Transcript of Claro Que Si

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Hello.

Hi, Javier.

Welcome to Konan O'Brien needs a fan.

I think I interrupted something.

Oh, boy, did you? No. Just random craziness. Hello, Javier. How are you?

Hi, Sona, Konan, Matt. Very nice to meet you.

It's very nice to meet you. And you are coming to us from where, sir?

I could say just Madrid. But that's where I'm from. But I live in a small town, like 50 kilometers away. I don't know that in miles.

All right. Neither do I. President Carter, back in the '70s, tried to get us to switch over to the metric system, and we just voted him out of office. That was the right decision. Yeah. Other than that, he was a great guy, and I think he did a good job, but we just couldn't stand that. But you live outside. I want to say you live about, I'm going to say, a 45-minute drive from Madrid. Do you think that's fair? Very good. Yeah.

Have a good eye for meters.

Yes. That could be all I have. Javier, tell me a little bit about yourself. What do you do? Who are you? Who is this man named Javier González Noriega?

Wow. That was full Conando. Yeah.

How do you like my Spanish? Have you heard me speak Spanish before?

That's the thing. That's something we have to talk about seriously because it's good and you have some potential. It could be better.

Yes, I think my Spanish could improve. I think one of my problems is I need to be in an immersive environment because when you just read books that are teaching you Spanish or relying on what I learned in high school, that's not going to be good enough.

I'm fully in favor of the immersion to learn languages. That's what I've done with languages. Languages are my passion, and that's how I've learned by traveling and by talking to people as much as possible.

That's what you need. Or I could get a surgical implant in my brain. I would prefer that because all the talking to people and traveling, that's time consuming. Do I really want to talk to these people? Probably not. So maybe an implant is another way to go. Ai is just working wonders.

If you ask your doctor, I'm sure that he'll say, Surgery, always the first option.

So just go with that. Either way, I'm going to try. I'm going to try to improve my Spanish. I want it to be better. Awesome.. I like to start a sentence and then never finish it. That's just one of my favorite things to do.. And then just trail off.

And I go,.

That's another thing. What does that Claro que sí. What does that mean, claro que sí? There you go.

Of course.

Yes, exactly. I just love people say sí, and I go, Claro que sí. And then they think, he's being an asshole. You barely need my help. You're good. People say, This is my son. And I go, Claro que sí. Who the fuck else is it going to be? And then they hit me. I get punched a lot when I'm in any Spanish-speaking country. Oh, dude. Yeah, too much claro que sí. Let's try to avoid that. Or encourage it. Yeah, there. Javi, what do you do? Tell me, what do you do for a living?

I work now for the past seven months, I've been working in tourism as a tourism information agent. I guess that's how you'd call it. So around the center of Madrid, there are peppered throughout it. There are small offices with a big eye and information point. And so tourists, next to the Royal Palace or in the center of the city. They see it, they walk up to us, and they have questions. How can I get here? How much for the ticket to the museum? Can I get a map? And you answer the questions.

Okay. Do you ever have people that see the eye and they try to buy an iPhone from you? Does that ever happen where people mistake you for an Apple store?

So now I just made a... She just went, Oh, no.

It's a bad joke. Isn't it? Why do you think it's bad?

Hold on. Let me see.

Oh, you're going to check?

Yeah, because I'm a professional. The data is already in. This here is one of the better jokes I've ever made. Incredible. Then I apologize. Yeah. So tell me- No, So you work in- I was going to say- Yeah, go ahead.

So I was going to say that in answer to your question, actually, recently, the funniest thing that has happened to us, to me, was that an American, actually, I don't know where from, but he saw the eye. It said information point very clearly. And he walked up to me and he asked me if I sold, if we sold sunscreen and tobacco. And I love that. I said, oh, information point. I need tobacco. I'm sure he has some.

That's very strange. What a weird thing to ask for.

I thought, well, I guess this is what Americans do. I don't know.

To clarify, no one's ever asked you for an iPhone. Yeah, That's okay. That's because- Oh, no.

Sorry, I forgot to. No, no. It's a matter of time, I'm sure.

Yeah, just a matter of time before I come up and ask for an iPhone to clear my name. Javier, you work at this tourist kiosk in Madrid. And one of the questions I have is you must know patterns about different kinds of tourists. Who's easy to deal with, who's not easy to deal with. Can you tell us? What have you found?

Well, here's the thing. One of the golden rules is that if you get people who are older than, let's say, in their 70s, and they quickly find out that everything we give out, like the maps, and we have a little magazine and the brochures, we give it for free. And so they're going to go, Oh, give me that, give me that. And it's like, Okay, we run out of everything.

Old people just want to take as much from you as they can.

In this specific case, yeah.

