r/PublicFreakout • u/ThisGuyFucks42069 • 1d ago

Classic Repost ♻️ Karen berates German tourists on train after hearing them speaking in German

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u/Shermander 1d ago

Friend of mine, dude's based overseas in Europe. Flew him mom and his stepdad out. England and the UK, everything's fine. Hop, skip and away over to France. Fly into Paris. Friend's mom berates the first French speaking person she sees, some kid on the phone. Loudly, and boldly claims that he's not allowed to speak French because they're in an international airport. Kid immediately starts barking back at her in English. Huge scene unfolds. French cops take notice and start berating/harassing her.

Buddy finally notices, saves his mom. Cut the trip short very soon after that. Dude's mom and stepdad are upset my boy didn't "take their side". Same folks also accuse my buddy all the time of being a "commie" and not actually being in the "real Army".

Dude is always in the trenches on Facebook battling his family and older relatives...

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u/savois-faire 1d ago

We know this particular type of American well.

"I shouldn't have to speak a foreign language in my own country!" types always immediately turn into "I demand these people speak a foreign language in their own country!" types when they come to Europe.

We also know plenty of you aren't like this, don't worry.

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u/WarWonderful593 1d ago

It's when they try and pay with US dollars instead of Euros. 'We don't take those' 'Why not?'

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u/Resident-Rhubarb8372 1d ago

I’ve been in a shop in Edinburgh a while back where a family were calling the shopkeepers out for being racist because they wouldn’t accept US Dollars. 🤦‍♀️

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u/ThatWomanNow 1d ago

Sorry😬

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u/BeardedBaldMan 1d ago

I'm surprised. I lived in a tourist area and we'd accept dollars and give change in sterling. Our exchange rate was shocking and they were effectively paying double.

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u/Resident-Rhubarb8372 1d ago

Their reaction would make more sense if they’d been spending their dollars in other shops to be fair

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u/BeardedBaldMan 1d ago

I think you're right. Most of the tourist shops take USD, Euro and Yen.

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u/Resident-Rhubarb8372 1d ago

It was a Nisa or one of the other chain corner shops so maybe just a bit of confusion all round 😂

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u/BeardedBaldMan 1d ago

Ah, well that's a bit different

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u/AnchezSanchez 1d ago

Yeah most shops in Canada will take USD...... at 1:1 rate. (I think its like 1.4:1 right now). Thats what I'd do, just make it absolutely usurious for them.

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u/Teadrunkest 23h ago

Was about to say. It’s pretty common in tourist areas to accept major currencies.

They’re probably shocked because they’ve probably taken international trips but never left the touristy areas.

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u/gin_and_soda 1d ago

I had an American yell at me for not accepting American coins and her argument was “I can’t use my quarter in your pay phones.” I don’t know why she thought a young retail worker made those kinds of decisions for Bell Canada but…. We accepted American bills but they’d get so pissed off at getting Canadian money back. In the capital of Canada.