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In the park they hunt for the crack. Yas says her ex doesn't wave at boats, then splits the world into wavers and people who hate joy. Dom's anniversary was late-night Morley's. She calls that a dream date.
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00:00 One, two, three, four, five, six, and change legs. 00:02 - [Dom] So, you and your ex. - [instructor] Lift up. Two... 00:05 My favourite subject. 00:07 Were you two living together then before you... [clicks tongue] Uh, no. We weren't quite there yet . 00:12 Makes it easier , I guess. 00:13 Not having to chainsaw the flat-screen in half. 00:15 There's that. 00:17 Plus, I doubt there'd be a lot of, uh, bike rides and boiled eggs if I rocked up home. 00:30 Four... 00:31 - [Yas] That will be me one day, man. - Five... 00:33 Couple rich ex-husbands, menstruation a distant memory, sat out in the park with both my legs behind my head . 00:39 It's just beautiful. 00:41 Three. 00:44 - Four. - [groaning] 00:47 - [Dom] That will be me. - Five. 00:49 Old but still thirsty . 00:53 Six... 00:56 - [sighs] - [instructor] Change your legs. 00:58 So, before the Eric stuff, you had no idea you and Gia were done? 01:04 Nope. Thought we were all set. [chuckles] 01:07 Really? 01:09 There wasn't a single moment ? 01:11 A tiny crack in the beautiful pottery that was you and her ? 01:17 I'm gonna need to think about that. 01:21 You go first. 01:22 When did you realise you and your ex were done? 01:24 Oh. There were probably a shitload of alarm bells I was snoozing through . 01:29 But if I had to pick a specific moment... 01:36 He don't wave at boats . 01:38 Say again? 01:40 If people on a boat wave at you, you have to wave back . 01:43 It's the law. 01:44 Tourism funds sex trafficking. 01:47 Hmm. 01:52 What? 01:55 So apparently there are two types of people in this world. 01:58 The ones who wave at boats and the ones who hate joy . 02:02 Which one am I? 02:07 Haven't decided yet. 02:14 Oh, so, I have thought about my writing-on-the-wall moment. 02:18 This still wakes me up at night cringin'. 02:21 Ooh, this gonna be good. 02:24 Okay, um, so, a while back , for our anniversary, I wanted to do something special. 02:34 So I booked the place we ended up at on our first date. 02:39 Can't believe I filled in my eyebrows for this. 02:41 - [Dom] Late-night Morley's. - [vehicle passes] I thought it would be cute and romantic. 02:45 A sweet little throwback ... 02:49 Hey-yo, boss man! I need chicken! 02:52 ...but apparently not. 02:54 Hey, you're a lucky girl, aren't you? 02:59 Anyway, that was the last grand gesture I tried. 03:02 Okay, I'm not even lyin' , yeah? 03:04 That is literally my dream date . 03:06 In fact, if I had a restaurant, I'd call it "Nuggets by Candlelight". 03:13 - No, but I'm not even joking . - Loser. 03:15 How could she not find that cute? 03:16 I don't know. 03:18 But that is my side of the story, innit ? 03:21 I bet Gia must have loads of writin'-on-the-wall stories about me. 03:24 And there you go again, trying to share the blame . 03:26 Well, I'm just saying, what if they actually are meant to be ? 03:30 - Gia and Eric? - Yeah. 03:32 What if I'm the awkward hook-up story? 03:35 A funny anecdote in a future best man's speech ? 03:40 Wow. That is insanely forgiving. 03:44 I know. Maybe you've just inspired me. 03:47 How chill you are about your ex. 03:50 Maybe it's time I tried that shit . 03:52 Hey. Not everyone can be this, uh, progressive. Takes talent. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 34 Collocation 20 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 7
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:07 live together live together
share a home as a couple Were you two living together then before you... [clicks tongue] Uh, no. We weren't quite there yet . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:07 not quite there yet not quite there yet
not at that stage yet Were you two living together then before you... [clicks tongue] Uh, no. We weren't quite there yet . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:12 make it easier make it easier
reduces the mess Makes it easier , I guess. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:17 rocked up turned up — Informal arrival; not for minutes. Plus, I doubt there'd be a lot of, uh, bike rides and boiled eggs if I rocked up home. G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:33 sat out in the park with both my legs behind my head participle phrase: The participle paints the future body in the same park. Couple rich ex-husbands, menstruation a distant memory, sat out in the park with both my legs behind my head . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:49 thirsty keen for attention or sex — Jokey desire; don't aim it at strangers. Old but still thirsty . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:09 a single moment a single moment
even one instant There wasn't a single moment ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:11 a tiny crack a tiny crack
a small fault line A tiny crack in the beautiful pottery that was you and her ? G Grammar B2 ↩ 01:11 the beautiful pottery that was you and her relative clause: The that-clause turns the couple into an object that can crack. A tiny crack in the beautiful pottery that was you and her ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:24 alarm bells alarm bells
warning signs Oh. There were probably a shitload of alarm bells I was snoozing through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:24 snooze through something snooze through something
sleep through the warnings Oh. There were probably a shitload of alarm bells I was snoozing through . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:24 shitload of alarm Weaken of; this is a practice cue. Oh. There were probably a shitload of alarm bells I was snoozing through . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:24 shitload a huge amount — Vulgar quantity; keep it off reports. Oh. There were probably a shitload of alarm bells I was snoozing through . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:36 wave at boats wave at boats
return a greeting from a boat
a private test of joy, not harbour etiquette He don't wave at boats . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:36 He don't wave at boats nonstandard agreement: The wrong agreement makes the verdict sound spoken, not written. He don't wave at boats . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:36 wave at boats Practice wave-at as a unit; unverified on the take. He don't wave at boats . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:36 He don't Keep don't; the error is the point. He don't wave at boats . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:40 wave back wave back
