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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast!
Hey!
We are in Omotesando, in front of the store called...
Kohimameya.
Kohimameya.
Finally.
We're about to go in.
Yes.
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna be...
I'm gonna pretend to be...
I'm not gonna speak Japanese at all.
Okay.
I'm gonna...
I don't understand Japanese.
You're gonna be my translator.
Yes.
From Rome, Georgia.
Okay.
My name's Kevin.
Okay.
Let's go in.
Alright.
Alright.
I feel nervous.
Oh, this is it.
Oh, wait.
Oh.
Clothes at 6.
Oh.
Almost leaks.
It's 7.
It's almost 8.
And it...
Clothes at 6.
Oh.
Wow.
Sadly.
Okay.
That was...
That's not good.
Oh, it's over.
Oh, it's over.
It's already over, right?
It's already closed.
It's until 6.
That's right.
Excuse me.
I'll come back.
Alright.
So...
Okay, so...
We should...
So...
Okay, we...
I think we built up like a week for this.
Week worth of podcast for this.
And...
We gotta...
We really have to apologize to the audience here.
Because we have been, you know...
Right.
You know.
We got them excited for...
Yeah.
We spent several episodes to record this.
So...
Let's apologize.
Yeah.
So sorry.
We're so sorry that...
That I didn't search.
We didn't do a...
You know.
That I didn't...
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
So sorry about that.
That disappoints you guys.
Oh.
Wow.
Be careful, guys.
That's a good information to know.
Yeah.
Be careful, guys.
That's a good information to you.
Kojima-mea.
Closes at 6.
Yes.
Yeah.
Okay.
But you know...
Gotta...
We know the place now.
We know the place now.
Yeah.
Get there faster, you know.
Yes.
Faster, yeah.
Yeah.
Maybe within one episode.
Yeah, maybe.
Next time, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Closes at 6.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
This store closes at 6, too.
Okay.
How's that?
So...
How do you feel?
I mean...
Okay.
Yeah.
I'm okay.
I'm okay, too.
Yeah.
I feel great, actually.
Me, too.
Me, too.
Me, too.
Like...
You know.
What...
What...
I mean...
This is serendipity, you know.
This is...
I mean...
This is serendipity, you know.
This is...
This is...
This is...
This is...
This is...
This is life.
That's what we want to share.
This is life.
Like...
You guys.
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You expect something.
Uh-huh.
You get your hopes up.
Yeah.
And they punch you in the face.
Uh-huh.
And you got to take it.
Take it like a man.
Yep.
And live with it.
Yeah.
You know.
What are you going to do about it, huh?
That's a message, you know.
Yeah.
Like...
It's up to you.
Yeah.
To...
Um...
To...
Deal with that problem.
Yeah.
Deal with it.
Deal with it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's the reality.
Foxface.
Deal with it, right?
All right.
Yeah.
All right.
And...
Oh, look at that.
It's like a kitchen car.
Yeah.
Like a spaceship kitchen car.
Yeah.
It's great, but seems like already closed.
Seems like already closed.
Yeah.
It's great, but seems like already closed.
See, it does look...
It does look closed.
None of the windows are open.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wow.
Okay.
Well.
Well.
Um...
So what do we learn from, uh...
What's our take here?
Okay.
What's our takeaways?
This review or take...
Let's be positive.
You know, be, you know...
Of course.
What's our takeaways here?
Yeah.
First of all...
First of all?
Like...
Yeah.
I was able to thicken up my skin.
I was able to exercise my skin to be able to go into shops that I've never have been able
to.
That's great.
And realize that it's not so, like...
It's not so...
That...
These people aren't harsh.
That is great.
As much as I thought.
So they were really polite, actually, you know?
Yes.
Yes.
So that I learned a lesson.
I wouldn't have done it without, you know, trying to get a good look at the food.
Yeah.
I wouldn't have done it without, you know, trying to go to that coffee store.
So, you know, there you go.
Right.
