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>bus stops
>people get in
>im listening to the Koyaanisqatsi Ost to block out the noises
>next to me a woman is on the phone
>another woman seats herself behind me
>i hear a whisper behind me
>i cant make it out where it came from
>woman behind me leans forward and asks
"Was liest du schönes?"
>it roughly translates to "what nice book are you reading?"
>show her the cover
>Vom Kriege ;Carl von Clausewitz
>see the disgust in her eyes
>mfw

ITT:weird stories while reading in public

>> No.6925838

Saged and hidden.

>> No.6925858

Should've shown her your mighty Prussian shlong m80

>> No.6925974

>>6925781
Is he someone bad?

>> No.6926039

>2015
>reading actual paper books "with covers"
>not reading on your phone

Do Germans really do this

>> No.6926215

>>6926039
i'm not german

>> No.6926222
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>>6926215
Yet...

>> No.6926227

>>6926222
neither am i from austria,but yes germany twice occupied my country

>> No.6926233

>>6926039

>Reading with your phone
Absolutely disgusting. If a book isn't worth carrying around with you and taking in the whole experience -- the smell of the paper, the texture of the cover and pages, the character that each book gains over time which makes it unique -- then it isn't worth reading.

>> No.6926234

>>6926227
Gato?...

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>>6926234
nor am i a cat,i live in pic related
>>6926233
this tbh,its really sad that most of /lit/ is so insecure that they won't read in public.

>> No.6926246

>>6926242
I bet you like the play the "Guess where I'm from!" game, coming from the most forgettable country and all. :)

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does no one else has weird stories?
>>6926246
well the US didnt forget about us when they build the freedom tower,they knew that we are famous for our jumbo steel beams,the best and biggest in the world.

>> No.6926257

>>6926255
I'm honestly sorry about how adorable that sounded to me, Anon.

Biases are for a lifetime I guess.

>> No.6926263

>>6926257
well educate yourself,then come back and you will realise i was right also
>ad hominem
>gave no counterpoints

u must be american,right?

>> No.6926267

>>6926263
I'm not disagreeing with you, Anon.
I'm just teasing you a little. :3

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>>6926267

>> No.6926279

>>6926242
Is this qt3.14 country taking latin americans? I can't be bother with work visas

>> No.6926283

>>6926279
you need to talk at least german or french(for most jobs you need both tbh),otherwise you won't get a job.Getting a job nowadays is really hard.

>> No.6926286

>>6926255
Luxemburg confirmed for industrial powerhouse of the Western World.

>> No.6926289

So how do you feel about that book, anon? Is it worth it?

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>>6926289
well i'm 30 pages in and i just read the foreword, so i can't say much about its content and how sound his ideas are.
>>6926286
Even the germans needed our beams for there bridge in dresden,think about that for a second

>> No.6926302

>>6926255
>W-we make the best steel beams, Anon-kun.
>America-senpai said so too!
>NO, I'M NOT MAKING UP MY COUNTRY, ANON-BAKA!

>> No.6926309

Have you watched this, OP?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rY

>> No.6926314

>>6926302
google it,fgt
>>6926309
i am now

>> No.6926320

>>6926302
>>6926314

its actually true, anon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandiose_delusions

>> No.6926328

>>6926320
found the german !!! u jelly?