This summer I have been living in a small town you may have heard of called "New York." New Yorkers are peculiar people in many ways, but one of the most prominent (and certainly the loudest) is their extreme fondness for the car horn as a means of communication.
In a place where hundreds of languages are spoken every day, the honking of a car horn is a universal language. For the uninitiated, though, these sounds might be confusing and unintelligible. Here are some common honks and their translations for your convenience.
Honk! - "Look! Look! The light changed color! I'm excited!"
HonkHOOONK - "I can't see what's going on up ahead, but I am angry about it!"
Hoooooonk - "You! Pedestrian! You are walking in front of me, and I don't like it! But I will wait for you to get out of the way before continuing!"
HOOONK - "You are braking, car in front of me! I don't like braking! I like going fast!"
And, of course, the most common of all:
HOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNK - "I AM DRIVING A CAR"
In a place where hundreds of languages are spoken every day, the honking of a car horn is a universal language. For the uninitiated, though, these sounds might be confusing and unintelligible. Here are some common honks and their translations for your convenience.
Honk! - "Look! Look! The light changed color! I'm excited!"
HonkHOOONK - "I can't see what's going on up ahead, but I am angry about it!"
Hoooooonk - "You! Pedestrian! You are walking in front of me, and I don't like it! But I will wait for you to get out of the way before continuing!"
HOOONK - "You are braking, car in front of me! I don't like braking! I like going fast!"
And, of course, the most common of all:
HOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNK - "I AM DRIVING A CAR"
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