We Speak with me, Feifei...

...and me, Roy.

We may sound a little different.

That's because we are not able

to record in our normal studios

during the coronavirus pandemic.

Roy, I haven't seen you posting

much on social media today.

No, I decided not to spend my time

on social media because I wanted

to play some video

games!

Ahh JOMO!

What on earth is JOMO?

The joy of missing out. You are enjoying

playing video games while not

posting on social media.

I didn't know you wanted to see my posts.

Roy, no one wants to see all those

pictures of you and your dog!

Let's hear these examples...

Climbing a mountain and not checking

my emails was pure JOMO.

I didn't go to the restaurant last night

with everyone from work.

I had more fun staying

at home watching a film. That's JOMO.

I'm going to spend a week not checking

social media. I'm going to do

other things like listen

to music. JOMO!

This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English and we're talking

about the expression

'JOMO' which is the abbreviation of 'joy of

missing out'. It means 'to enjoy personal

time instead of doing something social

or on social media'.

So, what are your JOMOs, Feifei?

What things do you like to do

instead of going out?

Well, listening to music, watching videos

of the opera while eating a lettuce.

You know,

normal things.

You eat a lettuce while watching opera.

That's very specific. I'm not sure

that's everyone's

idea of a good time.

Eating lettuce keeps me healthy and

I love singing opera. It's better

than playing video

games.

I don't agree - but I suppose everyone has

different JOMOs. If you like singing opera,

will you sing some for us?

One day Roy, but not today!

OK, I'm looking forward to it!

Bye, Roy.

Bye.