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So today we have a great expression.
Listen carefully. It is tit for tat.
tit for tat tit for tat tit for tat tit for f o r t a t three words tit for tat and what this actually means is if you hit me I'll hit you tit for tat oh that actually kind of hurts but that's the So this tit Thank you very much computer this tit and tat refer to the sound of Hitting or slapping that's the idea and that's exactly what this expression means if you hit me then I will hit you you give me a tit and I will give you a tat tit for for chat.
It's a great expression.
It's used all the time.
In fact a couple years ago I remember a story about the United States and Russia.
The U .S. is angry at Russia so it wants to black Russian products.
Russia might just do the same.
Tit for dad Yeah, it sounds childish, but that's what countries do these world leaders you know Putin Obama, you know these guys they get angry at each other and and if you do this I'm gonna do that if you do this, I'm gonna do that.
It's tit for tat. It's little children's child's play I mean Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump right now in America It's like ridiculous childish stuff, but you know what?
It's human nature Everywhere you go you see it not only in politics not only in international politics But you see it in your companies you see it among Neighbors I remember it like for example when I used to live in Henderson, which is in Las Vegas, I had one neighbor that would play country music really loud.
And next door, there was a guy who liked hip -hop.
So the guy who liked hip -hop would tell the guy who liked country music, Hey man, hey man I really don't like that music after ten o 'clock.
Turn the music down.
And the country guy was like, Aaahhh, but I get home at ten o 'clock, so I'll turn it down at eleven o 'clock.
So then the guy would listen to country music loud at ten o 'clock until eleven o 'clock.
So what did the guy who like hip -hop he would turn his music up So I got bam bam bam bam and and and and and and and and and in one house and In the next house, and they're like having this music battle tit -for -tat, and I was the victim It was terrible for me These guys were you know in their 30s Maybe the 20s.
I don't know it's ridiculous tit -for -tat But hey, that's reality, that's the word. If you hit me, I'll hit you.
A husband and wife.
The wife could say, if you don't wash the dishes I won't make the dinner.
Yeah? If you don't say hi to me, I won't say hi to you.
T it for tat, everybody.
T it for tat. What was the last tit for tat situation?
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The U .S is angry at Russia, so it wants to block Russian products.
Haha, Russia might just do the same.
Haha, tit for tit. Haha, kids.
The U .S is angry at Russia, so it wants to block Russian products.
Haha, Russia might just do the same.
Haha, tit for tit. Cute.