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Sorry, but being a linguist by education, I just have to share this report from the frontier of linguistic research, enjoy: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Ad ... ne.0078273

Huh

I'm in the UK and here we have a lot (a LOT!) of drunken people who tend to fall over and sit on the pavement (sidewalk). If you accidentally make eye contact with them they have this strange universal expression which goes like this: "Wha ya looookin at? Ya look at me an I'll smack ya" (interpretation: what are you looking at? If you're looking at me I'll hit you)

Last year I went on holiday to Spain. Outside a lovely little back street bar I saw a big fat Spanish guy fall over whilst very drunk. I thought he'd banged his head, so I ran over and put my hand out to help him. He looked at me and said "Wha ya looookin at? Ya look at me an I'll smack ya"

Does that make it a universal phrase, understandable by all humanity?

He then vomited, so he'd fit in very well over here.

Biggynuff wrote:Does that make it a universal phrase, understandable by all humanity?

Yep! Come to Cologne on Carnival climax (Feb/March) and you can continue your studies.

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Biggynuff wrote:Does that make it a universal phrase, understandable by all humanity?

Yep! Come to Cologne on Carnival climax (Feb/March) and you can continue your studies.

Wow. So it's also universal. Biggynuff, I completely understand how you feel. That's how it feels on the public bus or train all the time! If you make eye contact, they give you this unpleasant look "whatcha looking at?" Scary. There's this game somewhere on newgrounds a few years ago where the object of the game is to avoid eye contact on the train and bus. Every time you make an accidental eye contact, you get hurt haha. Don't remember the actual name though... Huh? It might still be up!

Ha Ha!

I would have replied earlier this morning but I was too hung over . . . and stop looking at me or I'll smack ya! (Vomit)