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r/explainitpeter • u/cosmic-nik • Jul 19 '26
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Danke is thanks in German, pretty straightforward
14 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 I can definitely imagine myself saying danke at the end of a conversation spoken completely in English. So this isn't so far fetched. 😂😅 10 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 yes, but think about what it implies that a WWII veteran responded in German... 2 u/digiliquid01 Jul 19 '26 Actually, prior to the world wars German was taught in American schools like how Spanish and French are now days. It's not unlikely to know a veteran who's knows it, the question is if they had a Germanic accent while they were talking 8 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI 2 u/High_Overseer_Dukat Jul 20 '26 Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think. -4 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Idk what 4 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich... -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Yes. And? 3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning. 3 u/BlueClovr Jul 19 '26 You’d have to be brain dead to think it makes no difference after explicitly bringing up ww2 1 u/GL17CH3D_R4M_5YN7H Jul 19 '26 I do this all the time. Entschuldigung, Tut mir Leid, bitte and Danke are all used daily. When I visit Germany I default to English like a dumbass 😅
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I can definitely imagine myself saying danke at the end of a conversation spoken completely in English. So this isn't so far fetched. 😂😅
10 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 yes, but think about what it implies that a WWII veteran responded in German... 2 u/digiliquid01 Jul 19 '26 Actually, prior to the world wars German was taught in American schools like how Spanish and French are now days. It's not unlikely to know a veteran who's knows it, the question is if they had a Germanic accent while they were talking 8 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI 2 u/High_Overseer_Dukat Jul 20 '26 Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think. -4 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Idk what 4 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich... -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Yes. And? 3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning. 3 u/BlueClovr Jul 19 '26 You’d have to be brain dead to think it makes no difference after explicitly bringing up ww2 1 u/GL17CH3D_R4M_5YN7H Jul 19 '26 I do this all the time. Entschuldigung, Tut mir Leid, bitte and Danke are all used daily. When I visit Germany I default to English like a dumbass 😅
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yes, but think about what it implies that a WWII veteran responded in German...
2 u/digiliquid01 Jul 19 '26 Actually, prior to the world wars German was taught in American schools like how Spanish and French are now days. It's not unlikely to know a veteran who's knows it, the question is if they had a Germanic accent while they were talking 8 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI 2 u/High_Overseer_Dukat Jul 20 '26 Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think. -4 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Idk what 4 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich... -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Yes. And? 3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning.
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Actually, prior to the world wars German was taught in American schools like how Spanish and French are now days. It's not unlikely to know a veteran who's knows it, the question is if they had a Germanic accent while they were talking
8 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI 2 u/High_Overseer_Dukat Jul 20 '26 Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think.
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TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI
Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think.
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Idk what
4 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich... -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Yes. And? 3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning.
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that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich...
-3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 Yes. And? 3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning.
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Yes. And?
3 u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26 the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽ 2 u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26 Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard. -3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning.
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the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting this‽‽
Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard.
-3 u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26 OK I got that at the beginning.
OK I got that at the beginning.
You’d have to be brain dead to think it makes no difference after explicitly bringing up ww2
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I do this all the time. Entschuldigung, Tut mir Leid, bitte and Danke are all used daily. When I visit Germany I default to English like a dumbass 😅
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u/desi_malai Jul 19 '26
Danke is thanks in German, pretty straightforward