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Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American?
Maz Jobrani: Ati auzit-o pe aia cu americanul iranian?
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Membru fondator al Turneului de Comedie Axa Raului, comicul Maz Jobrani foloseste laitmotivul provocarilor si conflictelor pe care le prezinta calitatea de american-iranian -- "de exemplu, o parte din mine crede ca ar trebui sa am un program nuclear; cealalta parte crede ca nu poate avea incredere in mine cu asa ceva ..."
Maz Jobrani - Comedian
A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani is now touring with his second solo comedy show, Browner and Friendlier. Full bio
A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani is now touring with his second solo comedy show, Browner and Friendlier. Full bio
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I was one of the founding members
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Am fost unul dintre membrii fondatori
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of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.
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ai Turneului de Comedie Axa Raului.
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The other founding members included Ahmed Ahmed,
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Printre ceilalti membri fondatori era Ahmed Ahmed,
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who is an Egyptian-American,
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care este american-egiptean,
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who actually had the idea to go to the Middle East and try it out.
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si care a avut de fapt ideea sa se duca in Orientul Mijlociu si s-o puna in aplicare.
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Before we went out as a tour,
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Inainte de a merge acolo in turneu cu toata trupa,
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he went out solo and did it first.
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el s-a dus pe cont propriu si a sustinut spectacolul solo.
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Then there was Aron Kader, who was the Palestinian-American.
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In trupa mai era si Aron Kader, americanul-palestinian.
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And then there was me, the Iranian-American of the group.
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Si eram si eu, americanul-iranian al grupului.
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Now, being Iranian-American
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Acum, sa fii american-iranian
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presents its own set of problems, as you know.
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presupune, dupa cum stiti, o serie de probleme.
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Those two countries aren't getting along these days.
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Tarile astea doua nu se impaca prea bine in prezent.
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So it causes a lot of inner conflict, you know,
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Iar asta provoaca o multime de conflicte interne, stiti,
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like part of me likes me, part of me hates me.
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de exemplu, o parte din mine ma place, o parte ma uraste.
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Part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program,
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O parte din mine crede ca ar trebui sa am un program nuclear,
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the other part thinks I can't be trusted with one.
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cealalta parte crede ca nu poate avea incredere in mine cu asa ceva.
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These are dilemmas I have every day.
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Acestea sunt dilemele mele cotidiene.
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But I was born in Iran; I'm now an American citizen,
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Dar eu m-am nascut in Iran; acum sunt cetatean american,
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which means I have the American passport,
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ceea ce inseamna ca am pasaport american,
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which means I can travel.
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ceea ce inseamna ca pot calatori.
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Because if you only have the Iranian passport,
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Fiindca daca ai doar pasaport iranian,
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you're kind of limited to the countries you can go to
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esti limitat din punctul de vedere al tarilor in care poti merge
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with open arms, you know --
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cu bratele deschise, stiti –
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Syria, Venezuela, North Korea.
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Siria, Venezuela, Coreea de Nord.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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So anyone who's gotten their passport in America
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Oricine si-a obtinut pasaportul in America
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will tell you, when you get your passport,
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va poate spune ca, atunci cand va primiti pasaportul,
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it still says what country you were born in.
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tot se specifica tara in care te-ai nascut.
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So I remember getting my American passport.
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Deci, mi-aduc aminte de ziua in care am primit pasaportul american.
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I was like, "Woohoo! I'm going to travel."
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Am facut, “Uraaa! O sa calatoresc.”
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And I opened it up, it said, "Born in Iran." I'm like, "Oh, come on, man."
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Si cand l-am deschis, scria, “Nascut in Iran.” Imi zic, “Hai, ma, da-o-ncolo.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"I'm trying to go places."
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“Incerc sa calatoresc.”
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But what's interesting is, I've never had trouble
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Dar chestia interesanta e ca n-am avut niciodata probleme
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traveling in any other Western countries with my American passport,
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sa calatoresc in orice tara din occident cu pasaportul meu american,
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even though it says, "Born in Iran." No problems.
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desi in el scrie, “Nascut in Iran.” Nicio problema.
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Where I've had some problems is some of the Arab countries,
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Probleme am avut in unele tari arabe,
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because I guess some of the Arab countries aren't getting along with Iran either.
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pentru ca banuiesc ca unele tari arabe nu se impaca nici ele prea bine cu Iranul.
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And so I was in Kuwait recently,
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Bunaoara, am fost recent in Kuwait,
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doing a comedy show with some other American comedians.
