Germany

Random girl on date: Sometimes I wonder what life was like before playing cards?

Stuttgart
Germany

Guy to another: Hey, I don't want no trouble. How about you look for a new circus, and I am gonna look for a new clown?

Frankfurt
Germany

Overheard by: Alex Wipf

Loud girl to boy: Sorry, I didn't listen… You know, I just stared out of the window and for a second thought, “wait a minute, I know that person”–only to realize it was my reflection! Does that happen to you sometimes?

Hamburg
Germany

Overheard by: Staring at my own reflection in disbelief

20-something American guy: Hermaphrodites are real?
20-something American girl: Well, what did you think they were?
20-something American guy: I thought they were a made-up word, like “unicorn” or something.

Bar
Munich
Germany

Scenester: I hate my life!
Random passer-by: You have cool socks, though.

Munich, Germany

American guy: Could you stamp my passport, please? It’s a hobby of mine.
Passport checker to coworker, in German: These damn Americans always want something. Look, they’ve all got booze and bags and t-shirts. Now they want stamps.
American girl: Sir, I’d like mine stamped, too.
Passport checker, in German: I bet that girl was here to fuck guys. American girls become sluts in Europe.
American girl: Sir, that’s not very nice!
Passport checker, still in German: I hate it when they know German. Then we can’t talk about them!

Airport
Cologne
Germany