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- Everything about his personality
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so far says West Africa, I know.
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I know my West Africans.
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I already want to guess.
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Are you from Nigeria?
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- Mmmmmm.
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- Igue?
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Apparently I don't know much about West Africa.
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(suspenseful music)
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- [Interviewer] Hi.
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- Hi.
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I am Fatuma.
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- [Interviewer] Where are you from?
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- I'm from Kenya.
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- [Interviewer] Do you get asked that a lot?
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- I do.
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- [Interviewer] Does it evert annoy you
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when people ask you that?
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- Yes, because it makes it seem like
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if you look like me, you have to be from somewhere else.
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And I mean yes, I am from someplace else.
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- [Interviewer] Today, you're going to be guessing
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what country people are from.
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Do you think you'll do well?
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- Well I think so.
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I think I'm gonna do pretty well.
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I'm hoping to get 50% or more correct.
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- [Interviewer] How's your geography?
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- I'm pretty good with geography.
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I've met a lot of people, so I'm hoping
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this will help in making conclusions.
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But at the same time, you really never know
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because just because people look a certain way
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doesn't mean they are from a certain place.
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- [Interviewer] Alright, who's our first person?
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- We're doing one at a time? - Yeah.
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- Nice to meet you, I'm Fatuma.
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Wait, why did you dye your hair?
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- I did not dye my hair.
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Does it look dyed?
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- [Interviewer] Is this related?
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- Yes, 'cuz there's some people where some have
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lighter hair and some have darker hair
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in some regions, and so--
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- My hair does grow lighter.
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Even in elementary school, I would get some
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yellow blond strands in the summer.
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- See, okay.
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All right, so for holidays, what kind of holidays
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does your family celebrate?
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- Not Christmas, but some of us like the theme
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and the aesthetic, but we don't celebrate it officially.
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But it's cute, you know?
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- Okay, but you're not Muslim?
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- I identify as Muslim, yeah.
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- Hey, see!
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Okay, got one down, okay.
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Is your country predominantly Muslim?
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- Yeah, 97% yeah.
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- Do you consider yourself African?
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- Yeah, it's kind of a little shaky.
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I'm all African pride whatever, you see it
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I'm like yeah, but I'm also from the sidelines
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'cuz I'm not black.
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'Cuz I get it, it's more about black pride
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than African pride, but I do identify as African 'cuz I am.
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- So my next question is do you identify as Arab?
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- We're Arabs and African.
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- Okay, I think I have a country in mind.
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Your country is Tunisia.
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- Yeah.
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Yeah. - Okay.
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- High five. - Yes.
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I was like "It's that region right there, somewhere."
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- [Interviewer] Between the two of you who's more African?
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- 100%. - Yeah.
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- The only African thing about us is our geography, kind of.
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- Yeah.
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Awesome, so great to meet you.
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- Yeah, you too.
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- Hi. - Hello.
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- What's your name?
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- Jaimie. - Jaimie.
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- Nice to meet you.
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- Nice to meet you.
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Am I saying it right, Jaimie?
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- Yeah, Jaimie, yup. - Pretty name.
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So, within your country, what would you say
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is one thing that it's known for?
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- Earthquakes.
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- Oh my god.
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Do you know anything about Kpop?
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- Yeah.
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- I think I got the country.
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Are you from Japan?
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- Yes.
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Oh my god.
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- I knew it.
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- Do I look like someone who would be from Japan?
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- The thing is, it wasn't the first thing
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that came to my mind.
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- Why was that?
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I don't usually get that. - I don't know.
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- I never get that.
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My dad's black.
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- I was about to say that, 'cuz I looked at you
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and I was like "She really remind me of a black person."
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Like your personality.
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- That was great. - I'm hoping to get everyone.
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- Yeah, no-- - Let's see
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if I can get everyone.
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- I wish you the best of luck. - Thank you, thank you.
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- So, are both your parents from the same country?
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- Yes.
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- Was the place you're from ever colonized?
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- We don't call it colonized, we call it occupied,
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so it has been occupied a few times.
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- And who was it occupied by, the British?
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- No, there were the Spaniards, the Germans, the Japanese.
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- Oh.
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- Yeah, so it's had a couple of waves.
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- Was your country ever a communist country?
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- No.
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- No, okay.
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What would people most confuse you with?
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- I mean they think I'm whatever restaurant I'm in,
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they think I'm that.