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cu un spectacol de comedie impreuna cu alti comici americani.
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They all went through, and then the border patrol saw my American passport.
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Au trecut cu totii, iar apoi granicierul mi-a vazut pasaportul american.
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"Ah ha! American, great."
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“Aha, american, grozav!”
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Then he opened it up. "Born in Iran? Wait."
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Apoi l-a deschis. “Nascut in Iran? Asteapta.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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And he started asking me questions.
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Si-a inceput sa ma ia la intrebari.
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He said, "What is your father's name?"
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“Cum il cheama pe tatal tau?”, m-a intrebat.
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I said, "Well, he's passed away, but his name was Khosro."
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I-am raspuns, “Pai, nu mai traieste, dar il chema Khosro.”
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He goes, "What is your grandfather's name?"
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Zice, “Cum il cheama pe bunicul tau?”
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I said, "He passed away a long time ago.
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I-am raspuns, “A plecat dintre noi cu mult timp in urma.
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His name was Jabbar."
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Il chema Jabbar.”
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He says, "You wait. I'll be back," and he walked away.
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Zice, “Asteapta. Ma intorc,” si s-a indepartat.
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And I started freaking out,
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Iar eu am inceput sa intru in panica,
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because I don't know what kind of crap my grandfather was into.
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fiindca habar n-am in ce belele fusese bunicul.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Thought the guy was going to come back and be like,
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Ma gandeam ca tipul o sa se intoarca si o sa zica,
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"We've been looking for you for 200 years."
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“Te cautam de 200 de ani.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"Your grandfather has a parking violation. It's way overdue.
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“Bunicul tau are o amenda de parcare. Trebuia sa o fi platit demult.
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You owe us two billion dollars."
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Ne datorezi doua miliarde de dolari.”
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But as you can see, when I talk,
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Dar, dupa cum vedeti, eu vorbesc
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I speak with an American accent, which you would think
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cu accent american, si probabil va ganditi ca,
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as an Iranian-American actor,
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actor american-iranian fiind,
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I should be able to play any part, good, bad, what have you.
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ar trebui sa pot juca orice rol, personaj bun, rau, orice.
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But a lot of times in Hollywood,
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Dar de multe ori la Hollywood,
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when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent,
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cand directorii de distributie afla ca te tragi din Orientul Mijlociu,
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they go, "Oh, you're Iranian. Great.
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incep, “O, esti iranian. Grozav.
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Can you say 'I will kill you in the name of Allah?'"
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Poti spune, ‘Te voi omori in numele lui Allah?’"
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"I could say that, but what if I were to say,
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"As putea spune asta, dar ce-ar fi sa spun,
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'Hello. I'm your doctor?'"
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'Salut. Eu sunt doctorul tau'?"
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They go, "Great. And then you hijack the hospital."
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Si continua, "Grozav. Si apoi ocupi spitalul cu forta."
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Like I think you're missing the point here.
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Cred ca nu prea ati inteles.
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mind playing bad guys.
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Nu ma-ntelegeti gresit, nu ma deranjeaza sa fac roluri negative.
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I want to play a bad guy. I want to rob a bank.
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Chiar vreau sa joc rolul unui un tip rau. Vreau sa jefuiesc o banca.
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I want to rob a bank in a film. I want to rob a bank in a film,
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Vreau sa jefuiesc o banca intr-un film. Vreau sa jefuiesc o banca intr-un film,
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but do it with a gun, with a gun, not with a bomb strapped around me, right.
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dar s-o fac cu arma, cu arma, nu cu o bomba legata in jurul meu, da?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Because I imagine the director: "Maz, I think your character
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Fiindca mi-l inchipui pe regizor: “Maz, cred ca personajul tau
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would rob the bank with a bomb around him."
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o sa jefuiasca banca cu bomba in jurul lui.”
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"Why would I do that?
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“De ce as face asta?
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If I want the money, why would I kill myself?"
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Daca vreau banii, de ce sa ma sinucid?”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Right.
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Asta-i.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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"Gimme all your money, or I'll blow myself up."
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“Da-mi toti banii, altfel ma arunc in aer.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"Well, then blow yourself up.
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“Pai, atunci arunca-te in aer.
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Just do it outside, please."
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Dar fa-o afara, te rog.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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But the fact is, there's good people everywhere.
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Dar, chestia e ca peste tot sunt oameni buni.
