Celebrities Teach You American Slang | Slang School | Vanity Fair

[@CB-iq1ou]

I have never heard Jennifer Garner's natural accent before!

[@kassidywilliams5664]

Me neither

[@snappymango]

As a West Virginian though, I was kind of disappointed in the slang section there. Never ever heard of Cats Head and “Purdy” and “winder” are technically slang to me. More of a dialect/accent.

[@cydniebourret1702]

@@snappymango watch the full video she did ! They do a lot more of them this is just a clip. Maybe there are better ones in there ?

[@CeeCeeB.]

She sounds adorable with her natural accent!

[@MickyMarineCorps1232]

No one has

[@sonychuu]

As a Texan, "Bless your heart" is situational. Like, Oh my dog passed away last week. "Oh, bless your heart, that's terrible!" : genuine concern and sympathy. As opposed to seeing someone walking around outside in a tank and shorts in freezing weather and turning to your friend and saying "Oh, bless their heart." : actually saying "Look. Look at that idiot." All about context.

[@HeidiThompson7]

The passive aggressive version is applied intensely in England. I find it hilarious.

[@shanapeete1581]

Tennessee agrees. Came here to say this.

[@lmfao745]

It also can be used as an insult lol

[@JoanneDunham]

Some one tells me that girl is loose I say "bless her heart"

[@tigioma3761]

@@lmfao745: "Bless your heart" or the next level "God love ya" are rarely compliments... ;)

[@jasonhendricks8587]

E40 explained slang with more slang.....

[@jumiac.1996]

That part🤣

[@jusnadja9333]

dwl he did

[@kokoririg]

Im so glad i clicked on this! Bay Area🖤

[@menemisdats]

Slangception

[@kaiberberich1]

best way to do it !!

[@hkbabel]

Matthew forgot to mention that "Bless your heart" is very frequently used sarcastically & is *not * meant as a positive thought towards the person receiving the blessing.. it's all context . At least in North Carolina. Y'all will know a bad blessing when you overhear or receive one :-)

[@danielleking262]

My bf's mom says "bless your heart" all the time as a sympathetic phrase to like a stressful situation. For example, I tell her I crammed for a test and got no sleep, she would say "bless your heart". I've heard it more in a positive or at least sympathetic tone more than mean.

[@hkbabel]

@@danielleking262 Oh yes, it certainly CAN be said in a very sincere & loving fashion !!!! You will know if you ever hear it otherwise, for example if said by the exasperated woman standing in the 10 item or less grocery lane directly behind a woman with a full cart & fuller attitude...

[@Doctors_TARDIS]

It is ENTIRELY up to inflection if it's an endearing term or not.

[@hkbabel]

@@Doctors_TARDIS Very much inflection, but context must also be considered :-)

[@moes_film]

I feel like when they put "ohhh honey..." before bless your heart, that's when it's sarcastic 😅

[@anishpatel8358]

The way E-40 holds the iPad gives me anxiety

[@sweetssandbox3526]

he doesn’t even care

[@YeseniaFernándezWaldron]

🤣

[@catherinefinnigan1687]

dude me. i was waiting for him to drop it 😂

[@CBAmelis]

😂😂 samee

[@shanapeete1581]

The confidence! 😂

[@puddingcat25]

I love that their accents come out a lot more, like Jennifer Gardner and Chloe Moretz, it makes more sense because they have southern belle personalities

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Southern Belle personalities? Those are usually very stuck up white women....think of those women you see in republican, rich folk get togethers.

[@qtdreamzasmr326]

@@ASMRyouVEGANyet The women u r referring to are not Southern Belles though.

[@nicolettecarrion3303]

GARNER NOT GARDENER

[@bonnie.f]

Jennifer Garner doesn't have a southern accent. She has a West Virginian accent. West Virginia is not in the South.

[@nikhilchandran874]

@@bonnie.f yeah it’s in the west lollll

[@valeriag9443]

I never realized how thick Jennifer Gardner’s southern accent is

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

Garner, no d

[@snarkshark1020]

She suppresses it normally.

[@Jprager]

@@snarkshark1020 it’s more noticeable when she says certain words.

[@allisons9455]

I have an accent to(more southern) but it only comes out when I say southern words, or get flustered.

