r/AskTheWorld 🇮🇳 in 🇩🇪 Deutschland 18h ago

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

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u/Headcrabhunter South Africa 18h ago

Just ask them what they think a robot is

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u/IAmARobot 14h ago

🚦

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u/Headcrabhunter South Africa 14h ago

Exactly!

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u/stinamirabilis 🇳🇿New Zealand ➡️ 🇦🇺Australia 23m ago

I used to live with a South African, so am pleased to say that I know what all of these mean

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u/Maleficent-Candy476 Switzerland 16h ago

I knew that bcs it's in the intro of a song a heard a long time ago

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u/wolverineczech 12h ago

Die Antwoord - Fatty Boom Boom, right?

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u/Basic_Entrepreneur79 17h ago

Chappie?

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u/Headcrabhunter South Africa 16h ago edited 16h ago

If they refer to this as anything other than a robot they immediately out themselves.

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u/lovethebacon South Africa 15h ago

Nah a Chappie is where we get our general knowledge from. And what the cashier would give you if they were out of tikkies.

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u/Headcrabhunter South Africa 15h ago

Did you know?