i've been calling for decreased foreign aid to israel so i hope mossad doesn't kidnap me and waterboard meJay wrote:
Why do you think they would spend time and money flying you halfway across the world? To be nice? It's 100% a propaganda trip. The Soviets used to invite communist sympathizers to tour the country. Stalin called them 'useful idiots'. Enjoy the free trip but understand what you're getting into before you go. They're expecting you to be a standard bearer for them when you return. When Congress threatens their foreign aid, you'll be expected to call your senator and take up Israel's cause
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourselfPoseidon wrote:
brb getting yarmulkeJenspm wrote:
You should probably dress up as if you were there and post a pic and we'll judge you99.9999% of people there speak english too. plus i'll be with a group leader who i'm sure will know hebrew better than i doFatherTed wrote:
oh oh also try and learn basic shit so you can actually communicate with taxi drivers/waiters/shop owners etc
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
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Haha. You gon' die honkey.Poseidon wrote:
i've been calling for decreased foreign aid to israel so i hope mossad doesn't kidnap me and waterboard meJay wrote:
Why do you think they would spend time and money flying you halfway across the world? To be nice? It's 100% a propaganda trip. The Soviets used to invite communist sympathizers to tour the country. Stalin called them 'useful idiots'. Enjoy the free trip but understand what you're getting into before you go. They're expecting you to be a standard bearer for them when you return. When Congress threatens their foreign aid, you'll be expected to call your senator and take up Israel's cause
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
We need more North/South pissing contests on this forum.Kmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourselfPoseidon wrote:
brb getting yarmulkeJenspm wrote:
You should probably dress up as if you were there and post a pic and we'll judge you
99.9999% of people there speak english too. plus i'll be with a group leader who i'm sure will know hebrew better than i do
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
My mom is from GA, My Dad is from NY.. I pick my sides according to the argument..lolJay wrote:
We need more North/South pissing contests on this forum.Kmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourself
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
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fuck noKmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourselfPoseidon wrote:
brb getting yarmulke
99.9999% of people there speak english too. plus i'll be with a group leader who i'm sure will know hebrew better than i do
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
if i go to germany, and speak (not bad actually) german, they will reciprocate and if the convo breaks down they'll slide easily into english without commenting
if i go to spain, and speak (horrific) spanish, they might giggle, respond in basic spanish then talk in english if it's needed
if i go to france, and speak (horrific) french, they will ignore/be sarcastic. if i just speak english from the start it's not much better
obv this isn't representative of all french people everywhere, but from my experience they really need to work on not being dickbags to tourists. the UK is pretty horrific too for visiting tourists in fairness, so i shouldn't complain.
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quebec french dont. but quebec french consider themselves superior to everyoneKmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourselfPoseidon wrote:
brb getting yarmulkeJenspm wrote:
You should probably dress up as if you were there and post a pic and we'll judge you
99.9999% of people there speak english too. plus i'll be with a group leader who i'm sure will know hebrew better than i do
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
I loves a good pissing contest, proceed.
Get travel insurance. Pray you never need it, but if you don't have it and do need it you'll be very sorry.
this!Jaekus wrote:
Get travel insurance. Pray you never need it, but if you don't have it and do need it you'll be very sorry.
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
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Use an umbrella
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
TU NECESITO AYUDA EN ESPANOL? YO HABLO!FatherTed wrote:
fuck noKmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourself
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
if i go to germany, and speak (not bad actually) german, they will reciprocate and if the convo breaks down they'll slide easily into english without commenting
if i go to spain, and speak (horrific) spanish, they might giggle, respond in basic spanish then talk in english if it's needed
if i go to france, and speak (horrific) french, they will ignore/be sarcastic. if i just speak english from the start it's not much better
obv this isn't representative of all french people everywhere, but from my experience they really need to work on not being dickbags to tourists. the UK is pretty horrific too for visiting tourists in fairness, so i shouldn't complain.
yeah I need work
new yorkers were pretty cool when i went, maybe it's because they're all irish apparently idk? california+arizona have been the most tourist friendly of the states i've visitedJay wrote:
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
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eh not all of them are that bad. i just hate the japanese and chinese who all act like clones of each other in their mannerisms (aka they're all fucking weird and walk slow as fuck) and, as stated, the french who in my experiences have all been snobby as hellJay wrote:
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
i saw a lot of tourists since i lived in the financial district near ground zero, and the nicest were by far the germans, the australians and the english
why would I D:FatherTed wrote:
can i have one of yours if ebug says no?
necesita i think, necesito is 'I' tense
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
thankfully the majority of our really bad tourists end up in shitty greek towns, you guys only get our middle-class or nearly dead with loads of money from being tight fucks all their lifes-class
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C:bugz wrote:
why would I D:FatherTed wrote:
can i have one of yours if ebug says no?
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I'm leaning more towards Parisians tbh.Winston_Churchill wrote:
quebec french dont. but Quebec french consider themselves superior to everyoneKmar wrote:
uhh.. the french want you to try. They actually get pissed when you don't. Remember the French, like Americans, think everything about themselves is superior.FatherTed wrote:
100% guarantee you'll end up finding the only batshit old fruitstall seller who doesn't speak english and you'll kick yourself
plus most people (except the french) appreciate people trying
Teds, I guess I might not be a typical example, since my Family is french and have always encouraged me to speak it. Plus I don't completely butcher the language when I do speak it.
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We generally treat the UK'ers and Irish nicely because you speak English and the accent is a novelty, but you also don't act like wankers with fanny packs and cameras running around in packs of 20 and taking group pictures every ten feet. As a New Yorker there are just certain places you know to avoid. Times Square is treated like a leper colony that must be dealt with once in a great while when one has theater tickets near 42nd street. Same for the Empire State Building, Strawberry Fields in Central Park, the Central Park Zoo, and Battery Park because it has a view of the Statue of Liberty. Tourists. Bloody tourists.FatherTed wrote:
new yorkers were pretty cool when i went, maybe it's because they're all irish apparently idk? california+arizona have been the most tourist friendly of the states i've visitedJay wrote:
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
With their $7k Cameras.. I saw a group of them getting on a ride at Bush Gardens tb where you get soaking wet.. all I could think was "you just fucked up".Poseidon wrote:
eh not all of them are that bad. i just hate the japanese and chinese who all act like clones of each other in their mannerismsJay wrote:
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
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sacre bleu
i'd quite like to go back to new york really
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my favourites are the ones that take pictures of our campus with ipads. or the ones that take pictures of random things, like convenience storesKmar wrote:
With their $7k Cameras.. I saw a group of them getting on a ride at Bush Gardens tb where you get soaking wet.. all I could think was "you just fucked up".Poseidon wrote:
eh not all of them are that bad. i just hate the japanese and chinese who all act like clones of each other in their mannerismsJay wrote:
In New York we treat the tourists like lepers.
Please. Like Toronto has any tourists at all. Those are your new foreign overlords neighborsWinston_Churchill wrote:
my favourites are the ones that take pictures of our campus with ipads. or the ones that take pictures of random things, like convenience storesKmar wrote:
With their $7k Cameras.. I saw a group of them getting on a ride at Bush Gardens tb where you get soaking wet.. all I could think was "you just fucked up".Poseidon wrote:
eh not all of them are that bad. i just hate the japanese and chinese who all act like clones of each other in their mannerisms
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat