I mean, it is kind of cheating — in-laws are, what, a universally terrifying concept, even when they've been your neighbour your entire life... [ beat; an aside, more to himself than to sarissa: ] Or is that especially when? [ it's that second one when you manage to miss the fucking wedding, HEY. ]
Ordinarily I'd say that we Americans have very carefully cultivated our international image, kind of like — a de...fence mechanism? [ beat. ] You know what, I'm going to quit while I'm ahead because honestly, I've only left New York about three times. [ not entirely true, but whatever. ] Jersey's basically a foreign country and I can only apologise for everything that comes from there, and I'm still not unconvinced that Newark shouldn't be a quarantine zone.
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I mean, it is kind of cheating — in-laws are, what, a universally terrifying concept, even when they've been your neighbour your entire life... [ beat; an aside, more to himself than to sarissa: ] Or is that especially when? [ it's that second one when you manage to miss the fucking wedding, HEY. ]
Ordinarily I'd say that we Americans have very carefully cultivated our international image, kind of like — a de...fence mechanism? [ beat. ] You know what, I'm going to quit while I'm ahead because honestly, I've only left New York about three times. [ not entirely true, but whatever. ] Jersey's basically a foreign country and I can only apologise for everything that comes from there, and I'm still not unconvinced that Newark shouldn't be a quarantine zone.
—Geographically, sure. Spiritually? Jury's out.