USA vs. Argentina | Which one do I like more?

美国vs阿根廷|我更喜欢哪一个呢？

hey what's up Stefanie the English coach here form EnglishFullTime.com in this video I am

嘿，这里的英语教练斯蒂芬妮怎么了 我在这个视频中形成EnglishFullTime.com

in Palermo a beautiful little neighborhood in Buenos Aires and I'm gonna be talking about

在巴勒莫一个美丽的小社区 在布宜诺斯艾利斯，我会谈论

one of the questions that people always ask me every time I tell them I lived in Buenos

人们总是问的其中一个问题 我每次告诉他们我都住在布宜诺斯艾利斯

Aires for 5 years I love it here it doesn't matter if they are from Argentina or if they

Aires 5年我爱它在这里它没有 如果他们来自阿根廷或是他们的话

are form the Unites States the number one question people ask me is "okay well, which

是美国的头号人物 人们问我的问题“好吧，哪个

one do you like better?" like I have to like one better than the other right so this is

你喜欢哪一个？“就像我喜欢的一样 一个比另一个好，所以这是

my answer the truth is I can't say that Ilike the USA better than Argentina or living in

我的答案真相是我不能说我喜欢 美国比阿根廷更好或生活在美国

the USA better than living in Argentina I can't say that I like living in Argenitna

美国比生活在阿根廷更好 不能说我喜欢住在Argenitna

better because the truth is this countries are so different and there are some things

更好，因为事实是这个国家 是如此不同，有一些东西

that I absolutely love about the US that you know I really wish Argentina had and then

我非常喜欢美国 知道我真的希望阿根廷有，然后

there are things about Argentina that you know I really wish the US had like viceversa

你有关于阿根廷的事情 知道我真的希望美国有反感

right so in this video I'm gonna share some of this things with you guys and I'm gonna

因此，在这个视频中，我将分享一些 和你们一起做这件事，我要去

give you my answer explaining why I absolutely cannot choose which country I like better

给你我的答案解释为什么我绝对 无法选择我更喜欢哪个国家

okay so one of the first things I noticed between Argentina and the USA when I got here

好吧，所以我注意到的第一件事 我来到阿根廷和美国之间

was the driving the driving is so different I mean I mean I can't say the whole USA because

是驾驶驾驶是如此不同 我的意思是说我不能说整个美国因为

I'm from California so I'm talking about you know the city that I'm from and everything

我来自加利福尼亚，所以我在谈论你 我知道我来自哪个城市

but basically in the USA like is just for me personally it's easier for me to drive

但基本上在美国就像是 我个人对我开车比较容易

in the USA I've never driven in Argentina and I don't think I ever will because the

在美国，我从未在阿根廷开车过 而且我认为我永远不会因为

idea of driving here just scares me the way people drive so I don't know the way that

在这里开车的想法只是让我害怕 人们开车所以我不知道那样的方式

the roads are I don't know everything just is it's oh my gosh how how do I even explain

道路是我不知道的一切 是我的天啊，我怎么解释

it I don't know because you just have to come here and see what it's like but here let me

我不知道因为你必须来 在这里，看看它是什么样的，但在这里让我

give you an example basically in the USA there are lines on the roads and you know cars drive

给你一个基本上在美国的例子 是道路上的线路，你知道汽车开车

within those lines and you use your blinker to go over to the next lane not everybody

在这些线条中，你使用你的闪光灯 不是每个人都要去下一个车道

does that sometimes they forget or they don't do it but you know that's usually how people

他们有时会忘记或不会忘记 做到但你知道通常是人

drive there here in Argentina there are lines on the road but it's like they are not there

在阿根廷那里开车有线路 在路上，但它就像他们不在那里

right it's like you don't have to use those lines you don't have to stay in your lane

对，就像你不必使用那些 您不必留在车道上

and if you just wanna drive right on the line as if the line was your lane well you could

如果你只是想开车就行了 好像这条线路很好，你可以

do that too I mean I don't know you guys it's really really adventurous it's fun but I don't

这样做我的意思是我不认识你们 真的很冒险它很有趣，但我没有

wanna drive because it just scares me there is also a lot more motorcycles on the road

