The European Mind Can’t Comprehend - Scrolling w/ Hayley (Ep. 317)

Summary

Scrolling with Hayley – Episode 317 “The European Mind Can’t Comprehend”

Air Date: June 12, 2026
Host: Hayley Caronia
Main Theme: European tourists descend upon the U.S. for the World Cup, confronting American scale, infrastructure, and culture shock—with Hayley’s unfiltered commentary on what makes the U.S. unique, beloved, and incomprehensible to the European mind. Plus, blind reactions, “Am I the A-hole?” roommate stories, and listener Q&A.

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Episode Overview

Hayley Caronia explores the comedic and cultural chaos of European tourists experiencing the United States, particularly surrounding the 2026 World Cup. She contrasts enthusiastic European visitors with the grumpy outlook of American liberals, all while unpacking classic culture shocks: dauntingly vast spaces, wild infrastructure, regional food bombs, and the iconic American “bigness.” The episode blends viral reaction videos, blind responses to trending posts, and classic “Am I the A-hole?” segments, maintaining Hayley’s humorous and unapologetic conservative edge.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The World Cup Comes to America: European Culture Shock

[02:00–07:45]

• European Amazement at U.S. Size:

  • Many European fans are baffled by the U.S.'s vastness—such as believing MetLife Stadium is within walking distance from NYC.
  • Viral tweet: “If they keep up this BS, there will be 50,000 international fans each game day who just take a regular train to Rutherford and walk the one hour to MetLife... I know walking is an unfamiliar concept for most Americans, but it is a thing in the rest of the world.”
  • Hayley’s retort: “Walking across six lanes of traffic going 90 miles per hour and playing a real-life game of Frogger is an unfamiliar concept to the Americans. The European mind can’t comprehend that.”

• Reactions to U.S. Infrastructure:

  • European commentator (03:48): “You built a country that enables you. You can’t walk around. You don’t even have an infrastructure to walk around your country.”
  • Hayley: “Well, you’ll die. So it’s not that we don’t like walking ... but in certain stadiums and in certain circumstances, you will die. We do have that reputation for a reason, but it’s not all of us.”

• Proof-Testing Can You Walk?:

  • Viral videos show people attempting to “walk” from NYC to MetLife—an 11-mile, 4–5 hour journey, often involving dodging traffic and massive bridges.
  • “It took me about five hours. I wouldn’t recommend it.” [Walker/Reporter, 05:45]
  • Hayley: “Could you imagine 50,000 people doing that? I don’t think so.”

2. Epic American Road Trips and Public Transit Fails

[07:45–12:30]

• Craig Ferguson’s Trans-America Walk:

  • “To prove that not only are you wrong, but you can actually walk the entire length of America to get to the World Cup. My name’s Craig Ferguson. I’ve been walking the entire length of America for over 68 days...”
  • Hayley: “That is one hell of a way to see the United States. I’ve lived here my whole life. There’s a lot... I haven’t seen.”

• Contrast in Travel:

  • Some take arduous Greyhound bus trips (“...arguably the worst way to see America... But respect, though.”).
  • European tourists “absolutely fascinated with American life,” often confronting their Hollywood-fueled expectations (“they think all our college parties are like red solo cups—kind of true”).

3. First Impressions: Food, Walmart, and the Thrill of American Excess

[12:30–16:59]

• Tourists Marveling at Everyday America:

  • Fascination with “the size of this cement mixer,” Walmart’s sheer scale (“It’s like a museum, literally like a museum”), and endless food options—mac and cheese, 1.89L tubs of ice cream, massive sandwiches.
  • Iconic cuisine moments: chicken parm with vodka sauce, Carolina-style barbecue, sausage McGriddles (“...every other meat is ruined for me now. Look at this face. This is the face of a man who’s experienced real meats for the first time.” [19:01])

• Reactions to American Weather:

  • Lightning evacuations at public pools, unaccustomed heat (“...the French soccer team, they needed breaks because they were passing out because of the Massachusetts heat.”)
  • Hayley on regional temperature differences: “Everything’s bigger here. Everything’s more extreme here.”

4. America’s Bigness and Everyday Extremes

[17:15–21:24]

• Scale Cannot Be Comprehended...

  • “Americans who commute an hour one way to work—that's nothing. In the U.K., if you traveled that long, you’d be in two different countries.”
  • Hayley: “Our food is…like a flavor bomb in your mouth.” She jokes, “Americans go to Europe…they don't experience the bloating...these Europeans are going to leave the United States with diabetes…they’re absolutely gorging themselves.”

• European Celebrity Status for U.S. Junk Food:

  • “They go into the supermarkets, and they're seeing honey buns and Twinkies, and they're like, oh my gosh, it's Twinkies. It's like seeing a celebrity…they’re starstruck.”

5. Cultural Sites That Blow European Minds: Bass Pro, Buc-ee’s, College Football

[22:21–28:47]

• College Football and Bass Pro Shops:

  • European visitor, Freddie, in awe at Auburn football: “This is the most...the European mind can't comprehend this moment of my life.”
  • Bass Pro Shops described as “another surreal place”—“this place was crazy. They had a shooting crane in the store.”

• Buc-ee’s as a Cultural Pilgrimage:

  • Scottish tourist: “If you take a gas station and mix it with Disney World, wrap all of that around a gift shop, then that’s probably the best way I can describe what BUC EE’s is all about.”
  • Buc-ee’s branded “an aspirational, inspirational brand.”

• Liberal Perspective:

  • Liberal commentator: “Listen, liberal girlies and boys, how do we feel about BUC EE’s?... It's definitely giving... MAGA coded... But it's a clean bathroom. They pay their employees really well...if times got tough I know I ... would go collect that GM salary they advertise...” [Liberal Commentator, 27:24]

  • Hayley: “Why does everything have to be so red and blue? Why does everything have to be so black and white and us versus them? I mean, it’s gotta be exhausting to operate this way.”

6. The Miserable Liberal & the Dissociated Press

[29:32–31:19]

• Hayley mocks the “dejected” tone of an AP reporter covering a Trump cabinet meeting:
  • Hayley: “Miserable person you've ever seen... The Associated Press should rebrand to the dissociated press.”

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Walking to MetLife:
  “Walking across six lanes of traffic going 90 miles per hour… is an unfamiliar concept to the Americans. The European mind can’t comprehend that.” – Hayley [02:50]

• Epic Journey:
  “You can drive a thousand miles and be in the same state. The US is 40 times the size of the UK.” – Hayley [04:25]

• On American Food:
  “Our food is…like a flavor bomb in your mouth.” – Hayley [17:32]
  “There's a crack cocaine in ice cream in this country. They don't know that yet.” – Hayley [18:41]

• On Buc-ee’s:
  “If you take a gas station and mix it with Disney World, wrap all of that around a gift shop, then that’s probably the best way I can describe what BUC EE’s is all about.” – European Tourist [26:03]

• On Taking Sides:
  “Why does everything have to be so red and blue?...It’s gotta be exhausting to operate this way.” – Hayley [28:47]

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Segment Timestamps

• European Culture Shock & Stadium Walking: [02:00–07:45]
• Trans-American Journeys / Bus Rides: [07:45–12:30]
• First Impressions: Food, Walmart, Wonders: [12:30–16:59]
• Weather Shock / U.S. Scale: [16:59–21:24]
• American Institutions (Bass Pro, Buc-ee’s): [22:21–28:47]
• Media Bias & Dissatisfaction: [29:32–31:19]

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Blind Reactions & "Am I the A-hole?" Segments

1. Roommate Milk Revenge [32:01–36:45]

• Listener sets trap for food-stealing roommate by swapping almond milk for regular milk, causing lactose-intolerant roommate a bathroom disaster.
  • Hayley: “The a hole is the guy stealing the milk...actions have consequences.”
  • Co-host: "If your name’s on it, it’s done."

2. Gift Exchange Regifting Drama [37:05–44:31]

• Listener receives back the same toolset they gifted a relative three years prior.
  • Hayley: “Re-gifting is fine, just not the same circle…You don’t give the same gift back to the same person. That’s ridiculous.”

