Okay, so this is what I'm being told. You stop getting your master's degree because there was an immigrant in your class.

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The video relies on high-conflict, provocative dialogue between two people that keeps the viewer engaged through the absurdity of the situation.

Summary

A man and a woman are having a conversation about a class they are both taking, with the woman complaining about a fellow student. The man makes sarcastic comments throughout the discussion.

Structure

1The man introduces the topic of the woman dropping out of her master's program.
2The woman explains her frustration with a fellow student in her class.
3The man makes a sarcastic comment about the student.
4The woman continues to complain about the student's behavior and appearance.
5The man acknowledges the woman's seniority in the class.

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OKAY SO THIS IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD YOU STOP GETTING YOUR MASTER'S DEGREE BECAUSE THERE WAS AN IMMIGRANT IN YOUR CLASS NO WHAT MY GOD OF AN IMMIGRANT ALL OF THEM OKAY YOU DIDN'T CHECK SOMEONE'S ID WHEN THEY'RE COMING INTO CLASS NO WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME PROGRAM WE'RE ALL GOING TO GET THE SAME DEGREE GOT HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE DOESN'T MATTER OKAY SO YOU'RE GETTING JEALOUS OF THE BEAUTIFUL BOOBS AND TITS FROM THE BRAZILIANS NO I'M SITTING IN THE BACK IT'S IN THE INDUSTRY THAT I'VE WORKED IN OKAY I'M PROUD OF YOU YOU'RE THE OLDEST IN THE ROOM ALWAYS OKAY WELL ANYWAY IN COLLEGE YES SO ANYWAY KIDS SITTING NEXT TO ME SUPPOSEDLY HAS HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE THE GIRLS ARE SITTING IN THE FRONT HE'S GOT SWEATPANTS ON

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Okay, so this is what I'm being told. You stop getting your master's degree because there was an immigrant in your class. No. What? My god. That's a that's part of a larger story. Of an immigrant? So I'm getting my master's degree. Now, everybody in this class is supposed to have a bachelor's degree, right? All of them. Okay, you didn't check someone's ID when they were coming into class? No. Cuz who cares, right? We're all in the same program. We're all going to get the same degree. Got his bachelor's degree, right? And he has these Brazilian girls. I'm one of two Americans in the whole class. Doesn't matter. We're all in. You're getting jealous of the beautiful boobs and tits from the Brazilians. No, I'm sitting in the back because I'm the oldest student there, clearly, probably older than the professor. It's in the industry that I've worked in, by the way, and he's giving us stuff from 15 years ago. Okay, I'm proud of you. You're the oldest in the room, always. Okay. Well, anyway, in college, yes. So anyway, kids sitting next to me supposedly has his bachelor's degree. The girls are sitting in the front. He's got sweatpants on.