[@NCbassfishing24]

That's not her accent, at least not anymore. She might have had it as a kid, but now she's performing it since it's relevant to the slang she's explaining. I guarantee she doesn't talk like that in everyday life, even off camera.

[@fieldschloe5145]

Jennifer's southern accent is everythinggggg

[@melaniebafia]

time stamp?

[@TheUpsideDownLife]

@@melaniebafia :12 seconds in.

[@bonnie.f]

She has a country accent, not a southern accent. West Virginia is not the South, people.

[@Mishro22]

@@bonnie.f Hey Bonnie, West Virginia is below the Mason-Dixon line. West Virginia is the South, people.

[@user-jm5sz2we9g]

I feel bad for all the ppl trying to learn English then when they are out and about one day and get hit with one of these. Robber: “GIVE ME YOUR CHICKEN” English learner: “wtf”

[@blueyzblue6391]

Yep...southern women are the queens of passive-aggressive. Bless their little hearts.

[@GoneFishingAway]

I wouldn't stand living there then.

[@sidellvillafranco6349]

Adam Devine referencing micheladas 😍 what a cultured king.

[@djangoinchains2151]

He also said Warren Buffet got everyone rich except his parents. Hilarious!

[@marstamars1224]

The way e-40 holdin that iPad make me hella nervous

[@sarahtachibana1333]

I love this video, I'm gonna rewatch it quite a bit. I am American, and yet the vast majority of these slangs I didn't know. Goes to show how BIG America is, it's like a whole bunch of countries put together.

[@brittanyw6065]

I also think a lot of these slang words were big when these adults were kids, but they are very much not what most millenials or Gen Z uses today. Example: "chicken" referring to money. Nobody says that anymore. "paper" is more common, but in today's modern internet culture, we say "bread" or "dough". As in "gotta get that bread".

[@samanthab1923]

I definitely agree. NY born NJ raised & have lived in PA for 25 years. The South is its own thing.

[@KR-kj9oi]

@@brittanyw6065 ok but not only millenials and generation Z live in this world and use internet... 😊

[@Ceares]

@@brittanyw6065 bread or dough is old slang though, not millenial or Gen Z, just cause y'all use it. Slang gets recycled just like fashion, or just never drops out of use, that's how some of it winds up in the dictionary.

[@deogratias6337]

Yep dough is fairly old. Ppl just say ducats or monies now lol

[@misses400mdash]

Wishing there was another 'Black' actor doing the NY slang, cuz it's a whole nother level

[@Angel_Shyyy]

True. 😂😂

[@kjh3514]

Forreal I was waiting for NY only to be like “huh”

[@blj1523]

DEADASS, mad accurate

[@nicolettecarrion3303]

No capppp

[@BellePoetesss]

Word!

[@isabellad6807]

i love that the different states have their own slang

[@derhak727]

Bless your heart is an insult. Someone does something stupid you say “ahhh bless your heart”

[@leawarren3004]

Thank you 👏🏾

[@Aegon1]

I’m pretty sure it’s basically like a “lord save this idiot”

[@kaylafeltner5139]

but can also be used in this context

[@Aegon1]

@@kaylafeltner5139 true

[@linglingsblingbling]

Some women really do be usin it as a compliment tho. When someone says something bad happened to em women around here will be like, “oh nooo, well bless your heart! That’s terrible!” But some women are just condescending and actually mean it sarcastically.

[@ChristianJoyD]

When tf did "Chicken" start meaning "money"?

[@nfislife4017]

Ikrrrrr

[@Tee256]

Never heard that in all my years

[@films2die4xoxo98]

I heard that before.

[@jaynyce5923]

Its more towards older generations

[@j.rodolfoprz7713]

I thought he was messing with the person next to him, as satire, I didn't think he was serious

[@brian1982100]

I love EVERY American slang and accent, especially the Southern ones (particularly Texan accents have a special place in my heart)!

[@ephreumwinslow4831]

For me it's the New York ones

[@DeedeedollieF]

Why?

[@grayonthewater]

Most people born and raised in Texas don’t have Texas accents 😂 I’m one of those people and worked in tourism for a bit and people were always disappointed like “where are all the people with accents like in the movies?!” Lol maybe in the middle of nowhere Texas, not in the cities

[@deogratias6337]

@@grayonthewater If you grew up in SoCal then moved to Texas as an adult, the accents are noticeable. Not nearly as thick as say, TN, but I can still hear it :p

[@aksiniyaalves7890]

Gray Girl on the Water yeah especially in Houston.

[@robertwalker5222]

Props to Vanity Fair for going to the source and getting E-40 for the California slang segment.

[@andreamiller3578]

While "bless your heart" can be sarcastic, it is not ALWAYS an insult. I really wish people would stop pushing that as the only definition because they don't know what they're talking about. It quite often is a genuine expression of sympathy, just like he said in the video.

[@FollowingUsernamesR]

That is the whole reason people even use it as an insult. It is a polite southern way to be insulting without them knowing they jave been insulted because it is often said in genuine concern.

[@sweetnlo13]

I've only heard as an insult until I've moved out of Georgia. But since this is regional slang, you can't mad that people are thinking of the phrase in the context of their region, and say that they don't know what they are talking about, because they do. They know the context of their region and their towns. The same way they shouldn't be getting mad that Matthew's region (in texas) is using the phrase sincerely.

[@katylee1914]

in SC I’ve heard it shortened to “Bless it” for when you see something really sad/pitiful. It’s definitely not always an insult

[@andreamiller3578]

@@katylee1914 that's made its way here to the ArkLaTex. I have a friend who uses it a lot.

[@green_eye_gossip]

I agree!!!

[@kaiorigami]

Sometimes I forget how strange American's and all of our silly words our 😭 It really is the perfect example of the regional linguistics I loved watching this

[@kaiorigami]

*are.

[@bluedancelilly]

Nebraska slang correction here: Aksarban is a debutante ball for young women in town. My mom was in one in 1962. It's a huge deal.

[@lisakaplan9007]

I'm 60, grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and Bodega has always been used. Just because Sandler hasn't heard it doesn't mean it hasn't been around.

[@Ceerads]

Thank you (Brooklyn native here)!

[@miagilaani5853]

I thought hip meant trendy. Lol and I thought chicken meant scared

[@nateschultz8973]

Well, now you're hip to the lingo

[@tytiw516]

Same hahahah.. I thought chicken is a coward 🤣

[@lurvthyself5302]

Im pretty sure thats just how us 90’s babies understand it.

[@angelamorris7336]

I thought chicken meant “hoe”

[@freakjob0]

Hip does or at least it used to be the same as cool.

[@knightingale5660]

“First of all, that’s no way to talk about penguins”

[@thekellynlove]

💀

[@davidm9942]

They've been saying Bodega in New York since the 1970s you just not Latino LOL

[@ElleBeeFilms]

Exactly!

[@niksmi22]

Right, although my family isn’t Latino my mom grew up in the 70s in nyc and she referred to the corner stores as bodegas

[@BeTheChange99]

Exactly, them and their grandmas never went to a bodega because the irrational fear of non white immigrants was even greater than it is today.

[@carinaguida558]

The 'Latin' race is Italian the language of the Romans. Central Americans race are a Native Indian and Iberian mix.

[@aletadiaz5059]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one going "tf, yes that word goes back" lmfao

[@missannethrope01]

As a Canadian, I was astonished by them calling a toboggan a toque!😂 Crazy!! Mind you not everyone know a toque is what others call a beanie or knitted cap worn in the winter.

[@danielleking262]

And I always knew a toboggan as a freakin' sled, not a hat!!

[@rier8061]

Some yankie came up on a vacay ages ago and got confused clearly 😂😂

[@breotan]

I had to look this up and apparently it really is used as slang for a hat in areas of the south where snow is rare. I guess it makes sense, sorta. Why would you have a sled in these areas?

[@caligal1090]

i have no idea what you just said

[@BeTheChange99]

@@rier8061 honestly that's probably what happened 😂

[@7atima.p120]

Chloe is the cutest, you know I might could just like this video because of her.

[@daddy5897]

“Might could” lol

[@oldcowbb]

@@daddy5897 we have some slang going on here

[@jadecarlile4842]

When your american and don't know any of the words

[@DK-gl3ih]

@R. Schowiada71 🤯🤯🤯

[@lieve648]

When you're not American but still talk better English

[@DK-gl3ih]

@@lieve648 it’s called slabs dumbass

[@earthtominiryu]

@@lieve648 english isn't originally an american language, plus your english in your comment is incorrect lol (you should say "speak better english", not "talk better english")

[@emilyloewen37]

2:30 “red beer” this is a thing in Canada too! It’s very popular to put Clamato “clam-tomato juice” in a tankard of beer like Budweiser

[@CottagebumHeavyHauler]

I've always called them Bloody Beers. Great choice for breakfast at the cottage. Great choice for Lunch, Dinner, Dessert. Wait, did I just drink 18 beers and 2 jugs of V8? Imma head to bed now...

[@caligal1090]

no one: olivia munn's face: that eye and lip emoji that i cant produce on my laptop

[@UhOhaDominoh13]

"bless your heart" is also the Texas f*** you 😂

[@BrianRocksNow]

JLaw: First of all, that's no way to talk about a penguin. Me: *brilliant*

[@closeenough1343]

Chloe grace Moretz... man she is something else. I smiled the whole way through. She's gorgeous.

[@zelywely]

i would like to thank e40 for setting the record straight that “hella” is indeed bay area originated slang.

[@wheresdee_]

Nor Cal 💪🏼💪🏼

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

When was that ever contested?

[@KidCyclone]

Wish they could do a segment on American hood accents. Every hood has our own slang Lol

[@wheezin_mtnbkr3576]

“Sandy, tell ‘em!” Best part of the video.

[@nadanika7706]

doctor: “you have 10 minutes and 49 seconds left to live” me:

[@elizabethfalgout]

I feel like idina and adam were the duo we never knew we needed

[@mfmr160801]

Yes

[@LeilaniDoneux]

Nobody under 40 uses any of those words in the Bay except ‘hella’. 😂 E-40 be olddddd

[@MarshalleseJedi]

They gave him those words, he didn't choose them.

[@mayaperez784]

If you ain't giggin you just ain't wit it. 23

[@AndrewRodX]

They didn't get Bless your Heart right.

[@mhoward7345]

For sure, a toboggan is a sled, but a particular kind (flat wooden surface that curls at one end)

[@spiritualjourney9690]

seems like she is confusing a toque with a toboggan!

[@AngelicaAgelviz]

meanwhile a “toboggan” (or tobogán) is a playground slide in spanish!0: aint language funny like that

[@gaybemaybe]

That's crazy, we call it tobogan in Slovenian too

[@badratymj9255]

Same in French lol

[@HB-zk5iw]

In the south we call it a boggan

[@slenderfoxx3797]

In canada toboggan is a type of sled lol.

[@andrewtormanen]

In Florida we use all three definitions. Though admittedly, the English ones aren't needed very often.

[@stephlrideout]

A toboggan is a hat in KY?! Oh dear

[@AmberAHue82]

Toboggan is a hat in most of the South. We don't get snow teribly often, at least not enough to really sled in. I'm sure it got lost in the linguistic migration somewhere along the way.

[@stephlrideout]

@@AmberAHue82 blows my mind a little. That said, I say toque which some would consider just as strange

[@rier8061]

Amber AHue82 definitely someone confused toque(hat) and toboggan(sled) after visiting up north! Haha

[@ryanns.8507]

I thought it meant that everywhere.... we say that in Louisiana too. Out on your toboggan it’s chilly out

[@stephlrideout]

@@ryanns.8507 Nope a toboggan is a snow sled outside the south

[@poolhall9632]

I could listen to Jennifer Garner talk about biscuits for hours 🤤

[@markhardy9149]

Chloë there trying to skip saying the meaning of her words. Bless her heart

[@LeafLeafy]

'past tense of t' oooooooh I cried laughing

[@1firey1]

In Kentucky “bless your heart” has multiple uses... we can use it for people who are having a rough time with something, said when someone loses a friend or family member, used as either an insult or form of pity when someone is simple-minded and is slow to understand or do anything. It’s even used if someone has an accident, especially kids, like “aweee, did you fall and scrap your knee? well bless your heart!”

[@joshuagovi]

Jennifer garner is just a gem. She's so purdy

[@peytonrowe571]

Keegan micheal key explaining different slang terms for money is giving me cory booker vibes

[@Xxarealeexx]

I'm very sad there was no DMV slang included here. I wanted to see Dave Grohl explain what "a brick" or "sice" means.