return the wave If people on a boat wave at you, you have to wave back . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:55 two types of people two types of people
a binary split of everyone So apparently there are two types of people in this world. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:58 hate joy hate joy
refuse delight on purpose The ones who wave at boats and the ones who hate joy . P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:14 the writing on the wall the writing on the wall
the ending was already visible Oh, so, I have thought about my writing-on-the-wall moment. P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:24 a while back a while back
some time ago Okay, um, so, a while back , for our anniversary, I wanted to do something special. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:45 a throwback a throwback
a nostalgic repeat A sweet little throwback ... P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:59 a grand gesture a grand gesture
a big romantic display Anyway, that was the last grand gesture I tried. S Pronunciation ↩ 02:59 grand gesture Two beats: GRAND GES-ture. Anyway, that was the last grand gesture I tried. ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 03:02 lyin' lying — Dropped-g; stresses honesty. Okay, I'm not even lyin' , yeah? P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:04 a dream date a dream date
an ideal outing That is literally my dream date . P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:13 not even joking not even joking
completely serious - No, but I'm not even joking . - Loser. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 03:18 innit right / isn't it — Tag of agreement, not for writing. But that is my side of the story, innit ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:24 share the blame share the blame
split the fault And there you go again, trying to share the blame . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:26 meant to be meant to be
fated Well, I'm just saying, what if they actually are meant to be ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:35 a best man's speech a best man's speech
the wedding toast from the best man A funny anecdote in a future best man's speech ? ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 03:47 chill unbothered — Casual calm; not a clinical note. How chill you are about your ex. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 03:50 that shit that whole approach — Vague vulgar pointer; not for meetings. Maybe it's time I tried that shit .
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:36 wave at boats return small public joy above my level In the scene Yas names not waving at boats as the moment she knew the relationship was done.If they don't wave at boats, I stop planning the big anniversary. In daily life He didn't wave back. That's a wave-at-boats problem. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 02:14 writing-on-the-wall the ending was already visible above my level In the scene Dom offers his writing-on-the-wall moment: the Morley's anniversary that Gia hated.The empty chair was the writing on the wall. I kept booking dinners anyway. In daily life That cancelled birthday was writing on the wall. ✦ Pun B1 ↩ 03:06 Nuggets by Candlelight romance rewritten as chicken auto-pauses In the scene Yas answers the Morley's story by naming a restaurant Nuggets by Candlelight.If we open a stall, it's Nuggets by Candlelight, not another tasting menu. In daily life Our date was chips by candlelight. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 02:07 haven't decided yet refusing the joy-or-hate test above my level In the scene After the two-types speech, Yas tells Dom she has not decided which one he is.Two types of people. Which am I? Haven't decided yet. In daily life Are you team beach or team sofa? Haven't decided yet. ✦ Swearing B1 ↩ 01:24 shitload a huge amount, sworn auto-pauses In the scene Yas answers the crack question with a shitload of alarm bells she slept through.There was a shitload of signs. I hit snooze on all of them. In daily life I've got a shitload of tickets still open. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 02:59 grand gesture a big romantic display above my level In the scene Dom files the Morley's night as the last grand gesture he attempted.The last grand gesture was a picnic. It rained and she still stayed. In daily life That was my last grand gesture. I'm done performing. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 00:49 thirsty still hungry for attention or sex auto-pauses In the scene Dom answers Yas's future-in-the-park fantasy with old but still thirsty.I'm old but still thirsty, and that playlist is not helping. In daily life Don't text him at 1 a.m. That's thirsty. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 03:26 meant to be fated, supposed to happen auto-pauses In the scene Dom wonders if Gia and Eric are meant to be, and he is the awkward anecdote.If they're meant to be, I still don't have to clap. In daily life Meant to be is a nice phrase after they already left.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “He don't wave at boats.”
Why it's great
One ungrammatical test becomes her whole verdict on the ex.
Use it yourself
He don't wave at boats. That was the tell.
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“The ones who wave at boats and the ones who hate joy.”
Why it's great
The binary leaves no polite middle: wave, or hate joy.
Use it yourself
The ones who text back and the ones who hate joy.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Waving at boats is her private law, not harbour etiquette. Haven't decided yet keeps him unsorted after the binary. Grand gesture retires romance after chicken and eyebrows. Meant to be here shrinks Dom to a future anecdote.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'He don't wave at boats' decide? Yas turns a tiny courtesy into the moment she knew they were done.
Why split people into wavers and joy-haters? The binary leaves no polite middle, then she still withholds Dom's score.
Is late-night Morley's a failure here? For Gia, yes. Yas calls it a dream date and names Nuggets by Candlelight.
What does 'share the blame' catch? Dom offers Gia's wall stories; Yas hears him dodging his own part.
