, isn't it. I'm really like that's the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing about being a melbourney In person, Like neither

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<v Speaker 1>of my parents. Sweeten AFL. I know, so Sydney of

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<v Speaker 1>you seriously coded, That's what's so upsetting. Like when I

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<v Speaker 1>have kids, we're going to be following football team.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just like you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm probably gonna go for Richmond. So please, Mickey, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you have to say about this?

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<v Speaker 5>My ex boyfriend lived in Melbourne, so I'm down with

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<v Speaker 5>the Melbourne Core.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are you going for?

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<v Speaker 4>It's Carlton or Collingwood.

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<v Speaker 5>He always went for the yellow team.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the rich Okay, I'm going Richmond, Carlton or Saint Kilda.

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<v Speaker 1>Sint Kilda's are real Like.

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<v Speaker 5>I like Collingwood. I like the vibe, I like the uniform,

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<v Speaker 5>I like the black and white energy stressed.

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<v Speaker 1>Collingwood is like the meme team.

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<v Speaker 4>Anyway, you don't have to picture better to me.

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<v Speaker 1>People hate Collingwood. Yeah, teams, but there's a special hatred

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<v Speaker 1>of Collingwood because they're winning. Like if no, no no

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<v Speaker 1>for years, even like ten years ago, I dated someone

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<v Speaker 1>who went for Collingwood.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh so you got you got a personal right? Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Enough enough flexing fromes on cater you've.

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