A to Z Quick Chat 96 | Are you chill or uptight?

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss the following question: Are you a chill person or an uptight person? Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast, where Jack and Social take you on a journey from learning the basics to mastering the nuances of the English language. Our podcast is designed for non-native speakers who are looking to improve their English skills in a fun and interactive way. Each episode covers a wide range of topics. 00:00:23 Jack From grammar and vocabulary to slang and culture to help you navigate the English speaking world with ease. 00:00:35 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm one of the hosts of the podcast and I'm here with my co-host, Social and social, and I are going to answer another question for you. And the question is, are you? 00:00:47 Jack A chill person. 00:00:50 Jack Or are you uptight? 00:00:53 Jack So this would be, I mean that's totally appropriate for you social to define, chill. 00:00:59 A Chill. Who is someone who is relaxed, someone who goes with the flow, someone who is easygoing and you know, doesn't have a lot of worries, isn't uptight or strong, too high? And yeah, just generally kind of a relaxed and. 00:01:00 Jack What does that mean? 00:01:20 Xochitl And our carefree demeanor. 00:01:23 Jack What about uptight? What is an uptight person? 00:01:26 Xochitl Uptight is the opposite of that. It's someone who is really neurotic, who tends to. 00:01:34 Xochitl Go through a lot of stress like self-imposed stress. They worry about things a lot and they usually they care a lot to like order and for things to be done like exactly how they want them done. And it's just someone who has like a lot of little. 00:01:57 Xochitl Concerning your worries, every little thing is something that they're. 00:02:02 Xochitl Every little detail, something they're consumed. 00:02:03 Xochitl With, you know and. 00:02:05 Xochitl So they have a lot of self-imposed stress, a lot of self-imposed anxiety. And yeah, it there. Yeah, it's it can be hard to be around people like that. I think especially if you're easy going. 00:02:17 Jack Yeah. If you're easy guy I. 00:02:18 Jack Think that we have a name for those people now. 00:02:20 Jack We kind of call them Karens. 00:02:22 Jack Is that at Karen's? Yeah. 00:02:23 Xochitl Yeah, and it's. 00:02:24 Xochitl It's kind of like you, Karen, though I mean. 00:02:27 Xochitl I guess for. 00:02:28 Xochitl Me. Well, duck you up first. Are you uptight or are you laid? 00:02:31 Xochitl Back, I know. 00:02:32 Jack Ohh OK you probably know the answer already, but I mean just by the cadence of my voice and the way I the way I talk. But yeah, I'm I'm a I'm a chill person like, but I I haven't always been chill. I mean, I've definitely had my moments of insanity. 00:02:51 Jack And you know where I get really angry. Sometimes I think chill people. 00:02:59 Jack It's like uh, it's kind of a vibe that people give off, but it's. 00:03:03 Jack A A public persona. 00:03:04 Jack And so even when they get into their when they get home. 00:03:08 Jack They can kind of turn from chill to very neurotic. Like you said, you know, uptight and obsessive and things like that. So I definitely have had my moments of that, but I try to be chill and I think that's my natural setting, is that I'm pretty easy going. 00:03:21 발표자 3 Right. 00:03:28 Xochitl I think that. 00:03:30 Xochitl It's sometimes it's like not even intentional. A lot of people think of me as a really chill and laid back person, but. 00:03:36 Xochitl In my own mind, I'm super neurotic and have like a lot of anxiety going on in my head and like I get really stressed out and. 00:03:45 Xochitl Stuff, but I think sometimes when we're in social settings, it's a little bit of a distraction, right? Or there's, like, other things to focus on that aren't in our control. And I think a lot. 00:03:57 Xochitl Of times. 00:03:58 Xochitl People who appear eas