9-year-old British girl's anger over the ice cream man's prices is all of us right now
"He's gonna get nowhere with that!"
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A viral video from England has struck a chord with viewers worldwide. Itâs proof that even children are not immune to the pain of inflation and price gouging. In the video, which has over 19 million views, 8-year-old Marnie passionately expresses her discontent with an ice cream man's prices while her twin sister, Myrah, stands by in full support.
The video is going viral because of the girlsâ honest frustration and Marnieâs adorable northern accent. The girls are from Burnley, a small city outside of Manchester.
âGirls, whatâs just happened,â their aunt Karis Lambert asks innocently at the beginning of the TikTok video. âSo, thereâs an ice cream van there, selling just two ice creams with two chewing gums in it for bloody nine pounds ($11.50) for two of them!" Marnie says incredulously.
The girls wanted to buy 2 Screwballs, a classic English slushy with a gumball at the bottom. âNine quid â heâs going to get nowhere with that, no he ain't, he should know,â Marnie continued.
Cost of living really taking its toll on marnieđ€ŁÂ
@karislambert Cost of living really taking its toll on marnieđ€Ł #foryou #fyp
Marnie had 10 pounds in her pocket and was almost about to overspend on two Screwballs when the ice cream man added that he doesnât accept cash, only cards. At that point, Marine and Myrah were done. âAnd he only does bloody cardsâ[Iâm] stood there with my cash, bloody hell,â she said.
âBloody well, bad,â she exclaimed.
Millions of people have watched Marineâs rant, and at the time, and she had no problem if the ice cream man heard her, too. âBet he can hear me!â she said, rolling her eyes toward the van. She later admitted that she hadn't expressed her displeasure to the ice cream man directly.
"Even the kids are affected by this cost of living," @bby wrote in the comments on TikTok. "Iâm with her on this I wouldnât stand for ÂŁ9 either," Lily added. "Does she offer services by the hour? I've got a water bill I don't agree with and I think she could handle the situation better than me," Josh joked.
"Where do we acquire spicy British kids to adopt?" itllBuff wrote.
@jeremyvineon5 Meet the twins going viral for their ice cream protest #icecream #9quid #twins
Marineâs rage even caught Stephen Colbertâs attention. âI have never been so intimidated by a little girl," he joked after playing the video on his show.
In an interview posted by Jeremy Vine and Storm on Channel 5âs TikTok account, the girlsâ aunt admitted that she was happy the video went viral so other people could enjoy their fantastic sense of humor. "They're so funny. I was so glad everyone saw that video because they're both hilarious, and I'm just glad everyone else seems to say it,â she said. âThey got so many comments on that video and everyone just thinks that they're brilliant."
On an appearance on ITV Live, Lambert admitted that the video had probably put the ice cream out of business and the girls said they were âproudâ of how it had taken off.
After the video went viral, people began saying that their girls should go into politics, to which they gave a resounding yes. Their first job after becoming co-Prime Ministers? âChange the pricesâ on ice cream, Marnie exclaimed.
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