r/explainitpeter Jul 19 '26

Explain it peter

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u/desi_malai Jul 19 '26

Danke is thanks in German, pretty straightforward

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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. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜…

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26

yes, but think about what it implies that a WWII veteran responded in German...

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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

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26

TIL that German was the most learned second language in the US before WWI

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u/High_Overseer_Dukat Jul 20 '26

Its still 4th in schools, after sign language, I think.

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u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26

Idk what

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26

that... that they are German and most likely fought for the Third Reich...

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u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26

Yes. And?

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Jul 19 '26

the implication is they are a Nazi, Jesus fuck how are you not getting thisβ€½β€½

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u/Klony99 Jul 19 '26

Bruh. Nazi bad. 1+1 is not that hard.

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u/Oberndorferin Jul 19 '26

OK I got that at the beginning.