
Conan chats with Eugenia in Madrid about how to help her Irish-American boyfriend get more comfortable with Public Displays of Affection. Wanna get a chance to talk to Conan? Submit here: teamcoco.com/apply
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Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Foreign.
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Conan O'Brien
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
That's me. That's too long. Too long. I know. Always keeps traveling the customs when trying to get to see my family in.
Conan O'Brien
The U.S. but yeah, okay, so that's. So say. Tell me how to pronounce your name. I want to make sure I say it correctly.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Eugenia.
Conan O'Brien
Eugenia. I am Conando. Let's see. Tell us, Eugenia. Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where are you right now? In the world?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
So right now I'm in Madrid, Spain from my house and I work here as a physician resident in a hospital.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, okay, very good. You work in a hospital and you take care of people. That's very good. I like that. And you mentioned that you have American relatives. Is that true?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, my fiance, he's American. He's Irish American. Sean Dempsey.
Sean Dempsey
Pretty Irish accent dropped.
Conan O'Brien
Wait, you're, you're. You're. Your fiance is Irish American and his name is Sean Dempsey.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Here in Spain, people call him Chong Chan scene if they see it written because people cannot really pronounce his name.
Conan O'Brien
So yeah, well, I'm sure anything's okay with Sean.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, he always went sometimes when he gets tired.
Conan O'Brien
Yeah. Guess what?
Matt Gourley
Really?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Say his name. Right?
Conan O'Brien
The Irish, we just don't care. As long as we're welcomed in and someone has something to drink and something to eat, we're fine. You know, call me whatever you want.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
No anxiety's here.
Conan O'Brien
So tell me a little bit. How did you meet this guy?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
We met in 2016. He went to study abroad. He came actually to my hometown, Seville in southern Spain. A lot of Americans go to study there abroad, actually. And we fell kind of in love, but didn't make any sense. I was 19 and I was studying medicine. After a year, we met again, and that's how we decided, like, even one year, we couldn't meet anyone that feed die.
Conan O'Brien
Well, I don't think it's okay, Eugenia. I don't think it's that you couldn't meet anyone. I just think he was the special one. He was the one.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He was the one.
Conan O'Brien
I don't think you should go around telling him I waited, and when it just. No one came along.
Sean Dempsey
You'll do.
Conan O'Brien
You'll do.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He's fine. He's got used to the Spanish way of being in a relationship with Spanish woman, so he's fine.
Conan O'Brien
Okay, well, what are the differences, say, between a Spanish woman and an Irish Catholic guy? What's the thing that. What's the biggest difference between you? How have you had to change him?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
That's tough because I think we actually have a lot of things in common, like Southern Spanish people and Irish people. But probably, like the drinking culture sounds weird, but, like, we can start drinking at 12 in the noon, like 12pm and then drinking at 4am after being the whole day with our friends eating and everything, but he and you guys, like, struggle with that type of culture. When you get smashed.
Conan O'Brien
Hold on a second.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
30 minutes.
Conan O'Brien
And you guys. Well, wait a minute. Hold on a second. Let's clean up a few things here. Eugenia, if that's even your real name. You're saying that you guys can start drinking at noon and you can go to 4am and it's no problem, right, that you can tolerate it. You're fine. You pace yourselves. And are you saying that what is. What does he and his family do that's different?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Just, I mean, it's less. Yeah, start earlier, way earlier. Like, breakfast early and finish before lunch.
Conan O'Brien
Like, and, And. And maybe. Okay. Sean may have a problem. Yeah.
Sean Dempsey
This might not be an Irish.
Conan O'Brien
I don't think it's That, I mean, so he's starting at breakfast and then at noon he sort of passes out.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He's been four years in Spain. He's got a rehab since.
Conan O'Brien
What?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Oh, shit. He's been four years in Spain already living here with me. So he came along with the culture here and now he's totally fine.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, okay. We thought you meant he went to rehab.
Sona
And suddenly we weren't laughing and it wasn't a joke.
Conan O'Brien
But now that we've learned he hasn't gone to rehab, we think it's really funny again.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Language barrier.
