Students M and T speak German. Student C does not.
C: (to Student M) Hey there! How do you say "Hi, have a nice day" in German?
M: Sind deine Verdaungsprobleme schlimmer geworden? (for the rest of us: zint die-nuh fehr-doungs-prohb-leh-meh shlim-mer geh-vohr-den?)
C: Sind deine Verdaungsprobleme schlimmer geworden?
M: Yup, you've got it!
Later that day:
C: (to Student T) Sind deine Verdaungsprobleme schlimmer geworden?
T: My stomach is fine thank you! (Storms off angrily)
C: What!? All I said was "Hi! Have a nice day!"
Myself, I must say that I am quite impressed with Student M. I mean, would you have been able to think of "Are your gastrointestinal problems getting worse?" on the spot like that?
A new thing
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I started a new thing where I relay my husband's strong opinions about
consumer products. It's called Justin's Opinions.
So far there are posts about coffee...
8 years ago



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