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Hello, Michelle. How's it going today?
Good, Lindsay. How are you?
Oh, I'm good. I'm good.
Michelle, do you talk about the weather a lot with friends, family or acquaintances or even just random people when you interact with them?
I do. And it's funny because we've kind of you and I have talked about the weather and we've done episodes on it.
And it's always ends up being OK.
Yeah, we know everybody talks about the weather all the time.
Right. Yeah. But it but it's true.
And I mean, it's just a part of life.
it's a way to connect.
It's very easy. I mean, even when I pick my daughter up from school, there's a security guard at the front.
We're always, oh, lucky it's hot today or feeling, you know, sometimes like if you don't have something to say, especially you're not sure you want to communicate with somebody past a hello.
Yeah, it's true. I love that example of security guard because you want to bridge that gap in this show is all about connection, but I mean you're not gonna go to deep interesting topics immediately with the security guard you have to go to something that you both share in that current way right right it's true so it's just it is it's kind of like old -faithful right you always can lean back on the weather I mean Lindsay I mean for example have you had any very cold days in Denver even though it's summer now yeah for sure I mean yesterday we almost had hail it was was crazy.
And then it got really cold.
It got chilly. And so we've had weird days.
And I thought to myself, what is going on with this weather?
Yes, it's true. I mean, I know at the end of May, we had a cold snap, right, where it's all of a sudden cold.
And it was just in the 50s for a while.
And it's the weather in general has been kind of wonky and weird, wonky, wonky and weird for today.
Maybe that'll be somehow the title of today's episode, wonky and weird weather.
I like that alliteration.
But yeah, so I feel that I don't know, the weather has been weird. We've had a lot of rain.
And now I'm looking and next week, it's going to be all in the 90s.
And I'm worried because my son is starting camp.
And there's no there's like one indoor place.
Oh, my goodness. Yeah, that that so would they cancel camp?
That would not be good, right?
I don't Yeah, I don't think they would cancel.
I think they figure it out.
They have a giant cafeteria and I think they have others I don't know I mean they have pools so I think there'd be a lot of swimming okay yeah we'll see but when you see them in the 90s is like ah so yeah yeah look how much we've connected already Lindsay just talking about the weather right there's so much I'm even talking about my son and next week and plans and it's just right right and and and even the way we were just talking about it Michelle was a little different from you with the security guard you with the security guard you're looking to build a quick easy connection right uh because human beings
want to connect but for you and me talking about potentially your son at camp next week you know that could affect you know our scheduling right and that's also but we want to be able to talk about those nuances the weather's been so unpredictable i just don't know what to expect these days right oh man yeah definitely do you Lindsay would you rather be too cold or too hot oh my gosh good question probably too hot probably I think being too cold really scares me in a way I think of Mount Everest or something actually maybe that'll be a good on guys at the end of the episode maybe that's gonna be
an older today because I am curious what you guys think about the weather so that question yeah speaking of polls michelle do we have poll results for today that we want to share sure we do um so in episode 2417 that was called are your feet cold speaking of cold and hot how to talk about nerves in english and what was the poll lindsay okay the poll was if you were married did you get cold feet before your wedding very interesting here sample of our audience what was the what were were the results, Michelle?
Okay, so the results or 30 % of you said yes.
And 70 % said no. Lindsay, does that surprise you?
How do you feel? Did you get colty?
I did not. I knew I was in the right place at the right time doing that.
That was my person, right?
But that feels that feels about right.
7030. I predicted something like that.
Or maybe 8020 or something.
Yeah, yeah, I think that Yeah.
I would hope that it is more that you don't get cold feet.
I mean, if you get cold feet, I don't think that it's necessarily a huge problem.
A bad sign. Right. You know, it just could be your personality and jumping into things.
And it is a lot. So...
Oh my gosh, it's a huge deal getting married, Michelle, right?
It's the rest of your entire life.
So even if you got cold feet, doesn't mean you're making the wrong decision.
It just could mean you second guess your decisions a lot in life, right?
Right? Yeah. All right.
So guys, but stay tuned to the end of the episode, because we'll give you another poll for Spotify that you can answer.
And then we'll read the results on air another episode.
All right. So Michelle, again, let's review what we're getting into today.
Okay, so yeah, this is a huge connection topic, especially, I think when the weather is either unusual for a certain time of year, or just extreme in some way, or maybe there's a stretch of rain or there's a stretch of heat.
There's a heat wave, right?
All of these kinds of things.
So we're going to give you some keywords and phrases to talk about this.
Guys, this is not textbook English.
And this is also not your typical weather episode.
We're going to cover angles on the weather that most podcasts or lessons in English wouldn't cover, right?
Most lessons would cover it's sunny, it's cloudy.
Those are the basics.
