Portuguese: És um caracol com olhos
English: You are a rock with eyes
Collected: Amsterdam, Netherlands (12-16-2018)
Origin: Her mother used to say this about people when she was upset with someone. From Lisbon.
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Lithuanian: tavo akys, kaip žvaigždės – viena aukščiau, kita žemiau.
English: your eyes are like stars. one above one below.
collected: Kaunas, Lithuania (01-10-2016)
origin: heard it used within a group of friends. play on a pickup line.
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Finnish: Silmäsi ovat niinkuin tähdet, eivät yhtä kirkkaat mutta yhtä kaukana toisista
English: Your eyes are like stars. Not as bright but as far apart from each other.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: she thinks she heard it from a television show, maybe “How I Met Your Mother”
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Finnish: Silmäsi ovat niinkuin tähdet, eivät yhtä kirkkaat mutta yhtä kaukana toisista
English: Your eyes are like stars. Not as bright but as far apart from each other.
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-19-2015)
origin: told to him by his father when he was a child
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Latvian: Tavas acis ir kā divas zvaigznes – viena zemāk, otra augstāk.
English: Your eyes are as beautiful as the stars. one is higher and the other is lower.
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: Traditional Latvian pickup line / joke
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Latvian: Tavas acis ir tik skaistas kā divi ezeri, tikpat zaļas un duļķainas.
English: Your eyes are as beautiful as two lakes. Just as green and foggy.
collected: Riga, Latvia (08-01-2016)
origin: Traditional Latvian pickup line / joke
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“You’re so full of it your eyes are brown”
collected: Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Institute of Art (11-7-14)
origin: heard it from her cousins when growing up in suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio
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“Your mom don’t have no legs and your dad don’t have no eyes. Your mom said, “I’m walking out of this relationship.” And your dad said, “I’ve got to see this!”
collected: Philadelphia, PA (12-7-12)
origin: father, Philadelphia/Germantown