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People from back home don't really look like me, so.
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- Oh, interesting. - Yes, I'm a little different.
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- Are you from the Philippines?
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- No, I'm from Saipan.
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- Oh my god, that makes sense. - A little place, yeah.
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- Okay, that makes absolute sense, okay.
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- A tiny little island out in the Pacific.
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- Do you go there often?
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- I try to get back every couple years.
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- Okay, thank you, thank you.
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Very great to meet ya.
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Okay, so right off the bat,
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I think you're from a large country.
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- A large country? - Yes.
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- How large?
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- One of the largest in the world.
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- Are you referring to China? - I am referring to China.
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- What makes you think Chinese about me.
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- Your face is more round,
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so I thought that would be the place.
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I'm gonna guess China.
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- You're wrong.
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- Which country?
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- Nepal.
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- Oh my god, I'm so ashamed.
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I'm so sorry to all my Nepalese friends out there.
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- When people see me, they think South or they think
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East Asian, but I'm brown.
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- You are, yeah.
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- So I have friends that look super Indian,
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friends that look super East Asian,
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but they're all Nepalese, so I relate to both.
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- I like that a lot, wow.
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I did not guess that. - I'm so glad.
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- Oh my god, I was hoping I'd get it right.
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- [Interviewer] Alright, we're going to switch out.
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- All right.
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- Nice meeting you. - Nice to meet you too.
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I don't know if I'll get you right.
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- I think you gonna get me, but we gonna see.
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- You think so?
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- We gonna see.
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- Okay, he said we gonna see. - I got faith in you, okay.
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- Everything about his personality so far
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says West Africa, I know.
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I know my West Africans, I know you all.
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So, my friend, are you from West Africa.
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- Listen mami.
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- Hey, I know exactly where.
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Are you from Nigeria?
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- Mmmmmmm.
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- Igue?
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- Mmmmmmm.
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- Does anybody have a map?
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(all laughing)
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- Anybody, c'mon please.
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- Oh you gonna point it on the map,
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that's your last chance. - Uh uh, yes.
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- This is your last chance.
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- If I don't get this one. - I'm not going to
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give it to you.
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- So there's Senegal, there's Ghana.
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Ivory.
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- Ah, let's go! - He's from the Ivory!
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He's Ivorian. - Let's go!
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- Hey! - My sister, she got it.
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(both singing)
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Let's go. - I got it!
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Thank you for the map, what would I do without you all?
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(both laughing)
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Good to meet you. - My sister, good to meet you.
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Thank you very much. - Yes, I'll probably
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see you around Seattle.
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Nice to meet ya.
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- Nice meeting you, yes.
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- C'mon up.
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So, I notice you have a little pop to your step.
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Do you dance at all?
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- I do.
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- What's your favorite dance?
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- I like Salsa, I like Tango.
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- I have an idea
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of the country already. - You have an idea.
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Is it in Latin America?
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- Yes.
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- Is your country one of the biggest?
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- It's a big size.
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- I got this, okay.
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Chile?
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- Close.
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Argentina.
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- How could I?
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Thank you, thank you.
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Nice to meet you.
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What was your name? - Dianna.
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- Dianna, nice to meet you.
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I'm Fatuma. - Nice to meet you.
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- So I already have questions. - Okay, go for it. Go for it.
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- You already have questions. - I already have questions.
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For one, it starts with your tattoo.
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Where you're from, is it common
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for people to get tattoos? - No.
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- Okay, why did you get yours?
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- I worked at sea for a long time.
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So that's a compass and an anchor.
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- You have an accent!
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He has an-- - I have an accent?
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- You do have an accent.
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Are you from South America?
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- South America, no.
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- Let me listen to your accent, okay.
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Tell me about your background, how did you grow up?
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- I'm the youngest of eight kids.
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I had an amazing childhood.
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- Okay, oh my god your accent.
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Jehova, this is the hardest one.
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- [Interviewer] Aright, you can tell her.
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- Tell me!
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- South Africa.
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Come on!
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Not even--
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- I should know!
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- Of course you should! - I should know!
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- Of course you should, yeah.
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- Oh, damn. - South Africa.
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When you think of South Africa, what do you picture?
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- Well the thing is, a lot of South Africans I've met
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look a lot like you.
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- Well there we go.
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- It's interesting I didn't make the connection.
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Wow, Africa.
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I'm so mad that I got it wrong.