So that's something you've known- I don't mean like that in general. No, you would never say anything negative about old people in general. No. What you are saying is all the old people from around the world that come to your kiosk, waste your time and take as much free stuff as they can.

Yeah, imagine, put yourself in their position. It's, wow, free things. Even if you don't need it, you have to get it.

Yeah, but they've already been on Earth longer than the rest of us. They've already enjoyed- Longer than they should, so might say. Thank you. They've already enjoyed all of these resources. They got to have a malted milkshake in the 1940s and '50s. They got to do the Lindy Lindy Hop. They got to have all these fun adventures. They got to watch Happy Days when it first came on. I mean, come on. Did you say Lindy Hop?

We're all stuck on you doing the Lindy Hop right now.

But I'm sorry. Sorry. I was following, but we don't have that in Spain. I've never heard of that.

We don't have it here. No one's had it since... The Lindy Hop goes back to, I think, probably 1925. Okay, so not even my great-grandpa. It was an insane thing for me to say, and I'm never going to live it down.

You didn't just say it. You mimed it.

Anyway, my point is, these old people have been around for such a long time having so much fun, and all they can think to do when they see this young, good-looking man at a kiosk is like, Give me more. Give me more. I want it, and I want it now.

Especially, I have to say, those are people, old people who live in Madrid, so they already know. Every month, they're like, Hey, give me the new stuff.

These These magazines are just telling them the same thing over and over again, which is this is where this museum is, that's where that museum is.

And they know it already. They live there their whole lives. It's like, Why do you need this?

Do you think they're building homes out of these magazines? They're taking so many. They're starting their own tourist kiosks. Yeah, they have their own kiosks. Yeah, I had a thought of that. And they're charging. There's a competition. They're charging for it.

Yeah, that's right.

What about different types of people, nationalities? Are there any that are more... I don't want to cause trouble here or an international incident, but are there some that are more problematic than others?

Well, look, I The entire world is listening to this interview right now, so I don't want to cause a diplomatic incident. That's the Germans.

Come on. No, it's not. What about a really, really old Frenchman?. I He's in pain. Sona does a really good old French guy. Go. I do. Where is your...

Where is all the pamphlets? Where are they?

Everybody took him. Incredible. Did you know... Can you believe she never took an acting class? Never took an acting class.

I closed my eyes.

I thought I was in Paris. It's amazing. It's incredible what she can do. Do your German guy. Go. German, very serious.

He's a That's French.

That's just French. That's still French.

I can't think of it. I am mad.

I am mad. No, that's still a French guy. I am so angry.

That's French.

That's a French guy who maybe just has a German meal in front of him.

I'm a German man and I like it.

No, That's Swedish. No, that's Swedish. That's Swedish. No. Can you believe Javiar never took an improv class, never studied dialects, and yet she's able to do this?

She's a natural. I am. I am a natural. I'm a student of the world. I can't do- Let's hear Seinfeld. What are the people?

Javiar. That was dead on. Oh, my God. Jerry Savel.

Jerry Savel. What is the deal with all these people?

Oh, my goodness. Well, talk to me- Thank you so much for that. Because, Javier, you seem like a very nice guy, and I feel a friendship towards you. Do you think we would get along? Thank you. Do you think we would get along as pals? What kinds of things would we do together?

I've been thinking a lot about this. It's a big question. I think you would love it in Madrid. It's a very fun big city, lots of things to do. I've never been in LA, so I can't compare, but big city, a lot of stuff to do. Very vibrant. So I think you'd love that. And would How did we get along? I think so. I've been watching you. You were one of the first people that I watched when I was growing up and learning English, watching on YouTube clips of your show and Letterman. And so that's how I really started. So I don't know. Maybe if I meet you, I'll be surprised. I'm like, not what I expected, but I don't think so. I really don't think so.

Thanks a lot, Alia.

He could have lied in just said, Yeah, we'd get along.

Just say, Sure, we'd get along great. He will get along. He's some like a fun chap. He seemed like a really nice amigo. Then you're like, I might be disappointed.

He couldn't even lie. Well, you're honest.

I'll give you that. I'll give you that. And maybe, I don't know, I think we could have a good time. We can hit the night life. I think so. I really think so. Are you a single person or are you looking to meet anyone?

I am single. I'm looking to meet anyone.

I mean, not anyone, but somebody. Yeah, you have standards.

Literally anybody. No. Yeah, I do have some standards. They're low, but you know.

He has low standards, and he still wasn't sure about you. Yeah. Come on.

That's not where I was going.

That's true. You said I have very low standards, but I I'll take anyone. You, I might be disappointed.

No. Friendship-wise, I have a high standard. But for a relationship, at this point.

Hey, me too. I was there. I call it my warm body mode.

