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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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[-] geissi@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

phone

You mean, your German peers literally use the English word 'phone' or do they say 'Telefon'?

[-] NettoHikari@social.fossware.space 4 points 1 year ago

They say "Telefon".

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