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* [[The Sopranos|New Jersey]] and [[The Godfather|New York]]? ''[[The Mafia|Parla italiano o muori.]]''
** Unless it's [[The Roaring Twenties]], in which case [[Kosher Nostra|Yiddish]] will come in handy, or the 1850s-60s, when, unless you can trace your ancestry to the ''Mayflower'', it would be advisable to [[Gangs of New York|learn Gaelic]].
* [[The Untouchables|Chicago]]: You can speak Italian or [[The Irish Mob|Gaelic]]. Just don't let the Yiddish guys hear you, unless you have a deal with the Italians. Don't forget to watch out for the Polish folks, as well: they own the town. And white folks: do ''not'' presume that you have [[N-Word Privileges]] anywhere in the South Side, because you ''will'' find yourself six feet under with all the
* [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|Los Angeles]]: Speak Spanish, and learn the difference between "barrio" and "narco". In certain parts of the city and in the surrounding countryside, [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels|men on motorcycles are not your friends]]. You will also need Chinese, [[Yakuza|Japanese]], and [[The Mafiya|Russian]], too, and [[Gang-Bangers|Ebonics]], plus others you'd never considered (''Armenian''?). You know, really, [[Wretched Hive|you should just keep quiet]].
* [[The Wire|Baltimore]], Philadelphia: Ebonics
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