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Hi, I'm Fin.
And this is the English we speak.
And this is Fei Fei.
A very sad looking Fei Fei, by the way.
Sorry, Finn, but I feel a bit of a failure.
Today I took part in a cooking contest where my grandmother and my mother were champions and I lost.
I sympathise with you more than you know.
My grandfather and my father were the best fishermen ever.
And when I go fishing, all I catch is a cold.
I just can't understand why I didn't win this weekend.
My pie was tasty, my cake looked appetising.
Sometimes Fei Fei, we've got to accept that we just can't cut the mustard.
What are you saying?
That I can't cut the mustard?
I can cut the mustard and the cheese.
I can be the eggs, sieve the flour.
Calm down, dear.
This has nothing to do with your cooking skills.