You do you: The English We Speak

Hello, this is The English We Speak

with me Feifei and joining me is Rob.

Hello Rob!

Hello. Now, I was thinking –

you always start the programme –

it’s never me.

That’s right. I have always started the programme,

that’s the way I like it!

Really. And you always introduce the examples.

I do, Rob – it’s just the way I like to do it

and I know what’s best!

You mean, you do you!

I do me?

No – you do you –

it means you do your own thing,

you know your own mind, and you probably

won’t change.

‘You do you’ – hmm, yes. Thanks for clearing that

up, Rob. I guess you’re right.

Thanks, but can I introduce the examples today, please?

No!

Look, we can’t agree on this –

you do you and we’ll talk about this

again later.

I told my girlfriend to do more exercise but

she wouldn’t listen, so I told her

‘you do you’, I’m off for a run!

I like the way you do you -

you stick to what you think is right and are not

influenced by other people’s comments.

This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English, and we’re

talking about

the expression ‘you do you’,

which can be said to

someone to mean they always behave in the

same way and they won’t change.

Of course, Rob, I couldn’t do things your way.

Oh, why?

You’re always late so it’s best if I start

the programme.

And there’s another reason why

I always ‘do me’… I’m always right!

Oh! In that case, maybe I can ‘do you’ too?

It’s OK, Rob. It’s best if

you do you and I’ll do me.

Who, me? Oh, this is very confusing.

I’ll tell what you can do –

you can finish the programme 

because I’ve got to go.

Bye.

Right, that’s all for this The English We Speak.

Bye. Feifei, where have you gone?