This is an all ears English podcast episode 2495.

Is being a trooper praised in your culture?

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How much insight about our culture can we get from one single word? A ton. Today, learn about the

phrase that you're a trooper, how it's used, what it means, and what American

culture value it highlights. Do you feel frustrated when you're not sure if people

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Hey, Lindsay, how are you? Good. How are you, Michelle? How are you feeling healthy,

injured? I'm good. I'm good.

Knock on wood, knock on one. I'm scared to talk about that. But when, what about you? I mean,

Lindsay, when's the last time you had maybe a little injury? Oh, geez, a little hang nail here and there.

It happens sometimes. But I've never actually, in college tennis, I did fall and

break my wrist a little bit, like a very hairline fracture because I was, we were doing sprints on

the courts and I was trying to impress my coach. And anytime you're trying to impress someone,

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