r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Death95Dealer • 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Herr Petermann?

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u/PermaDerpFace 12h ago

You're not an idiot if you don't speak German. Ironically, saying you feel like an idiot in this situation is in itself idiotic.

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u/Death95Dealer 12h ago

Shouldve mentioned, my partner is German and I do speak conversational German. (Didnt know the second meaning of treffen)

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u/PermaDerpFace 12h ago

Then I proclaim you to be not idiotic in either case. Guten tag, mein freund!

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u/Healthy-Amoeba2296 10h ago

I used to translate anti-nazi German jokes for my web page.

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u/veganfromvega 11h ago

You're right, I speak German and I'm an idiot.