Here is a brief account of a close friend's most memorable experience, once he landed in New York, as a new immigrant, fresh from Nigeria.

After a long flight from Nigeria, he landed at JFK Airport in New York and was picked up by his cousin who lived in Brooklyn. A welcoming party was waiting for him. After a round of eating and drinking and socializing, my friend noticed a cat that was the pet of his cousin's wife. Now my friend loved cats. So he tried to tempt the cat over to him, using a piece of fish as bait and some sweet talk.

He went: "Here, puzzy, puzzy! Come puzzy, puzzy! I have some very sweet fish for you! Ehn! You are such a beautiful puzzy! Come! Come!"

Well, he said the entire room went deadly quiet. You could hear a rat pizz on cotton. Everyone was looking at him very strangely.

Finally, my friend's cousin spoke up.

He said: "My brother. Cats aren't called "puzzies" over here. That's street slang for a woman's vjay! We say cat or kitty."

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My friend said he was so mortified, he couldn't enjoy the rest of his welcoming party. But he never made that mistake again.
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What's your most memorable experience, as a new immigrant?

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