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[–] JASN_DE 41 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In Germany, it will absolutely depend on where you try this. Bigger cities? Yeah, likely. Countryside? You're lucky if you find someone speaking understandable German, let alone English.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eh. Most places ive been aren't like that anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Jazogtsmahamsadirainshirnaschizn!?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ich habe viele Deutsche kennengelernt die dachten sie sprächen Hochdeutsch, bis ich sie auf ihren Dialekt und nicht gerade optimale Artikulation aufmerksam machte.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Nun, in dem Fall haben die tatsächlich Hochdeutsch gesprochen, wenn auch kein astreines. Aber wenn die tatsächlich Dialekt gesprochen hätten, hätten sies gewusst und du sehr wahrscheinlich nicjts verstanden

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Wordema, das muss'schma erstema üborsetzn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

is this actually a word or are you making a joke ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's phonetic writing of a heavy accent and it's several words without spaces in between to emphasis the slangyness.

Translates to: "Say what? They must have shit in your brain."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Appreciate the explanation !

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's because no one speaks actual German (the way it is written), everyone speaks their local variety

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I guess that's kind of similar to English then? At least UK English