We're going to show you what But actually, because the weather is unpredictable, we're going to talk about the topics people actually discuss when it comes to the weather.
Yes. All right. So the first one is, I love this word, unseasonably blank.
Yes. So unseasonably, what does that mean, Lindsay?
Yeah, it means it's out of the ordinary for that season.
Like yesterday, I would say for us, it was unseasonably cold after it rained.
It almost hailed, right?
Yeah. Yeah. Where you could say, wow, it's unseasonably warm today.
So that always happens, you know, where what is it fake summer?
Is that what they call it on the East Coast?
Yeah, like a mirage.
In May, you've got this really, maybe early May, you've got everything starts to get warmer and you think, oh, my gosh, summer's here and then bring out the sandals, right?
Bring out your sandals and jorts and all that good stuff.
Yeah. And then you have some some kind of a snowstorm or something.
Yeah. Yeah. You could say to somebody, wow, it's a seasonably cold today.
It's only warm, right?
Yes. And I would say that this term unseasonably is a little more formal.
Would you agree with that, Michelle?
Yes. Yeah. I would say that's a little bit formal.
This is a less formal, though.
This is just has a lot of personality.
Just saying, what is this weather?
I could totally hear you saying that, too.
This This just feels very you, this phrase, Michelle.
What is this weather, right?
And this is maybe good when you're passing someone in the hallway or you're outside somewhere.
For example, when you pick your kid up from school, like we said, to the security guard. And depending on his or her personality, they may express that differently, but they're going to connect with you, right?
Right. Right. And it could be the beauty of something like this or all of these really is it can either be a quick passing through or it can start an actual discussion.
So like I could be going to pick her up and I'm walking in and I'm, you know, I'm usually late.
So I'm going quickly.
No, no, not that. No, no, no. Maybe one minute.
Oh, I might start to go in and I say I could just say, hey, oh, my gosh.
oh my gosh, what is this weather?
And he might say to me, I know it's crazy and then I'm in and I see him on the way out.
Or let's say I have some time, I'm waiting with the parents at the door, I have five minutes, I'm saying, what is this weather?
And then it can actually start something more so it's interesting how it can be a quick whatever, just a hello kind of, but slightly deeper than a hello or it can start a whole Right.
And that's why it's a great opener for connection because you can take it in the direction that makes sense for the time you have for the person, the connection you have with the person and just whatever's going on in your daily life.
Right. So Michelle, let's give our listeners another option, another great option here.
All right. So this is what happened to the X, right?
A lot of times you might hear, let's say it's, let's say you had some sunny weather and then all of a sudden it's been raining every day, you might say, what happened to the sun?
Yeah. And there's usually not other things people say.
Generally, people don't say, what happened to the rain?
Although some people love the rain and they don't want it to go away.
That's not me. But you could say what happened to the rain if you're a big rain fan.
But more likely, what happened to the sun?
What happened to the warmth?
Maybe. Yeah. What happened to the the warmth, something like that.
Or like, let's say it's a, the weather man or a woman said that it was going to be a snow storm.
Right. And you could say, and it was, you know, it was, what is it?
A dud. Nothing actually happened.
And that does happen.
You could say, oh, what happened to the snow?
Right. Right. Exactly.
And that literally means it never showed up.
Right. It never showed up the meaning is slightly different right what happened to the sun means it was here and we were enjoying it it went away versus what happened to the snow means it never happened it never appeared but both are appropriate i think right right right right exactly um and then lindsay what about this one that was the next so if again unseasonable weather is happening and you might say isn't it may right let's say i'm having snow here in denver actually it's kind of common and to have snowstorms in May and they're so frustrating.
No one wants that, right?
No one does. Yeah. Right.
Right. So you could say, you know, if it's snowing, is it in May or if it's, or let's say it's 80 degrees.
Of course, we're guys were speaking in Fahrenheit.
If we say if it's 80 degrees and it's February, you could say, isn't it winter?
Right. So just something where it's out it's uncharacteristic for the time yes I love it these are so good imagine this you're in charge of hiring at your company and you just realized that your business needed to hire someone yesterday how can you find amazing candidates fast easy just use indeed when it comes to hiring indeed is all you need as a business owner with big dreams I need to be able to assemble the best possible team.
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All right, Michelle, we're back for a few more.
So again, speaking of something kind of weather that just doesn't belong another phrase this is x for y for example this is hot for february right this is cold for uh for summer right something like that yeah um so that's one thing you could say yeah and michelle let's give our listeners a quick little bonus what is what do people tend to do when it comes to weather what do they like to do what do they like to talk about out?
Yeah, well, they like to talk about how the weather makes them feel.
Yeah. Right. So especially I think when I wrote this, it was kind of an like kind of a dreary day.
