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Welcome to Kevin's English Room podcast!
Sorry, sorry I didn't...
What the fuck were you doing man? What was that?
Oh sorry, that was my coffin show.
So what happened was we were on Anchor, homepage of Anchor, and we just noticed that Anchor is giving us all these sound effects to like make our opening fancy.
So we were like why not, okay Yama-chan do you and do some arrangements for us.
And then like I started my opening and Yama-chan did his thing and he started sneezing.
Yeah sorry about that.
Kinda like killed the vibe man.
Yeah right.
So there's a lot of sound effects you know?
Yeah.
Why'd you go with that one man?
What?
The one you chose. It felt like an Indian kind of style.
Bongo.
Bongo! Okay Bongo gotcha.
This one?
Is that it?
Alright. Fair enough.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay so what is the topic?
Oh yeah we actually don't have any.
We were so excited about the opening we just kinda started it without having any opening though.
No plan.
How about sneakers?
I'm looking for a sneaker right now to buy.
Oh yeah you mentioned that black one right?
Oh no no no I'm over with that one. I'm over it now.
What do you mean you're over?
I don't need it anymore. I kinda figured out that I don't need it anymore.
You bought the one?
No no no I didn't buy it. My desire for owning one went away.
Really?
Yeah I don't need it anymore.
Okay.
Yeah it went away.
So now what I want is a high tech sneaker.
Just like how I've explained to you in this past episode that I choose clothing by its features and the high techness.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah I know what you're saying.
Like the Gore-Tex kind of fabric.
I love those things.
It's not the looks. It's the features.
It's what it can do.
The performance is what's important.
And now I'm looking into sneakers with the same perspective.
From the same angle.
I want a shoe sneaker that doesn't get you tired.
Because when I walk outside, I stroll around the city, I get tired really easily.
Like higher than average.
Higher than average?
Much much easier than average. I get tired much faster than average.
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I mean average other people.
Average other people.
Oh okay.
I need to sit down and take a rest when I'm walking outside.
Yeah I'm like an old man.
Yeah I didn't know that.
I don't know why but my legs are really weak.
So I figured that when I'm wearing a leather shoes versus wearing a sneaker, the performance changes drastically from wearing sneakers.
And especially comfortable sneakers.
I own a comfortable sneaker and a below average kind of sneaker.
And I can already tell the difference between the two.
Even if I'm wearing a sneaker versus leather shoes.
The high grade sneaker is much better.
So I'm thinking maybe I should buy a very high performance sneaker that doesn't get you tired throughout the day.
Even if you're walking outside under the sunny days.
Even under rocks and stuff like that.
I was thinking about getting a sneaker that's like real nice.
But the problem is if you're going to get a sneaker, you don't know if that sneaker is high tech through the screen.
Through your computer screen.
So you're going to have to actually wear them every time.
And that's really time and energy consuming as well.
And if you go to the ABC store, all the employees are going to be like, "Hey man what are you doing? You want to buy some shoes from us? We got everything man. You want to try on this? This this this."
And I'm like, "Man fuck you man. I'm on my own man. Fuck off."
That's my kind of vibe.
I'm not going to say fuck off.
Of course I'm not going to say fuck off.
I'm a polite guy.
I learned my manners by being in Japan for over 10 years.
I know how to act like a Japanese.
Of course.
But I want to be alone.
I think a lot of people would enjoy shopping alone don't you think?
Yeah I do think so.
So same here. I want to put on these shoes and just test everything.
Can I go to the bathroom?
You want to go? Oh yeah yeah.
No no no. I'm not going.
So my problem is, it's going to be really time consuming, energy consuming.
To get all the shoes.
How am I going to know that these shoes are high tech shoes?
Right.
There you go. That is my problem.
But go to the store and let the technician explain to you.
That's the only way.
Problem solved.
Yeah problem solved.
That's all?
There you go. Problem solved.
But we never know the real feeling before you buy one.
You're right.
But I do feel like I fall under the majority of the people.
That if the majority says that this shoe is high tech, I do actually feel like it's high tech and it's worth the price.
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They're worth the value.
So I might just go with the clerk.
The store clerk.
Okay.
Yeah.
Problem solved.
Are you sure?
Problem solved.
There are so many types of shoes, like sneakers.
You are looking for the real running shoe style.
Really light and you can run with it.
Yeah all of that is good.
All of that is good.
I mean, yeah.
Or there's some kind of Air Jordan.
Oh yeah that's good.
That's nice.
Yeah.
I love it.
I mean, which one do you prefer?
Whichever has a higher performance.
Yeah.
Both have high performances but the type is different.
Really?
Yeah.
How is it different?
I mean, if you want to run, it has to be light.
Okay I'm not going to run.
Okay.
I just walk.
Walk.
I guess you get tired after walking a lot.
So, what do you think?
Maybe the light one will be nice so that you can walk with no weight on your feet.
How about we ask the audience?
Oh yeah.
DM me.
DM me guys.
That's great.
Not the account from us three account.
I have a personal account.
Kevin of KER is I think my handle name.
DM me like a recommended sneaker.
I prefer like Nike or like Reebok or like New Balance.
New Balance?
Kind of like, yeah.
Kind of like everything?
Kind of like all the sneakers out there.
Adidas?
Adidas.
Yeah, I like it.
Like Mizno maybe?
Yeah, Mizno.
Yeah, like yeah.
Okay.
So, those kind of.
Okay.
Yeah, everything's okay but like what I like is I don't like kind of like a Keiko Shoku
shoes.
I don't like that.
I don't wear those.
