Those of a certain age may remember a similar project by Ethan Mollick on what Wikipedia adorably calls the “early web” in which the phrase was “I can eat glass

Those of a certain age may remember a similar project by Ethan Mollick on what Wikipedia adorably calls the “early web” in which the phrase was “I can eat glass, it does not hurt me”. > The Project is based on the idea that people in a foreign country have an irresistable urge to try to say something in the indigenous tongue. In most cases, however, the best a person can do is "Where is the bathroom?" a phrase that marks them as a tourist. But, if one says "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me," you will be viewed as an insane native, and treated with dignity and respect. https://web.archive.org/web/20040201212958/http://hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/glass.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040201212958/http://hcs.harvar... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_Eat_Glass https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_Eat_Glass