[lit-ideas] Re: Some Statistics on Non-English Speakers in US

  • From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:08:31 -0400

JE: and for those of you going on holiday anywhere where there may be Germans...

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A Dutch artist told me that it's a common problem in the Netherlands. Their response to German tourists asking for directions is often to direct them to the sea.

"Entschuldigen Sie mich, bitte, where is the Rijksmuseum?"

"Make a left and walk straight ahead for about thirty blocks."

Regards,
Eric
Often mistaken for a German tourist in New York

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