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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN

as a response

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

perfect English

Such a thing does not exist in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I have few hobbies :(

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

This is why we love Germans. Unironically.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The bar was "wunder"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Germans are well known stickers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 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).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 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.