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gopiscrap

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23. I remember coming from Germany and speaking German

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 04:42 AM

Jun 2025

in Tacoma WA and once being told by some snotty lady at the supermarket to "speak English, you're in America now_ and mom looked at the lady and told her to go read the plaque on the Statue of Liberty and took me by the hand walked off before the lady could answer back

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Someone just posted this on Facebook. Pretty cool. [View all] Swede Jun 2025 OP

Love it! surfered Jun 2025 #1

Too fricking funny NotHardly Jun 2025 #31

And then there'd be me sakabatou Jun 2025 #2

I speak Japanese! YoshidaYui Jun 2025 #32

I know, but I'm rusty. sakabatou Jun 2025 #34

Best thing I heard all day! n/t yellow dahlia Jun 2025 #3

Now that is cool. republianmushroom Jun 2025 #4

That's easy ... GarColga Jun 2025 #5

Perfect! MLAA Jun 2025 #6

Someone ate her ignorance for breakfast. Yummy. littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 #7

LOVE IT!!! niyad Jun 2025 #8

Snap! Mblaze Jun 2025 #9

HAHAHA h2ebits Jun 2025 #10

My hometown... Godot51 Jun 2025 #11

Interesting fact SCantiGOP Jun 2025 #12

"El Pueblo de Nuestra Seora la Reina de los ngeles del Ro Porcincula" (i AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #14

in english AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #15

so , how does one say sonora ca in englis? sonora AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #13

Where does the bull come in? I know oso means bear, but I though sonoro/a meant resounding LauraInLA Jun 2025 #18

And Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento Bluetus Jun 2025 #16

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Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Santa Maria, Escondido, El Segundo barbtries Jun 2025 #27

when Americans told my English mum they loved her accent Skittles Jun 2025 #17

San Diego is BLUE! BigmanPigman Jun 2025 #21

Perfect! calimary Jun 2025 #22

I remember coming from Germany and speaking German gopiscrap Jun 2025 #23

San Diego markbark Jun 2025 #24

LOL Emile Jun 2025 #25

ignorant MAGA Texas Republicans that complain... IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 #26

Chinga Te, Cabron usonian Jun 2025 #28

La Villa Real de la Santa F de San Francisco de AsisI SpankMe Jun 2025 #29

Great comeback!!!! Martin68 Jun 2025 #30

Love, love, love it. n/t iluvtennis Jun 2025 #33

Dumber than damn rocks. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #35