Hardware shop, Barri Gòtic, Barcelona

Spanish owner: My son goes on all these English courses but he never learns anything, so I’ve told him I’m not paying for any more.
Spanish customer, leaving: Go to England, that’s the only way.
Irate Moroccan customer: Why is he learning English, always running after the Yankees! In Iraq we are destroying the Americans, why should he learn English?!
Spanish owner: Next please.

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