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[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Kinda unfortunate because if Americans understood the Hitler speeches they'd know he's a whiney bitch who sounds just as stupid as Trump with just as much of a victim complex.

[-] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don’t like the stereotype (and it is just a stereotype) of German being a ‘screamy’ language. As a Dutchman who also speaks German, it’s a perfectly pleasant language to me in 99% of the cases (but then I think it’s beautiful anyway, hence why I learnt it). There’s nothing inherently ‘screamy’ about German.

Though I have to admit that when I do hear it being screamed in, it immediately triggers associations with that period in history like I was there myself. I blame movies.

[-] Mouette@jlai.lu 11 points 1 month ago

I blame what have done Germany 80 years ago in Europe as the main reason, we are barely getting out of the phase were all people that lives through these times are dead but it is still rembered.

[-] bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

This is exactly what it is. That reputation has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual sound of German. The stereotype, btw is not about it being screamy, but ugly. People claim it sounds ugly and aggressive, for no reason other than Nazis. It's a cultural stereotype that was completely projected onto the language, most notably how it sounds.

[-] tauren@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I bet most people who believe this have never heard normal German speech, only exaggerated phrases from movies and comic sketches, where Germans are bad guys who intentionally sound threatening.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

It could just be that for a lot of people their only exposure to German is that clip from Der Untergang where Hitler gets super pissed and it does indeed sound like yelling in German is way more aggressive than yelling in English - but the other people in the room don't yell back at him and there's nothing aggressive about their speech.

That and the videos of people pronouncing words in different languages and of course ambulance is said in a normal tone while Krankenwagen is yelled because stereotyp funni, but that's based more on how the words look when written down I think.

[-] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

I don’t like the stereotype (and it is just a stereotype) of German being a ‘screamy’ language.

Yeah it's exactly that: Stereotype and being used to a certain melody in a language. For me (German) Arabic often sounds aggressive for some reason... Farsi and Dari sound pleasent though. I don't understand neither of them...

Even in Germany we consider some other dialects rude or aggressive sounding. For a lot of people Berlin's dialect sounds rude or some people from the north have the same feeling with some dialects from the sound. (For me it's the dialects spoken in the Black Forest).

Language is weird.

[-] RidderSport@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

Honestly Saxonian ist the worst. I automatically assume I am talking to a Nazi and brace myself. The fact that that I am right in about 1 of 2 cases doesn't really help either

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Die in hell. points at shoes

[-] beerclue@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago
[-] Birch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry I'm sorry!

[-] epicstove@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm in Switzerland rn and German really does not sound that aggressive. They actually sound quite kind and sweet.

Polish and Finnish swearing though... That's next level.

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[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

I'm German, but I have to hand it to them: The Dutch have by far the best insults of any language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_profanity

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

When the Dutch start cussing:

[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago
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[-] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Its so funny seeing Americans just thinking normal hochdeutsch is hardcore

Just wait until you hear Ze cute Bayrische Dialekt

[-] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

English insults are like "How's your day, love?" and the other lad is positively miffed on account of how you pronounced it.

[-] missandry351@lemmings.world 7 points 1 month ago

You never heard Portuguese people

[-] Redex68@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I swear to god, why tf do they sound so Russian, like how.

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[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago

Einmal Döner mit alles und scharf bitte

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Lass sofort ein Bier rüberwachsen, sonst setzt's Randale!

[-] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago
[-] albert180@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

Der Schaum sieht jämmerlich aus

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Einmal Pommes mit Ketchup zum mitnehmen bitte, aber ohne Zwiebeln

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ne, ich bin die Currywurst und er Pommes rot-weiß.

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[-] Johanno@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago
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[-] Johanno@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Früher hat das noch 50 Pfennig gekostet.....

[-] RidderSport@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

50 Pfennig? Das sind x,xxxx % der Staatsverschuldung der DDR. Mit den bisherigen Spenden hätte man die DDR um x,xxxx% entschulden können.

Bekomme ich jetzt auch eine Schnapspraline?

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It took me a while to realize that my mom (Korean, from Busan area) was on the phone having a conversation and not a heated argument. Literally sounded like screaming at times.

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[-] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ich nehme den Saupressmagen in Biersoße mit Kartoffeln und dazu ein Hacker-Pschorr.

[-] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Augustiner trink ich wenn ich kotzen will.

[-] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Weils so gut ist, dass du dich immer brutal volllaufen lässt?

[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

The Russian language is definitely intimidating when spoken with a deep voice. It feels like the world is ending. Somewhat similarly, I've hired a few Ukranian women at work and while their language is quite flowery on the surface, when they get pissed off about something and start ranting to each other, you've got to get the fuck out of there or you're going to be disciplined.

[-] Onionguy@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Idk man "May you get fucked by a swordfisch" (spanish insult) is pretty hard in my book x)

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Magst du gefickt werden bei einem Schwertfisch?

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

*Mögest du von einem Schwertfisch gefickt werden.

Konjunktiv I, and "bei" would be appropriate for "by candlelight" or "at the bakery", but not "by some agent". "vom Bäcker" -- you're getting fucked by the baker, "beim Bäcker' -- you're getting fucked at the bakery. Dative in both cases.

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