funny questions
Apr 22, 2006 | 12:53 pm
#61
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Back in high school I went on student exchange programs to Germany and Brazil. Both times, within minutes of meeting my host families, I was asked if I always ate at McDonalds.
Also, when I was touring Rio de Janeiro with other exchange students, we encountered a family from New Jersey on the train to the Corcovado. They asked where we were all from, and we rattled off the locations: California, Japan, Australia, Michigan, Sweden, etc. (we specified the US state since the family was from the US). When it was my turn I said, "Montana." The father of the family immediately replied, "Wow! That's almost as far away as Japan!"
Also, when I was touring Rio de Janeiro with other exchange students, we encountered a family from New Jersey on the train to the Corcovado. They asked where we were all from, and we rattled off the locations: California, Japan, Australia, Michigan, Sweden, etc. (we specified the US state since the family was from the US). When it was my turn I said, "Montana." The father of the family immediately replied, "Wow! That's almost as far away as Japan!"
Apr 22, 2006 | 1:17 pm
#62
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Japan
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After returning to work one time here in Japan after a nasty bout of the 'flu one young thing expressed tremendous surprise at the fact that "foreigners get influenza too". SIGH
A friend travelling in the deep dark depths of rural America was asked, after revealing he was from Australia, "Did you drive here?" HEAVY SIGH
A friend travelling in the deep dark depths of rural America was asked, after revealing he was from Australia, "Did you drive here?" HEAVY SIGH
Apr 22, 2006 | 1:19 pm
#63
Join Date: Jan 2006
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In the backwoods of upstate New York I was once asked which church I attended. I smiled and informed the person I was Jewish. The person started to look at my head and asked me where my horns where.
I wish I had a snappy come back at the moment, but at the moment I was just dumbfounded by that question.
Where do these ignorant people come from?
I wish I had a snappy come back at the moment, but at the moment I was just dumbfounded by that question.
Where do these ignorant people come from?
Apr 22, 2006 | 11:17 pm
#64
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: GA
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I grew up in West Virginia. I've been in California for 4 years now. On more than several occasions, after telling a Californian where I'm from, they'll mention that they have family or friends in Richmond, Norfolk, Arlington, etc. That's about the equivalent of me telling them I know people in Phoenix or Portland.