想开车，因为它只会吓到我 在路上也是更多的摩托车

and over here in Argentina is very common for people to drive stick shift you know,

而在阿根廷这里很常见 对于人们来说，你知道，

manual cars basically I don't even know how to do that I never learned how to do that

手动车基本上我甚至不知道如何 要做到这一点，我从未学会如何做到这一点

because I drive automatic vehicles basically that is the first thing I noticed about being

因为我基本上开自动车 这是我注意到的第一件事

here and I remember that when my husband Renzo was driving me around for like the first 6

在这里，我记得当我的丈夫伦佐 就像前6名那样让我四处奔走

months I would just hold on to the car and pray and hope that today would not be the

几个月我会坚持到车上 祈祷并希望今天不会是

day that I die haha that's what it is ok so I guess you can say when it comes to driving

那天我死了哈哈，这就是它的确如此 我想你可以说在驾驶方面

I like the USA more because I feel comfortable driving there and so I feel more independent

我更喜欢美国，因为我觉得很舒服 在那里开车，所以我觉得更独立

I can just take my car and go wherever I want which is something that I really can't do

我可以把车开到任何我想去的地方 这是我真的做不到的事情

in Argentina and so I have to rely on public transportation or someone else to take me

在阿根廷，所以我不得不依赖公众 运输或其他人带我

around but with that said I just remembered that public transportation is awesome here

周围，​​但据说我记得 公共交通在这里很棒

there are buses that go everywhere there are subways that go everywhere trains and is actually

有公共汽车到处都有 到处都是火车的地铁，实际上是

really easy to get to your destination and it just maybe takes a little bit more time

很容易到达目的地 它可能需要更多的时间

so that's really cool and that's not something that I ever experience in the USA actually

这真的很酷，那不是什么 我实际上在美国经历过的

I think when I first rode a bus in the USA I didn't know how to do it I didn't know what

我想当我第一次乘坐美国的公共汽车时 我不知道怎么做我不知道是什么

I was doing I didn't know how to pay or anything like that and I was already an adult so that

我在做，我不知道如何支付或任何东西 就这样，我已经是一个成年人了

shows you how I just you know people there don't use public transportation as much and

告诉你我如何才能认识那里的人 不要使用公共交通工具

we are just more used to driving ourselves around okay so something I absolutely love

我们更习惯于自己开车 好的，所以我绝对喜欢

about Argentina is the culture the culture here is so much different from in the USA

关于阿根廷是文化的文化 这里与美国有很大的不同

for example in the USA you meet somebody you might shake their hand or you might just be

例如在美国，你遇见了某个人 可能会握手或者你可能只是

like hi you know it's very awkward and there is a lot of distance between people and here

喜欢你知道它很尴尬 人与人之间的距离很远

in Argentina when you meet someone is like hi how are you give you a hug give me a kiss

在阿根廷，当你遇到某人时就像 你好，你怎么给你一个拥抱，给我一个吻

and it's just very warm the culture is very warm is not awkward at all to you know hug

而且文化非常温暖 温暖并不尴尬，你知道拥抱

and kiss somebody when you meet them and I love that I also grew up with that in my family

当你和我相遇时亲吻某人 爱我，我也在家里长大

we were like that so that is one thing that I really really love again in the USA it's

我们就是这样，所以这是一回事 我真的非常喜欢它在美国

just kinda awkward like hi how are you and there is always distance between people like

只是有点尴尬喜欢你好吗？ 人们之间总是有距离喜欢

when you are talking with someone even if it's your friend sometimes there is like a

当你和某人说话的时候 这是你的朋友，有时候就像是

lot of distance but in Argentina is like you can talk and you can be a lot closer to someone

很多距离但在阿根廷和你一样 可以说话，你可以更接近某人

and they don't feel awkward about that they don't feel weird and I absolutely love that

他们并不觉得尴尬 不要觉得奇怪，我绝对喜欢那样

so I love the culture here I love how close the people are to each other I love how you

所以我喜欢这里的文化，我喜欢这里的文化 人们彼此相爱，我爱你

can just go to a park and have mate with your friends so mate I actually I wish I had one

可以去公园和你的伙伴交配 朋友如此交配我其实我希望我有一个

here to show you guys what it is but basically is this drink that Argentine people have and

