hello Aubry how's everything going I am great Lindsay I have an interesting question for you I
have a feeling I know the answer to this but maybe not because sometimes people surprise you right
and they do have you ever participated in like a beauty pageant or maybe a talent competition
no yeah that's probably what you thought I was gonna say
not I've never been a beauty pageant person um other competitions yes like horse shows okay oh
that's cool but not beauty pageants what about you Aubry I have you might be surprised as a kid
oh wow that's funny in high school I was probably I don't know 16 or 17. this was my mother's idea
and she will admit to that but there was a program at our high school called Junior Miss which was
um sort of more of a talent competition but I would also call it a beauty pageant because
it was you know you were the nice dresses and there was this presence and composure
section where you're just like walking around you know so it basically was a lot like these
um Beauty competitions we see on television it was kind of strange to be a part of one because
I don't really care about that kind of stuff yeah but yeah you guys might be surprised that I I was
and I did place I did quite well I love it that's fantastic that's fantastic yeah I mean these are
a thing all over the world for sure uh and but what are we getting into today we're getting into
one particular Miss Universe competition yes what are we talking about this is why I asked you about
this this has been in the news recently because with Miss Universe Just Happening very recently
in January something sort of came back something went very viral that happened back in 2018 for
the Miss Universe and I was fascinated about this because I'm so impressed with Miss France and her
reaction to this video about her going viral so we want to talk about that today and talk about
just what happened it's why it's interesting and why you guys should follow her example if ever
you make a mistake or or do something that people think you should be embarrassed about I love that
we're talking about this today Aubry because it comes back to our core value of connection
connection not Perfection no matter what you do there's always a moment in which you can
find connection no matter what happens no matter what mistakes or awkward moments there's always a
moment in which you can find that human connection and we're going to talk about that today how that
happened here how Miss Universe did that here absolutely and when you do make a mistake or
if something happens that's embarrassing the way you respond the way you act after is so vital it
can either be just devastating and and really hurt maybe your language Journey or you can own it and
let it not affect you negatively or even motivate you to do better and so what we do afterward is
so important that's exactly what we're all about here at Euler's English exactly Aubrey it's what
we do after it doesn't matter the mistake you make it's what you do after and you decide whether the
connection is broken or maintained all right it's up to you exactly so let's dive into this you guys
may have seen this video because it went viral but potentially not I don't know what Lindsay you
might not have heard about this before we talked about it today right everyone knew every viral
video right so what happened was the contestants introduced themselves by just saying the name of
their country in their accent and it's a really beautiful clip everyone's saying you know the name
of these gorgeous accents and and then when France in 2018 said hers she said it loud and proud and
sort of yelled it we'll say but she got a lot of negative attention people saying it was a screech
which we're going to talk about that vocabulary comparing her to a bird comparing her to a rooster
because her voice kind of hit a higher register she was sort of like false like yelled France
with this beautiful French accent but so it really here's the thing about viral videos and Tick Tock
and social media anything that is different right is unusual people are gonna take it and run with
it and make these comparisons for humor they're trying to be funny they're trying to make their
friends laugh by showing this little clip next to like a picture of a bird and they're not thinking
about they don't care about how this affects the original person who made that sound right and
um what do you think Lindsay let's just talk about this first of all why do you think something like
that would go so viral yeah I think that's what it is right Aubry people want their own videos to
go viral right so they will so was it the original video that went viral or the videos kind of making
fun of what happened that went viral or both that's the original video there's like a little
clip where it's showing several women say the name and then her right at the end yelling false
and that went viral being spread but mostly because people are sort of adding to it right
they're they're putting the clip of that next to a bird screeching or something like that and then
that will go viral so these little sound bites these little Clips where someone thinks it's funny
and they share it with lots of other people right just it's people mocking it is what went viral
yeah I mean personally I think it's great that she it sounds like she I didn't see it so but
I'm just what I'm what I'm hearing is she has the life energy to be able to have that energy into
her voice that's a beautiful thing and I think a lot of people wish they had that and think
about all the times where even adults were just speaking and our voice will kind of crack like a
kid going through puberty or we'll say something like Jessica it happens to us all the time on the
IELTS energy podcast and we'll just make fun of ourselves like oh that sounded really strange when
that came out yeah and this really isn't that much more extreme than that like it does sound a little
funny but it's not as bad as people are making it out to be but then somebody just finds a way to
make it funny and suddenly Miss France you know let's see her name was Ava oh where is it here
um Ava Cola beautiful gorgeous accent and all of a sudden this is what she's famous for like it's
kind of tragic yeah but I loved her reaction yeah I mean so what was her reaction so she with Miss
Universe in 2023 she posted about this on her social media she posted the clip on Instagram
which is this funny and her drinking a glass of wine and saying like the two seconds I cannot
Escape right but she's not denying it she's joking about it she is as we say owning it
right she's recognizing like this happened it's fine I'm not going to be upset about it or let it
affect me she's owning it I love that expression for our listeners today as a bonus you know own
yourself and the the thing that matters to me as I was saying she has the life energy to be able
to make that kind of sound and the most important thing here is that she is on stage she is out in
the world giving her gift to the world right just like our listeners might be actually speak it's
the one who's doing the speaking that obviously is may end up being the target absolutely teasing
but I think it's worth it to be the one doing the speaking Aubry yes absolutely right and that's why
we're going to talk about this in a minute we want to go over some vocabulary first but we're
definitely going to share like why why should we follow her example with our language learning both
Lindsay and myself and all of you right but when I was reading articles about this I was
amazed by all this really cool vocabulary that I was reading and I'm like we gotta share some
of this vocabulary as well right so first of all one of the biggest headlines about this recently
when it was going viral again was French models bizarre intro at Miss Universe leaves internet in
splits I'm like yeah there's an idiom right in the headline that a lot of our listeners
