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[–] GregorTacTac@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] teft@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It’s better because every post with an English word gets

SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN

as a response

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And yet when I try to SPRICH DEUTCH to actual live Germans they give me a pitying look and firmly reply in perfect English

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

perfect English

Such a thing does not exist in Germany.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only because of their exacting standards. Even when I lived in Germany in the 90s the only time I had trouble understanding someone speaking English was when our realtor was trying to be racist but didn't know the English words.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The bar was “perfect”, not “understandable” English.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

See, that is what I mean. Nobody speaks "perfect" English, not even native speakers, because languages are not prescriptive. Their function is to communicate ideas and if you have successfully communicated then you have used language "perfectly".

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So you agree “perfect English” doesn’t exist in Germany. What was your point again?

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

See, you might have noticed that I never claimed perfect English existed in Germany (or anywhere). You seem to be attempting to win an argument that doesn't exist.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

I have few hobbies :(

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This is why we love Germans. Unironically.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The bar was "wunder"

Yes the English qualities in Germany itself are a total shitshow compared to the countries around Germany (except France and Italia)

[–] teft@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well yeah, the germans are well known sticklers to rules.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Germans are well known stickers

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Hey I just tried the trick of sounding it out and I got it! Thanks Picard manoeuvre (I still don't know how to ping).

[–] nichtburningturtle 1 points 1 month ago

Not anymore. Currently there is a notion to fight against it.

[–] 30p87@feddit.de 0 points 1 month ago

SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN!!!

Und wie sieht's mit der Pizza auf Arbeit inzwischen aus?

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago

Grammar and syntax aside, it's basically /me_irl for our German-speaking compadres. Most other languages - French included - generally have a community analogous to most of the popular English-language communities.

[–] mryessir@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ich, im echtem Leben.

me_irl

hugsandkisses

// Änderung: Ich bin der, der dich runtergewählt hat.