Conan Learns The Difference Between Irish Americans & Spaniards | Conan O'Brien Needs A Fan

Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where are you right now in the world? So, right now I'm in Madrid, Spain, from. my house. And I work here as a physician. resident in a hospital. Very good. You. work in a hospital. You take care of. people. That's very good. I like that. Mhm. You mentioned that you have. American relatives. Is that true? Yeah. My fiance, he's American. He's Irish. American. Sean Dempsey. Pretty.

Irish accent dropped on that. Wait, your. your fiance is Irish American and his. name is Sean Dempsey. Here in Spain, people call him Chong. Changen. If they see it written because. people cannot really pronounce his name. Well, I'm sure anything's okay with. Sean, you know. Yeah, he goes by. sometimes when he gets tired, really say. his name, right? The Irish, we just. don't care. As long as we're welcomed in. and someone has something to drink and. something to eat, we're fine. You know,

call me whatever you want. Is here. How. did you meet this guy? We met in 2016. He went to study abroad. He came. actually to my hometown, Seville. It's. in southern Spain. A lot of Americans go. to study there abroad actually. And we. fell kind of in love, but didn't make. any sense. I was 19 and I was studying. medicine. After a year, we met again. And that's how we decided like even in. one year we couldn't meet anyone that. beat that. Um well I don't think it's.

okay. I don't think it's that you. couldn't meet anyone. I just think he. was the special one. He was the one. He. was the one. I don't think you should go. around telling him. Uh he's fine. I. waited and when it just no one came. along. You'll do. You'll do. He's fine. He's he's got used to Spanish. way of get being in a relationship with. a Spanish woman. So, he's fine. What are. the differences say between. um a Spanish woman and an Irish Catholic.

guy? What's the thing that what's the. biggest difference between you? How have. you had to change him? That's tough. because I think we actually have a lot. of things things in common like southern. Spanish people and Irish people. But uh. probably like the drinking culture, it. sounds uh weird, but like we can start. drinking at 12 uh in the noon like 12:00. p.m. and then end drinking at 4:00 a.m. after being the whole day with our. friends eating and everything. But he.

and you guys like struggle with that. type of culture when you get smashed for. 30 minutes. And yeah, you guys Well, wait a minute. Hold on a second. Let's. clean up a few things here. Uh, um, if. that's even your real name. Um, you're. saying that you guys can start drinking. at noon and you can go to 4:00 a.m. and. it's no problem, right? That you can. tolerate it. You're fine. You pace. yourselves. And are you saying that what.

is what does he and his family do that's. different? Start earlier, way earlier, like breakfast early and finish before. lunch. And and uh and maybe. Okay. Uh. Sean may have a problem. Yeah, this. might not be an Irish. Yeah, I don't. think it's I mean, so he's starting at. breakfast and then at noon he sort of. passes out. He's been four years in. Spain. He's got a rehab since what? Oh.

He's been four years in Spain, so. already living here with me. So, he came. along with the culture here and now he's. totally fine. I want to know. We thought. you meant we thought you meant he went. to rehab and suddenly we weren't. laughing and it wasn't a joke. But now. that we've learned he hasn't gone to. rehab, we think it's really funny again. and now it's fantastic. Now it's fun. when you can laugh about it. Drinking aside, what are other things. that maybe uh were different about the.

two of you? I think that the biggest. main thing at the beginning of our. relationship was PDA. We don't have that. in Spain or Europe. What do you mean? You don't have public display of. affection. You you don't show affection. publicly or you do? We do. We do. And we. don't care about what other people. think. So, it was very violent for him. at the beginning. He was raised a part. of his life in the Midwest. Oh boy. Oh. yeah. But then he taught me about that. and I learned to respect it because it's.

a cultural difference. At the at the. beginning I thought he didn't like me. cuz he was like kind of No, let me. explain something to you uh UA. Um I. think it is a very Irish thing which is. um we are uh we are kind of uptight and. we don't show a lot of public displays. of affection. whereas of course I know. it's a but you when I think about Spain. I think of people being very open uh. with their em you know with their.

emotions and so and you don't even know. what to do with your hands right now. Oh, you want me to simulate? You want to. s Okay, then shut up. I'm trying to find. the word. You don't even do private. displays of affection. He's speaking of. Spanish. He's got a flamingco. Yua. Yua, let me explain something to you. I've been married for 21 years and my. wife has never seen me naked. Never. I when I take a shower, I'm. wearing a business suit. But this is her.

choice though, right? that she well she. saw me once and she said I demand that. you wear a fivepiece suit. I didn't even. know what a fivepiece suit was but you. there is a difference which is. we're more repressed. and I think but I've learned I've. learned uh I'm heavily medicated. I also. drink a lot and uh I live now in in. Southern California and I've changed a. little bit and I think I could talk to.

Shawn and I could help him with his fear. of public displays of affection because. you're a very beautiful woman. I think. he should be able to uh embrace you. openly. What is that? You are so. awkward. Oh my god. It's like you're. holding a tuba. So awkward. Well, listen. I'm assuming she's wearing a. parka. It's cold. Sometimes it gets cold. because it a hug. Are you hugging? What. are you doing? I'm sorry. I don't know.

how to act this out. You Oh my god. I'm. going to talk to you. Let me show you. your finger. No, no, no. You're a very. beautiful woman. I was just I don't want. to put even on your imaginary self. I. don't want to get too close because of I. think that's you know the whole me too. thing. So I'm being very I'm showing. even in an imaginary way. I'm showing a. lot of respect and distance. I'm giving you your space. But anyway, free marital counseling will be good for. Sean. I think maybe you can show him a.

little bit the ways. What you want me to. show you? Do you want me to show Sean? Give him some premarital counseling on. how to be more affectionate in public. No. Maybe it will be a twoway kind of. relation where maybe your wife will be. also happy that he tells you some tips. about it since you're also struggling. No, no, no. We're listen. We're not. getting my wife involved in this. Okay? You know, um and it's not a two-way if. my wife's involved. Uh listen, you.

um I feel for Sean because I know what. he's going through. We are an uptight. people and so let me just maybe just. What you're saying is, and I'd like you. to actually say this, you think, do you. think that I could come and help Shawn. with his public display of affection. issues? I think you'll be very helpful. if you with Shawn and his public display. of affection issues. I do. You think I. could maybe help him and coax him to be.

a little more of a Latin lover, so to. speak? Yeah, like a coach. Like a kind. of a coaching. laughing really hard right now. That's. okay. I'm getting what I need. someone that can speak the dead language. of Latin. No, I know exactly what I'm. doing and I won't be pulled off track. Okay. By you idiots. So, when is this uh wedding taking. place? It's March 15th next year in. Seville. I'd very much like to be at. that wedding. Oh, boy. You will be very. welcome. I think I don't know what your.

wedding planner skills are, but I really. need help to uh with my Irish American. guests over 30 to navigate the Spanish. drinking culture and also Sean's uh fear. of displaying affection in our own. wedding. Okay, this is what I'm going to. say. I would happily help plan your wedding. Okay, I would do that. I would plan your. wedding. Um and uh my first my only. recommendation is that the Irishameans. are restrained in their seats.

and um that no alcohol is anywhere near. them and all the Spanish people can. drink as much as they want, but not a. drop for these Irish bastards. Not a drop.