I Speak Engrish!

Feb 11 2022 2

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Welcome to "I Speak Engrish!" Two old friends reflect back on their escapades abroad and catch up over drinks. Meet Anton, a former (ex-ex-) expat, and Lilly, a backpacker, as they tell their travel stories, share cultural tidbits, inspire you to travel or even encourage you make "that big move", and discuss current events through their Asian American lens. Born and raised in the US to Asian immigrants, they deal with many misconceptions abroad, but there's one thing that we can clear up now; They speak English. We try for 2 new episodes a months on Fridays!

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2 - 13 : Just Another Cinderella Story... but from Uzbekistan with mostly Zachary

Feb 11 2022 37 mins

Today, we continue our foray into Central Asia with yet another Cinderella story. Huzzah. Except this one is not just a story, but actually a ritual to help women and girls achieve what they want. And... Anton ruined it because he's the one telling it (it's supposed to only be told by women or girls). We also talk about public executions... 'cause Lilly is like that. Zach is clearl

2 - 12 : Happy Lunar New Year!

Feb 04 2022 19 mins

Happy Lunar New Year! Today, Zach and Anton listen to Lilly and her dad duke it out to see who tells the same story BETTER (kinda). This story is about bánh chưng and bánh tét, two Vietnamese savory rice cakes. Who created these cakes? How did these simple cakes beat the 17 other exotic dishes in Hell's Kitchen: Vietnam Edition? Tune in to find out! Tell us who you thought told

2 - 11 : Uyghurs and Ogres with Friends

Jan 28 2022 34 mins

Hey everyone! In the first of two episodes focused on Central Asia (yes, they're Asian too!), Anton takes you to the land of the Uyghurs (also boycott China), where a black ogre (not racist) terrorizes the land by stealing all the young beautiful girls from a nameless city in the Taklamakan Desert. Black Shrek, however, faces a fate that will build his leg muscles for centuries to

2 - 10 : Cutting Thais with Cambodia

Jan 22 2022 52 mins

We are back with more folk tales from Cambodia! Just kidding. This episode is actually about Thai folk tales, but Anton can't seem to forget Cambodia and Xieng Mieng. As is now customary on this podcast, we are featuring a whirlwind of a Cinderella story that involves yet another gobi fish! After that is a story of why humans have sex whenever they want (clearly the favorite of thi

2 - 9 : Korean Virgin Ghosts and Colds with Christine

Jan 14 2022 41 mins

Hey everyone! In this episode, Christine comes back and kicks Anton out of the podcast, and Lilly shares with us Korea's obsession with virgin ghosts and long things that are usually attached to people with XY chromosomes. Among the lessons learned are to be accepting of yourself, even if you have big donkey ears, to cough before you enter a bathroom, and to avoid getting a runny n

2 - 8 : Stories from Mongolia

Dec 10 2021 38 mins

Hey everyone! We're taking this time to celebrate our Mongolian heritage ('cause we're all related to Genghis Khan somehow, right?). Anton shares a few Mongolian tales that surely would've kept Genghis too entertained to be pillaging your villages. Basically, Anton is the modern day Scheherazade, but more handsome. (You can thank him later). Among these tales are how to convince a

2 - 7 : Preah Ko and Preah Keo; A Cambodian Legend

Nov 19 2021 32 mins

Welcome back to Southeast Asia, and this time, Lilly is sharing a Cambodian tale! And boy is it a doozy. Did you know that green mangos are dangerous? Yeah, that's right. Next time you go to your local supermarket, make sure to run away as fast as you can if you see green mangos, otherwise you might just give birth to a calf (yes, even if you're a dude). If we haven't scared you of

2 - 6 : Spoopy Japanese Urban Legends with Diana

Oct 29 2021 44 mins

Are you scared? 'Cause we're back from the podcast graveyard. Wooooooo. In this episode, Diana shares some spoopy Japanese urban legends that are sure to make you avoid bathrooms, avoid woman who ask you if they are beautiful, and dismembered torsos. Yeah, sorry not sorry about the vivid imagery. Additionally, we catch up with Diana who has some of her own nightmares IRL to share.

2 - 5 : Laotian folk tales with Xieng Mieng

Aug 21 2021 45 mins

Xieng Mieng! We love Xieng Mieng so much, we decided to invite him onto our podcast. Unfortunately, he lost his voice recently, so Anton has decided to tell Xieng Mieng's Laotian stories on his behalf. But trust me, these are great stories. The Laotian people have a great sense of humor (email us if you can confirm this is true, [email protected]). There's also a story

2 - 4 : The Karaoke Catfish with the Trans

Aug 06 2021 44 mins

Episode 4 is finally here after over 2 weeks! (Sorry everyone! I had a very very very, extremely busy 2 weeks... not in the US! Yay travel! - Lilly being impersonated by Anton). In this episode, we are joined by Kevin and Christine who share their perspectives on a famous Vietnamese catfish who would be superbly good at karaoke (Truong Chi My Nuong). Frankly, we're not even sure wh