These days, you’ve really got to walk on eggshells if you don’t want to offend anyone. And even if you walk on eggshells, you can’t guarantee you’ll escape the wrath of the woke.
Well, if Ricky Gervais is good at one thing, it’s avoiding controversy. Fortunately, he’s willing to share a very piece of advice with the rest of us, particularly those of us who frequently travel to foreign countries:
Whenever I'm abroad, I make sure I only speak English. To use a foreign language would be 'cultural appropriation', and that's racist.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 11, 2020
Good to know! Too bad not everyone appreciates Gervais’ tip:
you're better than this
— kevin harding | 何凱文 (@kevinharding) February 11, 2020
How is that funny?
— Lisa Christiansen (@LisachristCBC) February 11, 2020
Lighten up, guys.
Ha! pic.twitter.com/exag5siLSE
— Dominic Steele (@DominicSteele17) February 11, 2020
— Daniel Tom Clark (@Clark1995Clark) February 11, 2020
Seriously. Don’t be so serious. Just embrace it and have some fun!
I just don’t even bother learning about other cultures so I don’t appropriate them!
— Will Carter (@willlcarterr) February 11, 2020
Traveling abroad as an Englishman is just participating in imperialism so you should probably stop this practice entirely.
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) February 11, 2020
Hee!
We love you Ricky. Stay funny.
— Ken SG (@KenSGz) February 11, 2020
