{"id":5673,"date":"2017-04-12T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5673"},"modified":"2019-05-09T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:22:54","slug":"conan-walking-around-in-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/conan-walking-around-in-mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"conan o&#8217;brien walking around in mexico city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/worst-movies-2015-cool-english-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conan o&#8217;brien<\/a><\/strong> is a well-known television personality in the u.s. and the host of the late-night comedy show that <em><strong>bears<\/strong><\/em> (has) his first name. a few weeks ago, in an effort to balance the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/jared-kushner-working-with-mexico-at-the-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressive anti-mexico policy<\/a> that u.s. president <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/interpreting-president-trump-speaking-to-his-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donald trump<\/a><\/strong> has introduced, conan visited mexico and recorded a show here. at :13 in the video below, he introduces himself to 3 <strong><em>chilangos<\/em><\/strong> (mexico city residents) as conando, a humorous (spanish?) variation of his name.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/teamcoco.com\/embed\/v\/98879\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at the beginning of the video, conando gives this explanation<\/p>\n<h4><em>whenever<\/em> i travel, i like to meet the people. so i&#8217;m in the heart of mexico city; i&#8217;m gonna <em>walk around<\/em> and say, &#8220;hola.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>whenever<\/strong><\/em> means <em>any time<\/em>. <em><strong>walk around<\/strong><\/em> means <em>walk without a specific destination<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5758\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-walking-around-in-mexico-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"conan walking around in mexico city\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-walking-around-in-mexico-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-walking-around-in-mexico.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>conanando <\/em><em><u>walking around<\/u><\/em><em> in mexico city<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><em><strong>throughout<\/strong><\/em> the video (in many parts, from start to finish) conan jokes that he is collecting donations from the mexican people to help president trump with one of his most publicized policy points, building a wall between mexico and the united states, and making mexico pay for it. when nobody shows interest, conan says he will <em><strong>sweeten the deal<\/strong><\/em> (make it more attractive): anyone who donates $500 gets their name on a brick in the wall and a bag that says, &#8220;i paid for the wall.&#8221; conan also offers to <em><strong>throw in<\/strong><\/em> (include at no extra charge) a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/three-tenors-wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three tenors<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/three-tenors-wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a>cd and an autographed photo of trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sweeteners.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5756\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sweeteners.jpg\" alt=\"sweet n low, equal and splenda are artificial sweeteners\" width=\"220\" height=\"162\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><em>artificial <\/em><em><u>sweeteners<\/u><\/em><em> can be used to <\/em><em><u>sweeten<\/u><\/em><em> drinks.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>when using <strong>reported speech<\/strong> in the future tense, most text books\/grammar websites will tell u to use <em>would<\/em> to express the future, like conan does at 2:44 when he tries to explain to mexicans that <em>president trump said that they <\/em><em><u>would<\/u><\/em><em> pay for a wall<\/em> between the two countries. while the grammar websites are right, <em>will<\/em> is often used to express future in this structure too, like conan does at 1:48, explaining the same thing, <em>he [trump] said u <\/em><em><u>will<\/u><\/em><em> pay<\/em>,<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fun esl practice <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>conan communicates the same idea at :52 when he says <em>[trump] said u guys <\/em><em><u>were paying<\/u><\/em><em> for the wall<\/em>, which is a standard example of reported speech in present tense.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5752\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bryan-cranston-on-conan-300x180.png\" alt=\"bryan cranston on conan\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bryan-cranston-on-conan-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bryan-cranston-on-conan.png 593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>at 1:55 a mexico city resident confuses o&#8217;brien with malcolm in the middle and breaking bad star <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tidy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bryan cranston<\/a><\/em><em>. cranston (left) has appeared multiple times on conan.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at 2:55 conan <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/realize-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">realizes<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (becomes aware, sees) that nobody is going to give him any money. his reaction is <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/had-it-with-snakes-bubbles-being-had\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we&#8217;ve been had<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which as conan then says, means trump is a dishonest businessman; trump <em>tricked<\/em> americans into believing mexicans would actually pay for the wall.<\/p>\n<p>from 3:10 to 3:40 conan creates a <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/creepy-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creepy<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (scary, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/weird-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weird<\/a>), <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/awkward-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awkward<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (uncomfortable) moment by putting his arm around a fan and repeating variations of the phrasal verbs <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hold-on-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold on<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (maintian control) and <strong><em>let go<\/em><\/strong> (release).<\/p>\n<p>the conclusion of the video is also the funniest moment. a mexican gentleman gives <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/the-finger-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the finger<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to the donation box conan is carrying instead of a cash donation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5755\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-mexico-trump-wall-300x204.png\" alt=\"an answer to conan's request for a donation to build the wall\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-mexico-trump-wall-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-mexico-trump-wall.png 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>the most common mexican response to building the wall<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>what do u think about conan o&#8217;brien filming a show in mexico city? was his gesture important for the relationship between the people of mexico and the united states? share your views under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.105\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>conan o&#8217;brien is a well-known television personality in the u.s. and the host of the late-night comedy show that bears (has) his first name. a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[454,88],"tags":[391,2243,905,2244,2230,8,9,11,10,546,873,2251,455,1916,2250,2249,2247,2252,2248,2245,2246],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/conan-walking-around-in-mexico.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5673"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9359,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5673\/revisions\/9359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}