There's right.
You know?
I, you know, I...
I did kind of exercise with my legs, you know?
Oh, yeah.
There you go.
There you go.
There you go.
Exercise.
One hour exercise.
That is very important.
That's really important.
With the whole Corona thing, you got to exercise.
Yeah.
I mean, your muscles deteriorate if you don't move them.
Look at this.
Look at this.
Oh, you're moving the muscles.
Move that muscle.
Move that muscle, man.
Yeah.
So basically, that's what I've done.
I haven't been strolling around in Omotesando for a very long time and I've got to do that.
There you go.
Right?
Right?
Very positive, huh?
It's good.
Very, very.
Yes.
Yeah, it is.
So now you want to go to the Omotesando station or Harajuku station?
Harajuku?
Harajuku.
I don't know which one is closer.
Almost the same.
Okay.
Let's just...
Which one do you want to go?
Omotesando maybe?
Omotesando.
Yeah?
You want to go down the street?
Yeah, let's go down the street.
Yeah, sure.
That's Harajuku station.
Okay.
Yeah, it is.
Okay.
Let's go to Harajuku station, okay?
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That's Omotesando Hills, famous one.
Yeah, we're in front of Omotesando.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, I'm so sorry for those I've been listening to.
Yeah, for real.
Like, for real, I'm so sorry that it was closed.
Yeah.
I'm sorry we've been building up that hype of like finally going to the store.
In the next episode.
In the next episode, yeah.
And yeah.
Yeah.
There you go.
But you know, let's try.
Let's try again.
Another time.
Let's try another time.
Not get the hopes up too much.
Yeah, right.
Just go directly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
There you go.
There you go.
It's really nice.
It feels like I feel free now.
Oh, you feel free?
Yeah, like I feel like I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm in a different world.
Yeah.
I feel like I can do anything.
I feel like too.
I feel like...
I agree.
I can buy anything I want.
I agree.
It seems like everything is mine.
I agree.
I agree.
I agree.
I agree.
I agree, man.
Oh, thank you.
Yeah.
What's your...
Do you have a favorite brand?
There's so many brands, right?
Nesteroke.
You know, that shop.
Nesteroke.
Yeah.
I have a favorite brand.
Nesteroke.
Yeah.
I have a favorite brand.
Nesteroke.
Yeah.
The shop we met.
What was that?
Nesteroke.
Nesteroke.
Oh, that one.
That one.
That one.
How about...
Do you have any high-end brands that you like?
Or do you not enjoy high-end brands itself?
Actually, I don't have any typical favorite high brand.
I don't have any high brand thing actually with me.
So...
Yeah.
Do you?
Same here.
I do not own a high brand.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I have some expensive shoes, by the way.
Oh, you do?
Some pairs of...
Okay.
But...
Where is that?
What brand is that?
It's called Louis Riemann.
Louis Riemann?
Okay, I've never heard of it.
Yeah.
Not that famous, famous, but...
And also...
Bas.
Bas?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
The...
The...
The...
The...