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That's what I try and show in my stand-up. There's good people everywhere.
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Asta incerc sa arat in spectacolele mele de stand-up comedy. Peste tot sunt oameni buni.
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All it takes in one person to mess it up.
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Nu e nevoie decat de o persoana ca sa strice totul.
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Like a couple months ago in Times Square in New York,
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Ca acum cateva luni in Times Square, din New York,
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there was this Pakistani Muslim guy who tried to blow up a car bomb.
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cand un musulman pakistanez a incercat sa arunce in aer o masina.
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Now, I happened to be in Times Square that night
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Ei bine, s-a intamplat sa ma aflu si eu in Times Square in acea seara
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doing a comedy show.
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cu un spectacol de comedie.
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And a few months before that, there was a white American guy in Austin, Texas
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Iar cu cateva luni inainte de asta, un alb american din Austin, Texas,
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who flew his airplane into the IRS building,
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a intrat cu avionul in cladirea Administratiei Financiare,
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and I happened to be in Austin that day
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iar eu s-a intamplat sa ma aflu in Austin in ziua aceea
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doing a stand-up comedy show.
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facand un spectacol de stand-up comedy.
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Now I'll tell you, as a Middle Eastern male,
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Acum, credeti-ma, ca barbat din Orientul Mijlociu,
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when you show up around a lot of these activities,
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cand apari in preajma mai multor activitati de genul asta,
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you start feeling guilty at one point.
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la un moment dat incepi sa ai un sentiment de vinovatie.
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I was watching the news. I'm like, "Am I involved in this crap?"
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Ma uitam la stiri. Imi zic, “Oare sunt implicat in rahatul asta?”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"I didn't get the memo. What's going on?"
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“Eu n-am aflat nimic. Ce se-ntampla?”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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But what was interesting was, the Pakistani Muslim guy --
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Dar chestia interesanta era ca tipul era musulman pakistanez –
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see he gives a bad name to Muslims
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vedeti, din cauza lui sunt vazuti prost musulmanii
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and Middle Easterners and Pakistanis from all over the world.
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si cei din Orientul Mijlociu si pakistanezii din toata lumea.
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And one thing that happened there was also the Pakistani Taliban
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Iar ce s-antamplat acolo a fost faptul ca talibanii pakistanezi
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took credit for that failed car bombing.
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si-au asumat bombardarea esuata a masinii.
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My question is: why would you take credit
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Intrebarea mea este: de ce ti-ai asuma
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for a failed car bombing?
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un atac cu bomba esuat?
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"We just wanted to say
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“Noi doar am vrut sa spunem
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we tried."
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ca am incercat.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"And furthermore,
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“Ba mai mult,
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it is the thought that counts."
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intentia conteaza.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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"And in conclusion, win some, lose some."
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“Si in concluzie, nu poti castiga tot timpul.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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But what happened was, when the white guy flew his plane into the building,
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Dar ce s-a intamplat a fost ca, atunci cand tipul alb a intrat cu avionul in cladire,
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I know all my Middle Eastern and Muslim friends in the States
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stiu ca toti cunoscutii mei din Orientul Mijlociu si prietenii musulmani din State
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were watching TV, going, "Please, don't be Middle Eastern.
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se uitau la televizor, si ziceau, “Te rog, sa nu fii din Orientul Mijlociu.
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Don't be Hassan. Don't be Hussein."
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Nu fii Hassan. Nu fii Hussein.”
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And the name came out Jack. I'm like, "Woooo!
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Si i-am auzit numele: Jack. Imi zic, “Oooo!
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That's not one of us."
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Nu-i unul de-ai nostri.”
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But I kept watching the news in case they came back,
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Dar m-am uitat in continuare la stiri, ca nu cumva sa revina
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they were like, "Before he did it, he converted to Islam."
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si sa spuna, “Inainte s-o faca, s-a convertit la Islam.”
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"Damn it! Why Jack? Why?"
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“Fir-ar sa fie! De ce, Jack? De ce?”
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But the fact is, I've been lucky
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Dar chestia e ca am avut norocul
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to get a chance to perform all over the world,
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sa pot da spectacole in toata lumea,
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and I did a lot of shows in the Middle East.
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si multe in Orientul Mijlociu.
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I just did a seven-country solo tour.
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Tocmai m-am intors dintr-un turneu solo in sapte tari.
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I was in Oman, and I was in Saudi Arabia.
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Am fost in Oman, am fost si in Arabia Saudita.
