This Is What Foreign Exchange Students Are Learning About America

July 18, 2016

These are sad times for America. We hate to add more to the pile, but we’re not exactly gaining the respect of foreigners, either. Especially those trying to get a grasp on English as a second language. Considering that about every slang word we have is just a variation of the phrase “Sounds good,” we can’t really fault them. But if I’m not winning you over with my half-assed intro argument, perhaps this is where I should let a tweet from @chanhoagland take over.

so my foreign exchange student has been keeping notes of words/phrases he hears so he can study them… pic.twitter.com/kTlXTn691A

— chandler (@chanhoagland) July 17, 2016

(via Memewhore)

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