1. Can you believe it, Minh?
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2. Ted Wassanasong actually
invite us to his home.
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3. What a place.
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4. I can't tell if that's
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5. a high-def TV or window
overlooking African safari.
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6. You know, it's funny,
even another person's money
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8. Oh...
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9. Minh!
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10. Look at that swimming pool.
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11. The classic, simple rectangle.
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12. The tiles so tastefully
filigreed.
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13. That is the pool
of a man of substance.
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14. Welcome, Kahn and Minh.
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15. I hope you're enjoying
yourselves.
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16. Your home is
beautiful, Ted.
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17. Thank you.
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18. As fellow Laotians,
I knew you would appreciate
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the architecture and decor.
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20. Yeah, so did it
come with that pool,
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21. or did you have to put it in?
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22. Minh, Kahn, I'd like
you to meet
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23. my dear friend, Nguc Phong.
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24. Legendary Lao guerrilla fighter
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25. who lead brave assaults
against communist forces?
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26. I am that same soldier.
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27. How about that, Minh?
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28. This guy serious butt-kicker.
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29. Anyway, I'm sorry
they kill all your friends.
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30. Yes, that was
unhappy for me.
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31. But every day I devote
to honoring their memory,
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32. to preserving the culture
of our people.
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33. Yeah, well, that sound good.
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34. Now about the pool—
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35. what you think a smaller version
of it in my backyard cost?
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36. And remember,
I want same tiles
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37. you use with
Ted Wassanasong's pool.
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38. Right. Here's my estimate.
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39. Yep.
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40. Yep.
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41. My dreams are shattered.
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42. Yep, mine, too.
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43. Have a beer.
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44. Ever since I see Ted's pool,
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45. I can think of nothing
but having one in
my own backyard.
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46. But it too expensive.
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47. Well, it doesn't have to be.
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48. A pool is basically
a concrete shell
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50. and some motor-assisted
plumbing.
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51. Mm-hmm.
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52. Yeah. Yeah, you just need
to find a few guys
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53. who enjoy doing construction
in their spare time,
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54. and offer them rights
to use the pool.
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55. Something's happening here.
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56. Oh, my God, we're gonna
build a pool!
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57. Really?
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58. Wingo!
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59. This hard hat
is my armor.
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60. When you're working
construction,
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61. your head is still
your most valuable tool,
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62. so you've got to protect it...
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63. Huh?
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64. A rectangular pool.
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65. It'll be like having
a mid-level motel next door.
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66. I can't believe it.
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67. That giant hole filled with dirt
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68. is the place I'm going to spend
the rest of my childhood.
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69. Well, before you do,
you're gonna train
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70. in swimming, CPR,
and pool etiquette.
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71. Huh. I'm still excited.
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72. Is it possible that our life
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73. has finally achieved
total perfection?
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74. Tell me, what is Connie's
grade-point average?
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75. Is it "A"?
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76. A-plus.
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77. And what kind of steak is that?
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78. Is it choice?
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79. Prime.
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80. And that pool in my backyard,
is it a hallucination?
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81. No, it's real.
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82. So it is true, then—
our lives are nearly perfect.
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83. Only missing element is
membership
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85. Well, Ted Wassanasong is on
membership committee...
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86. Of course!
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87. And he like us now.
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88. Oh, this coming together
very nicely.
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89. Oh, hello, Ted.
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90. Well, this hilarious.
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91. I just come to shop
for new five-iron,
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into you guys.
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93. Oh, Kahn, good to see you.
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94. We're on our way
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to the poor.
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96. Is that euphemism for
playing round of golf?
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97. Because I'm in.
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98. Kahn, you do know that it's
Makha Bousa today, don't you?
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99. It is one of our most
sacred holidays.
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100. Oh, right.
I guess it slip my mind.
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101. But only momentarily,
because tonight
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102. Minh and I throw
Makha Bousa celebration
dinner at our house.
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103. I insist that you
both join us.
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104. Well, that would be super.
I accept.
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105. Really?
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106. Oh, okay then,
I see you tonight.
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107. You know, it so nice
that lately you and I
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109. Kahn, the poor.
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110. Oh, yes, the poor.
