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Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American?
Maz Jobrani: Sudahkah anda mendengar tentang orang Amerika keturunan Iran?
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Pendiri dari "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour", pelawak Maz Jobrani mengulas berbagai tantangan dan konflik menjadi seorang Amerika keturunan Iran -- "seperti, sebagian diri saya berpikir seharusnya saya memiliki program nuklir, dan bagian yang lain berpikir saya tidak dapat dipercaya ..."
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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Saya adalah salah satu pendiri
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of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.
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dari Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.
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The other founding members included Ahmed Ahmed,
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Pendiri yang lain adalah Ahmed Ahmed,
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who is an Egyptian-American,
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warga Amerika keturunan Mesir,
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who actually had the idea to go to the Middle East and try it out.
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yang sebenarnya memiliki ide untuk pergi ke Timur Tengah dan mencoba mengadakan pertunjukan.
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Before we went out as a tour,
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Sebelum kami pergi bersama-sama
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he went out solo and did it first.
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dia pergi sendirian dan mengadakan pertunjukan terlebih dahulu.
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Then there was Aron Kader, who was the Palestinian-American.
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Lalu ada Aron Kader, orang Amerika keturunan Palestina.
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And then there was me, the Iranian-American of the group.
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Lalu saya, seorang Amerika keturunan Iran.
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Now, being Iranian-American
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Menjadi seorang Amerika keturunan Iran
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presents its own set of problems, as you know.
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memiliki rangkaian masalahnya sendiri, anda tahu.
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Those two countries aren't getting along these days.
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Kedua negara ini tidak begitu akur akhir-akhir ini.
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So it causes a lot of inner conflict, you know,
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Sehingga menyebabkan banyak konflik internal, anda tahu
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like part of me likes me, part of me hates me.
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seperti sebagian diri saya suka dengan diri saya, dan sebagian lagi tidak.
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Part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program,
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Sebagian dari diri saya berpikir seharusnya saya memiliki program nuklir,
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the other part thinks I can't be trusted with one.
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bagian yang lain berpikir saya tidak dapat dipercaya.
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These are dilemmas I have every day.
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Inilah dilema yang saya hadapi setiap hari.
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But I was born in Iran; I'm now an American citizen,
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Namun saya lahir di Iran. Sekarang saya warga Amerika,
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which means I have the American passport,
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yang berarti saya memiliki paspor Amerika,
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which means I can travel.
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yang berarti saya dapat bepergian bebas.
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Because if you only have the Iranian passport,
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Karena jika anda hanya memiliki paspor Iran,
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you're kind of limited to the countries you can go to
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anda hanya dapat pergi ke sedikit negara
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with open arms, you know --
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secara bebas, anda tahu --
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Syria, Venezuela, North Korea.
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Suriah, Venezuela, Korea Utara.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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So anyone who's gotten their passport in America
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Jadi siapapun yang mendapatkan paspor mereka di Amerika
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will tell you, when you get your passport,
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akan tahu, saat anda mendapatkan paspor,
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it still says what country you were born in.
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paspor ini masih menulis di negara mana anda lahir.
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So I remember getting my American passport.
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Saya ingat saat saya mendapat paspor Amerika saya,
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I was like, "Woohoo! I'm going to travel."
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saya seperti berkata, "Woohoo! Saya akan bebas bepergian."
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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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Dan saya membukanya. Ada tulisan, "Lahir di Iran." Saya seperti, "Oh, ayolah."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"I'm trying to go places."
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Saya mencoba pergi ke berbagai tempat.
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But what's interesting is, I've never had trouble
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namun yang menarik adalah, saya tidak pernah mendapat masalah
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traveling in any other Western countries with my American passport,
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pergi ke negara-negara Barat dengan paspor Amerika saya,
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even though it says, "Born in Iran." No problems.
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walaupun ditulis, "Lahir di Iran." Tidak masalah.
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Where I've had some problems is some of the Arab countries,
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Masalah muncul saat saya pergi ke beberapa negara Arab,
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because I guess some of the Arab countries aren't getting along with Iran either.
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karena saya kira beberapa negara Arab tidak cocok dengan Iran juga.
