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where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well.
I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth.
How are you doing?
Hi Feifei, I'm great thanks.
I actually went to see a comedian last night and she was talking about having a really long coffee order and feeling awkward about it.
I felt so seen.
I have a really long coffee order.
Oh really?
Now I want to know your coffee order.
Okay, are you ready?
It's a soya milk, sugar-free caramel flat white with two shots of decaf.
Oh, wow.
That is long.
So the comedian wasn't talking about you specifically, but you felt seen.
That means you felt understood.
The comedian was talking about an experience you can relate to.
Yes.
If you feel seen, you feel represented.
And it can be used in a jokey way, like with my coffee order,