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Q&A: Listener and Instagram Stories [44:51–58:14]

• Favorite Beach? [45:25]
  “Every day is summer vacation here. I just go to the one down the road.”

• Florida-Centric Foods? [51:07]
  “Key lime pie, fish, gator, and great Cuban sandwiches.”

• Pizza vs. Tacos? [52:23]
  “More likely pizza, but depends where in the country—I like both.”

• Wildest TV Host Story? [53:27]
  Hayley recounts inadvertently denying three Catholic priests entry to a Trump town hall in Wisconsin.

• Cereal She’d Be? [56:07]
  “Cinnamon Toast Crunch...I liked Rice Krispies. Honey Bunches of Oats too. The European mind can't comprehend...”

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Tone and Style

Hayley’s witty, playful, and conservative-leaning style pervades the episode. She balances affectionate ribbing of European tourists with a celebration of American idiosyncrasies. The show flows fast, heavy on banter and commentary, peppered with viral video observations and listener engagement. The tone is unapologetic, candid, and infused with inside jokes both about “the culture wars” and everyday American absurdity.

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Summary for New Listeners

In this episode, Hayley takes listeners on a comedic journey through the culture shock of European World Cup fans learning firsthand how “big,” bewildering, and delightfully over-the-top America can be—from public transit to Walmart to 24-hour gas station-emporiums. Through blind reactions, trans-Atlantic food critiques, and roommate vendettas, Hayley showcases what Europeans “can’t comprehend”—all with sharp-witted commentary on what makes America exceptional. If you ever wanted to see U.S. culture through the wide eyes of European tourists (and get Hayley’s no-nonsense perspective), this episode is a must-listen.

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Transcript

[Haley]

Welcome to the show. Europeans have touched down on this side of the pond for the World cup and they are blown away by the usa. Usa. Usa. And they're loving it. What's not to love? Juxtapose that with the miserable liberals who have to live in an alternate reality to justify their hatred of the greatest country in the world. I've got blind reactions. We might have some Am I the A Hole segments and I'll answer your questions from the special Friday Super Scroll. So first I want to remind you to subscribe to this show. Of course, the Bongino Report channel is where you can watch this show. You can watch Vince at 8 and I hope that you do rumble.com Haley brings you there. So I hope that you subscribe. And if you can't catch us live at noon, you can watch whenever you want. You can also watch on Spotify now. So Spotify. The podcast episodes, wherever you listen to those are available right when this show ends. However you listen, all I ask is that you tell a friend. And I want to tell you also about Beam. It's funny how when sleep changes as you get older, in your early 20s, you could stay up late, run on four or five hours, grab a coffee, and still function. That doesn't really work anymore. Somewhere in your 30s, sleep stops being optional. And for me, falling asleep was never the issue. It was staying asleep. That's why I started using Beams Dream Powder. I didn't want something that knocked me out or made me feel groggy. I wanted real, restorative sleep. Sleep and Dream is made with a powerful blend of all natural ingredients Reishi, magnesium, L theanine, apigenin and melatonin. And Beam has already improved over 30 million nights of sleep, helping people across the country wake up and feel their best. So if you're in that stage of life where you can't just push through bad sleep anymore, this is exactly what you need to be trying. Go to shopbeam.com scroll and use code scroll and take advantage of my exclusive offer for up to 40% off Beam's Dream powder. So seriously, think about it. How much would you pay for a truly great night of sleep? With my discount code scroll go to shopbeam.com scroll today. And without further ado, put your phones on. Do not disturb. We've got a Super scroll for you today. We'll just dance since there's no intro. The World cup is here and so are the Europeans. They can't quite seem to wrap their heads around the fact that MetLife Stadium is not A hop, skip and a jump from New York City. A round trip train ticket from Penn station to MetLife is going for $105. And some European tourists think that they will walk from New York City or Rutherford, New Jersey to MetLife Stadium to skip out on on the fair and save a few bucks. So this is just one of those tweets from a European saying if they keep up this BS, there will be 50,000 international fans each game day who just take a regular train to Rutherford and walk the one hour to MetLife Stadium. I know walking is an unfamiliar concept for most Americans, but it is a thing in the rest of the world. So he's a little. He's being a little salty in this tweet, and I don't appreciate this, this saltiness. And, you know, I get that they think that we're lazy, but walking across six lanes of traffic going 90 miles per hour and playing a real life game of Frogger is an unfamiliar concept to the Americans. The European mind can't comprehend that. And they say that New York City is poorly planned because new MetLife Stadium isn't in the middle of Central park or something, and they can't stumble there from the pub. They think that we have poor infrastructure because we don't have pedestrian tunnels or bridges or sidewalks along one of the busiest and most dangerous highways. And this girl, again, still seems to think that it's just because we're fat and lazy.

[Co-host 1]

Watch.

[European Commentator]

So you're telling me in America you are unable to walk into the MetLife Stadium that's holding the World cup in a few months? You're telling me it is illegal and they are prosecuting people who walk.

[Haley]

Huh?

[European Commentator]

You have to take a $150 train journey into the stadium that's 30 minutes long. 30 minutes long. 150 dollars. Excuse me. Excuse me. You built a country that enables you. You can't walk around. You don't even have an infrastructure to walk around your country. What? I've just discovered this. Americans don't walk everywhere.

[Haley]

I.

[European Commentator]

The joy that walking down the we. You know, the big strip of Wembley that everybody knows it's famous. The joy that walk has brought me. It's unexplainable. And it's illegal in America to walk. You cannot walk from, say, if you live 20 minutes down the road, you cannot walk to the stadium.

[Haley]

Well, you'll die. So it's not that we don't like walking. I mean, walking into stadiums brings us joy also. But in certain stadiums and in certain circumstances, you will Die. And you know, some people want to make it to the game. You know, they, they spend all this money on tickets. They want to actually make it there to get there. And you know, to be fair, some of us are fat and lazy. Like, we do have that reputation for a reason, but it's not all of us, you know, and the again, the European mind just can't comprehend how vast the United States is. You can drive a thousand miles and be in the same state. The US is 40 times the size of the UK. But this is just one of those things that you have to see to believe. You know, you have to get here and really understand what we're talking about. But to prove that it can be done, these guys actually did it. They walked all the way to MetLife Stadium. Watch.

[Walker/Reporter]

Is it possible to just walk from New York City to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey? A lot of fans have been asking that. Now that a round trip train tickets to the World cup is going to cost a hundred, 105 bucks. Well, I'mma find out. So I went on Google Maps and I found a route that was 11 miles long and would only take four and a half hours to walk. But it was all on sidewalks. So I grabbed a pair of shoes that turns out had no arch support and headed off across the George Washington Bridge, which is the only way to get from Manhattan into New Jersey. This is also the busiest bridge by traffic in the world and you have to share this path with cyclists. After successfully dodging some cyclists off the bridge, I got onto a road and started walking. And next thing I knew, I was just in a town and it did not look like the town from the Sopranos. And I learned something else about the Garden State. All of New Jersey is one hill. But after I ran up that hill like Cape Bush, I actually got to see some gardens in the Garden State. Let's just play the World cup here. All right. That's been the walk to MetLife. It took me about five hours. I wouldn't recommend it. And now I got to figure out how to get home because I forgot they don't run this train, not on match days. So

[Haley]

you cannot walk to the World Cup. You're not walking to the World Cup.

[Co-host 2]

Are you sure about that? This is New York Penn Station and that is train transit. Normally you take the train here to MetLife, but we're going to run there. Mile one to Time Square, and that was the zoo. Mile two, Central Park. 16 miles left. Mile four. Done with Central Park. Now for the Real Hills Mile nine, we're going to New Jersey. Mile 10, welcome to Fort Lee.

[Haley]

This is impressive.

[Co-host 2]

And boom, 19 and a half miles, three hours later, we made it. But please don't do this on game day.