Conan O'Brien
And now it's fantastic. Now it's fun when you can laugh about it. What about. Okay, drinking aside, what are other things that maybe were different about the two of you? Do you know what I mean?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah. I think the. The biggest, main thing at the beginning of our relationship was pda. We don't have that in Spain or Europe.
Sona
What do you mean?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You don't have public display of affection? You.
Conan O'Brien
You don't show affection publicly or you do?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
We do. We do. And we don't care about what other people think. So it was very violent for him at the beginning. He was raised part of his life in the Midwest.
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Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
So. Oh, yeah. But then he taught me about that and I learned to respect it because it's a cultural. At the beginning, I thought he didn't like me because he was like kind of running around.
Conan O'Brien
No, let me explain something to you, Eugenia. I think it is a very Irish thing, which is we are kind of uptight and we don't show a lot of public displays of affection. Whereas, of course, I know it's a. But when I think about Spain, I think of people being very open with their emo, you know, with their emotions. And so you don't even know what.
Sona
To do with your hands right now.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, you want me to simulate? You want to? No. Okay, then.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
But I think.
Conan O'Brien
Shut up.
Sona
Trying to find the word.
Sean Dempsey
You can't even do private displays of affection.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He's speaking in Spanish. He's got a flamenco.
Conan O'Brien
Eugenia, Eugenia, let me explain something to you. I've been married for 21 years and my wife has never seen me naked. Never. I. When I take a shower, I'm wearing a business suit.
Sean Dempsey
But this is her choice though, right?
Conan O'Brien
That she. Well, she saw me once and she said, I demand that you wear a five piece suit. I didn't even know what a five piece suit was. But, Eugenia, there is a difference, which is we're more repressed. And I think But I've learned. I've learned. I'm heavily medicated. I also drink a lot. And I live now in Southern California, and I've changed a little bit. And I think I could talk to Sean and I could help him with his fear of public displays of affection. Because you're a very beautiful woman, I think he should be able to embrace you openly. What is that?
Sona
You are so awkward.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, my God. It's like. I think you're holding a tuba. Well, listen, I'm assuming she's wearing a parka. It's cold. Sometimes it gets cold.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Is it a hug? Are you hugging?
Conan O'Brien
What are you doing? I'm sorry. I don't know how to act this out. Eugenia.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Oh, my God.
Conan O'Brien
I'm gonna talk.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Let me draw your finger up.
Conan O'Brien
No, no, no. You're a very beautiful woman. I was just. I don't want to put. Even on your imaginary self. I don't want to get too close because of. I think that's, you know, the whole me too thing. So I'm being very. I'm showing. Even in an imaginary way, I'm showing a lot of respect and distance. I'm giving you your space.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
But anyway, free marital counseling will be good for Sean. I think maybe you could show him a little bit the ways what he would show you.
Conan O'Brien
You want me to show Sean? Give him some premarital counseling on how to be more affectionate in public? No, no.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
It could be a two way kind of relation where maybe your wife will be also happy that he tells you some tips about it since you're also struggling.
Conan O'Brien
No, no, no. We're. Listen, we're not getting my wife involved in this, okay? You know, and it's not a two way if my wife's involved. Listen, Eugenia, I feel for Sean because I know what he's going through. We are an uptight people. And so what you're saying is. And I'd like you to actually say this, you think. Do you think that I could come and help Sean with his public display of affection issues?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I think you'd be very helpful if you. With Sean and his public display of affection issues. I.
Conan O'Brien
Do you think I could maybe help him and coax him to be a little more of a Latin lover, so to speak?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, like a coach. Like kind of a coaching.
Sona
Eduardo's laughing really hard, right?
Conan O'Brien
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Sona
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Conan O'Brien
Or that last minute local getaway when you just really need to get out of the city for the weekend but don't want to deal with the airport. You know, I have to say, I've used Airbnb a couple of times and it always makes me feel like I'm at home, even when I'm away. Do you have that? I do too.
Sona
I mean, I have, you know, I have two small kids who are loud. And so when I'm in a hotel, I feel a little uncomfortable.
Conan O'Brien
Well, you're loud too.
Sona
Oh, yes. Okay. Yeah, we're all loud. And then in an Airbnb, I just feel much more comfortable.
Conan O'Brien
You're not as self conscious.
Sona
No.