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And so I was in Kuwait recently,
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Jadi saya pergi ke Kuwait baru-baru ini,
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doing a comedy show with some other American comedians.
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untuk mengadakan pertunjukan komedi dengan beberapa pelawak Amerika lain.
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They all went through, and then the border patrol saw my American passport.
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Mereka semuanya lancar, dan saat petugas perbatasan melihat paspor Amerika saya
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"Ah ha! American, great."
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"Ah ha! Orang Amerika, bagus."
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Then he opened it up. "Born in Iran? Wait."
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Lalu dia membukanya. "Lahir di Iran? Tunggu."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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And he started asking me questions.
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Dan dia mulai menanyai saya.
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He said, "What is your father's name?"
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Dia bertanya, "Siapa nama ayahmu?"
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I said, "Well, he's passed away, but his name was Khosro."
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Saya berkata, "Dia sudah meninggal, namanya Khosro."
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He goes, "What is your grandfather's name?"
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Dia bertanya lagi, "Siapa nama kakekmu?"
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I said, "He passed away a long time ago.
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Saya berkata, "Dia sudah lama meninggal.
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His name was Jabbar."
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Namanya Jabbar."
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He says, "You wait. I'll be back," and he walked away.
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Dia berkata, "Tunggu di sini. Saya segera kembali," dan dia pergi.
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And I started freaking out,
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Dan saya mulai panik,
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because I don't know what kind of crap my grandfather was into.
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karena saya tidak tahu masalah yang pernah dimiliki kakek saya.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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Thought the guy was going to come back and be like,
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Saya berpikir orang ini akan kembali dan berkata,
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"We've been looking for you for 200 years."
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"Kami telah mencari anda selama 200 tahun."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"Your grandfather has a parking violation. It's way overdue.
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"Kakek anda melanggar parkir. Sudah lama jatuh tempo.
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You owe us two billion dollars."
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Anda berhutang dua miliar dolar."
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But as you can see, when I talk,
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Namun seperti yang kalian lihat, saat saya berbicara,
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I speak with an American accent, which you would think
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saya bicara dengan aksen Amerika, di mana kalian mungkin berpikir
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as an Iranian-American actor,
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sebagai aktor Amerika keturunan Iran,
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I should be able to play any part, good, bad, what have you.
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saya dapat memainkan berbagai peran, baik, jahat, sesuai keinginan anda.
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But a lot of times in Hollywood,
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Namun seringkali di Hollywood,
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when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent,
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saat direktur pencari peran tahu anda keturunan Timur Tengah,
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they go, "Oh, you're Iranian. Great.
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mereka berkata, "Oh, anda orang Iran. Bagus.
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Can you say 'I will kill you in the name of Allah?'"
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Dapatkan anda berkata 'Saya akan membunuh anda dalam nama Allah?'"
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"I could say that, but what if I were to say,
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Saya dapat mengatakannya, namun saya akan berkata,
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'Hello. I'm your doctor?'"
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"Halo. Saya dokter anda?"
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They go, "Great. And then you hijack the hospital."
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Mereka berkata, "Bagus. Lalu anda membajak rumah sakitnya."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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Like I think you're missing the point here.
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Sepertinya anda tidak mengerti.
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mind playing bad guys.
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Jangan salah paham. Saya tidak keberatan memerankan orang jahat.
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I want to play a bad guy. I want to rob a bank.
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Saya ingin berperan menjadi orang jahat. Saya ingin merampok bank.
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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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Saya ingin merampok bank di dalam 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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namun menggunakan pistol, bukan dengan bom yang terikat di sekeliling tubuh saya.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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Because I imagine the director: "Maz, I think your character
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Karena saya membayangkan direktur ini berkata, "Maz, saya rasa karakter seperti anda
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would rob the bank with a bomb around him."
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akan merampok bank dengan bom di sekeliling tubuhnya."
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"Why would I do that?
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"Mengapa saya melakukan itu?
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If I want the money, why would I kill myself?"
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Jika saya ingin uangnya, mengapa saya harus bunuh diri?"
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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Right.
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Benar?
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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"Gimme all your money, or I'll blow myself up."
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"Berikan semua uang anda, atau saya akan meledakkan diri."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"Well, then blow yourself up.