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I was in Dubai.
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Am fost in Dubai.
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And it's great, there's good people everywhere.
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Si e grozav, peste tot sunt oameni buni.
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And you learn great things about these places.
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Si inveti lucruri grozave despre aceste locuri.
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I encourage people always to go visit these places.
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Mereu ii incurajez pe oameni sa viziteze locurile astea.
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For example, Dubai -- cool place.
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De exemplu, Dubai – un loc super.
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They're obsessed with having the biggest, tallest, longest, as we all know.
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Sunt obsedati sa aiba tot ce-i mai mare, mai inalt, mai lung, cum stim cu totii.
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They have a mall there, the Dubai Mall.
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Au un mall acolo, Dubai Mall.
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It is so big, they have taxis in the mall.
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E asa de mare ca au taxiuri in Mall.
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I was walking. I heard "Beep, beep."
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Ma plimbam si aud “Biip, biip.”
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I'm like, "What are you doing here?"
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Zic, “Ce cauti aici?”
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He goes, "I'm going to the Zara store. It's three miles away.
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Zice, “Merg la magazinul Zara. Sunt vreo 5 km pana acolo.
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Out of my way. Out of my way. Out of my way."
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Da-te la o parte. Da-te la o parte."
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And what's crazy -- there's a recession going on, even in Dubai,
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Iar nebunia e ca acum e recesiune, chiar si in Dubai,
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but you wouldn't know by the prices.
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dar, dupa preturile de aici, n-ai zice.
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Like in the Dubai Mall,
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Ca in Dubai Mall,
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they sell frozen yogurt by the gram.
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se vinde iaurt inghetat la gram.
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It's like a drug deal.
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Parca-i o afacere cu droguri.
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I was walking by. The guy goes, "Psst. Habibi, my friend."
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Treceam si eu pe-acolo. Un tip zice, “Psst. Habibi, prietene.”
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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"You want some frozen yogurt?
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“Vrei niste iaurt inghetat?”
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Come here. Come here. Come here.
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Vino-ncoace. Vino-ncoace. Vino-ncoace.
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I have one gram, five gram, 10 gram. How many gram do you want?"
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Am un gram, cinci grame, zece grame. Cat vrei?"
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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I bought five grams. 10 dollars. 10 dollars! I said, "What's in this?"
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Am cumparat cinci grame. 10 dolari! 10 dolari! L-am intrebat, “Ce are in el?”
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He's like, "Good stuff, man. Columbian. Top of the line. Top of the line."
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El zice, “Marfa buna, omule. Columbiana. Marfa de marfa. Marfa de marfa.”
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The other thing you learn sometimes
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Un alt lucru pe care-l inveti uneori
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when you travel to these countries in the Middle East,
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cand calatoresti in tarile astea din Orientul Mijlociu,
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sometimes in Latin American countries, South American countries --
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uneori si in tarile latino-americane, tarile sud-americane –
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a lot of times when they build stuff,
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e ca de multe ori cand se construieste ceva acolo,
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there's no rules and regulations.
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nu exista niciun fel de reguli.
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For example, I took my two year-old son to the playground at the Dubai Mall.
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De exemplu, mi-am dus fiul de doi ani la terenul de joaca de la Dubai Mall.
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And I've taken my two year-old son to playgrounds all over the United States.
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Iar eu mi-am dus fiul de doi ani pe terenuri de joaca peste tot prin Statele Unite.
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And when you put your two year-old on a slide in the United States,
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Cand iti pui fiul de doi ani pe un tobogan din Statele Unite,
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they put something on the slide
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pe tobogan este ceva
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to slow the kid down as he comes down the slide.
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care incetineste alunecarea copilului.
07:19
Not in the Middle East.
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Nu si in Orientul Mijlociu.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
07:23
I put my two year-old on the slide; he went frrmrmm! He took off.
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Mi-am pus fiul de doi ani pe tobogan; a pornit zvrrrrrr! A decolat.
07:26
I went down. I go, "Where's my son?"
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Am coborat si eu. Zic, “Unde-i fiul meu?”
07:28
"On the third floor, sir. On the third floor."
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“La etajul al treilea, domnule. La etajul al treilea.”
07:30
(Laughter)
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07:33
"You take a taxi. You go to Zara. Make a left."
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“Iei un taxi. Te duci la Zara. Faci la stanga.”
07:35
(Laughter)
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07:38
"Try the yogurt. It's very good. Little expensive."
