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As a German visiting the US (social.fossware.space)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NettoHikari@social.fossware.space to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

Explanation: Germans ~~used to~~ (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones "Handy" and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.

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[–] Haus@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ich, ein Auslander: "Wie sagst Man 'Hand' auf Deutsch? ... Ach, ja."

[–] rob64@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of my first day studying abroad in Germany and trying to ask a random guy at the train station to borrow his lighter.

Me, miming lighting a cigarette: "Wie sagt man—" Him: "Man sagt FEUER!"