| Ignorant American Teen: | You're from Germany? Where? |
| German Exchange Student: | I am from Munich. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | I have never heard of it. Where's that? |
| German Exchange Student: | In Southern Germany. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | (blank stare) |
| German Exchange Student: | Oktoberfest...? |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Oh yeah, Oktoberfest! Awesome! (pause) What exactly is Oktoberfest? |
| German Exchange Student: | ... |
This is a collection of sad (yet mostly amusing) conversations other kids have had with our exchange students.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Where's that?
Monday, September 27, 2010
Where are you from?
| Ignorant American Teen: | Where are you from? Indonesia? |
| Russian Exchange Student: | No, I am from Russia. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Really? Can you speak Russian? |
| Russian Exchange Student: | ... |
Friday, September 24, 2010
How did you get here?
| Ignorant American Teen: | How did you get here, like, to America? Did you drive? |
| German Exchange Student: | Dude, seriously? Where do you think Germany is? |
| Ignorant American Teen: | I don't know. Maybe South America...or Canada. Somewhere north? |
| German Exchange Student: | ... |
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Cute shirt
| Ignorant American Teen: | Where did you get that cute shirt? |
| French Exchange Student: | France. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Is that a store in the mall? |
| French Exchange Student: | ... |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Breakfast drinks
| Ignorant American Teen: | What do you drink for breakfast instead of orange juice? |
| German Exchange Student: | I don't know... water milk.... |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Do you have beer for breakfast? |
| German Exchange Student: | No, we don't. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | I think you do because we had a German exchange student who said that you drink beer instead of orange juice |
| German Exchange Student: | ... |
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Barack Obama
| Ignorant American Teen: | Do you know who Barack Obama is? |
| German Exchange Student: | Yes, of course. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Oh! Is he your president too? |
| German Exchange Student: | ... |
Friday, September 17, 2010
Russian Dictionary
| Ignorant American Teen: | You have a Russian to English dictionary. Are you learning Russian? |
| Russian Exchange Student: | No, I am from Russia. I already know Russian. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Oh, well then why do you need a dictionary? |
| Russian Exchange Student: | ... |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Where are you from?
| Ignorant American Teen: | Where are you from? |
| German Exchange Student: | Germany. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | Yeah, but what part? |
| German Exchange Student: | Umm, West Germany. |
| Ignorant American Teen: | No, I mean what country? |
| German Exchange Student: | ... |
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