[@ktcrich]

I've never heard Jennifer Garner's real accent 😳 is it real?

[@malloryjademoore6227]

Yes. She has had to use voice coaches to help her lose some of it

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

@@malloryjademoore6227 I used a cosch before but then stopped and now my Texan accent is back. 😵

[@davidm9942]

Somebody please cast Jason Bateman in more comedys for the love of God.

[@melvina628]

0:12 OK, that explains everything. LOL.

[@regan3873]

As an American this feels important for me to “pass”, though obviously some are rather regional.

[@vincentmena99]

Yo wtf was Key talking about lmao? That’s not at all how I interpreted those slangs

[@itsThan_]

I have lived in Southern Kentucky my whole life - 21 years - and I have never heard of Kentucky Waterfall. I’m 95% sure that’s bs

[@the_SolLoser]

How many people do you know with mullets?

[@itsThan_]

@@the_SolLoser 0

[@Aegon1]

When you saw Jennifer Garner did anyone else immediately think about Conan roasting her?

[@matthale8090]

Snuck 😆

[@Aegon1]

@@matthale8090 Actually it’s sneaked*

[@matthale8090]

@@Aegon1 yeah yeah, sure sure lol

[@Aegon1]

@@matthale8090 lmao

[@theupwardspiral1580]

Bahahahaha this thread made my day hahahahahaha

[@Orbit_Revolver]

Wow theres alot of celebrities for 1 vid. Impressive.

[@the_SolLoser]

It's just a compilation video. They didn't get all these celebs just for this video, haha.

[@NHAdventureAddict]

Adam sandler doing NY slang is the biggest joke in this video. He should be doing NH slang!

[@garrettw8842]

"bless your heart" equates to "you're an ignoramus"

[@CathyMissy]

I only use “masshole” for Mass drivers. Because ALL Massachusetts drivers are Massholes. No exceptions. Out of the car, not so much.

[@darkmyro]

can confirm that is a lot of the southern slang, toboggan means like a knitted winter hat, dad gum is a nice way to curse, might could is like probably, and purdy is pretty. Bless your heart is kinda depends on the context like it can mean like I hope their ok ( like oh man that boy got hurt, bless his heart ) or it can mean like I hope things get better for that person ( like they lost all their money, bless their heart) and you can pretty much but any pronoun in there, though I've seen people use bless your heart in kinda backhanded ways too sorta walk back what they said ( like you got a girl pregnant?! bless your heart) like its a nice way to say your an idiot

[@danielleking262]

It's kind of like "aw, good for you" if meant in a demeaning way, lol

[@darkmyro]

@@danielleking262 more like " that must be rough for you"

[@nikolelinares]

Born & raised in Chicago & lived in areas all over upper Illinois for almost 30 years now.... have NEVER heard those "slang" words Ike explained to Tiffany 😳

[@heccinparagon6633]

Me, watching this as an american and not knowing 99% of this: "Am I even american anymore? Is there going to be a quiz on this?"

[@taracatherineriley]

We need some Philly slang. Wader, Jimmies and the list goes on.

[@jenniferrobuccio3999]

Masshole 😂 we love the clickah and Mahkey Mahk!

[@judethaddeus9856]

In Maryland we say « bless your heart » in somewhat a condescending way, for instance if someone says or does something really stupid we would respond with « bless you heart »

[@saiken811]

When I saw "chicken" I was like "I know this this! It means coward!"…

[@macdaniel6019]

Im happy to see jennifer lawrence again

[@TexasGTO]

Usually when you say "bless their heart" you just said something negative about someone. Like "he couldn't win that spelling Bee if they held up the words in front of him. Bless his heart."

[@nataliegiannos3091]

They may have needed someone with a little bit more sauce for that Chicago bit

[@mildredjeff5024]

Adam Sandler what are you talking about dude. My mother owned a BODEGA in Brooklyn in 1961. Bodegas have been around even long before that. Puertoricans have always owned bodegas since American stores did not sell the tropical products we used!

[@bbcbeausoleil8689]

Facts. And now in NYC every tiny corner store (whomever owns it) is called a bodega...but the origins go way back. Really all the way back to Spain and yummy vino. 👍

[@Booply1]

For some reason Adam DeVine, at least to me, has very similar mannerisms, facial gestures and tone of voice to Jack Black.

