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My 1st Time Stay in Chinatown, Chicago · Asian Adjacent

• 0:04
  Speaker 1: So I'm in Chinatown. That's my hotel. Starbucks right nearby.
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  Speaker 1: I didn't realize that. I'm welcome to Chinatown. I've never
• 0:11
  Speaker 1: been to Chinatown in Chicago. We must have some good
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  Speaker 1: Chinese food. Okay, I'm going to my hotel. Hopefully I
• 0:18
  Speaker 1: can get in sooner. This weather is like the bomb
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: to me. I haven't had coffee all day.
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  Speaker 2: I have a headache.
• 0:22
  Speaker 1: I gotta go.
• 0:23
  Speaker 2: Give me some coffee.
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: Oh shit.
• 0:26
  Speaker 2: I guess I should pay attention to what I'm doing.
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  Speaker 2: Room tour time. Now, five, two, and four equals 11,
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  Speaker 2: my favorite number.
• 0:36
  Speaker 1: That's good already. Cute little bathroom. So it's only a shower,
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  Speaker 1: that's why. Cute little toilet.
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  Speaker 2: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, and a nice little room. I got this online
• 0:54
  Speaker 1: because it was cheaper. It's cutesy.
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  Speaker 2: At least I got a refrigerator. Cute little chair. I
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  Speaker 2: got some view of Chinatown. I've never been as part
• 1:06
  Speaker 2: of Chicago. That's a Starbucks right next door. I haven't
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  Speaker 2: been there. It's a cute little bed, but it's hot
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  Speaker 2: up here.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm going to close that.
• 1:19
  Speaker 2: I just need to.
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  Speaker 1: It's like heating up there.
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  Speaker 2: And then.
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  Speaker 2: That. No crazies in here. Oh, my light turned off.
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  Speaker 2: This is cute. This was like $ 100. See, it's in Chinese.
• 1:38
  Speaker 2: It's Starbucks. I love it. I love it. Oh, yes.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm going over here to some kind of memorial
• 1:48
  Speaker 1: park or something over here. So I'm going to go
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  Speaker 1: here and take a look at it. You should watch
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  Speaker 1: what I'm doing. You should watch what I'm doing.
• 2:00
  Speaker 2: It's so nice out. It's a Lyft bike. How funny
• 2:06
  Speaker 2: is that?
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  Speaker 1: Look at this Lyft bike. I almost tipped it over
• 2:18
  Speaker 1: the bike in so long. I'm gonna show this little
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  Speaker 1: area over here. So, down the street from my hotel
• 2:23
  Speaker 1: is the Chinese American Veteran's Memorial by the Chinese American
• 2:28
  Speaker 1: Legion Post Office.
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  Speaker 2: I love this. There's no seating here, which I knew
• 2:33
  Speaker 2: there was. I don't know. This is right by my hotel.
• 2:38
  Speaker 2: My hotel's right here. This is very cool.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to post one.
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  Speaker 2: I'll take post pictures of this. I'll take pictures of everything, too,
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  Speaker 2: and post them. Nice little piece of history.
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  Speaker 1: I love it.
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  Speaker 2: Chinatown Square. I'm going in there. I heard this Chinese
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  Speaker 2: restaurant's really good.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going in there It goes all the way down there. Upstairs. Downstairs.
• 3:17
  Speaker 1: Let's see what's going on. They said best in the USA.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, folks. There's some Korean fried chicken down there. I
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  Speaker 2: love it.
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  Speaker 1: There's... There's that matcha stuff that I don't do, but
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  Speaker 1: Korean fried chicken look good too. I haven't decided.
• 3:53
  Speaker 2: What I'm going to do yet.
• 3:54
  Speaker 1: I'm taking a breather because of my knee. I wish
• 3:58
  Speaker 1: my knee.
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  Speaker 2: When I get back to LA, I get that shot.
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: It's going to change my life. But I'm ready to
• 4:05
  Speaker 1: keep walking. So I can see a little breather. I'm
• 4:07
  Speaker 1: sitting down and doing some little things here. And I'm
• 4:09
  Speaker 1: going to continue walking. So of course I'm going to
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  Speaker 1: push myself. Yeah, I know.
• 4:15
  Speaker 2: Because that's what I'm going to do. But I'm like,
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  Speaker 2: it's so cute over here. It smells so good over
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  Speaker 2: here too. But I'm determined to go down there and
• 4:22
  Speaker 2: see what else is going on. Trying it again.
• 4:26
  Speaker 1: I can't go upstairs. I wish I could go upstairs. Ooh,
• 4:34
  Speaker 1: a tea house. Yeah, I can't go up these stairs.
• 4:38
  Speaker 1: I can't even do it. I want to so bad
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  Speaker 1: and I can't.
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  Speaker 2: Ooh, Mooncake. This is the bakery section.
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  Speaker 1: Shit.
• 4:48
  Speaker 2: Oh my God. Bakery and cafe. I'm gonna have to
• 4:51
  Speaker 2: go in there. Ramen sounds good. Oh, souvenirs.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going in the souvenir shop. It continues all the
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  Speaker 1: way back here. There's one exit. I mean, there's so
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  Speaker 1: much food.
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  Speaker 2: Exit over there. Here's so much food. So much food.
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  Speaker 2: I can't believe I'm walking this far.
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  Speaker 1: I love it.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, ice cream. And that's the street drink. Oh, here
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  Speaker 2: it is. Ooh, another bakery. Those bakery vibes are good.
• 5:38
  Speaker 1: Noodle place. U.S.
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  Speaker 2: Bank over there.
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  Speaker 1: Check. And it goes further down that way. I don't have...
• 6:13
  Speaker 1: My leg is bothering me. Maybe I'll try that later.
• 6:17
  Speaker 1: Korean barbecue fried chicken.
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  Speaker 2: Looks good.
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  Speaker 1: They gave me a lot for... That was like $ 10.
• 6:23
  Speaker 1: That's shrimp and lobster sauce. They gave me some coleslaw,
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  Speaker 1: which I'm not going to eat. And then beef fried rice.
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  Speaker 1: My little cake.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm about to eat. And begin for the evening.