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Dec 2023
16m 47s

Intermediate | Of Beauty Pageants and Pl...

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So you signed up for that beauty pageant and naively thought that swimsuit competitions had been outlawed due to sexist issues? Not so... Listen to this podcast and get the Mandarin Chinese terminology you're going to need for that boob job. Heck, you might as well get a nose job too while you're at it -- you'll swing a better price here when you operate in bulk. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0656

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