And so sometimes, yeah, sometimes you have this feeling you just get tired, right?
So you could say, this weather makes me so X.
So for example, this weather makes me so sleepy, I just want to to curl up and take a nap and that's such a common thing people say, right?
Yeah, yeah, for sure or this weather makes me so happy, right?
Very common. Maybe you're going out on a Saturday and you're going to the park and it happens to be a gorgeous day.
That may, I mean, I don't know very many people that that doesn't make happy, right Michelle?
Yeah. Oh my gosh, it's the best. So Lindsay, what is your favorite kind of weather?
Oh yeah, it's that beautiful crisp, you know, summer morning.
I where there's the Christmas in the air, especially here in Colorado.
It's really crisp, but clear blue skies, they call it Colorado blue, where you look at the sky and there's not a single cloud in the sky.
It's not like clouds are moving in.
There's just not going to be any clouds today.
That's how it is today in Colorado.
I love that about where I live.
Good. Well, that's good.
I think we should do a role play.
What do you think? I think we should, Michelle.
Let's do it. There's a lot, but we'll get to a lot of what we taught yeah we're acquaintances here and we're running into each other in line for coffee of course makes sense right yeah of course uh okay here we go hey lindsay how are you good good what is this weather uh i don't know isn't it june yeah this is freezing for june agreed this weather makes me feel so gloomy luckily it's supposed to warm up next week yeah that's good good.
Yes, very typical conversation, right?
Yeah, that's another thing is then people like to kind of talk about the forecast. I mean, that's how I found out.
I was with some friends yesterday.
And that's how I I hadn't checked the forecast. And my friend said, because she's going to be working at the camp.
And she said, and she said, Oh, no, have you seen the forecast for next week?
So yeah, also just talking about the forecast, we can do that another episode on that as well.
Oh my God. We could do a whole series, Michelle, on weather.
I love it. Does the weather change a lot in New York, New Jersey area?
Yeah. Yeah, it really does.
I think it's just all over.
Well, I think up until this point, it can be anything.
I mean, it can be really anything.
And now that we're here in the summer, it's all done for.
It's just going to be hot, and then it'll probably rain for a week and then it'll be hot right so it's but yeah this I'm nervous about how warm it's about to be because I'm looking and there's no end oh my and it gets so humid on the East Coast right yeah so humid the air so heavy alright Michelle let's go through this roleplay so here first you said hey Lindsey how are you and I said good good what is this weather so I opened up the main topic of our connection around the weather on my by surprise about the weather.
Okay. And I said, oh, I don't know.
Isn't it June? Right.
So I'm saying that for June, this is really not appropriate.
Not expected. And then I agree with you, right?
I am connecting in the same way, following this line of conversation.
I say, yeah, this is freezing for June.
Okay. And then I go on to my feelings and I say, this weather makes makes me feel so gloomy.
Again, feelings are so incredibly intermixed with weather, which I find that really fascinating.
Don't you think? Oh, it's so true.
It's hard to be sad on a beautiful day.
It really is. It really is.
And when you visit a place that has a lot of gray, like I spent a few days in Michigan and it was so gray, Michelle.
I thought it was gray on the east coast it's not michigan the midwest for me is the grayest part of the country and i just couldn't believe it i struggled a lot it really it has and also do you ever visit a place and you're just kind of underwhelmed by it but then you realize it's probably because of the weather and then if you go to that same place on a beautiful day you might find it so charming it's incredible how it changed our impression changes our impression of so many things of life in general places.
This has been an incredibly important episode, Michelle, and we are going to have a great Spotify poll.
So yeah. So the poll is we were talking about this in the beginning.
Would you rather be too hot or too cold?
I want to know. I'm curious about this because our listeners live all over the world in different places.
And I wonder if they will answer the opposite of what they experience in their home countries, right?
Or if they will line up with what they do experience in their home countries very interesting what's the takeaway michelle for today to me this is such an important skill to have to be able to talk about this because it's just it's a it's a good go -to right we've talked about this word before it's a good go -to conversation topic you don't have you're not sure what to say you can go to the weather now i mean even even if the weather is just kind of what you would expect you can still say oh it's beautiful full out right you can still do that I think there I don't think there's a bad time to make
a quick remark about the weather I just absolutely not I 100 % agree with you and it's not boring it's more like a gateway topic and today we didn't go into the deeper topics but that could be another episode another day is how do you transition from the weather into a deeper more interesting topic but you do have to get things going right you have to get things going And this is one way that we do it when the weather is variable, when it's changing a lot.
All right. Yes, exactly.
All right. Good stuff, Michelle.
Yeah. Well, this has been fun.
I'm so glad we talked about this today and I'm wishing everyone a nice weather, a hundred percent.
All right. I'll talk to you soon.
Have a good day. All right.
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