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111. I, uh... I hope they get
more money soon.
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112. Good morning.
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113. We're here to sign my
son up for a course in CPR.
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114. We're essentially
getting a pool.
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115. Well, we have a basic,
one day course.
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116. We also have a two week course
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117. which includes advanced
emergency care
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118. for infants and seniors.
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119. He'll take the two week course.
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120. What?
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121. Your grandfather might
come to visit,
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122. and I'd like to be
able to say we did
everything we could.
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123. Gentlemen, I'd like
to make a toast.
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124. To a man whose backyard soil
was of a consistency
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excavation,
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126. and had no interfering
sewage lines.
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127. Hey, Kahn,
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128. dinner guests are here.
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129. Already?
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130. I wanted everything perfect.
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131. Start assembling
my pool furniture.
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132. Good evening, Kahn.
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133. I hope...
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134. I hope it's all right
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135. if I brought a few
of our Laotian friends.
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136. Certainly!
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137. I think we got enough
pina coladas.
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138. Magha Puja just
starting in backyard.
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139. And ta-da!
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140. Ted, look who is
getting a swimming pool!
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141. Yeah, redneck neighbors
build it for me.
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142. Maybe next I have them
build me railroad.
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143. How that for revenge?
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144. Kahn, the railroads were
built by the Chinese,
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145. not Laotians.
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146. Same difference.
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147. It just joke.
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148. Maybe too far?
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149. A word if we may.
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150. Nguc and I feel
that you've become
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151. grievously disconnected
from your heritage.
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152. It's as though you've
completely forgotten
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153. that you're Lao.
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154. What?
That's not true.
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155. Take a look around, Kahn.
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156. Can you point to one Lao
artifact in your home?
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157. Can you recall
the last conversation
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was not in English?
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159. In our homeland,
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160. the Lao man is oppressed
by his government.
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161. But inside of you,
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162. the Lao man is oppressed
by himself.
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163. You destroy your own
ethnic identity.
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164. It is sterilized in the
chlorinated waters
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166. Oh.
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167. You've become what is
known as a "banana."
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168. "Banana"?
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169. Consider the properties
of a banana, Kahn.
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170. Its skin is yellow,
but its insides are white.
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171. But...
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172. But I'm not white.
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173. Okay, everyone!
Steak's on!
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174. Who need ketchup?
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175. They call me
"banana," Minh.
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176. That crazy, right?
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177. Of course.
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of my heritage.
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182. People Magazine.
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183. Didn't we have a subscription
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186. There not one stinking trace
of our homeland in this place!
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187. If stranger walk in here,
he says,
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188. "Ah, this must be where
Johnny Smith live,
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189. not Kahn Souf... Kahn Stouff..."
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190. Oh my God!
I cannot say my own name!
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191. Oh, calm down now.
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192. You can still say
your own name.
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193. You just freaking out
right now.
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194. You spoke perfect Lao to
your own mother just last week.
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195. Sa-baai-dee, luuk-saao
tee naa-hak.
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196. Bpen-jang ci ai?
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197. Wait— are you
saying good night,
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198. or are you cursing at me?
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199. You see?
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200. Connie can't
even speak Lao.
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201. That is messed up, Minh.
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202. Maybe you're right.
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203. We could connect
a little more to our heritage.
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204. Yes... that an
excellent plan.
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205. Connie, you remember
the gong we hit
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what it's really for.
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208. Hmm, these weeds weren't
here yesterday.
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209. Hands off, redneck.
That's my celery.
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210. The Lao people are
self-sufficient.
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big supermarket
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213. to nurse us like
helpless calf
at mother's teat.
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214. Well... okay then.
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215. We're going to swim now.
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216. Have fun,
hopeless Americans.
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217. Enjoy splashing around in your
river that leads to nowhere.
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218. Yeah, it great to be back in
touch with my roots.
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219. Minh buy beautiful piece
by Lao artist.
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220. Painting of people toiling
in rice paddies.
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221. It's great to support Lao
culture, Kahn,
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222. but your home is still a shrine
to American material luxury.
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223. I guess I little confused.
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home theater system,
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226. and your four-car garage.
