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As a German visiting the US (social.fossware.space)
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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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[-] shortwizard@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

would you use the german equivalent of the work handy or the actual english word handy? and if so whats that word, could you use it in a sentence lol

[-] NettoHikari@social.fossware.space 10 points 1 year ago

"Ich habe mein Handy verloren." "I lost my cellphone."

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