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"Ya, silahkan ledakkan diri anda.
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Just do it outside, please."
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Tapi tolong di luar ya"
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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But the fact is, there's good people everywhere.
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Namun kenyataannya, orang baik ada di mana-mana.
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That's what I try and show in my stand-up. There's good people everywhere.
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Itulah yang saya coba tunjukkan dalam pertunjukan saya. Orang baik ada di mana-mana.
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All it takes in one person to mess it up.
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Hanya diperlukan satu orang untuk menghancurkan citra itu.
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Like a couple months ago in Times Square in New York,
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Seperti beberapa bulan lalu di Times Square New York,
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there was this Pakistani Muslim guy who tried to blow up a car bomb.
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ada orang Islam dari Pakistan yang mencoba meledakkan bom mobil.
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Now, I happened to be in Times Square that night
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Saya kebetulan ada di Times Square malam itu
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doing a comedy show.
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mengadakan pertunjukan komedi.
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And a few months before that, there was a white American guy in Austin, Texas
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Dan beberapa bulan sebelumnya, ada orang Amerika kulit putih di Austin, Texas
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who flew his airplane into the IRS building,
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yang menerbangkan pesawatnya ke gedung IRS.
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and I happened to be in Austin that day
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dan saya kebetulan ada di Austin saat itu
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doing a stand-up comedy show.
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melakukan pertunjukan komedi.
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Now I'll tell you, as a Middle Eastern male,
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Saya beritahu kalian, sebagai seorang pria Timur Tengah,
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when you show up around a lot of these activities,
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saat anda seringkali berada di dekat kejadian-kejadian seperti ini
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you start feeling guilty at one point.
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suatu saat anda mulai merasa bersalah.
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I was watching the news. I'm like, "Am I involved in this crap?"
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Saya menonton berita dan seperti, "Apakah saya terlibat dalam semua ini?"
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"I didn't get the memo. What's going on?"
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"Saya tidak mendapat memo. Apa yang terjadi?"
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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But what was interesting was, the Pakistani Muslim guy --
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Namun hal yang menarik adalah, orang Islam Pakistan ini --
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see he gives a bad name to Muslims
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tahu bahwa dia membuat nama Islam
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and Middle Easterners and Pakistanis from all over the world.
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dan Timur Tengah dan Pakistan menjadi buruk di seluruh dunia.
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And one thing that happened there was also the Pakistani Taliban
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Dan hal lain yang juga terjadi adalah ada juga anggota Taliban dari Pakistan
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took credit for that failed car bombing.
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yang berkata bahwa dia bertanggung jawab atas bom mobil yang gagal itu.
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My question is: why would you take credit
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Pertanyaan saya adalah, mengapa anda menyatakan bertanggung jawab
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for a failed car bombing?
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untuk bom mobil yang gagal?
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"We just wanted to say
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"Kami hanya ingin berkata
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we tried."
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kami telah mencoba."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"And furthermore,
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"Terlebih lagi,
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it is the thought that counts."
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yane penting kan niatnya."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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"And in conclusion, win some, lose some."
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"Dan kesimpulannya, ada menangnya, ada kalahnya."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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But what happened was, when the white guy flew his plane into the building,
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Namun yang terjadi adalah, saat pria berkulit putih ini menerbangkan pesawatnya ke gedung itu,
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I know all my Middle Eastern and Muslim friends in the States
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saya tahu semua saudara sesama Timur Tengah dan Muslim di Amerika
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were watching TV, going, "Please, don't be Middle Eastern.
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menonton TV sambil berharap, "Tolonglah, bukan orang Timur Tengah.
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Don't be Hassan. Don't be Hussein."
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Bukan Hassan. Bukan Hussein."
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And the name came out Jack. I'm like, "Woooo!
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Dan ternyata namanya adalah Jack. Saya seperti berteriak, "Wooo!
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That's not one of us."
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Bukan salah satu dari kami."
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But I kept watching the news in case they came back,
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Namun saya tetap menonton berita kalau-kalau ada perkembangan baru lagi,
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they were like, "Before he did it, he converted to Islam."
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seperti, "Sebelum dia melakukannya, dia masuk Islam."
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"Damn it! Why Jack? Why?"