Are you talking about the running shoes?
Yeah, like a lot of the running shoes.
The yellow.
Yeah, yellow like orange.
The bright green shoes.
Yeah, that I don't wear.
I don't like to have Keiko Shoku on my feet.
Okay.
They're just too bright.
I feel like a bug.
I feel like a, I feel like a, I feel like a hotaru.
Okay.
Walking around.
I feel like I have too huge.
You look cute by the way.
I have too huge hotaru.
Hotaru walking around in Tokyo.
Right, that's not cute, right?
Oh, it'll be cute.
It's not cute.
I don't want to walk with bugs on my shoes.
Okay.
It just feels weird, you know?
It just feels weird.
So I don't want like that.
Okay, so you prefer the black, white?
Not necessarily black.
Black's great.
But like black's great.
But like black's great.
Okay.
But anything else is okay.
Okay.
It just doesn't have to be a Keiko Shoku.
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Okay.
Colored is okay.
Okay.
And I want, what I do is I just, I walk around a lot.
So like it just has to be comfortable when I walk around.
But the street, right?
The usual city street.
Right, not like the mountains and everything.
It's just normal, normal street.
Okay.
And it will be nicer if it was like rain resistant.
Okay.
I was looking at the Nike homepage today actually and I saw a Gore-Tex version of a Nike sneaker.
Wow.
Gore-Tex kind of coating and it says like it's strong against rain.
Okay.
So I'm like, oh this is really nice.
Yeah.
I've never had a sneaker that's rain proof.
So like, I believe it's not rain proof, but it's like really strong against it, like high
resistance.
So like yeah, that would be nice.
Okay.
That's about it.
All right.
What about the shape?
I would prefer not too bulky.
Okay.
Like you know how like Air Jordans and like a lot of basketball shoes are like really
bulky, like really huge.
I don't really prefer that.
I'd rather have like a slim, simple, very like to the point kind of shoe.
Yes.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
There you go.
All right.
Yeah.
Okay.
So please send him some.
If you have any recommendations.
Yeah.
Right.
I'm going to send you, I mean, I'm going to tell you.
Okay.
My recommendation.
Oh yeah, please do.
I think it's a great one.
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I think it's a great one.
Oh, is it right there?
Is it in your door right there?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
In the shelf, but...
Oh, it's a...
So it's not the one that's laying around.
Ah, the brown, black one?
No, that...
No, that's a different one.
The gray one.
I'll show you.
Okay, I'm going to show you.
Yeah, let's look at it.
It's really like...
Not the special...
I mean, uh...
This one.
Oh!
It looks like a normal shoe.
It looks nothing special to me.
Like the sole is thin and looks like it's not durable.
And it looks kind of like...
It looks very thin.
It just doesn't seem...
I don't get that.
I don't know.
I'm just...
It's my first impression.
No offense.
First impression.
Really thin here.
I've seen Nike sneakers that had this thick of a sole.
And I was thinking, "Oh, man, that must be comfortable."
Yeah, but...
With that in play, this is thin.
No offense.
I don't care about that part.
But you said it's not adorable.
Oh, no, no, no.
Not durable.
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Okay, thank you.
There you go.
I said not durable.
Adorable.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
That's cute.
I do think it's cute.
The shape is really nice on it too.
It has the cuteness of a New Balance classic shoe.
It's a little same shape.
Well, actually, it's really, really easy to walk.
I think the detail about balance and the little...
I don't know, the sole.
Yeah, it's really comfortable.
Got it.
So you recommend that one.
I just might buy these exact same shoes as yours.
Not these, not the exact one, but...
I don't know why, but Kake-chan has the exact same sneakers.
Oh, really?
Really?
The same color.
Same model.
Size is different.
Different size, of course.
The very same sneaker.
Have you talked about it?
Have you articulated that with them?
No, actually.
That's awkward.
Yeah.
That's really awkward.
Sometimes we went on an outside...
And you guys were saying, "That is so gay."
Yeah.
"That is so gay."
But we both said nothing.
How have you not articulated that?
I feel like you guys are at a relationship where you're comfortable sharing that awkwardness.
Yeah.
But you're still like...
I have to tell this.
Yeah, yeah.
We've got to fix this, man.
How do you feel when you walk with him with the same shoes?
Do you feel like you're kind of like...
Yeah, I don't want to...
I want to go home.
Do you feel awkward?
So if you buy the very same model...
Yeah, what we can do is all three can wear the same shoes.
Yeah.
That'll be...
That'll be lovely.
Great.
Cute boys.
Yeah.
Cute three boys.
Wearing the same shoes.
Yeah.
So, man, I guess that...
I guess it must be really comfortable if Kaki-chan has it too, you know?
Yeah, yeah, right.
He has...
Kaki-chan has lots of, you know, kodawari for his belongings.
Yeah.
So I'm sure he has a reason he bought that.
Yeah.
Do you remember how much that was?
Actually, I...
Did you get it for a gift or something?
Yeah.
Okay.
But I know the price.
It was 14,000 yen.
Or 15,000 yen.
15,000 yen.
Yeah.
Okay.
No, no, no, it's good.
It's good.
My budget is like 25,000 yen.
Oh, for sneakers?
Yeah, for sneakers.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Is that...
Existed 25,000 yen sneakers?
Yeah, I went to Nike site.
Yeah, it does exist.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Wow.
I was thinking like quality for money.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
For the sneakers, right?
Because I feel like it's really directly connected to the performance of my...
My physics.
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My physics.
So, yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
Nice.
It's got time checking.
All right, thanks.
Thanks for listening, guys.
