Getting to Know Lapinkaari: Story 1

So I decided to write about interactions with some of the people from my building complex, Lapinkaari. My first story took place yesterday, or this morning rather, at 1 a.m. This conversation was with Elias from France. He is very entertaining to talk to, because he loves to talk about stereo-types. The conversation took place in the basement where the one television is. I was sitting there alone watching the tail-end of late night with Conan O'Brien, when he walked in. After we exchanged our hello's we talked about class, and then got into stereo-types again. He had a story to tell me about his interpetation of American women when they come to France. How they always are trying to fall a French guy, because they think all French men are artists, wearing there beret's, in there black and white striped long sleeve shirts. They would paint them and write them poems, like all French guy's are very creative and artistic. Well, then I jokingly said,"is it true all French people are snobby jerks." Elias responded, the snobby jerks mostly reside in Paris, and it's cause they are constantly surrounded by tourists that come obnoxiously to them asking for directions. He came back with his own, "is it true all Americans are fat?" I responded with, you are about 80% right with that statement. My favorite part of the conversation is when we talked about Mcdonalds. I quoted something from Pulp Fiction by asking, "what do you call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?" He seemed stumped. I could tell he really wanted to answer but was just befuddled over the question. He couldn't come up with an answer, and I responded "a Royal with cheese." His eyes lit up and started laughing, "of course, of course!" A very common burger in France, a Royal with cheese, he knew exactly what I was talking about. So it is true for all those who don't know or wanted confirmation. He also told me he liked Wendy's cause of there square patties, he thought that was really bizarre. The last part to this story is when he talked about his trip to the Bronx in New York. He said that he would be in neighborhoods, and a guy would be riding in a Cadillac Escalade, with the music really loud, and spinners on his tires would drive slow as the kids would chase after them. He asked me, "what is the status of the people who drive Cadillac Escalades and who drives them?" As a Snoop Dog music video conveniently comes on, and what do you know, he is driving a Cadillac Escalade, with spinners. I wonder if that answered his question?

Until another story,

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