Deja de Escucharse

Summary

Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand Episode: Deja de Escucharse
Release Date: April 7, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts

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Introduction to the Episode

In this engaging episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, the hosts delve into the amusing and sometimes awkward experiences that arise from language barriers and cultural misunderstandings. Titled "Deja de Escucharse," the discussion intertwines humor with relatable anecdotes, offering listeners both laughs and insights into everyday interactions.

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Eavesdropping on Conversations

Timestamp: 02:27 – 07:24

The episode kicks off with a humorous exchange about the pitfalls of attempting to understand conversations in a foreign language. The Home Insurance Representative shares an experience where overhearing Spanish speakers led to a funny yet enlightening moment.

• Home Insurance Representative (02:27): "Deja di esq. Charme. It's one more thing."

The conversation evolves as Armstrong and Getty discuss the ethics and awkwardness of using translation tools like Google Translate to decipher overheard conversations. They ponder whether this behavior constitutes eavesdropping or a harmless educational moment.

• Getty (05:08): "And see, I'm a hypocrite, because the amount of times I've thought about doing that while I'm getting my nails done."

• Armstrong (06:04): "And see, I'm a hypocrite... Is unmatched."

The hosts reflect on the social boundaries of listening in on conversations not meant for them and the humorous outcomes that can result from such attempts.

• Home Insurance Representative (07:31): "There is no presumption of privacy because you speak a fur in tongue. The Supreme Court said that in gringo versus non gringo in 1853."

This segment highlights the fine line between curiosity and intrusion, prompting listeners to consider their own behaviors in similar situations.

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Cultural and Language Misunderstandings

Timestamp: 07:24 – 09:27

The discussion shifts to personal anecdotes about navigating foreign languages in public settings. Armstrong recounts his challenging experience in Moscow, emphasizing the frustration of not being able to communicate effectively.

• Armstrong (09:00): "Depends on where you were, though. I mean, my story I've told many times of being stuck in Moscow trying to get on a train that I thought it would be easy."

The Home Insurance Representative adds to the conversation by sharing instances where speakers of foreign languages inadvertently reveal that others can understand them better than anticipated.

• Getty (08:42): "My mom speaks, oh, I always screw this up. It's either Mandarin or Cantonese, one of the two. And she. She used to just respond to him in their tongue, and they'd all be like, oh, oh, no, she understands us."

These stories underscore the universal challenges of language barriers and the unexpected moments of connection that can occur despite them.

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Gym Stories and Social Etiquette

Timestamp: 09:27 – 12:37

Transitioning from language mishaps, Armstrong and Getty share their humorous and sometimes exasperating experiences at the gym. Getty narrates an encounter with a gym-goer who was more engrossed in her phone than her workout, leading to a playful vent about gym etiquette.

• Getty (09:31): "This was dumb, but yesterday I went to the gym, and I was waiting for this nice young woman to get off of one of the leg machines."

Armstrong empathizes, discussing the common gym annoyance of individuals being distracted by their phones or engaging in lengthy conversations, disrupting the workout environment.

• Armstrong (11:03): "That is the hardest thing in the gym right now. People sitting on the machines, looking at their phone. You have that problem, Michael?"

The conversation takes a comedic turn as they brainstorm exaggerated responses to such distractions, highlighting the tension between maintaining personal focus and respecting others' space.

• Home Insurance Representative (11:20): "She literally just talks as she's doing her exercise, just like I'm talking now."

The segment wraps up with reflections on how small annoyances can impact one's gym experience, resonating with many listeners who have faced similar frustrations.

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Closing Thoughts

Timestamp: 12:37 – End

As the main discussion concludes, the hosts transition into closing remarks, blending in a brief recap of the episode's highlights. While the latter part of the transcript includes advertisements, the essence of the episode remains a lighthearted exploration of everyday social interactions influenced by language and cultural differences.

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Notable Quotes

• Home Insurance Representative (02:27): "Deja di esq. Charme. It's one more thing."
• Getty (05:08): "I'm a hypocrite, because the amount of times I've thought about doing that while I'm getting my nails done."
• Armstrong (06:04): "And see, I'm a hypocrite... Is unmatched."
• Armstrong (09:00): "I spent hours trying to find anyone that would speak English and could help me get on that train."
• Getty (08:42): "My mom speaks...she used to just respond to him in their tongue, and they'd all be like, oh, oh, no, she understands us."
• Armstrong (11:03): "That is the hardest thing in the gym right now. People sitting on the machines, looking at their phone."

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Conclusion

"Deja de Escucharse" offers a blend of humor and relatable scenarios that explore the complexities of language and social interactions. Armstrong & Getty adeptly navigate topics that humorously highlight the misunderstandings and awkward moments that many encounter, making this episode both entertaining and thought-provoking for listeners.

Transcript

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[Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty. No idea what that was.