Matt Gourley
Yeah.
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And you know what I do sometimes when I'm at an Airbnb? I often travel with a picture of myself and frame.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Oh, boy.
Conan O'Brien
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Blay
Do you leave it there for as a gift?
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Sona
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Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
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Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Is March 15 next year in Seville.
Conan O'Brien
Okay. Spain. I'd very much like to be at that wedding.
Sean Dempsey
Oh, boy.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You will be very welcome, I think. I don't know what your wedding planner skills are, but I really need help with my Irish American guests, over 30 to navigate the Spanish drinking culture and also Sean's fear of displaying affection in our own wedding.
Conan O'Brien
Okay, this is what I'm going to say. I would happily help plan your wedding. Okay. I would do that. I would plan your wedding. And my only recommendation is that the Irish Americans are restrained in their seats and that no alcohol is anywhere near them. And all the Spanish people can drink as much as they want, but not a drop for these Irish bastards. Not a drop.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
And so do you think that's an easy job?
Conan O'Brien
I think I can handle it. Let's just say I've been down this road before. So, yeah, I will help you navigate this because. Thank you. I know what you're going through, and I feel like I have. Clearly, I understand where Sean is coming from. You know, he's shy. He doesn't know about making out in public. What's wrong with that?
Sona
Did you make up that he's shy? Yeah, he might not be a shy person.
Conan O'Brien
Wait, he's not shy.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He goes to prize you.
Conan O'Brien
Yeah, well, I. You think he's gonna make a pass at me?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He might be funnier and pump some jokes I only like. Oh, wow, you were shy.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah. No, I just meant physically. That's all. Physically shy.
Sona
I thought you meant, like, he's a shy person.
Conan O'Brien
No, no, no. I just meant physically. Shy about in public displays of affection. If you're not. Well, I. Having a great time with her. It's you guys I can't seem to get in sync with. Should try reading the research, huh? What's that? All right, what else is.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
No, it's interesting because with like, for example, like in flamenco dancing, it's very expressive type of dancing.
Conan O'Brien
Yep.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
And when he dances flamenco, he actually does a good job. He expresses himself well. But in other fields, he doesn't succeed. He doesn't succeed as much like.
Sean Dempsey
Like what?
Conan O'Brien
Like what other fields?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Like showing real affection. Like what you said, like physical affection.
Conan O'Brien
Yeah.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Like in public.
Conan O'Brien
In public, yes, I'm sure. Listen, all Irish men were a little stilted and stuff in public, but in private, we are. We are very passionate.
Sona
Come on.
Conan O'Brien
And I. I am. I. I'm sorry, I. I'm going to speak up. What's that?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Never heard that before.
Conan O'Brien
You've never heard that before?
Sean Dempsey
She's engaged to an Irishman.
Conan O'Brien
Eugenia, I'm not sure I can make this wedding. I want to help you, but you've got to work with me here and at least pretend that I'm a very. Just pretend that I'm a very sensual man.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I've seen you in other stuff and I think you can put your sensual cells when you want to, for sure.
Conan O'Brien
Yes. No, it's very true. I can be very sensual when the time comes. When it's time. Then I can be quite sensual when the time comes, when the appropriate Moment has arrived. 7:30pm When I do type shit. And Cialis, Saturday night. Cialis will make sure you're ready when the time comes. All right. Well, you know, I'm gonna do my best by you. I really would like to try and help you. I'm obviously much older than Sean. I'm a very old man. I'm sure you can see.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You don't look that old, I have to be honest.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, really?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You keep yourself in good shape. Yeah.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, thank you. I try.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah.
Conan O'Brien
You can tell I haven't had any work done on my face yet.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You. Yeah, suspiciously. You look suspiciously healthy.
Sean Dempsey
Conan O'Brien. Suspiciously healthy.
Conan O'Brien
Wait a minute. I look suspiciously healthy?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
That John, do you think.
Conan O'Brien
Do you think that I'm doing something to my face or to my body?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I think it's either Botox or that you're using a lot of sunscreen because of your skin tone and everything, which could be both, but.
