Queens
When I was in Austin, I only heard English (mostly) and Spanish (occasionally).
I'd walk down streets and hear person after person speaking English, and it felt strange. This is what happens when you live in the enormous melting pot that is Queens.
I missed hearing five languages a block. Not just a little, either.
I was walking back from somewhere on Saturday (after I'd gotten home) and saw a little strip center that is the epitome of this borough:
If you can't quite make it out, here are the stores (in order from left to right):
--laundromat (everywhere here)
--Irish tavern
--Chinese halal restaurant
--pharmacy
--Thai restaurant
--French cafe
--Moroccan restaurant
That's totally on-brand for what it's like here. If it was closer to where I live there would be at least one Greek restaurant, too.
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