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“Incearca iaurtul. E foarte bun. Putin cam scump.”
07:42
But one of the things I try to do with my stand-up is to break stereotypes.
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Dar unul din lucrurile pe care incerc sa le fac cu spectacolele mele e sa destram stereotipurile.
07:45
And I've been guilty of stereotyping as well.
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Eu insumi m-am facut vinovat de folosirea unor stereotipuri.
07:47
I was in Dubai. And there's a lot of Indians who work in Dubai.
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Eram in Dubai. Si multi indieni muncesc in Dubai.
07:50
And they don't get paid that well.
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Si nu-s platiti prea bine.
07:52
And I got it in my head that all the Indians there must be workers.
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Iar mie mi-a intrat in cap ca toti indienii de acolo trebuie sa fie muncitori.
07:54
And I forgot there's obviously successful Indians in Dubai as well.
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Si am uitat ca in Dubai sunt, fireste, si indieni de succes.
07:57
I was doing a show,
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Dadeam acolo un spectacol,
07:59
and they said, "We're going to send a driver to pick you up."
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si mi-au spus, “O sa trimitem un sofer sa va ia.’
08:01
So I went down to the lobby, and I saw this Indian guy.
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Asa ca am coborat in hol, si am vazut un indian.
08:03
I go, "He's got to be my driver."
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Imi zic, “Trebuie sa fie soferul meu.”
08:05
Because he was standing there in like a cheap suit, thin mustache, staring at me.
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Pentru ca statea acolo, intr-un costum ieftin, cu o mustata subtire, privindu-ma fix.
08:08
So I went over, "Excuse me, sir, are you my driver?"
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Asa ca m-am dus la el, “Scuza-ti-ma, domnule, sunteti soferul meu?”
08:10
He goes, "No, sir. I own the hotel."
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Imi zice, “Nu, domnule. Sunt proprietarul hotelului.”
08:12
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
08:17
I go, "I'm sorry. Then why were you staring at me?"
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Zic, “Scuzati-ma. Atunci, de ce ma fixati cu privirea?”
08:19
He goes, "I thought you were my driver."
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Zice, “Credeam ca sunteti soferul meu.”
08:21
(Applause)
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08:32
(Laughter)
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08:35
I'll leave you guys with this: I try, with my stand-up, to break stereotypes,
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Va las cu asta: incerc, prin spectacolele mele, sa destram stereotipuri,
08:38
present Middle Easterners in a positive light -- Muslims in a positive light --
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sa-i prezint pe cei din Orientul Mijlociu intr-o lumina pozitiva – pe musulmani intr-o lumina pozitiva –
08:40
and I hope that in the coming years,
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si sper ca in urmatorii ani,
08:43
more film and television programs come out of Hollywood
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sa se faca mai multe filme si programe de televiziune la Hollywood
08:45
presenting us in a positive light.
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care sa ne prezinte intr-o lumina pozitiva.
08:48
Who knows, maybe one day we'll even have our own James Bond, right.
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Cine stie, poate intr-o buna zi vom avea chiar un James Bond al nostru, nu?
08:51
"My name is Bond, Jamal Bond."
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“Ma numesc Bond, Jamal Bond.”
08:53
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
08:55
Til then, I'll keep telling jokes. I hope you keep laughing.
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Pana atunci, voi continua sa spun glume. Sper ca voi sa continuati sa radeti.
08:57
Have a good day. Thank you.
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O zi buna. Multumesc.
08:59
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maz Jobrani - ComedianA founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani is now touring with his second solo comedy show, Browner and Friendlier.
Why you should listen
Maz Jobrani is an actor and comedian who starred on the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, a groundbreaking tour of the US and Middle Eastern countries, where it sold out 27 shows in Dubai, Beirut, Cairo, Kuwait and Amman. The Axis of Evil Comedy Central Special premiered in 2007 as, arguably, the first show on American TV with an all-Middle Eastern/American cast. In 2009 Jobrani performed in his first solo world tour, called Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly, and is currently following up this tour with a second, titled Browner and Friendlier.
Jobrani's comedy pulls from his background as an Iran-born kid raised in Northern California. He pokes fun at cultural stereotypes of all kinds -- starting with the stereotype that Middle Eastern actors can only play a few kinds of roles in Hollywood. He's been working to develop rich characters in a variety of TV shows and films. His next project: Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, described as a cross between a Middle Eastern Pink Panther and Bend It Like Beckham.
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