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"Sial! Mengapa Jack? Mengapa?"
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But the fact is, I've been lucky
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Namun pada kenyataannya, saya beruntung
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to get a chance to perform all over the world,
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mendapat kesempatan untuk mengadakan pertunjukan di seluruh dunia
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and I did a lot of shows in the Middle East.
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dan saya melakukan banyak pertunjukan di Timur Tengah.
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I just did a seven-country solo tour.
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Saya baru saja melakukan tur solo ke tujuh negara.
05:51
I was in Oman, and I was in Saudi Arabia.
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Saya pergi ke Oman, ke Arab Saudi.
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I was in Dubai.
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ke Dubai.
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And it's great, there's good people everywhere.
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Dan semuanya bagus, ada orang baik di mana-mana.
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And you learn great things about these places.
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Anda belajar hal-hal hebat tentang tempat ini.
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I encourage people always to go visit these places.
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Saya selalu mendorong orang untuk mengunjungi tempat-tempat ini.
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For example, Dubai -- cool place.
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Contohnya, Dubai -- tempat yang keren.
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They're obsessed with having the biggest, tallest, longest, as we all know.
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Mereka terobsesi memiliki sesuatu yang terbesar, tertinggi, terpanjang.
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They have a mall there, the Dubai Mall.
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Ada sebuah mall di sana, Dubai Mall.
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It is so big, they have taxis in the mall.
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Sangat besar, ada taksi di dalam mall.
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I was walking. I heard "Beep, beep."
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Saat saya berjalan, saya mendengar "Bip, bip."
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I'm like, "What are you doing here?"
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Saya seperti ingin berkata, "Apa yang anda lakukan di sini?"
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He goes, "I'm going to the Zara store. It's three miles away.
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Dia berkata, "Saya mau pergi ke toko Zara. Tiga mil dari sini.
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Out of my way. Out of my way. Out of my way."
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Minggir. Minggir. Minggir."
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And what's crazy -- there's a recession going on, even in Dubai,
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Dan hal yang gila adalah -- saat itu sedang resesi, bahkan di Dubai,
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but you wouldn't know by the prices.
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namun anda tidak akan tahu saat melihat harga barang-barangnya.
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Like in the Dubai Mall,
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Seperti di Dubai Mall,
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they sell frozen yogurt by the gram.
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mereka menjual yogurt beku per gram.
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It's like a drug deal.
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Seperti transaksi obat terlarang.
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I was walking by. The guy goes, "Psst. Habibi, my friend."
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Saya sedang berjalan dan orang ini berkata, "Psst. Habibi, teman."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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"You want some frozen yogurt?
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"Anda ingin yogurt beku?
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Come here. Come here. Come here.
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Kemari. Kemari. Kemari.
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I have one gram, five gram, 10 gram. How many gram do you want?"
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Ada yang satu gram, lima gram, 10 gram. Anda mau berapa gram?"
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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I bought five grams. 10 dollars. 10 dollars! I said, "What's in this?"
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Saya membeli lima gram. 10 dolar. 10 dolar! Saya berkata, "Apa yang ada di dalamnya?"
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He's like, "Good stuff, man. Columbian. Top of the line. Top of the line."
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Dia berkata, "Barang bagus. Dari Kolumbia. Kualitas atas. Kualitas atas."
06:54
The other thing you learn sometimes
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Hal lain yang terkadang anda pelajari
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when you travel to these countries in the Middle East,
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saat anda pergi ke negara-negara di Timur Tengah,
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sometimes in Latin American countries, South American countries --
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terkadang di negara Amerika Latin, negara Amerika Selatan --
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a lot of times when they build stuff,
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sering kali mereka membangun sesuatu,
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there's no rules and regulations.
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tanpa peraturan dan pengaturan.
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For example, I took my two year-old son to the playground at the Dubai Mall.
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Contohnya, saya mengajak putra saya yang berusia dua tahun ke taman bermain di 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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Dan saya membawa putra saya ke taman bermain di seluruh Amerika.
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And when you put your two year-old on a slide in the United States,
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Saat anda mengajak putra anda bermain perosotan di Amerika Serikat,
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they put something on the slide
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mereka meletakkan sesuatu di sana
07:16
to slow the kid down as he comes down the slide.