[Haley]

So if you want. If these Europeans want to walk, it'll take you about five hours if you want. In this heat that they're not accustomed to. I don't know if they're going to make it to the game again. We're trying to get everyone there alive. Also, if you want to run, you can get there faster. But just going back to that tweet from the beginning when he was like, 50,000 international fans are going to be doing this every day. Could you imagine 50,000 people doing that? I don't think so. I don't think so.

[Co-host 2]

America's huge and capitalism is alive and well. Enjoy your $150 train ticket.

[Haley]

Pay 150 pay. I think it's. What is it, 1 $5 or 1 50? I think it's $105. And honestly worth it to not die. Worth it to make it there in one piece. But this guy, he's a Scotsman. Craig Ferguson, he is taking this to the next level. He has come here across the pond, and he is walking the whole country. Watch.

[Walker/Reporter]

This idea that people think they can

[Co-host 2]

walk safely is the most dangerous thing

[Haley]

I've ever heard of.

[Craig Ferguson]

To prove that not only are you wrong, but you can actually walk the entire length of America to get to the World Cup. My name's Craig Ferguson. I've been walking the entire length of America for over 68 days, starting in LA, finishing in Boston in time for Scotland's World cup match. Don't believe me? Well, here's how it's went so far.

[Haley]

This is very cool to say that you've done this.

[Co-host 2]

Some of these roads are iffy.

[Haley]

They are. He's walking through snow in his hill.

[Craig Ferguson]

Give me freedom give me fire give me reason Take me higher See the champion take the field down Unified us Make it feel in the streets are lifting. Us Every nation all around us.

[Haley]

That is one hell of a way to see the United States. There's, you know, I've lived here my whole life. There's a lot of the United States I haven't seen.

[Co-host 2]

Have you been out west? I've been to Colorado, Utah.

[Haley]

I've been to Colorado. I haven't been to Utah.

[Co-host 2]

Every time I'm out there, it just blows my mind.

[Haley]

That is the same country.

[Co-host 2]

That and that, like, people were just like, hey, we should go explore that we'll just go walk through.

[Haley]

And thank God they did.

[Co-host 2]

Amen.

[Haley]

And thank God they did. So anyway, I just love seeing all of these Europeans come to the United States and enjoy their time here, you know? You know, they. They have one idea about what we're like, and then they come here and they realize, oh, this really is the greatest place on earth. But their modes of transportation are a little iffy, you know, Would I walk across the entire. The entirety of the United States? No, not me personally. I wouldn't. This guy decided to take a Greyhound bus and it says, I'm over 12 hours into my NYC to LA gray greyhound trip now. Other than my arse going numb, it's all going great. Drivers are great. Frequent rest stops, fellow passengers are all lovely, and no one is a nuisance. Long way to go. Still, though, and arguably this is one of the worst ways to get from LA to New York. I mean, when you think of traveling across the country, I don't know, I think I maybe. Would I rather walk and do what Craig Ferguson is doing than to take a Greyhound bus?

[Co-host 2]

I have never taken a Greyhound bus. There have been instances where it has been floated out in my life and I have immediately shut it down.

[Haley]

I've taken buses to Philly because I have a friend there. I've taken a bus to the Jersey shore. I'm trying to think like, I have

[Co-host 2]

charter buses or like a Greyhound bus.

[Haley]

No, no, like a. Like a Greyhound bus. Or not even a Greyhound brand, but like a bus like that. Probably even worse than Greyhound. What I took because I was trying to ball on a budget when I was living.

[Co-host 2]

Things we do when we're. When we're balling broke.

[Haley]

Yeah, there was. It was a little creepy, the bus that I took, but whatever. Anyway, this guy said this is arguably like the worst way, the absolute worst way to see America. And he's doing it on a. With a smile on his face. Madman. But respect, though. But people in the United People, these Europeans who are in the United States are absolutely fascinated with American life. And you think about it, they probably see a lot of what America's life or what American life is like from the media. They've probably watched movies and they think that all of our college parties are like red solo cups and people breaking tables, which is kind of true. Maybe they think that people are drinking out of punch bowls. That happened a lot in the movies, and I never saw that once, like a punch bowl at a party.

[Co-host 2]

We got rid of punch bowls pretty early on after the people started Drugging them.

[Haley]

But yeah, I feel like there's this idea of what America is like and then they see it because it's, you know, we dominate Hollywood and all that stuff. And then they come here and they're just so fascinated with all of the foods that they have seen in advertisements for so long and now they're really experiencing it. So watch this.

[European Tourist]

Arrived in New York as we make our way up towards Boston for Scotland's first game. The size of this cement mixer not arrived in America yet for the World cup, let me tell you. It is absolutely scorching.

[Haley]

Look at that.

[European Tourist]

Oh, my God.

[Haley]

Amazed by the Mac and cheese.

[European Tourist]

Just like for 119 Mac and cheese.

[Haley]

Can't look how many.

[Walker/Reporter]

That's unreal.

[European Tourist]

So we are back in Walmart. This is the biggest tourist attraction I can have as a European. It's like a museum, literally like a museum. So let's go inside.

[Haley]

It's a museum.

[European Tourist]

1.89 L

[Co-host 2]

of ice cream.

[European Tourist]

Oh, but I heard that's the best ice cream in the United States. I've never tried.

[Haley]

We do things big here. I can't this all by myself.

[Walker/Reporter]

Where's that accent from?

[Haley]

I'm from London.

[European Tourist]

Come all the way from London for one of these famous sandwiches.

[Haley]

This is my favorite video.

[European Tourist]

What are we going to make you today?

[Craig Ferguson]

Can I get a chicken parm with vodka sauce?

[Walker/Reporter]

I'll make it beautiful for you. Right, we're going parmesan cheese.

[European Tourist]

We're going to go a little more olive oil. Right, we're going to take this bad boy.

[Haley]

We're going to cut it.

[Walker/Reporter]

Daniel.

[European Tourist]

Oh, Danny boy. The pipes, the pipes.

[Co-host 1]

Look at that.

[European Tourist]

Not bad, huh, my friend?

[Walker/Reporter]

Beautiful, Beautiful.

[Craig Ferguson]

How can anybody not love America? Like we are just randomly driving around in the back of a cyber on a random Saturday. It's got class, man.

[European Tourist]

I'm in America. When they say everything in America is big, I understand it. Why the hell is this quesadilla the size of my head? Somebody explained to me why this piece of food is the size of my head. And I've got three of them. Nothing here is small. This is, this is, this is a normal water bottle. Sorry, let me change my accent for the Americans that are watching. This is a normal water bottle.

[Craig Ferguson]

I'm in America right now and we are being evacuated from the pool area. Something had just come on the tannoy and he said, evacuate the pool because there is a lightning strike warning. So everybody is leaving the pool to go inside. That's absolutely insane. Look, everyone is gone. America is no joke. I've been driving for five minutes now and I can't wipe this smile off my face. I'm driving a ram truck in America. Like, look how sick this is. Country music on the radio. Go on. I'm going to hoot in a Ram truck and a man. America, boys.

[Haley]

Yeehaw. Country music and its levels by Avicii what they don't know, but they're having fun. And that's what I love to see. I thought, you know, all these videos are just so funny. The guy's reaction to thunder and lightning in the, like getting out of the pool because of lightning.

[Co-host 2]

Welcome to Florida, buddy.

[Haley]

You know, and they're fascinated by the weather. They're fascinated by the weather. They're fascinated by the heat. And I think if you are from the uk, I mean, what is like the average temperature? I've been to London, but I went in probably. When did I go. I think I was in London in September and it was cold. Like, it was cold in September. So I don't know. I needed a jacket. I was cold.

[Co-host 2]

I think what's even crazier is like the difference between temperatures, not just per state, but per region. Like, you can come this time of year and it's a lovely up north and down here, like, you can't even go outside.

[Haley]

Exactly.

[Co-host 2]

It's crazy.

[Haley]

They were saying that the. I was cracking up in this comment section too, because I saw this video of this woman saying that the French soccer team, they were, you know, they needed breaks because they were passing out because of the Massachusetts heat. Have you ever heard of the Massachusetts heat before?

