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Hello, I'm ja ing.
This is the English we speak.
And hello, I'm Neil.
Hey, Jiaying.
I've just been to that cafe downstairs and guess what?
You bought me a coffee.
No, I didn't buy any coffee.
Because now you have to make your own coffee and you have to bring your own cup.
What kind of cafe is that?
You couldn't make it up.
But I didn't make it up.
I know.
I believe you.
We say you couldn't make it up to express how unbelievable or ridiculous a situation is.
It's a situation you could not have imagined.
So why are they doing this?
Something to do with health and safety.
Who could come up with an idea like that?