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Or, at Least, It Does When You're Stoned.

Guy: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Girl: Huh?
Guy: It means “do you speak Dutch”?
Girl: Ohhhhhh.

–Outside McSorley's Tavern, East Village

Overheard by: bildita

  • Posted on May 15, 2010
  • Bars & Clubs, Girls, Guys, Language Barrier, Languages, Questions, Union Square and East Village
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