[Co-host 2]

And you're like, rarely do I hear about the Massachusetts.

[Haley]

I've never heard. I've never heard that phrase in my life. But it is crazy to think that in the UK it can rain so much and they don't have thunder and lightning warnings. I guess it's just more extreme. Everything's bigger here. Everything's more extreme here. I guess it's just like drizzling over there.

[Co-host 2]

People that haven't been outside of the U.S. i feel like you don't realize, like, how amazing we have it, right? With just the abundance of everything. It's clean, it's safe. I mean, relatively safe. And you know, it just. It's crazy.

[Haley]

It is wild. It's wild to think too, that, you know, for us Americans, there are Americans who might commute an hour one way to work. And that's on the. That's being not even being generous.

[Co-host 2]

And we're having a good, good Monday morning, right?

[Haley]

Like, people. I. I knew a girl who used to commute from Philly to New York City every day. People do big commutes, and that could be, I don't know, two hours. I think my commute into New York City was probably an hour and a half every day when I was living on Long island, still. So people travel quite a bit to go to work, and that's nothing to us because our country's so vast. If you tell people in the UK that, they're like, why can't you walk to work? And then also, if they traveled that long, they'd be in two different countries. It's wild to think about how different it is. And if you really can't come here to experience the scale, you really have no idea. But let's talk about the food, because Americans, our food is, you know, it's like a flavor bomb in your mouth. Like that video of the Italian guy making a chicken parm sub and then singing Danny Boy to the guy from London who's eating this sandwich for the first time. I can only imagine his taste buds are exploding. Like, he's never experienced flavor like that in his life.

[Co-host 2]

Love the guy who was holding up a thing of ice cream and was like, oh, I can never eat this by myself. And I'm like, one bad breakup man. And you can eat the whole thing.

[Haley]

Listen, you know, put it in the fridge. This is what. This is the thing. They haven't eaten it yet. They don't know how addictive it is. There's a crack cocaine in ice cream in this country. They don't know that. So then you. You eat the ice cream, and then you put it back in the fridge. And then like 20 minutes later, you're like, I want to go back for more.

[Co-host 2]

Before you know it, you're just eating it straight out the carton.

[Haley]

Yes, of course. And this is the thing. You have to come here to experience it. And I'm very glad that they are. But this one guy from Scotland, he went to a barbecue spot and he said that he had discovered barbecue ribs in America, Carolina style with a vinegar sauce. And frankly, every other meat is ruined for me now. This is. Look at this face. This is the face of a man who's experienced real meats for the first time.

[Co-host 2]

My guy's going to be chasing this for the rest the rest of his

[Haley]

life, chasing this high. They don't have. They have beans on toast in the uk. That's what he's eating for breakfast. And then here I saw a Video of a girl eating a sausage McGriddle for the first time. And she was like, I've never experienced flavors like this before.

[Co-host 2]

Nothing like starting your day off with about 1200 calories and a little bit of a bellyache.

[Haley]

Yeah, exactly.

[Co-host 2]

Welcome to America.

[Haley]

I know. And so I tweeted about this today or last night, and I said, it's so funny because Americans, you know, Americans go to Europe. Let's say they go to Italy for, I don't know, two weeks, and they're eating pizza, they're eating pasta, they're walking, and they don't experience the bloating and the itching issues with, like, lactose intolerance and all these things that we hear. It's very American specific, all these stomach issues and whatnot, and. Exactly. And honestly, it tastes good, so who cares? And it's funny because all these. These Europeans are coming to America. And I said, they're going to. We go there and we experience this, like, sigh of relief, like, oh, I get to eat pizza and not feel sick. They're going to leave the United States with diabetes. Like, they are just absolutely gorging themselves with all the foods that they've seen in commercials. Like, there's videos of them going into the supermarkets, and they're seeing honey buns and Twinkies, and they're like, oh, my gosh, it's Twinkies. It's like seeing a celebrity, like, they're, like, starstruck.

[Co-host 2]

They're starting to get to, like, the niche stuff, too. Like, some. I saw somebody was like, what is crystals? And if you don't know what that is, that's like the White Castle of the South. And I'm like, sir, stop.

[Haley]

I know. Seriously, save yourself. But it is very cool. So anyway, I posted that as a joke saying, you know, Americans go to Europe and they experience some relief, and then Europeans are going to go back home with diabetes. People are commenting. You guys have to go to my Twitter and see what these people are saying. I'm, like, the dumbest people on planet Earth have found this post. They're accusing me of not loving America. They're telling me to go live in Europe. I'm like, you guys are, like, totally missing the point.

[Co-host 2]

Anyway, not love America.

[Haley]

Like, you guys. You don't even. You don't do.

[Co-host 2]

You don't even know who you're talking to podcast for.

[Haley]

You even know you're talking to the eagle. Screech, please. Eagle. Screech, please. Seriously. Anyway, this guy Freddie, he is a German who is here in the United States. He is going viral on X because he is getting a kick out of quite literally everything. First of all, he did not walk. He took an Uber. He. He was going to walk to the stadium and he said that I love Americans. We were about to walk an hour to the stadium in the rain to save on an Uber, and the receptionist at the hotel we were parked in front of decided to drive us there with prayer hands emoji there. Again, this is the best of America. Now he's at Jordan Hare Stadium at Auburn and he's saying, this is the most. The European mind can't comprehend this moment of my life. One of my friends says, punch me five times tomorrow and I'll still think this isn't real.

[Co-host 2]

Just a regular Saturday.

[Haley]

Can you imagine? But can. Isn't that so cool to see their reaction to our normal life? Like, people go to Auburn University and they go see games here all the time. And people, you know, college football is just. They can't comprehend it.

[Co-host 2]

Nothing to us.

[Haley]

They don't have it there and we have it here. We take all these things for granted. And it's just so cool to see these people. Like, I saw videos of the fly over there at Auburn. They had the eagle flying around and. And everyone was like, this is. This is so cool. There was a sunset and it's. Honestly, it's cinematic. It's beautiful. And these. Just to have the Europeans just have this little taste of American culture is so cool to see. And so this guy Freddie, he goes into a bass pro shop. Of course, this is like the Mecca for all things American. He said, we found another surreal place on our way. I know some people will say I'm too positive about everything I see, but this place was crazy. They had a shooting crane in the store.

[Co-host 2]

What's even crazier is the post is just pictures of Bass pro. Like, not even anything out of the normal, just a Bass Pro.

[Haley]

I didn't include this in the super scroll, but I was going through his Twitter feed. If you guys haven't seen this, Freddie LA7 on X and you should go take a look at his feed because he's just experiencing America. And we're were. We're watching it through his eyes. But he said, I'm staring at the most beautiful scene I've ever seen. He was in Fair Hope, Alabama,

[Liberal Commentator]

and

[Haley]

he's like, this is the most gorgeous place I've ever been to. And I'm not saying that Fairhope, Alabama is gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but it's just like, it's just awesome.

[Co-host 2]

That one guy in the Ram trucks like, this is America. This is. I'm like, that looks like my backyard, like in Georgia.

[Haley]

And it is. That's the thing. It is our backyard. And they're here and it's like the things that we take for granted, they're loving so much. Anyway, Freddie was in the car and he said this. He discovered Ella Langley. The best discovery of our road trip has been a musician called Ella Langley. We have never heard of her before, but after hearing her on pretty much every country radio station, we've become big fans. She's basically the soundtrack of our trip. And I like Ella Langley. I'm actually going to see her tonight in concert. So I'm very excited and I'll. Maybe I'll take a video and I'll send it to Freddie. I'll. I'll tag him on X. I think

[Co-host 2]

he'd really appreciate it.

[Haley]

I think he would too, you know, because he can't be at every stadium in the country. He's only, he's here for World cup stuff. I'll. I'll give him a little taste of Llang Lee live. I'll do that for him. He doesn't know me, but I'm welcoming him to America and I'm happy that he's enjoying it.

