Comments on: Quick Tipp - Germans make fun of you when you try to say stuff http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/ German Quirks from an American Perspective Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Drew http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-18558 Drew Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:33 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-18558 Angstschweiß Impfzwang that is all. Angstschweiß

Impfzwang

that is all.

]]> By: Mel http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-13169 Mel Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:53:23 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-13169 A lot of Americans can also laugh about the fact how Germans can make a simple word like "speed limit" into something like "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung" :) A lot of Americans can also laugh about the fact how Germans can make a simple word like “speed limit” into something like “Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung” :)

]]> By: Kai http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6278 Kai Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:11:39 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6278 Why, wouldn't it be 'refridscheräder' spelled in german sounds? Why, wouldn’t it be ‘refridscheräder’ spelled in german sounds?

]]> By: BerlinBlues http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6259 BerlinBlues Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:23:50 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6259 Hey there! You seem to have overlooked that the English language has taken its revenge with the word "refridgerator". I have yet to meet a German who can even come close to pronouncing that word. Blues Hey there!

You seem to have overlooked that the English language has taken its revenge with the word “refridgerator”. I have yet to meet a German who can even come close to pronouncing that word.

Blues

]]> By: Svenja http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6200 Svenja Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:41:07 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6200 As a half-american, half-german, I always enjoy these comparisons. I grew up in the States and moved to Germany to study, and no-one can fully be prepared for the culture shock! Even though I learned german from the get-go, I have also been mocked for my lack of knowledge (of course). But there is a simple reply when someone asks you to say "Eichhörnchen": ever heard a german try to pronounce "squirrel"? Btw, I now get a kick out of my (french-speaking) mom when she tries to say "(Apfel-)Schorle" or "Kaufhof"... As a half-american, half-german, I always enjoy these comparisons. I grew up in the States and moved to Germany to study, and no-one can fully be prepared for the culture shock! Even though I learned german from the get-go, I have also been mocked for my lack of knowledge (of course). But there is a simple reply when someone asks you to say “Eichhörnchen”: ever heard a german try to pronounce “squirrel”?

Btw, I now get a kick out of my (french-speaking) mom when she tries to say “(Apfel-)Schorle” or “Kaufhof”…

]]> By: Martin http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6047 Martin Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:47:25 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-6047 ROTFL ! ROTFL !

]]> By: Elisabeth http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-4866 Elisabeth Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:55:40 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-4866 Wow, I'd love to have the same command of Schwyzertütsch (Swiss German) as you have of Bavarian ... impressive! (I'm half Austrian, half German and living in Switzerland - which, as far as common courtesy is concerned, is far closer to America than to Germany) Wow, I’d love to have the same command of Schwyzertütsch (Swiss German) as you have of Bavarian … impressive! (I’m half Austrian, half German and living in Switzerland - which, as far as common courtesy is concerned, is far closer to America than to Germany)

]]> By: Philipp http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-4728 Philipp Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:51:10 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-4728 By the way: That's a great blog! You could have told your readers the translation of "Streichholzschächtelchen": match box :) By the way: That’s a great blog!
You could have told your readers the translation of “Streichholzschächtelchen”: match box :)

]]> By: eike http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-1791 eike Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:05:04 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-1791 For a german, the word "squirrel" is impossible to pronounce, too. Turns out like skwörl or something. What is it with those beasts? For a german, the word “squirrel” is impossible to pronounce, too. Turns out like skwörl or something. What is it with those beasts?

]]> By: Linda R. Moore http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-1624 Linda R. Moore Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:59:27 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/06/13/quick-tipp-germans-make-fun-of-you-when-you-try-to-say-stuff/#comment-1624 My absolute favorite German word, which may or may not be spelled correctly, is: Das Arzneimittelkostendampfungsgesetz This post made me laugh out loud. My absolute favorite German word, which may or may not be spelled correctly, is:

Das Arzneimittelkostendampfungsgesetz

This post made me laugh out loud.

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