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From bbclearningenglish.com Hello, welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Harry.
Now Harry, have you ever taken a selfie?
That's a photo of yourself, usually with your mobile phone.
Yes, I have.
I've taken them all over London with my children.
Of course, selfies are very easy to take with your smartphone and recently we've seen some famous selfies featuring well-known people such as the one taken by actor
Ellen DeGeneres at last year's Oscars ceremony.
Yes, it seems there are no limits to the places where you can capture yourself in a photo.
But there is a limit on how far you can stretch your arm out to take a snap, a quick photo of you and your friends.
That's true.
So thank goodness for the selfie stick, an expanding pole to put your smartphone on, which gives you a wider view.
This means you can take in more of the background.
Sounds like a good idea.
It does, but it's also causing a problem in some places around the world.
More on that in a moment, but let's not forget,
I have a question to ask you, Harry.