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Living the American Dream

Oh, like you were assimilated to the country, and I think that's your way of drawing a line, like, like, hey, I'm different than you, I'm American, you're from the shitty old country. And I think subconsciously you were saying— you were drawing that line in the sand, like, fuck off. I'm fucking American, don't be this old way. And then of course you went to school, that's just to them, and then you go to school and you're like, you know, because deep down I'm sure you care about them, so now you like, you make up for it by going to school and being all Czech Republic or whatever the country's called.

June 1, 201730:06Jason
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David29:51
I don't know. I think I was just a teenager and like, I would just love to like just get into arguments and stuff.
Jason29:56
I think because they were foreign. You and you were assimilated and you're kind of a hotshot. I think that was your—
David30:04
I was assimilated, I was kind of a hotshot.
Jason30:06
Oh, like you were assimilated to the country, and I think that's your way of drawing a line, like, like, hey, I'm different than you, I'm American, you're from the shitty old country. And I think subconsciously you were saying— you were drawing that line in the sand, like, fuck off. I'm fucking American, don't be this old way. And then of course you went to school, that's just to them, and then y…
David30:40
Slovakia. No, I think whatever, I think, I think that's good.
Jason30:43
Donuts with the cream.
David30:45
I think that's a little intense. I think it was just like my parents like overall like just mentality about things like Like, one example I remember so vividly is like, I would say, why don't we ever play the lottery? And they were, you know, a normal answer…