[Getty]

God bless you.

[Home Insurance Representative]

That was Spanish. Probably obliterated Spanish. Spanish speakers are like, no, it wasn't. Okay, I will explain in moments.

[Armstrong]

So just saw this from the Babylon Bee. Thought it was funny. China retaliates against tariffs by putting worse fortunes into cookies. Boy, my kids and I get a kick out of the fortunes and being angry about the fact that's not a fortune.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, no kidding.

[Armstrong]

Because they usually aren't.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, that's a statement of fact.

[Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Hard work will lead to success. That's not a fortune, you bastards. This is an advice cookie.

[Getty]

Yeah, because you're getting them at Panda Express.

[Armstrong]

That's part of it. Part of it.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Cut rate fortune cookies, please. Haven't been fortunes for years. It's as if cookies can't foretell the future anymore. The hell? So the Spanish phrase I unleashed deja d Escucharmi or something like that means stop listening to me. And here is why I said that. I had the opportunity to be among Spanish speakers fairly close to them as they were conversing in Spanish.

[Armstrong]

What an interesting thing to say. I had the opportunity to be among Spanish speakers.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Speakers. That's correct.

[Armstrong]

Lucky you.

[Home Insurance Representative]

There are some gals speaking Spanish next to me. Would be another way to put that.

[Armstrong]

Okay.

[Home Insurance Representative]

But less fancy. Anyway.

[Financial Advisor]

And I was curious what they were.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Talking about because it was quite animated.

[Armstrong]

They're probably talking about you. Did you. Did you hear El Gordo over and over again?

[Home Insurance Representative]

I heard Caliente more than once. Oh, yes. He is a hot burrito, that one. And so I turned on Google Translate.

[Armstrong]

You did?

[Home Insurance Representative]

To figure out what they were talking about.

[Armstrong]

Is that cool?

[Home Insurance Representative]

Is that eavesdropping?

[Getty]

Yes.

[Home Insurance Representative]

I was within earshot. They knew it. They could see me. There was absolutely no expectation of privacy other than I don't think the fat gringo speaks Spanish. So let's talk.

[Armstrong]

If you're close enough to people that are speaking English and they're talking loudly, you're not doing anything wrong.

[Home Insurance Representative]

But if it's judgy McJudge lady, if.

[Armstrong]

It'S in a different language and I turn on the translator, I feel like I've crossed some sort of line, but I don't know why.

[Home Insurance Representative]

I see it as educational.

[Financial Advisor]

Well.

[Getty]

And see, I'm a hypocrite, because the amount of times I've thought about doing that while I'm getting my nails done.

[Armstrong]

Oh.

[Getty]

Is unmatched.

[Armstrong]

Wow. That'd be a good. That's a good example right there.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it was funny because I thought, okay, I gotta be real cool about this and gotta make sure I'm not obvious what I'm doing here. But then I thought, well, wait a minute.

[Armstrong]

There's.

[Home Insurance Representative]

They're right there talking. If they were speaking English, I would know every nuance of their conversation.

[Armstrong]

Well, they don't know that you can't speak Spanish, Right? Probably a decent guess, but yeah.

[Home Insurance Representative]

I wonder, is there a thing where in a situation like that, the Spanish speaker will throw something out, then glance over to see if you show any recognition?

[Armstrong]

I would.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Do people do that?

[Armstrong]

I would just say something like.

[Home Insurance Representative]

I.

[Armstrong]

Don'T know what you would say, but.

[Home Insurance Representative]

I'm about to lift up my shirt and show you my breasts.

[Armstrong]

Get no recognition. Yeah.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Okay. We can keep talking.

[Armstrong]

We can say whatever we want about this idiot.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah. Yeah. So I don't. Seriously, does it seem untoward?

[Armstrong]

I think it does, but I. If intellectually, I don't think it is untoward. It feels like you put up.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yes.

[Armstrong]

Listening device in their luggage or something, or you followed them home or.

[Getty]

It feels ick. But the point you made with, they're having the conversation right there.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah.

[Getty]

Who knows that you don't speak Espanol.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Right. That's so funny that all of us reacted in exactly the same way. Oh, you did? Well, wait a minute.

[Armstrong]

Like you're hiding in the closet, their bedroom or something.

[Getty]

Yeah. So did they say anything good or.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Well, see, that's the frustrating thing, other than, you know, like, fragments of sentences, because, you know, unless you're going to put the phone right up to them, it's. It doesn't pick up that well. So, no, it was just, you know, the sort of inane, not terribly interesting conversations most people have all the time.

[Armstrong]

That's a funny area.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Satisfying.

[Armstrong]

I got to remember that.

[Getty]

See, I saw a video of a guy doing this and he. I guess he had his phone on loud. And when you use the Google Translate, I guess it reads it back to you, what they were saying. So all of a sudden it started. He was busted.

