Memorable Quotes from Nelson Lee
1 quoteMisunderstanding Among Colleagues in Conflict
Nationalist paramilitary 1
White, there's one hung up in there.
Joel
Hey! Hey, guys. What’s happening? Guess there’s some kind of misunderstanding here.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Yeah?
Joel
Yes, sir. Those two guys over there, they’re my colleagues.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
What kind of colleagues?
Joel
Journalists, sir. We’re actually just... We’re passing through.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Passing through to where?
Joel
].
[[w:Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Charlottesville? What’s in Charlottesville?
Joel
Good hiking. I hear. Actually we are... no, we’re covering the university campus there. They started the new program. They are re-opening the school, which is a surreal feel good story.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Mm-hmm. And I guess we all need that. Right?
Joel
Yeah.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
This guy is your colleague?
[Referring to Bohai]
Joel
Yeah.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
This guy here?
Joel
Yes, he’s my...
[Nationalist paramilitary shoots him]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
That guy?
Joel
Sir. Just...
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Just what? Just what? You know what?
Joel
This... Just, please.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
What?
Joel
Just, please. Sir, please. Please. Sure. Yes, speak. Let us... we’re American journalists.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
You told me that already.
Joel
Okay, we... We work for ].
[[w:Reuters|Reuters]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Reuters doesn’t sound American.
Joel
It’s a news agency.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
I know what Reuters is. Sir. Okay. I’m just saying... just saying, just what?
Joel
We’re American, okay?
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Okay. What kind of American are you? ], ]? What?
[[w:Central America|Central American; [w:South America|South American]
Joel
].
[[w:Florida|Florida]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Florida? Central? What about you? Where are you from?
Lee
Tell him, Jessie.
Jessie
].
[[w:Missouri|Missouri]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Missouri? The "Show-Me" state, right?
Jessie
Yes.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
You know what they call it?
Jessie
Yes.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Why do they call it the "Show-Me" state?
Jessie
I don’t know.
Nationalist paramilitary 2
You don’t know? It’s American. It is American. 100 percent. What about you? Where are you from?
[chuckles; to Lee]
Lee
].
[[w:Colorado|Colorado]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Colorado. Colorado, Missouri. That’s what I’m talking about. It’s American. Who is this guy hiding over here? Hey. Buddy. What’s your deal? Where are you from? Huh? Where are you from? What? You can’t speak? Are you mute? You can’t ]? Yes, you can? Yes, you can. Okay. You open your mouth and tell me where you’re from. Just make sure it’s clear fucking English. Okay? Where are you from?
[[w:English language|speak English]
Tony
I’m from... I’m from ].
[[w:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]
Nationalist paramilitary 2
Oh, ]? China.
[[w:China|China; shoots him]
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