Approach that nerd whos hunching over magic mountain in the library again

>approach that nerd whos hunching over magic mountain in the library again
>ask him if he's a big fan of german literature
>yeah i read hesse, zweig (im huge wes anderson), uhm yeah... go-tuh..
>mfw

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>be me
>at Sydney uni book fair the other month
>happen to be there at the same time as a fellow Veeky Forumsizen
>we find each other, start browsing together
>other guy points to philosophy section and says "Look dude, they all fell for the starting with the Greeks meme!"
>i say nothing
>guy points at the feminist section and does a greentext arrow with his hand and says "implying women can write"
>guy points at a DFW book "you should do this, get it!"
>i tell him i have to go
>i leave
>didn't even get to buy anything

This sounds like a truly horrible experience

banter

>starting with the Greeks
>meme

>go to fave antique shop
>lots of books
>1922 inside complete with cute literary girl at cash register
>go there for years
>June 2017
>just broke up, on a mission to fuck someone
>hunter.jpg
>Time to have a go at antique shop girl
>"hey do you have Sartre or Camus?"
>"Light reading for the beach, huh? Let's see"
>she smiles
>she'll get the pipe mane
>"I can give you French copies. Nothing else right now. Do you speak French?"
>"Yes. "
>I don't
>she says something in French
>wtf
>I just nod
>asks something in French
>something about essays
>"I've read most of Camus essays, something else"
>she hands me a book
>don't know what it is
>better buy it and leave before I'm compromised
>"This will do"
>she giggles
>damn she's down to fuck, I'll get her next visit
>I pay
>Go home
>it's a collection of Camus' essays
>she greets me in French when I see her in front of the shop ever since
>never go inside again

Rip shop 2012-2017

JEJ

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Guaranteed she knew that you were lying the whole time. If you go in and admit that you lied about knowing the language out of awkwardness and then felt obliged to keep the lie going in panicked resignation she might find that honestly appealing and give you her number for real.

Or it might make that autism fest far worse than it already is. Kek.