Conan O'Brien
Well, first of all, I will tell you I've never ever done. Never ever done Botox. Ever in my life because I'm a comedian and I always worried like that, you know, that stuff freezes up your face. And this thing's my money making. But I don't use a lot of sunscreen. I just have never gone outside in my life.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Okay, that explains a lot.
Conan O'Brien
Sexy, huh? Does Sean go outside much?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He does and he gets burned. That's why he uses a lot of cream sunscreen.
Conan O'Brien
Yeah, yeah. It's always good when a man applies many creams.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah. It's not sexy at all to wear sunscreen all the time.
Conan O'Brien
Well, it's not sexy to say, I'll be right with you, Eugenia, for our walk where I never touch you outside, but first I must apply my creams. That's not good.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, yeah. I was holding hands. It's actually eye contacting. Like, that's probably the first base that.
Conan O'Brien
He doesn't make eye contact with you.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I can't say it's hard. Yeah. For him.
Conan O'Brien
Have you had his eyesight checked? Maybe he can't see you.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Maybe that's why he's always.
Conan O'Brien
Maybe he's so drunk by noon that he doesn't know which Eugenia to look at.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I love you. And I love. I mean. Yeah.
Conan O'Brien
Well, is Sean aware of my tomfoolery? Has he ever listened to the podcast or anything?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He has, yeah. He went back to youth for me. I brought you back to him. And he also is a huge fan.
Conan O'Brien
That's nice. That's important for me to know.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
It is, yeah. Respect.
Conan O'Brien
Because if he's not a fan, I'm not going to help him, you know?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
No, I mean, he can always pretend.
Sean Dempsey
But does he know that you're getting advice about your relationship from Conan on here today?
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
He's aware and he wishes he could be here with me, but I think he will surprise you know, But I.
Conan O'Brien
Think, Eugenia, I am. I would like to help you. I really would. And I would like to talk to him because as I say, I know where he's coming from. I used to be, believe it or not, I used to be an uptight Irish guy. But I've changed. I live in Southern California and I've done a lot of work on my body. I've read the Kama Sutra. Oh, boy. Oh, God. I didn't know it was the Kama Sutra. I thought it was an in flight manual.
Sean Dempsey
In some ways it is.
Conan O'Brien
Yeah. I thought it was what to do in case of a crash. I didn't know why these people were getting together during a plane crash. But anyway, so But I. I feel like I could be. And I also would like to get in touch with my. I think I have an inner Latin side, an inner Spanish side that should come out.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
I think every. Not every, but many Irish Americans do have a Latin repressed Latin soul in them. And when they release them, it's like a very interesting experience. I will get on camera. Yeah, Very good. I'll be recording for you guys.
Conan O'Brien
Well, I do not wish my sensual side to be recorded. We did that once and it's doing very well in Switzerland. It's a film I'm trying to live down, but I performed well. Listen, I want to thank you for talking to us, and I want to wish you and Sean the best. He's got Anki so much. What'd you say?
Sona
I'm just so defeated.
Sean Dempsey
Well, I just looked over at Sona and this is what she was doing.
Conan O'Brien
Wait, what's wrong with you?
Sona
Yeah, what do you mean, what's wrong with me?
Conan O'Brien
Why are you defeated?
Sona
I just don't want. I don't want to hear so much about your sexual prowess. And I think that it's kind of sad that you're saying so much.
Conan O'Brien
I'm only talking about it so much because, you know of my failings.
Sona
Yeah, but you.
Conan O'Brien
Oh, wait, that is sad.
Sona
That is sad. Yeah. You get very squeamish when women talk about, like, certain parts of their bodies. And now you're going to go teach this guy about how to be more sexual. It's just. It's just funny.
Conan O'Brien
Sona, you're a little bit. Sona's a little extreme. She talks about things that normal people don't talk about. She's very graphic. And I don't think. I don't get that sense from Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez.
Sona
Okay.
Conan O'Brien
You know what I mean? She's. I don't think she's walking around talking about various graphic things. I think she just wants some eye contact and some more. A little sensuality from her man. That's all you want? Yes.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah.
Sean Dempsey
And show us again how you're going to hold her.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, yeah.
Conan O'Brien
I'm going to teach him to hold you like this.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Like burping a baby. Like a koala.
Conan O'Brien
Him giving you a eucalyptus leaf. And that's the.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Yeah, okay.