[Co-host 1]

I don't know if he was also intentional or if it's his ineptitude with Bluetooth, but I love the fact that he's driving around the country listening to radio.

[Haley]

But that's cool.

[Co-host 1]

It's awesome.

[Haley]

Don't you think?

[Co-host 1]

That's totally add to the experience because

[Haley]

he could just Bluetooth and play his own songs or he can really immerse himself in American culture. What's more American than listening to country, country music on the radio in your truck? It's like, this is America. I love it. So he also went to Buc Ees on his trip because of course, if you're going to stop at any gas station, make it be a Buc EE's. If you have a. If you're going to have a. A bathroom break, you have to do it at the cleanest bathrooms in America. So they're at, they're at Buc EE's. He said, dude, lmao. This is a gas station with crying emojis in all caps. You know, Buc ee's really is the mecca. And the Buc ee's experience was also shared by the guy Sean, who also discovered the Carolina style barbecue. Here is his buc EE's experience grown

[European Tourist]

adult like we are and being excited. So excited about arriving at a place.

[Craig Ferguson]

Buc EE's.

[European Tourist]

If you've never been to Buc EE's before, you might be mystified as to what it actually is. If you take a gas station and mix it with Disney World, wrap all of that around a gift shop, then that's probably the best way I can describe what BUC EE's is all about. Wow. Oh wait, look at it.

[Haley]

Snacks. He's got his cowboy hat on. Bucky's merch.

[European Tourist]

You know what I love about Buc EE's? It's an aspirational, inspirational brand. The message this is what we came to buc EE's really far is this stuff here, the beaver nuggets. I'm gonna put these in my suitcase and fly them back to Scotland. They're that good, honestly.

[Haley]

Okay.

[Co-host 1]

Did he fly here on a dragon?

[Haley]

I want you to just take that in. Take that video in. This is a guy from Scotland experiencing Buc Ees for the first time. He was mystified. He used the word mystified. He said that it was an aspirational and inspirational brand. This is someone from outside the United States coming to BUC EE's experiencing it for the first time. Now get a load of this video. This is a liberal who lives in the United States. This is how she feels about Buc EE's.

[Liberal Commentator]

Listen, liberal girlies and boys, how do we feel about BUC EE's? Because I always stop at a Bucky's but like going inside, it's definitely giving, you know. You know, but it's a clean bathroom. They always say hi. So the gas is always really cheap. And they pay their employees really well. Like I've always said, if times got tough for me, I know I just have to like commute a while cuz they're never in a major city. But I would go collect that GM salary that they be advertising on that sign out front. I feel like I should start a series of like things that seem Republican. And BUC EE's would be the first of this series. Let me know your thoughts.

[Haley]

So you have a Scotsman enjoying Buc EE's saying it's an aspirational, inspirational brand. Then you have a liberal saying, hey liberal boys and girls, is it okay that I go to BUC EE's? You know, they. They have really clean bathrooms and they pay their employees really well. And maybe I would even want to work there one day. But it's giving maga. It's kind of MAGA coded. So I don't know if I can enjoy just enjoy it. Like they're so hateful and they hate this country so much they hate Republicans. What I mean, what about Bucky's is MAGA coded that it's clean and it runs well? Like, seriously, what are. Like, what are we. What is her point?

[Co-host 1]

Probably just the fact they're all in

[Haley]

the south, that it's great because it's

[Co-host 1]

a Texas brand and dudes in pickup trucks enjoy it.

[Haley]

Right, Exactly. And so for that reason, it's a wonderful brand and she admits that it's a wonderful brand, but she's like, like, can I really support them? Yes, you can. You don't have to be as miserable as you are. You can support good American brands. It's why does everything have to be so red and blue? Why does everything have to be so black and white and us versus them? Like, what the heck? I mean, it's gotta be exhausting to operate this way. And speaking of exhausted, I just found this video of an Associated Press reporter who seems just very dejected covering the Trump administration. Watch this.

[Associated Press Reporter]

I was in President Donald Trump's Cabinet meeting today. These can be marathon meetings that can go on for hours. The President today didn't want to call on all of his Cabinet secretaries to take try to move the meeting along, but it still lasted for about an hour and 20 minutes. At every seat in the room there were red hats commemorating America's 250th anniversary this summer. The hats featured images of Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty and an eagle and an American flag. The President spent much of the time talking when he called on a couple of members of his Cabinet, but he provided about a 10 minute update on the renovations he has been doing around the district of Colombia, including repairs he's doing ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. The president also spoke a lot about Iran as a deal is being worked out with Iran to end that war. The President said that Iran thought it could outweigh him, but he is not in a rush and he said he wasn't concerned about the midterms.

[Haley]

Miserable person you've ever seen even said,

[Associated Press Reporter]

quote, I don't care about the midterms. The President said in the meeting that he would not be comfortable if Russia or China China took Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium which could potentially be

[Haley]

used to make the point is she looks miserable, some of the chat said. Is she on Valium? She looks high as Fudge. She looks miserable. This lady is so sad. SSRIs are so bad. Constipation will do that. Maybe she's just constipated. I don't know. I hope she's okay, but my goodness, if I wanted to listen to the news, I'm not getting it from her. You need it. You need a vessel that's going to keep you awake a little bit. My goodness. People were saying that this was the Associated Press. They should rebrand to the dissociated press. She does seem like she's dissociated a little bit from. From her job. And, you know, you gotta love your job, so I don't know if her. Her heart's in it.

[Co-host 2]

She's not jobbing her love.

[Haley]

She's not jobbing her. You gotta. You gotta love your job, and you gotta job your love. And this is someone who's not jobbing her love at all. Hey there. I'm Paula Pan. I help people make the smartest money decisions possible. If you don't control your money, it controls you. You're not in control of your finances, and you have to look outside of yourself to live the life that you want. You're not in control. You're like. Like, what is it that you actually want?

[European Tourist]

Money should follow the dreams and goals,

[Haley]

because sometimes we make the dream and goal the money. And you've overworked yourself and you've exceeded what you've needed for the actual thing you want. Sometimes we forget, like, what's the actual thing you want? Afford anything. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. Let's get into some blind reactions. Do we have videos or just Am I the a hole segments?

[Co-host 2]

Yeah, so we just got another scenario that I thought really piggybacked off of what we spoke about on Wednesday. Okay, so I'm gonna go ahead and read you this, and I need your reaction to tell me who's in the right, who's in the wrong. It's a classic roommate dispute, and I feel like a lot of people can relate to that.

[Haley]

Okay, let's hit it.

[Co-host 2]

So me and two other guys share an apartment together, and we split all the bills. The only thing we don't split costs on our groceries. Everyone's in charge of buying their own food, and we don't touch whatever doesn't belong to us in the fridge. We put our names on everything so no one gets mixed up. This issue has been going on for almost a year, and I'm sick of it. One of my roommates keeps stealing my food. I Get home from work and containers with my leftovers are sometimes missing. They have my name written on it. Remind you or my stuff is finished way too quickly. My gallon of milk, for example. I buy almond milk because I like the taste, but it seems to finish after a week even though I've only drank it once or twice. I confronted my roommate about this lots of times and that's caused a lot of arguments. He outright denies it and tells me I'm crazy, even though it's very obvious as most of my groceries are empty within a week. My other roommate and I carpool together because we both work the same early morning shifts around the same area so I know it's not him. It's always after we get back home and my roommate has already left for work and I notice my food gone. My roommates also have a similar problem, but not as often as I do. I'm guessing he doesn't like what they buy as much. The funniest part is he buys a lot of stuff for himself and is even more stingy about his food. He will literally point out what's his and when he comes back from the grocery and tell us not to touch it. Last week, my milk was nearly empty again and I got fed up. I went to the liquor store and bought regular dairy milk I drank.

[Haley]

He went to the liquor store and bought regular dairy.

[Co-host 2]

I think he means a convenience store and maybe he just like frequents the liquor store that much.

[Haley]

I thought he was gonna say he went to the liquor store, filled the gallon up with, like, Baileys or something.