might know might not know what that means right yes I love that and so what does this mean for
this is our first vocab for today what does it mean yeah actually no I don't hear it and it's
interesting it comes from side splitting which an adjective that means very funny or you might hear
splitting their sides you'll have them splitting their sides and this all just means to laugh very
loud right if someone's in splits they're laughing very hard so what that means that headline just
means people were people were laughing people found this very funny yeah I love that and yeah
such a good expression maybe we could do another episode someday on other ways to talk about you
know laughing or funny reactions to someone being funny but this is a good one guys this is not one
you're gonna find in your textbook that is for sure no and it's okay it could be in a headline
and same thing when I'm reading French and there'll be an idiom in a headline I'm like okay I
gotta figure out what this means because you don't always know you can't tell from the words right
exactly exactly so in splits is a good word and then another one that you found where did you find
this one raucous so in that article they described her yell as raucous and which is there's a very
negative connotation here it means a disturbingly harsh and loud noise right so often I've heard
this collocated with teenagers or children who are being really loud will say these raucous youths so
it's never like oh they're making all of this very loud Beautiful Noise it's definitely like annoying
irritating noises yeah or you know kids yeah on the street making a lot of raucous right it may
be fighting arguing or moving around garbage cans or so I don't know whatever it is they're they're
just causing noise that people don't want to hear right right exactly so you can see where these
articles are not kind about this sound that she made they're talking about how people are laughing
about how loud it was and this third vocabulary we're going to teach you is similar where it was
being called a screech which is interestingly much more negative than just the word scream wouldn't
you say Lindsay I would say so yeah uh it yeah what is the difference between scream and Screech
right to let out a screech in your mind what is the key difference yeah so Screech is definitely
like a harsh loud piercing cry I think about tires screeching on the pavement when someone like peels
out when they're driving it's barely rare it's very rare that we use this to describe a human
voice right we definitely will say like a loud annoying bird will Screech and that's why I think
that was described this as they were comparing it to birds screeching okay and I know the expression
screeching halt is what I think of right when a car is used that a car could pull out and Screech
and they could also if you all of a sudden have to stop on the freeway you have to go from 60 to you
know 25 on the 405 in Los Angeles right yeah you come to a screeching halt we're gonna hear your
tires we're gonna hear your car right that's a screeching halt yes and it's all I feel like it's
always collocated with that verb we say come to a screeching halt right yes we wouldn't say I took
a screeching halder God no it's always that car came to a screeching halt when they have to break
very suddenly yeah so this is very key vocabulary right Aubrey I love it and in in the the next part
of this episode we're going to talk a little bit about why you should actually be this woman why
you should be like her right Aubry yes absolutely okay Aubry let's get into the the advice for our
listeners today and what this means for our listeners as English Learners we want you guys
to apply this to your English language Journey as we mentioned um this contestant shared well
Eva her name's Eva she shared this video on her Instagram she owned it like we were saying this
means to admit or acknowledge something instead of trying to hide from it or deny it right and
it's so important to follow this example with your English learning you will not be perfect you are
going to make mistakes some of them might be more public than others you never we never know when
we're gonna go viral with some mistake we make and we could let this hold us back and I think it's
so important to be ready now to know this is going to happen and I'm not going to let it hold me back
yeah I love it it also makes me think of that quote I'm trying to figure out who it is that said
it the one in the ring the one do you know that expression that it's the person in the ring that's
always getting you know the criticism it's the one out there doing something in the world I feel like
that's you know the message I want our listeners to take home what are you actually doing in the
world or which we don't advise are you the one standing on the sidelines safely and criticizing
that's such a good point that probably comes from like the circus ring where you know we have the
Master of Ceremonies and all of the performers are down in the circus ring and especially with a
circus there's potential to really make a huge mistake or embarrass yourself because they're
trying these death-defying stunts and these really impressive tricks and it doesn't always go well so
then they could be embarrassed right it's true I would just say I I don't know if this is the quote
I was thinking of but there is a quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt can I go ahead and read it
real quick for a listener so he says it's not the critic who counts I think you've heard this not
the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or woman or where the doer of Deeds could have
done them better the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena whose face is marred
by dust and sweat and blood who strives valiantly who airs who comes short again and again I love it
I could go on it's it's longer than that but you get the gist yeah right guys I love that so much
because do we know the names of any of the people who mocked her who put like a bird next to her and
sent it out they may have millions of views on that we don't know any of their names we should
know Ava's name right we should remember her for the way she has reacted about this and how she's
owning it and just choosing to like not let it bother her I'm so impressed and that's that's how
I want to be when with learning a language right I want to be 100 the one who's trying the one who's
setting myself up to maybe make a mistake but at least I'm not just criticizing others and sitting
in the back making sure I don't make any errors oh my gosh I love this episode I love this concept I
want you guys to feel motivated to go out today and make a connection in English or whatever you
are doing in your life whether you're launching your own company whether you are wanting to be a
TV star whatever it is do something go out into the world I think it's a Seth Godin quotas make
a day and in the universe change something in the world right this woman changed something in
the world and that's what we want to aim for yes right I want to use her as an example for little
girls it's like don't be afraid to get out there make a mistake who cares you tried you did well
great job I agree it's I think it's such a better philosophy of Life to Live by to make those to
take those risks and make the effort in spite of any potential you know mistakes that might
happen along the way well I'm feeling motivated and excited now all right I think we'll leave
it there for today Aubrey but thanks for bringing this case study here and to motivate our listeners
to go and go out in the world build your own path and do something great so so good guys hit follow
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thanks for hanging out today I'll talk to you soon awesome see you next time bye foreign [Music]