[@jokerzbabe13]

When Adam Devine mentions red beer my first thought was "OH LIKE A CLAMATO" and then he mentioned a mexican version and I went "yes exactly"

[@spencerwillits2766]

He could totally have just made that up about "Chicken" and I wouldn't know

[@harrytomlinson9529]

Chloe is so cute 🤩🤩🤩. She looks the cutest thing ever to come out of Georgia.😘🥰😍

[@reychafamex9450]

Im disappointed they didn't explain the word "jagoff" during the Chi-town slang words. Maybe because it's more a midwestern thing? That's about as close to the English slang word "wanker" there is. Absolute classic.

[@leahschroeder3533]

They use that in Pittsburgh too!

[@cookiecrumbs302]

lmao yes we use that phrase all the time

[@JP2GiannaT]

In the south, "goober" is another one. Also means peanut, as in the nut.

[@andrewgedman1214]

Pgh folks also shorten it and just call them jags

[@studyingthewordtogether]

Love the St. Louis rep! Although, not all of us pronounce 44 that way, lol. But, I have heard it occasionally.

[@lobehold2263]

Bless your heart depends on context, it can be a nice sentiment or an insult.

[@ShraigZisman]

Sandler is wrong - bodega has been used in NY for at LEAST 35 years.

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Since the 60s.

[@britneyyy2436]

Me being American not knowing most of these....

[@kaseyeblin6084]

I loveee the Tudor’s Biscuit World shout out. I love me a little tator!! 🤩🤩

[@Throatzillaaa]

I want a peppi

[@rays_worldyt113]

Not me thinking ✨Balake✨ when keegan showed up😂

[@marylhere]

"Yeah yeah I'm hip I'm hip" okay what Flinstone character said that? Side kick to a villain.....

[@vansvlogs]

I love that Adam Devine was hip to micheladas.

[@yomalirivera]

This comment is so underrated 🙌🏽👏🏽

[@kylearmstrong6268]

We need a edition of Detroit Slang but then again its not alot of michigan actors in the industry... (edit) nevermind... Keegan-Michael Key nailed it

[@missjones7726]

Seeing Brandy & Boys 2 Men & Acting casually 🥰🥰🥰

[@ximenavera1799]

hahahah they’re the best!! Love you Vanity Fair ❤️

[@Rider4ZOtakuLoungeProductions]

California slang - Yeah, no = no No, yeah = yes Yeah, no for sure = very yes

[@Sun.Shine-]

Jen Garner's accent sounded like she was imitating mathew McConaughey! 🥰

[@whitneyhatton3736]

Man I could listen to Marky Mark ALL day!

[@katemcdonald5839]

Me too

[@lacey92]

If someone says "bless your heart" to you and you're NOT going through a tough or awful time, please understand you're being insulted. Source: I've lived in Alabama my entire life.

[@michaeldenman2551]

I have lived in Michigan my whole life and have never heard the term “Chicken” for money .

[@frangalvez6987]

Bodega is a spanish word for wine celler...

[@bbcbeausoleil8689]

Yep original meaning notwithstanding, back in the day (60s) as a kid in inner city Brooklyn it was mostly Puerto Ricans owned the tiny corner grocery stores that stocked everything-which was known to us as 'la bodega' (actually should hv been 'la tienda' I guess but...whatever) Now in NYC any tiny corner grocery store (Arab, Indian, Spanish whomever owns) is called a bodega. Language evolves and so does the slang...

[@leo_-nv9qz]

Bodega is actually a wine celler oder a store were you can buy wine in Spanish. It’s a Spanish word

[@annamitchell9875]

Paul Simon sings about the bodegas on Broadway in ‘Diamonds on the soles of her shoes’, so sorry, Adam, but they have been around since you were young.

[@RockyGem1031]

I vote we re-do New York Slang ✋

[@insufferablefool7165]

Every other state’s slang: purdy, bodega, and the infamous “bless your heart” Pennsylvania: HAYNA OR NO? It’s just this really freaked up way of saying “ ain’t it or no?” Which isn’t even decent grammar so to simplify it even more it’s “isn’t it?”😂

[@5slevine]

I’ve lived in NYC my whole life and never heard of bridge + tunnel