What was that? The Lily Hop again, right?

If you took me to the clubs, I might get recognized if we went to the clubs together. And then if I got recognized, people would come over and I might be a good wingman that way. I might attract people who would want to meet you.

That'd be great. Or I was thinking, I was imagining you because I think the job I do, I think you would be a natural at it. Getting there, you're in these little offices and from all around the world come over and you get to talk to them for a little bit. That's a perfect setting for you.

I think I would be very good at that. I'm a good talk I can talk with anyone. I can fake the language if I don't know it. A lot of it's just nerve, and I think I have a lot of nerve. I think I have a lot of... I could just talk to tourists. Yes, I think I could probably do that. I think I could work a tourist kiosk. I do.

And it's fair he doesn't want you to be his wingman.

I know. You know what I love? I do. No, no. Can we say something, Javier? I offered to be your wingman in a club and get to get you all these opportunities, and you quickly switched to, or you could work in the tourist kiosk for me. So clearly, you don't want me to be your wingman. I love it. You're going to take his place in the kiosk, and he's out in the clubs. Yeah, you're going to be in the clubs, hitting it and quitting it, and I'm going to be handing out pamphlets at a kiosk. To Sona's French person. That was my hope. To old Frenchmen. Sona coming over, Give me a pamphlet. And you just... A pamphlet. A Where can I go to do this, Lindy? Javier, I like you and I think- You'd be a great wing, I'm sure. Javier, I think I could do that job. He seems like a spectacular guy. You really do. You're funny, you're accepting, you're honest, I think, to a fault about my failings. But I would like to be your friend. I really would. I think we could get along just fine.

That That'd be wonderful. And let me add something, by the way. Just today, I watched one of your interviews with Javier Bardem, right? And he said, I don't know, this was like five years ago. I don't know. And he said in it, Hey, you should come over to Spain. And you were like, Yeah, sure. Why not? Maybe that, Javier, didn't convince you, I'm here to be the other Javier who convinces you to come over. You know what?

I love Javier Bardem, but I think you are another great Javier, equally great to Javier Bardem. I thought you were terrific as a Bon villain. And in no country for old men, you killed it. I admire his hair. Yes.

In No country for old men. That's like, wow.

Yeah. His Dorothy Hamel, figure skater, haircut. Good reference. I'll have to look it up. It's only 50 years later than Melindia.

Can I ask you Why you keep calling him Javier instead of Javier? Like Javier.

I was thinking.

I feel in this entire interview, you've been pronouncing his name Javier.

Oh, I'm sorry. Have I been doing that? Yes.

Do you been saying it? Well, thanks for waiting to the end.

Claro que sí. Oh, thanks for waiting to the end. Eduardo can confirm. I thought I was...

Maybe I had it wrong. Javier.

You're free to break in at any time and correct me. Are you yelling at me when I do? No, I don't. Eduardo, we got this. Don't worry. Okay. Well, thanks. That's 40 hours of editing for him. I don't edit these.

It's just weird. You saw the E and you're like, Javier.

To be fair, there were a couple of Javier's who snuck in there, so I thought, Oh, he caught himself. I'm going to do a couple right now, and then you can drop them in. Javier. Javier. Javier. Javier. Now, go fuck yourself. That's what I'm going to put in place for every Javier. Each one is going to be like, Javier. No, go fuck yourself. No, I meant All of it, and then go fuck yourself. Javier. Perfect. I apologize.

It's good to see how this works behind closed doors. Oh, no, we're a mess. So you don't get to see all the pettiness behind it.

Yes. That's so stupid. Never go into the kitchen of any fine restaurant, and this is not a fine restaurant. No.

This is a Denny.

Well, anyway, I'm embarrassed, Javier, that we weren't on our A game today. But I will say this, it was really nice talking to you. Have a fantastic, I guess it's night now where you are?

It is almost It's a good idea.

Okay. Oh, wow. Well, if you have a spare 44 minutes. Well, actually, this time of night, I'm going to say 32 minutes to drive into Central Madrid, given that it's about 40 kilometers. God, he's good. You can go and you can get yourself a cerveza. What else? Yes. I want to know. Maybe you could drift a little south and get some paella. How about some caviar? Okay. Caviar. We're out of time. Caviar.

Hey, caviar. That almost runs with my name.

Caviar. Very nice to talk to you. And thank you so much. I hope our paths- It was a real pleasure to me. I hope our paths crossed soon.

I hope so. Yeah. You're always welcome here, the three of you. And Eduardo, Blay, everybody. No, no, no.

You heard it there. No. You heard it? No.

Well, I'll be there, right, boss? Yeah, if you pay your own way. Goodbye, sir. Take care.

Okay. Bye-bye. Adiós.

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