Adventures in Stereotyping
there are SOOOOOOOOOOOO many tourists in my neighborhood, that i have observed the following trends:
1. whenever i think, “wow, that girl has style” – she is italian (sometimes she is japanese)
2. whenever i think, “oh dear, that boy has too much style. it ain’t workin.” – he is italian
3. whenever i think, “who would tuck their shirt into their shorts and wear black socks with sandals” – they are canadian
4. whenever i think, “bon jovi is not in style and it is not 1989″ – he is czech
5. whenever i think, “oh my, that’s a little too sexy and revealing for 11 am ” – she is ALWAYS czech
6. whenever i think, “she’s pretty and seems confident even without make-up” – she is french
7. whenever i think, “why would you want to carry around a tripod all over the city” – they are chinese
8. whenever i think, “that is waaaaaay too much hair gel, son” – he is english
9. whenever i think, “how could anyone walk around in stiletto heels on cobblestone streets at 9am” – she is ALWAYS czech
10. whenever i think, “that guy looks like he is tuff as hell and needs a shower. perhaps i should cross the street” – he is czech and old enough to remember communism
11. whenever i think, “harry potter glasses, really?” – they are german
12. whenever i think, “how can the most beautiful face i have ever seen be going completely unnoticed” – she is czech
13. whenever i think, “there is nothing noticeable about your style of dress in any way” – they are german
14. whenever i think, “who is being so loud” – they are american or scottish
15. whenever i think, “just because your crocs match your shorts, doesn’t mean you’ve done something good” – they are americans over 50
16. whenever i think, “that is just a little too dressed up for touring the streets of prague” – they are italian
17. whenever i think, “oh no he di’in” – he is czech
18. whenever i think, “that is the cutest dress i have ever seen in my entire life” – she is japanese
19. whenever i think, “who is pushing me on the subway” – they are ALWAYS czech
20. whenever i think, “a REAL american hip-hop artist should kick your ass for dressing like that” – he is ALWAYS italian
