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Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak with me, Feifei...
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...and me, Roy.
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We may sound a little different.
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That's because we are not able
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to record in our normal studios
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during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Roy, I haven't seen you posting
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much on social media today.
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No, I decided not to spend my time
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on social media because I wanted
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to play some video
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games!
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Ahh JOMO!
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What on earth is JOMO?
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The joy of missing out. You are enjoying
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playing video games while not
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posting on social media.
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I didn't know you wanted to see my posts.
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Roy, no one wants to see all those
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pictures of you and your dog!
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Let's hear these examples...
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Climbing a mountain and not checking
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my emails was pure JOMO.
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I didn't go to the restaurant last night
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with everyone from work.
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I had more fun staying
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at home watching a film. That's JOMO.
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I'm going to spend a week not checking
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social media. I'm going to do
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other things like listen
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to music. JOMO!
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This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and we're talking
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about the expression
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'JOMO' which is the abbreviation of 'joy of
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missing out'. It means 'to enjoy personal
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time instead of doing something social
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or on social media'.
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So, what are your JOMOs, Feifei?
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What things do you like to do
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instead of going out?
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Well, listening to music, watching videos
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of the opera while eating a lettuce.
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You know,
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normal things.
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You eat a lettuce while watching opera.
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That's very specific. I'm not sure
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that's everyone's
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idea of a good time.
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Eating lettuce keeps me healthy and
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I love singing opera. It's better
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than playing video
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games.
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I don't agree - but I suppose everyone has
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different JOMOs. If you like singing opera,
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will you sing some for us?
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One day Roy, but not today!
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OK, I'm looking forward to it!
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Bye, Roy.
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Bye.
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