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untuk memperlambat laju anak anda saat menuruni perosotan itu.
07:19
Not in the Middle East.
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Namun tidak di Timur Tengah.
07:21
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
07:23
I put my two year-old on the slide; he went frrmrmm! He took off.
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Saya mengajak putra saya bermain perosotan itu, dia seperti frrmrmm! Dia terbang.
07:26
I went down. I go, "Where's my son?"
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Saya turun dan bertanya, "Di mana putra saya?"
07:28
"On the third floor, sir. On the third floor."
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"Ada di lantai tiga, Pak. Di lantai tiga."
07:30
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
07:33
"You take a taxi. You go to Zara. Make a left."
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"Anda naik taksi. Pergi ke Zara, lalu belok kiri."
07:35
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
07:38
"Try the yogurt. It's very good. Little expensive."
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"Cobalah yogurt ini. Enak sekali. Memang sedikit mahal."
07:42
But one of the things I try to do with my stand-up is to break stereotypes.
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Namun satu hal yang saya coba lakukan dalam pertunjukan saya adalah untuk menghentikan pandangan klise.
07:45
And I've been guilty of stereotyping as well.
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Namun saya juga bersalah karena mengklisekan orang lain.
07:47
I was in Dubai. And there's a lot of Indians who work in Dubai.
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Saat saya di Dubai, ada banyak orang India bekerja di Dubai.
07:50
And they don't get paid that well.
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Dan mereka menerima bayaran rendah.
07:52
And I got it in my head that all the Indians there must be workers.
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Lalu saya berpikir bahwa semua orang India di sana adalah buruh.
07:54
And I forgot there's obviously successful Indians in Dubai as well.
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Dan saya lupa bahwa jelas ada juga orang India yang sukses di Dubai.
07:57
I was doing a show,
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Saat saya mengadakan pertunjukan,
07:59
and they said, "We're going to send a driver to pick you up."
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mereka berkata, "Kami akan mengirimkan supir untuk menjemput anda."
08:01
So I went down to the lobby, and I saw this Indian guy.
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Jadi saya turun ke lobi, dan saya melihat orang India ini.
08:03
I go, "He's got to be my driver."
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Saya berpikir, "Dia pasti supir saya."
08:05
Because he was standing there in like a cheap suit, thin mustache, staring at me.
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Karena dia berdiri di sana, seperti memakai jas murahan dengan kumis tipis dan memandangi saya.
08:08
So I went over, "Excuse me, sir, are you my driver?"
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Jadi saya mendatanginya, "Permisi, apakah anda supir saya?"
08:10
He goes, "No, sir. I own the hotel."
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Dia menjawab, "Bukan, saya yang punya hotel ini."
08:12
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
08:17
I go, "I'm sorry. Then why were you staring at me?"
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Saya berkata, "Maaf. Lalu mengapa anda memandangi saya?"
08:19
He goes, "I thought you were my driver."
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Dia berkata, "Saya kira anda supir saya."
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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Saya akan meninggalkan pesan ini: Saya mencoba, dengan pertunjukan saya, menghentikan pandangan klise,
08:38
present Middle Easterners in a positive light -- Muslims in a positive light --
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menunjukkan orang-orang Timur Tengah -- Islam dari sisi positif --
08:40
and I hope that in the coming years,
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dan saya harap di tahun-tahun mendatang
08:43
more film and television programs come out of Hollywood
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ada banyak film dan program televisi dari Hollywood
08:45
presenting us in a positive light.
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yang menunjukkan sisi positif dari kami.
08:48
Who knows, maybe one day we'll even have our own James Bond, right.
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Siapa tahu, mungkin suatu hari kami memiliki James Bond sendiri.
08:51
"My name is Bond, Jamal Bond."
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"Nama saya Bond, Jamal Bond."
08:53
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
08:55
Til then, I'll keep telling jokes. I hope you keep laughing.
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Sampai saat itu datang, saya akan tetap melawak. Semoga anda tetap tertawa.
08:57
Have a good day. Thank you.
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Semoga hari anda menyenangkan. Terima kasih.
08:59
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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.
Maz Jobrani | Speaker | TED.com