这里向你们展示它是什么，但基本上 阿根廷人喝的是这种饮料吗？

is in this little cup Iknow I'm not explaining it very well but you put some tea leaves in

在这个小杯子里我知道我不解释 它很好，但你放了一些茶叶

there you put a metal straw you put some hot water you drink it you share it and you can

在那里你放了一个金属吸管，你放一些热 喝水你分享它，你可以

share it with you know all your friends 8 people, 10 people it really doesn't matter

与你分享知道你所有的朋友8 人，10人真的没关系

everyone drinks from the same mate in the USA that's like disgusting people would be

每个人都喝同样的伴侣 美国就像是令人恶心的人

like ugh I'm not gonna share that your lips touch that I'm not putting that in my mouth

喜欢啊，我不会分享你的嘴唇 触摸我不会把它放在我的嘴里

and here it's the most normal thing you can meet someone and share a mate you know you

在这里，你可以做到最正常的事情 遇见某人并分享你认识的伴侣

don't have to know them personally or anything like that so the culture is just much more

不必亲自或任何事情了解他们 就这样，文化就是这样

open I love those traditions of sharing mate Ilove you know Sundays with the family the

我喜欢那些分享伴侣的传统 我爱你，周日和家人一起

family always gets together we have Sunday lunch pasta asado asado is the Argentine Barbecue

家人总是聚在一起我们星期天 午餐面食asado asado是阿根廷烧烤

it is amazing and it's famous all around the world I'm sure you know this already so you

这太棒了，它周围都很有名 世界我相信你已经知道了这一点

know Sunday with the family having asado having wine and you know then later people can come

知道星期天与家人有asado有 葡萄酒，你知道，后来人们可以来

over and have some mate it's amazing and it makes you feel like you are living life a

结束，并有一些伙伴，它是惊人的和它 让你觉得自己过着充实的生活

bit slower and that's something I really appreciate because in the US it's always like go go go

有点慢，这是我真的很感激 因为在美国它总是喜欢去

do this do that take the kids here take the kids there I mean I don't have kids but I

这样做可以让孩子们来这里 那里的孩子我的意思是我没有孩子，但我

know that this is what other people live and experience I've been living in Argentina for

知道这是其他人的生活和 经历我一直住在阿根廷

so long that sometimes I forget what my life was like before but in the US when you want

这么久，有时候我会忘记我的生活 就像以前一样，但在美国你想要的时候

to invite friends over it's kinda weird to say oh just come over like for what what are

邀请朋友，有点奇怪 说哦，只是为了什么是什么来过来

we gonna do that's the question and in Argentina you can say oh come over have some mate or

我们要在阿根廷做那个问题 你可以说哦过来有一些伴侣或

you know just come over you know and it's totally normal it's great and I love that

你知道过来你就知道了 完全正常它很棒我喜欢它

about the culture that you don't always have to go out and do something just to hang out

关于你并不总是拥有的文化 出去做一些只是为了闲逛

with someone so in that sense I definetely love Argentina more ok so as you can see there

和某人在某种意义上说我是定义的 爱阿根廷更好，所以你可以看到那里

are so many things that I love about Argentina and there are so many things that I love about

我喜爱阿根廷的事情太多了 我喜欢的东西太多了

the USA it's really difficult to choose which one is my favorite so I refuse to choose but

美国真的很难选择哪个 一个是我的最爱，所以我拒绝选择

I have a lot of things that I wanna keep sharing with you guys about how this two countries

我有很多我想继续分享的东西 和你们一起谈谈这两个国家的情况

are different and you know what my life is like in both of them so if you wanna see more

是不同的，你知道我的生活是什么 就像在他们两个，所以如果你想看到更多

of this then join me next week for part II and in the meantime you know tell me in the

然后在下周加入我的第二部分 在此期间，你知道告诉我

comments what other kind of videos do you want me to make what other you know I travel

评论你的其他类型的视频 想要让我知道我旅行的其他事情

quite a bit so I can take you places with me in the US or Argentina or wherever so let

相当多，所以我可以带你去 我在美国或阿根廷或任何地方让我

me know down in the comments and I will be waiting to respond to you take care

我知道在评论中，我会 等待回应你照顾