> Greentext @lemmy.ml ClaraBecker@threads.net @sh.itjust.works 8 mo. ago

Anon clips for Karen

>be me
>be white
>have job in landscaping for multiple HOAs
>work with a lot of latinos who speak little to no English
>white lady comes up to me
"OH thank God, someone who speaks English"
>start speaking back to her in Dutch

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> she continues talking to him anyway because she really only cared that he's white
- Ja, dat is logisch
  
  Ein Deutscher kannst das auch verstehen.
  
  𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖐𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖓𝖚𝖓 𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕭𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖐 𝕯𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉
Be me (middle aged white woman, not that it matters)

Be homeowner

Be part of HOA

Not really a huge fan but kinda hard to avoid these days

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HOA pays for lawn care, so there's that

there's supposed to be an area that they won't touch if they see you planted your own stuff

think it would be cool to grow some flowers

Go up to lawncare guy and ask about it

Looks confused, doesn't speak English

I get it, not his fault

Asked four guys now, all don't speak English

Kinda frustrated, but again I get it

see white guy (super pale)

Assume that he's from America because we live in Virginia

Go up to him, tell him I'm happy I found someone who can speak English

Looks at me and takes in what I'm saying. Seems like he can understand me

starts speaking dutch

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Go inside

Husband asks me what's wrong

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tell him everything

Tells me to not worry. He'll go outside and won't stop until he finds someone

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Comes back about thirty minutes later

"Yeah most of them didn't speak English, but there was one guy who was super helpful. Turns out he's a university student making some cash over the summer "

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"He's actually from Holland, isn't that weird?"

mfw.
- Can everyone please downvote the comment above? I didn't come to this comments section to see Karen sympathy
  
  Downvote this comment? Yessir!
  
  Ask and ye shall be targeted
  
  Not your personal army etc
  
  lmao hivemind dumbass
  
  Karen jokes are for boys that want to be openly sexist and hate women that they're not attracted to (middle age). Then they specify she's white so they can't be perceived as racist.
  
  She may not be a Karen. The story is intentionally vague enough to simply indicate exasperation at a language barrier, and the person you replied to is the only one who noticed.
  
  No, but why don't you hold that blue arrow for me
  
  I don't think you understood the comment...
lol y’all really believe Dutch is a real language

Edit: speak all the gibberish you like, you can’t fool me
- It is.
  
  Belgian is a myth though.
  
  What about Belgian chocolate? Is it real or am I being ripped off?
  
  Ela kalm eh
  
  Flemish or French?
- There are only two things I can't stand in this world; people who are intolerant of other people's culture, and the Dutch.
  
  Same here. Probably a shared feeling among us Dutch folk.
  
  I too can't stand anything in this world.
  
  Lmao, love that movie!
- As a German I think they are only making it up to mess with Germans
  
  1 ei. 2 eieren.
- nee niet echt nee
  
  Stiekem doen we gewoon alsof.
- Zeg makker
  
  Kameraad
- Lol jullie geloven serieus dat Nederlands een echte taal is
  
  I just hear swamp noises :P
- Als ik je zie dan maak ik je kapot verrekte kut!
  
  haha ! as if that meant anything
- Nederlands is een echte taal. Je kan mij alles vragen en zal reageren in het Nederlands.
  
  Kei tof
Nieuw-Amsterdam komt terug, het is slechts een kwestie van tijd
- G E K O L O N I S E E R D
  
  I don't spriken zee Deutch, but this feels... ethnicly charged.
  
  IK SHINE
Whenever someone says that to me I automatically switch over to my very limited Spanish. They will get no quarter from me.
- Esta es la forma.
Being able to communicate to other people is sort of an important thing that could feel frustrating.
Een beetje Nederlander kan heel goed Engels praten hoor.
- Praten goed engels jaa
  
  Sank yoo ferry muts
  
  I like all dit. My husband is antiquair.
Ja ik begrijp dat dat iets moois is om te doen.
- Specerijen?
  
  Gekoloniseerd?
- I hate Dutch so much its almost unhealthy.
  
  De taal zelf of de mensen? Zit nogal een heugelijk verschil in mooie randdebiel.
....why are we being him, again?
- Now, as ever, 'For the lulz.'
  
  teh*
You should have said to her, "Eh güey, chinga tu madre, pinche pandejo!"
- The word is actually pendejo, with an e. Pandejo sounds like you're trying to make a bread-based pun, like dickbread instead of head
  
  Boludo este, nó?
Why did Hollywood choose the denim dungarees as the unofficial uniform of every mentally disabled outdoor worker?

Dark Night of the Scarecrow. Lawnmower Man. Simple Jack.

You just see that outfit and you know there's an exaggerated stutter on the way.
- dungarees?
  
  You mean overalls? Overalls are perfect for outdoor labor because you won't get straw or bugs or pig shit sneaking down your pants or up your back,. No belt means less chance to get caught on machinery or something to pull your life out.
- Imagine being so European that you think overalls aren't real
- that's how American farmer guys dress
- Because that's how my mom's fucking idiot fiance dresses. It's a thing.
Bitterballen for everyone!
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- En koning pintenman, onze god
Anglich, la lengua de Wily Chipirito

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