that no fuss but speed I know it was huge boss but yeah do you want to have any
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high-end brands like that the watch yeah I just don't wear a watch at all so no
for that do I maybe I want a hot maybe maybe shoes I'm looking for a good
sneaker oh right so Nike and several right I've got several DMS I think so
one of them one of the recommendation was um QC I think it's QC QC there's a
real brand called QC let me show you
sorry it was not QC it was oh and it was a separate mason mason's and just
on on you have you seen this brand before I've seen it before have you oh
no sorry it's just cute look at that look at the brand Q it looks like Q and
yeah look at the logo it looks like Q and I've seen Q and before but no oh and
sorry how how how is this my fault that I read this Q and it looks like you and
it has to be Q and yeah okay and another one and another one okay is I think now
now something to us Nike vapor max wait for man actually focus on our dear
friend really recommended this to oh then you should buy this one yeah yeah
I'm I'm really looking into this yeah but it's bad for rain and the third one
that I got was Skechers I know that one getters I know that one seems like
really light and easy to walk yeah yeah right right yeah so I'm looking into
those three brands yeah see if I can find one that fits me the best yeah I
I've heard the sketches is really nice really for walking okay all of the all
of the models are good for walking I think so that the sketches itself is
made for walking shoes oh okay it's designed for someone like you nice hmm
that's nice it's from the United States right I think so I think so
beautiful men and ladies I know they're they are beautiful yeah and in a I'm
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saying this in a beautiful way like I don't mean it in a like a nasty section
way I mean I mean let they look gorgeous they do look gorgeous they look fantastic
yeah
they're shining yeah right right they're shining Adams you wanna go in no no oh
look at that oh on own that's a brand I'm scared come on all right let's go in
I can't speak but you want wait on the store we got it we got to be careful
with this sneaker store Clark's often recognizes me so I don't I'm not
comfortable I went to a nice store and almost all of the employees recognized
me Wow and what they did what they was they like they communicated through
intercoms they didn't they okay no one really directly talked to me be like oh
are you Kevin they all can communicate it through their wireless headsets
whatever whatever that that's going and they're like I think Kevin I think the
guy on tech talks and everyone's like looking like peeking through the middle
of the shelves like trying to check my face which was a little bit rude I
thought yeah let's not provide you know like they were in groups Wow we're like
a mob right it seems like they are trying to check up on me yeah and make fun of you
maybe like look at this guy yeah that felt kind of uncomfortable right yeah
I'm not saying that Nike's bad I'm just saying that the experience yeah in this
this crossroad is very famous I know that huh yeah this is very the um
Takeshita is over there right I know I can tell yeah this is a Laforet
Laforet Harajuku yeah there you go Laforet Harajuku
yes yes Takeshita is over there right yeah very famous
it's really like Japan it is it is have you ever been that the street yeah I
have the Takeshita Dori right yeah I've been there before I've been caught by
one of the Jamaican people I don't know if they're Jamaican but like the
Nigerian or maybe I don't know yeah like try it's on yeah yeah
Oni-san, how are you?
right now oh the sneakers maybe I don't know but maybe clothes something
have you do you know that store? Gosman and... I can't read it
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Goma's. Guzman and Goma's. I don't know. It's a it's a Mexican place huh you can
eat nachos burritos and I think it's pretty good
oh really yeah is that famous in the United States? no I don't know Japanese yeah in
Japan it's pretty famous
like even me now I am feeling like I'm in Tokyo yeah yeah yeah
you feel the excitement yeah
it's a huge city yeah
so many fashionable people too yeah looking at that makes me hyped up too
yeah yeah yeah they're living it makes me feel like I can do anything yeah
makes you feel like I own everything yeah all the stores right yeah like
there's no one to blame me yeah whatever exactly I do exactly exactly
look at that gold gym
fancy place to have a gold gym. Looks like Ironman's house. It does. It does look like Ironman's house.
on top of a Zara yeah
when I was in a travel residency so many foreign people wanted to be here in Harajuku
yeah half time strolling this street and all this place right I was
kind of little you know wonder why they wanted to come here so badly okay but
now I do realize I mean it's a good place to visit too because of all the
the lights yeah all the the glamours and all the shine yeah it's right like
Japanese and it feels special doesn't it yeah
I had a really good time I did I did have a good time even though we weren't
able to go to the coffee shop strolling around was great right
all right so so it's the end of the yes the long journey of not unsuccessful
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journey to the bean shop again that was Kohimamea. Kohimamea. At least give
it a shout out right yeah it was a Kohimamea. It looked quite great right
yeah right because it wasn't like it wasn't flashy at all yeah like little it
had like yeah it had a really small you know decorations on the outer side yeah
yeah all right so thanks for listening guys thank you that is the end of the
Harajuku...oh I have to say that again. That was the end of the Omotesando Osampo
episode thanks for listening guys thank you bye bye
