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Accent: North America

Here's an extract from an interview with a food delivery driver who is trying to work directly with clients rather than via a food delivery app

is, is , , .
And that's is, is , to a versus , they're to be .
, , Tony, . Chipotle. Uber Eats, going , , ?
your drink , like, Tony, it's . to go Chipotle. forget Uber Eats, they're going to , yo on ?

About the sentence

...they'll be like...

This is a common way to report words and thoughts in a more informal, direct way.

e.g. When my boss asked me if I could work on Saturday again I was like, are you joking?

Compare the same sentence using standard reported speech:

e.g. When my boss asked me if I could work on Saturday again I asked her if she was joking.

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