[Co-host 2]

So he goes to the grocery store, bought regular dairy milk. I drank what was left of my almond milk and filled the gallon with the one I bought. This was to catch my roommate for stealing it, as he is a lactose intolerant.

[Haley]

Oh, now your apartment's gonna smell.

[Co-host 2]

The next day we get back from work and he is pissed. He yelled at me that he was stuck in the bathroom for 45 minutes because of your milk. He was using it to make a milkshake. I only responded with so then you're the one who's been stealing and he freaked out. Yeah, he admitted he was sometimes drinking my milk and eating my food, but he was more mad that I switched the milks than the fact that he had been caught. I told him I hadn't done that if he just stopped taking my stuff from the fridge or at least told the truth instead of trying to make it seem like I was making it up. My roommate backed me up and thought it was Kind of funny that we got payback for stealing from us. It's a little tense right now and my roommate told him it is trying to convince him to agree to kick me out. Little does he know that we're both looking to move.

[Haley]

Kick him out of the apartment for this.

[Co-host 2]

Yes. Little does he know me and my other roommate are looking to get a place. Just he and I as to get away from this. I told some buddies what happened. If you think it was an a hole thing for me to do that, I feel like I'm not in the wrong here. He was taking my food, not even owning it. And you know what? I got some revenge.

[Haley]

The a hole is the guy stealing the milk. I think if you give someone a taste of their own medicine, you know, because he tried confronting him, he tried doing this the adult way. He tried saying, hey, are you stealing my food? Are you stealing my milk? The guy lied to his face. And this is what you get for lying. Consequences have, actions have consequences.

[Co-host 2]

I agree. I think that one, if your name's on it, it's done. So there's no, there's no.

[Haley]

And it's not like he had an anaphylactic allergy to milk. He was lactose intolerant. He knew that worst case scenario he's going to spend the afternoon on the toilet. And that's what you deserve. I feel like people in the chat agree, huge difference. Brilliant. It's a good trap. Can't stand liars. People say, I think it's justified. Absolutely. Yeah. Screw the food thief. Absolutely. This is someone that needed, they needed to learn a lesson.

[Co-host 2]

This is the type of person that doesn't learn this lesson. But it is fun to get at him.

[Haley]

I know. Don't you think you would have some kind of self reflective moment where it's like, okay, I was stealing, I was lying.

[Co-host 2]

It's embarrassing for somebody to like confront you and be like, hey, stop doing this. This is weird.

[Haley]

This is someone that really can't take accountability for their own actions. So I would say this person is not the a hole for doing the swaparoo with the milk. I think he should move out with the other roommate and leave this milk, milk thief in the dust. That's my take.

[Co-host 2]

There you go. I've got one more.

[Haley]

Okay.

[Co-host 2]

This is, this is about gifting. Have you ever, have you ever received a gift and then basically Indian gifted it to somebody else?

[Haley]

Have I ever done that? I don't think so. I think the only time I've like people have given me a bottle of wine. And then I've given it to someone else.

[Co-host 2]

I've done that for sure.

[Haley]

So that. But I don't really think that it's not like a sentimental thing where it's like someone went and bought a gift for me, picked it out with me in mind, and then, you know, because I feel like bottles of wine are just. They kind of.

[Co-host 2]

They come and go.

[Haley]

They come and go. Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

So I have done this.

[Haley]

With what?

[Co-host 2]

So my wife and I have quite a few different friend groups, so we constantly get invited to, like, white elephant things.

[Haley]

Okay.

[Co-host 2]

So we'll do an initial white elephant investment, and then we'll just kind of trickle down that. Right. White elephant, Mostly me. She doesn't do this. She's a good person. I do this.

[Haley]

So basically, so you're all swapping around the same gifts forever.

[Co-host 2]

Basically. But more like our initial friend group had a white elephant, and then I gave what I wanted, that white elephant to my work white elephant.

[Haley]

Oh, okay. Yeah, I think that's fine.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah.

[Haley]

If it's not something that you really. It's not like someone got it for you specifically. It was white elephant.

[Co-host 2]

I didn't need a weighted blanket. Snuggie with Batman on it. I appreciate it, but that was like, remember?

[Haley]

Oh, you weren't. You weren't working with us at Christmas, right?

[Co-host 2]

No, I was right.

[Haley]

After that, at our white elephant, Dan got a burrito blanket.

[Co-host 2]

That's pretty fire.

[Haley]

And he went home with it. We were like, you can trade this.

[Co-host 1]

Dan pulled the white elephant first. He picked first and never traded. Burrito blanket. And said, don't you dare steal the burrito blanket.

[Haley]

I really want to see Dan wrapped up in the burrito blanket. I think we have to demand a photo. Photo evidence, anyway.

[Co-host 1]

I need proof of life.

[Co-host 2]

I need to know that he still has it.

[Haley]

Yeah, exactly.

[Co-host 2]

That's in a goodwill pile somewhere. For sure.

[Haley]

For sure.

[Co-host 2]

All right.

[Haley]

Who bought the burrito blanket? Ghee.

[Co-host 1]

Ghee?

[Co-host 2]

Yeah. It's a ghee purchase. That's why I've ever heard one.

[Liberal Commentator]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

So basically, this situation is similar to that, but there's a little bit of a twist. So it reads, my family does a gift exchange drawing each year for Christmas. We all reach into a bowl and pull out a name on a slip of paper. That is the person for whom you're buying the gift. It's a big Christmas get together. I honestly hate this ritual as it is a bundle of stress to find something for someone you barely know with a certain monetary value. In 2019, I drew the 60 year old husband of my great aunt. I knew he and my great aunt were very well off and really neither

[Haley]

60 year old husband of my great aunt.

[Co-host 2]

Okay, yes, okay, yeah, that math is odd. But yes, they're very well off. Neither wanted or needed anything. I knew also that the budget we had for gifts is $50 max was not going to get him anything within his or her taste level. Since he didn't a lot of driving for his work, I found him a rather expensive set of tool. $50 expensive set of tools to keep in his car trunk should he ever need them. He opened the deer of the party, seemed appreciative and thanked me this press this past Christmas I saw my gift was from my great aunt. When I opened it, I immediately recognized the tool set I had gotten him three years before.

[Co-host 1]

Wow.

[Co-host 2]

Even the tape I had put on part of the torn label was there. I paused, broke into a big smile, and excitedly exclaimed that this was incredible. When I It was incredible as when I bought her husband a set three years ago. I'd wanted to get a set for myself as well, but the store told me the set was discontinued and no longer available. I gushed that she must have gone to a lot of trouble to find one just like the one I had given him.

[Haley]

Three collector's items in parentheses.

[Co-host 2]

Yes, I mentioned giving him a set three years ago. Many times I laid it on thick. I then made a big show of running over, hugging her and saying thank you and she just had an odd smile frozen on her face. See, my great aunt has a reputation, whispered behind her back, of being incredibly cheap and re gifting most of what she receives.

[Haley]

See, very wealthy people are cheap. That's how they get wealthy indeed.

[Co-host 2]

All the relatives who just witnessed me make a big production out of one of the her made a big production out of this one instance. My mom later took me aside and criticized me for what I did as my great aunt was visibly embarrassed and had very soon after left the party. I just looked at her innocently and asked what I did that was so wrong by thanking her for a gift I really wanted. Was I out of line?

[Haley]

No, not at all. Justin said, what? You think that he's out of line for saying something?

[Co-host 2]

Yeah.

[Haley]

What?

[Co-host 1]

Three years later and he wanted it.

[Haley]

Just.

[Co-host 2]

He definitely didn't want it. That was part, I think, part of the bit.

[Haley]

Yeah, he's trying to make them feel bad for re gifting a gift that he gave them three years ago. They're in the wrong for re gifting the gift three years ago. Not that it's, like, really in the

[Co-host 2]

wrong, but bold to regift three years later.

[Co-host 1]

I doubt it was intentional.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah, they just had it laying around and we're like, this is still a right.