Conan O'Brien
You went, ooh, wasn't that kind of sensual? The eucalyptus.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
You learned that in Kama Sutra.
Conan O'Brien
It's the special Australian edition. Yes. Well, Eugenia, I love talking to you. Congratulations on your upcoming I love this word nuptials. And tell. Tell Sean that Conan says hey, and Conan's gonna help him.
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez
Thank you so much, Conan. Thank you so much, guys. Nice to meet you all.
Conan O'Brien
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Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Episode: Suspiciously Healthy
Release Date: January 9, 2025
In the Suspiciously Healthy episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Conan sits down with Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez, a physician resident based in Madrid, Spain. Eugenia introduces her multicultural background and discusses her relationship with her fiancé, Sean Dempsey, an Irish American living in Spain. The conversation delves deep into the cultural differences between their backgrounds, particularly focusing on public displays of affection (PDA) and drinking habits.
[01:33] Conan O'Brien: "Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez."
Conan begins by acknowledging Eugenia's long and complex name, prompting her to simplify her introduction.
[02:04] Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez: "So right now I'm in Madrid, Spain from my house and I work here as a physician resident in a hospital."
Eugenia shares that she met Sean while he was studying abroad in Seville in 2016. Their initial connection blossomed despite the challenges of maintaining a long-distance relationship and cultural differences.
[06:23] Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez: "I think the biggest, main thing at the beginning of our relationship was PDA. We don't have that in Spain or Europe."
Eugenia highlights that while PDA is common and culturally accepted in Spain, Sean, raised in the Midwest of the United States, finds it uncomfortable. Conan humorously interprets this as an Irish trait of being more reserved with affection.
Notable Quote:
[04:48] Conan O'Brien: "If that's even your real name. You're saying that you guys can start drinking at noon and you can go to 4am and it's no problem..."
The conversation amusingly contrasts Spanish and Irish drinking cultures, with Eugenia explaining that in Spain, drinking starts early and continues socially into the night, whereas Sean and his family are not accustomed to such habits.
Conan takes an active role in trying to help Eugenia and Sean navigate their cultural differences. He offers to provide Sean with “premarital counseling” to improve his comfort with PDA.
[16:15] Conan O'Brien: "I would happily help plan your wedding. My only recommendation is that the Irish Americans are restrained in their seats and that no alcohol is anywhere near them."
Eugenia appreciates Conan’s willingness to assist, suggesting a two-way relationship where Conan could help Sean while also benefiting his own marriage.
The discussion takes a light-hearted turn as Conan jokes about his own lack of sensuality, contrasting it with Sean’s reserved nature.
[19:51] Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez: "You look suspiciously healthy."
[19:56] Conan O'Brien: "Do you think that I'm doing something to my face or to my body?"
Eugenia playfully accuses Conan of using Botox or excessive sunscreen. Conan denies any cosmetic enhancements, humorously claiming he "has never gone outside in his life."
As the episode wraps up, Conan reiterates his desire to help Eugenia and Sean strengthen their relationship by bridging cultural gaps.
[23:14] Conan O'Brien: "I want to thank you for talking to us, and I want to wish you and Sean the best."
Eugenia expresses her gratitude, and the conversation concludes with mutual well-wishes and light-hearted banter about future interactions.
Suspiciously Healthy offers a heartfelt and humorous exploration of cross-cultural relationships. Conan O’Brien effectively balances comedy with genuine advice, highlighting the challenges and joys of blending different cultural norms. Eugenia and Sean’s story serves as a relatable narrative for listeners navigating similar dynamics, all while maintaining Conan’s signature wit and charm.
Notable Quotes:
Conan O'Brien [04:48]: "If that's even your real name. You're saying that you guys can start drinking at noon and you can go to 4am and it's no problem..."
Eugenia Fernandez de los Ronderos Jimenez [06:23]: "I think the biggest, main thing at the beginning of our relationship was PDA. We don't have that in Spain or Europe."
Conan O'Brien [19:56]: "Do you think that I'm doing something to my face or to my body?"
This episode not only entertains but also provides insightful commentary on the complexities of intercultural relationships, making it a memorable addition to Conan’s quest for genuine friendships.