[Armstrong]

Busted. Hearing somebody that's within earshot.

[Getty]

Yeah. Right. Good point.

[Home Insurance Representative]

There is no presumption of privacy because you speak a fur in tongue. The Supreme Court said that in gringo versus non gringo in 1853.

[Armstrong]

Anybody who's listening to this podcast, who this applies to, email us or text us. Because I'd be interesting. Interested. I'm not interesting. I would be interested if. If you speak Spanish or Russian or whatever your main language is. If you get used to the idea. If you kind of get, like, accustomed to the idea of we can kind of talk in secret here out loud. I'll bet you do. I would.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yes. And I've known various folks who are fluent in a foreign tongue who have come across the situations where the people assume that he didn't understand them. And. And at least in a couple of occasions, folks have said, I pipe right up. And I said, you know, I'm pretty fluent in Russian, for instance. So anyway, everybody's eyes got big.

[Getty]

My mom speaks, oh, I always screw this up. It's either Mandarin or Cantonese, one of the two. And she. She used to just respond to him in their tongue, and they'd all be like, oh, oh, no, she understands us.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, you know, I. You can't do that as an English speaker in most of the world.

[Armstrong]

No, no.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Reminded of the gal on the train platform in Munich who. I said, excuse me, do you speak English? And she said, of course.

[Armstrong]

Like, boy, I don't know.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Take me for an idiot.

[Armstrong]

Depends on where you were, though. I mean, my story I've told many times of being stuck in Moscow trying to get on a train that I thought it would be easy. I spent hours trying to find anyone that would. Speaking, could speak English and could help me get on that train. And I just got lucky with one dude, or I'd still be there.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Wow. Wow. Well. And there are parts of the United States you can't find a single English speaker. Southern California, for instance. So.

[Armstrong]

True that. Katie, do you want to tell your gym story before we wrap her up today?

[Getty]

Oh, yeah, I want. This was. This was dumb, but yesterday I went to the gym, and I was waiting for this nice young woman to get off of one of the leg machines.

[Armstrong]

Do you. Do you stand there and do you ask? I don't. I don't. No.

[Getty]

See, that's. That's where this is going. So I. I saw her. She was sitting there, and I was like, all right, I'll just. I'll go to do something else and wait for her to get.

[Armstrong]

That's what I usually do.

[Getty]

I hit five machines, three sets of 12 on each machine. She did not budge.

[Armstrong]

Was she looking at her phone? Was she actually exercising? Yeah, she did.

[Getty]

She. Like that. She did like, one set of 10 and then would scroll for, like, three minutes. And then the best part was she did two sets on this machine because I watched her sit down. That was it. Two sets of ten. At the end of it, she got up and she took a picture right next to the machine.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Oh.

[Getty]

And I told my mom about this. She's like, why didn't you just say something? I was like, I didn't have the energy to do that.

[Armstrong]

I don't know the. But the gym I go to, they've got signs everywhere. It says, no looking at your phone in the gym. And I think it's just for that reason. And it's tough. I mean, and. And because you could Think I'm going to take a quick glance at my phone in between sets. Because you're resting in between sets. We all know how that works. You take a quick look at your phone and, oh, there's a text from so and so. And then they say something and you got a text. Next thing you know, several minutes have gone by.

[Home Insurance Representative]

So, yeah, done some presses to get your triceps going. Then punched her in the head. That's the only way to settle that violence.

[Armstrong]

That is the hardest thing in the gym right now. People sitting on the machines, looking at their phone. You have that problem, Michael?

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, I also have the problem with people having conversations. There's a woman that. She literally just talks as she's doing her exercise, just like I'm talking now. And so I told him, bubba, as. So everybody can listen.

[Armstrong]

Shouldn't work on it hard enough. She can talk that easy, right?

[Home Insurance Representative]

Yeah, that's what she does.

[Armstrong]

Come on. I. My gym has got the. This happened yesterday. They got a fan in the corner and they have it cranked up so freaking loud to try to cool it off in there. I can't hear. I can't hear what I'm listening to on my little headphones. And I always want to turn down, but it's got a big sign next to it, says, don't touch the fan.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Jet engine.

[Armstrong]

It sounds like a jet engine in there. Yeah.

[Getty]

Your gym has a lot of signs.

[Armstrong]

It does. It has got the most signs in a very, very, very progressive area of America and a specifically progressive area of the city in America, even for that town. And yes, many, many signs.

[Home Insurance Representative]

They require mask.

[Armstrong]

No? Thank God they did for a long time, though. I'll bet that gym required a mask for three full years. I'd be surprised if they didn't occupate.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Detus propios asuntos. Mind your own business in Spanish.

[Armstrong]

There you go.

[Getty]

All right.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Bueno.

[Armstrong]

Now you're ready to go.

[Home Insurance Representative]

Muy bueno. Well, I guess that's it.

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