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Welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression, the podcast.
Today got 1,142.
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So I was going to do here, there.
There you go.
Here you go.
Here you are.
There you are.
And I was going to talk about the differences, but I decided to do something else because I had a conversation today where I used this expression and it was absolutely perfect.
So this is what I want today's expression to be.
In the boondocks.
In the boondocks, B-O-O-N-D-O-C-K-S.
That's one word.
In the boondocks, B-O-O-N-D-O-C-K-S.
What does this weird word mean?
Check out the dialogue and I'll explain.
Why'd you leave the city, Shane?
My heart was never in the city.
So you moved to the country?
I feel at home in the boondocks.
It's so true, guys.
I've lived all over big cities, New York, Chicago, LA.
I've lived in Las Vegas.
I've lived in Seoul, South Korea.
Really, really massive, big, huge cities.
And it's convenient.
I understand.
It is convenient.
But my heart...
Was never in the city.
I'm a country boy.
I really do like the country, the countryside.
So where I live right now, I am in the boondocks.
That means in the country.
Not just the country, but like the country country.
Like there's no houses near me.
I'm serious.
All I have are trees.
Mother nature.
There's some bear, deer, what else?
Beaver, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, lots of animals, lots of birds.
But it's just my wife, two boys, three cats, dog, and me out here in the country.
My closest neighbor to my house is, I'll go meters.
Yards and meters are about the same.
I guess maybe 200 yards away.
Oh, no, no, no.
It's going to be longer than that.
Maybe 200 yards away.
Maybe 300 yards away.
So I'm not, like, completely all by myself.
But I don't see their house.
When I go outside, I can't see their house.
Yeah, it's nice.
I'm a country boy.
I live in the boondocks.
Now, I'm a little bit lucky though.
You know why?
Because even though I live in the boondocks, we have high-speed internet.
Yeah, that's my wife found this house and it's perfect.
I can be in the country.
She loves it too.
We have high speed internet.
So we're happy.
The conversation was simple, right?
Why Jew?
Why did you?
Why'd you?
But the daily English pronunciation, why'd you?
Why did you?
Why'd you?
Why'd you?
Why'd you leave the city, Shane?
Shane, you used to live in the city.
You used to live in Chicago.
Why did you leave?
My heart was never in the city.
No.
It was convenient, but my heart wasn't there.
Another good expression.
So you moved to the country?
Yes.
I feel at home.
Another great expression.
I love it.
I feel relaxed.
I feel happy.
I feel at home now.
In the boondocks.
What about you?
Do you feel at home in the city?
Do you think you would feel at home in the boondocks?
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Well, I like you.
I think I do.
Maybe I, no, I'm sure I do.
Maybe I love you.
I'm all alone.
I live in the boondocks.
I'm so alone.
No, I like it.
I'm okay.
That's it, everybody.
That's it, everybody.
I hope you enjoyed the podcast.
Check out the dialogue two more times.
And together, let's master English.
Why'd you leave the city, Shane?
My heart was never in the city.
So you moved to the country?
I feel at home in the boondocks.
Why'd you leave the city, Shane?
My heart was never in the city.
So you moved to the country?
I feel at home in the boondocks.
