Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth: Cards

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1. I don't like Americans.

You realize you are talking to an American.
2. A woman's place is in the home.

You realize that you're talking to a woman who is an accountant who sends her children to a child care center.
3. Anyone can teach.

You realize you are talking to a teacher.
4. I can't stand people who smoke.

You realize that the extremely pleasant person you're talking to has a suit that smells like stale smoke.
5. Why can't that person control their child. (Their child is howling for no apparent reason.) The police should give tickets to parents with children who cry too long.

You realize that you'd probably be no better at controlling the child if he was your's.
6. I can't understand anything that person is saying. (about a non-native speaker of English).

You realize that the only foreign language you tried to learn was Spanish and you were really never able to say anything in that language.
7. That person is driving too fast for a parking lot. There may be small children walking around.

You realize that you probably don't reduce your speed either when you enter a parking lot.
8. Boy, does that person smell bad! Perfume sure doesn't go well with body odor.

You realize that you always put garlic in the food you cook.
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