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227. Sure, I own all of these
"things,"
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228. but they don't own me.
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229. I'll try to explain.
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230. This is Man of Louang Namtha,
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231. carved by a native highlander
more than 300 years ago.
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232. It's the embodiment
of the Lao spirit.
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meaningless.
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236. So I just keep one
of those in my pocket
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237. and I can have big screen TV?
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238. You got an extra one
of those guys lying around?
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239. Unfortunately,
you're not ready yet.
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240. It wouldn't mean to you
what it means to me.
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241. So, what for dinner?
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242. Is that a joke?
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243. You know damn well
it's rice and meat.
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244. Oh, of course.
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245. I get so used to American diet
of extreme variety.
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Throw it here.
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of my childhood in Laos.
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250. Growing up in the village,
I had two chickens.
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254. I don't recall the name
of the other chicken,
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put both of the chickens
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261. You know, sometimes I think
I'd like to visit Indiana.
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262. Is that weird?
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263. Hey, man,
you know,
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that feeling, man.
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265. I think that's
a great dream, Hank.
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267. Boy, Kahn's in there right now,
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for God knows why,
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floating under the stars.
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a man suffers,
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able to enjoy his pool.
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273. I guess I'm just
growing up.
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people if I sit on chair?
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true to who we are.
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called "banana" again.
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278. What we need is to focus harder.
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swimming pool?
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in which we can meditate.
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290. Oh, you had deal with old Kahn.
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Americanized Kahn.
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keeping me
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on your house
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is next to my house,
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301. And Connie finally
getting used to eating
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and rice husks.
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303. So how does it feel, Kahn,
to rediscover your roots?
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304. Uh, well...
it not always fun.
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Laos not always so fun.
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right track, right?
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308. Oh, dear.
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the Lao community
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in this country
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groups in their mother country.
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of our homeland,
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but determined movement,
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to the communist regime.
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a free
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323. Yeah, that sound great.
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Ted Wassanasong
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the dream can become real.
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326. Yes, but an undertaking
like this
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total commitment.
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328. Oh, I be happy to write a check.
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329. No, Kahn, we want you
to join the armed resistance
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on the front lines.
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331. Front lines?
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332. Oh, yes, Kahn, there may
be risks, but I wonder—
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than death, or is it worse?
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will join us.
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willing to shed his blood
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I feel pride,
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in matter of days,
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and pick up machine gun.
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346. You know what I think?
I think
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a lot like...
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then I supposed to build
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around Ted's house.
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to Whattaburger.
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five minutes in combat!
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in May "Lao Freedom Day."
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salon to the boba tea shop,
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to look smart doing it!
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nai sa-naam-hop!
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to your face, Kahn?
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someone who knows how to fight?
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to the face.
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and then the butt of a rifle...
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health of your face.
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with respect!
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in Ted Wassanasong's army.
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really get what that is.
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the got-danged pool back.
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spend the rest of your life
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with Ted Wassanasong.
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like jackass?
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you know.
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"Siddhartha",
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running around
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anymore, buddy-boy.
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Ted says "Siddhartha"?
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cargo plane and fly to Laos.
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by anti-aircraft fire,
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or die on impact,
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or run over with tank.
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may get taken prisoner.
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most likely they torture us
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nice figure in uniform?
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with Justin Timberlake!
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I'm not turning it off.
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Jessica Simpson.
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have eaten that up with a spoon.
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and tired of that word.
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suicide mission in Laos
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Ted Wassanasong tell me,
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salute is not crisp enough."
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tell you what to do,
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what to think?
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the communists in Laos?
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association in Orange County?
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to hear beautiful strains
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Connie's violin?
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on baby back ribs
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your sparkling swimming pool
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you love so much?
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for making me remember
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where I come from,
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these anymore.
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without your uniform?
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days are done.
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a round of golf, give me call.
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to feel guilty about the way
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call someone else.
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living, eh?
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maybe I buy you out,
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to Olympic size.
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a dream, I guess.
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453. but this is real.
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454. Bobby!
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455. Not again.
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456. Mr. Dauterive,
can't you just chew?
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457. Thank you, Bobby.
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458. It just joke.
Maybe too far?
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