[Haley]

And that goes to show that they're

[Co-host 1]

a hole years ago. They put it somewhere because they didn't want it.

[Haley]

Right.

[Co-host 1]

And then we're like, oh, we have this thing that we never opened. We'll give it to him.

[Haley]

Yeah, that doesn't make them good people.

[Co-host 1]

Doesn't make them bad people.

[Haley]

No, it doesn't make them bad people

[Co-host 1]

floating at a gift party.

[Haley]

But that doesn't make the guy bad for saying, I got you guys the same thing three years ago.

[Co-host 1]

That don't kill somebody for participating in a gift exchange nobody wants to do.

[Haley]

Justin, you're wrong.

[Co-host 2]

No, I feel like you do that,

[Haley]

you get the who's in the wrong. Someone said maybe they're so old they have memory issues. I don't think so. 63 years later, Hard Time 75 says re gifting is fine, just not the same circle of people. Agreed. And maybe they forgot, but still, it's

[Co-host 1]

like, come on, if he didn't explode on her, she'd be in the wrong.

[Haley]

I remember he didn't explode.

[Co-host 1]

She said. Made a whole charade out of it. Yeah, to intentionally guilt her.

[Haley]

I think he's fine. Jasmine says he. She agrees with Justin. Also pinned message at the top. An update on Dan's burrito blanket. Apparently, he uses it in his movie room. So the burrito blanket is alive and well. From the white elephant. I still want to see a photo of Dan wrapped up as a burrito.

[Co-host 2]

A Dan burrito go viral for sure it would.

[Haley]

All right, do you have anything else? Because I have questions for my Instagram story that I can answer, but if

[Co-host 1]

you have another one conveniently ignoring the chat that says what? Quite a decision.

[Haley]

Oh, no one is in the wrong. Agree with regifting. You don't give the same gift back to the same person. That's ridiculous. Agreed.

[Co-host 1]

There are quite a few. I agree with Justin.

[Haley]

Okay, whatever. We'll call it even.

[Co-host 2]

Those are my two. You did a great job. I think they're very reasonable. The gift exchange 1. I hate white elephant. No one's ever get what you want. It's 50 bucks. And nowadays you're going to go to Hobby lobby and get them a puff paint set. Set that like, they don't need.

[Haley]

Yeah, no, I mean, it's not that someone I had to choose, like, who is in the wrong. Right. But no one's really. I mean, no one's gonna die over here. It's not really. Not that big of a deal.

[Co-host 2]

Next year is going to be awkward and your great aunt might not like you, but. Yeah, that's a price you got to pay.

[Haley]

Yeah. I gotta start thinking of white elephant gifts. That could be good. We got a few months.

[Co-host 2]

There's. There's a gift that goes around our family. We got like a really weird salad bowl once. And then it's kind of like each year it's like a secret who has it.

[Liberal Commentator]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

And then we re gifted it.

[Haley]

That's funny. When it becomes an inside joke. It's funny. Exactly. I. I put some ask me anything questions on my Instagram story a few days ago, so I'm going to hit those. And of course, if you have any questions for me live in the chat, the guys will let me know in my ear. But I will prioritize the questions in the chat, of course. But starting off with favorite beach for summer vacation. I think this is an interesting question for people that live in Florida because every day is summer vacation here.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah. We were just talking about before the show, like, we both try to get to the beach as much as possible. Like, if you're going to be down here, I'm enjoying it.

[Haley]

Yeah. But I feel like because we live here, it's become one of these things that we take for granted. I don't go to the beach as much as I should, but I don't know. I. Favorite beach for summer vacation. I mean, there's a beach down the road. I just go there. It's. It's summer. Every day is summer. Even in January, it feels like summer.

[Co-host 2]

I will say the west coast. Like beaches on the west coast of Florida. Those beach. I like walking on the beach.

[Haley]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

Those are like prime beach walking beaches.

[Haley]

I don't know. I've been to Naples, I've been to Tampa, like St. Pete area. I've never been to 30A. I want to go. I heard those beaches, like near Alice beach and all.

[Co-host 2]

I used to go to Panama City, like in high school, and it was a little sketch, but it was fun.

[Haley]

Yeah. I feel like Alice beach and 30A are on a different correct tax bracket level.

[Co-host 2]

They're not different than Panama City, but

[Haley]

I feel like the beaches are very beautiful there under white sand and just gorgeous. Sunsets are great. So I'll have to get over there at some point. But it's a real pain to get there. For us, it's. You can't fly Non stop. It's. You have to fly to Atlanta and then go back down or, like, fly

[Co-host 2]

to, you know, drive 15 hours or.

[Haley]

Yeah, because if you. It says, like, eight hours.

[Co-host 2]

The European mind can't comprehend driving 15 hours just to be stuck in Florida.

[Haley]

Yep. The European mind cannot comprehend. So, favorite beach? I don't know. The one around the corner. Favorite beer? I am not a beer drinker. I won't reach for it. But if there's. That's all there is, then I'll drink it. What? You look shocked, Haley.

[Co-host 2]

We were at Trivia this week, and Haley ordered one of the most diabolical drinks I have ever seen in the entirety of my whole life.

[Haley]

Tell the chat.

[Co-host 2]

You tell the chat.

[Co-host 1]

You're the.

[Co-host 2]

It was gross.

[Haley]

It's actually not gross. I ordered Sauvignon blanc last week with jalapenos in it. And this past week at Trivia, I ordered a rose with jalapenos in it. Especially with the Sauvignon blanc. The jalapeno cuts the sweetness of the Sauvignon blanc. And it's very refreshing. It's like, I don't know, like, people put fruit in wine. People put. Who cares? It's a little spicy. It's very refreshing.

[Co-host 2]

She requested it and the waitress had to go back and, like, explain what was happening.

[Haley]

No, she actually said, I've heard about this. I've seen it on TikTok.

[Co-host 2]

I watched the bartenders. He was rattled. Well, I asked if they put French fries in my wine, and they. They were really upset.

[Haley]

All right, don't yuck my yums. And you should try it. You should try it. If you haven't tried jalapenos in white wine or rose, you should. It's very good.

[Co-host 1]

Well, I was ordered, was taken aback, was eventually convinced to try a sip,

[Haley]

and it's a girl thing.

[Co-host 1]

It was worse than I thought it would be.

[Haley]

It's a girl thing. Max Anger in the chat said, I could see it. I'll try it. Someone else said, I'm going to try that fresh jalapeno. Yes, Fresh jalapenos. It's very good.

[Co-host 2]

I'm for it, but you better tag.

[Haley]

Yes, tag us here. If you. If you try wine with jalapenos in it and you post it on Instagram and you tag me, I'll repost it. So there you go.

[Co-host 2]

Shout out for shout out.

[Haley]

Someone said a favorite movie quote. I was just on a bachelorette for my friend, and these were mostly my friends from college. Wolf of Wall street came out when we were in. When we were in college and we. This is like our vocal stem. In our. In our friend group, we always say, I just had the driving range side of a Bermuda grass. Join in and wrecked it. We always say that to each other. So that's my favorite movie quote.

[Co-host 1]

What's the context?

[Haley]

Jordan Belfort bought.

[Co-host 1]

No, no. When it comes up in your conversation.

[Haley]

Oh, just. Just completely random. I just said this. Driving range side of a Bermuda grass, Jordan. It's fun.

[Co-host 2]

So adding it to the bank,

[Haley]

someone said, have you gotten into any Florida centric foods? What is that? I just wanted to ask these.

[Co-host 1]

Alligator tail.

[Haley]

I've had gator bites.

[Co-host 1]

Orange juice.

[Haley]

I've had orange juice before.

[Co-host 2]

There's a lot of, like, everywhere around us is like the beach bar you go to on vacation. So I would say, like, the fried fish. Fresh catch of the day is a big Florida like, because people catch it because it's the fresh catch of the day.

[Haley]

That's what they call it. That's what. That's why they call it that. Someone said sliced or whole jalapeno, Please slice the jalapenos.

