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[-] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm an American who speaks decent German. I've gotten this flak traveling in non-German speaking Europe - Stupid American only speaking English attitude thrown my way. Mother fucker I'm in France, a German would also be using English here. To some people the only way to not be "that American" is to speak all the languages.

On the flip side, I've had a few Germans ask me why I bothered learning their language when I could just use English.

[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Moin Brudi, finde ich ziemlich nett von dir das du dir unsere Sprache antust.

[-] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Ah cool, danke! Immer nett zu hören, dass jemand meine Versuche schätzt.

[-] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I've had a few Germans ask me why I bothered learning their language when I could just use English.

So, why? You can't leave us hanging like this!

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I took German in high school (in the US) and I was really disappointed to learn that most people in Germany know English.

I have used some German on the odd airport layover but it was never terribly useful even then. It made me sad

[-] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Haha I've lived there for almost a year between two stints and had a lot of free time for one of them so seemed like a fun thing to learn.

It very occasionally has been helpful traveling in more rural Germany speaking areas

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