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