[Co-host 1]

Also, you might be off the hook. Barry McGraw. Barry. Barry. And whatever the hell in the chat has topped your terrible idea with a fantastic sponsor, Field of greens in his whiskey.

[Haley]

Oh.

[Co-host 2]

What?

[Co-host 1]

We love field of greens and some of us love whiskey.

[Haley]

I don't know if I would put those together. Can you taste the field of greens if you put it in the whiskey?

[Co-host 1]

I sure hope not.

[Haley]

At the gym today, we were talking about creatine and putting creatine in yogurt and putting creatine in coffee and stuff. I don't take creatine. I don't take any of that. But I was thinking about maybe trying it. I don't know. It's supposed to be good for you. What do I know?

[Co-host 1]

But yeah, Shout out brick house. Shout out whiskey.

[Haley]

Just not together, please. And so this question about Florida centric foods, I wanted to ask you guys, because you grew up here, is there a delicacy other than. Well, key lime pie is very Florida Keys coated.

[Co-host 2]

I am a transplant, but I've been here a hot second. I would say the key lime pie. I would say, man, this is kind of tough, right?

[Haley]

Because nothing really came to mind for me except for key lime pie and obviously fish and gator and stuff like that. Iguana.

[Co-host 2]

If you're adventurous enough, dare I say tacos. Yes. Down here we have, like, white people tacos. Great tacos.

[Haley]

Okay.

[Co-host 1]

Interesting gourmet tacos.

[Haley]

Interesting. Okay, well, that's good to know.

[Co-host 1]

Oh, shrimp, then. Someone like, shrimp is everywhere. Someone in the chat just said shrimp.

[Haley]

Shrimp. Gulf shrimp. Okay. Fried fish. Oysters. I feel like oysters are very New England.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah. They're coastal. I don't really get anything.

[Haley]

I don't really see that. I went on a date with a guy. Just to go back to my dating stories. I went on a date with a guy who was born and raised in Florida, and he asked me if I knew what grapefruit was.

[Co-host 2]

Grapefruit.

[Haley]

And I was taken aback by the question because I thought, surely he can't mean the fruit. Why would I not know what that is? And he said, oh, but you grew up in New York, so I didn't know if you had that up there.

[Co-host 2]

That's tough. Cuban food. We have great Cuban.

[Haley]

Cuban sandwiches. Yep.

[Co-host 2]

Like out of this world.

[Haley]

Yes. Someone asked me, pizza versus tacos. I never really go out and order tacos. I would more likely order pizza. But it depends where in the country I am. Some parts of the country, I'm not going to order either. Either one of these things. You have to be in. In the right place. But I do love pizza, and I love tacos. But if I go to a Mexican restaurant, I feel like I'm more likely to order a burrito or a fajita or a quesadilla before I go for tacos. I feel like when I eat tacos, they're very small. They don't come with that many. So I leave hungry. Is that a crazy thing to say, that I leave a Mexican restaurant hungry?

[Co-host 1]

Well, I don't.

[Co-host 2]

Depends on where you're getting. Some places, like all tacos down here, are not the same.

[Haley]

Yeah.

[Co-host 2]

At all.

[Haley]

But I feel like when you order tacos and it comes in that little thing with three of them and they're small, it's like, that's why I'd rather

[Co-host 2]

do a taco grade. It's. It's over. You're getting limited to the tiny little taco grate.

[Haley]

I agree. Someone asked me the wildest story you have as a producer or TV host. I have a story that is. My Hannity coworkers used to say that I'm going to hell for this. Just to preface the story. It wasn't my fault, really. But anyway, there was a Trump town hall in Wisconsin, and I was in charge of the guest list. And when I say guest list, it was open to the public, but because the president was going to be there, it was very important that we vetted These people thoroughly. So I had to vet them. We did our own vetting. Fox News did their own vetting. And then we sent our vetted people to the Secret Service. And then it's on them to vet and make sure that these people are okay to be in the same room as the president. So I did my vetting. And as part of my vetting, I reached out to Republican groups in the Wisconsin area. This is in Green Bay. And I got in contact with three Catholic priests who wanted to come to the town hall event. And I said, sure. Just reiterating that it's first come, first serve. So of all of these people that get approved, not everyone can get in. And I made that very clear. But anyway, I was at the front. I was the bouncer. Can you believe that? I was the bouncer at the town hall event for the President of the United States. You had to get through me. So, you know, thankfully, nobody tried anything, but everyone came up to me. I checked their name off the list, and then they were able to go inside. Well, we were getting down to the number there. It was probably like 150 people. And we wanted more people to show up because if other people didn't show up and then the crowd was empty, that's a bad look. So we wanted to, you know, oversell. Basically, it was free, but, like, oversell the ticket number. So, anyway, we're getting down to the end, and I had three spots left, and this guy who owned the venue came up to me and said, hey, cross off three people off your list. I have two of my employees and a friend of mine. They want to sit in the front row. What can I say to the guy that is putting this event on?

[Co-host 2]

Fair enough.

[Haley]

So I said, okay. So I take three off and we're closed. The three Catholic priests come up. They were the next people in line, and I had to tell them to turn around because we did not have room for them.

[Co-host 2]

I can think of another instance where somebody was looking to get in somewhere, and they told them there was no room at the end. And a miracle happened. What could have happened had you let them in?

[Haley]

This is why I'm going to hell.

[Co-host 2]

I don't know. You could probably talk your way out of it.

[Haley]

Anyway, I felt bad about it, but that was a true story. Someone asked me, if you were a cereal, what would you be and why? If I were a cereal, what would I be and why? I feel like this is a deep. I could answer this in a deeper way about, like, my personality, but I. I'M just gonna go with cereal that I like. I don't really eat cereal much, but in my childhood I really liked Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

[Co-host 2]

Ooh.

[Haley]

So I'm gonna go Cinnamon Toast Crunch as the cereal that I would be.

[Co-host 2]

Can I get a top three? A Haley's top three cereals.

[Haley]

Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Dang. I like Rice Krispies. I like Honey Bunches of oats too.

[Co-host 2]

How do you eat your Rice Krispies? Like, do you put the big thing of sugar and strawberries and stuff in it? No, just plain Rice Krispies.

[Haley]

I liked Rice Krispies. It was kind of like Pop Rocks. Like, didn't they kind of like explode in your mouth a little bit?

[Co-host 2]

That's kind of their main thing. Snap, crackle and pop.

[Haley]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I liked those. I liked Rice Krispies. I liked the Reese's. I know this is like total sugar crap. Not Maha approved, but the Reese's.

[Co-host 2]

Reese's Puffs.

[Haley]

Raw Reese's Puffs was really good. I liked that. Everyone in the chat is giving me their answers. Lucky Charms. It's a good one. Captain Crunch. Raisin Bran. Raisin Bran.

[Co-host 1]

What your mom do not hate on Raisin Bran.

[Co-host 2]

What your mom gives you and is like, this is sugar cereal. We're a healthy family.

[Haley]

No, no, I don't like Raisin Bran. Someone said Golden Grams. Pebbles. Yeah. What is life cereal? What was that?

[Co-host 2]

I have to Google check with a little bit of cinnamon on it. Life got me through like fifth grade cereal.

[Haley]

Oh, yeah, I don't know about that.

[Co-host 1]

My go to forever. My go to cereal bowl was Honey Nut Cheerios and frosted Mini Wheats.

[Haley]

Nice.

[Co-host 1]

And then the. And then the Honey Nut Cheerios got swapped for Raisin Bran. Raisin Bran and Frost Mini Cookie Crisp.

[Haley]

Frosted Flakes. Honey Nut Cheerios. These are all great. Apple cinnamon Cheerios. Great.

[Co-host 2]

Here in America, we really got the cereal game on lock.

[Haley]

Yeah, we do. Nothing's topping the European mind can't comprehend. And on that note, thank you for scrolling along with me today. You could follow me on social media aileycarania and I'll see you right back here on Monday. Bye. Ryan Reynolds here from Mint Mobile.

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[Haley]

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[Haley]

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[Haley]

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