To me "I said" is a direct quote as it was delivered in the moment and "I was like" is a general paraphrasing of what I said that may include my interior emotional response plus the general unspoken vibe of the interaction
Yo en el infierno explicándole a un campesino que fue torturado públicamente por robar una cabra en 1602 lo que pasó en Twitter durante un Brasil-Japón del Mundial 2026:
Mbappé’s girlfriend, Ester Expósito, recently said in an interview: “You can’t sit down and debate a Nazi. It just makes them think being a Nazi is a normal opinion.”
These are the idols the next generation actually needs.