Erbsenzähler
July 18, 2021
There are tons of clichés about German manners, most of them revolving around our somewhat pedantic attitude. In other words: Germans will break out in sweat if not everything is in perfect order.
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There are tons of clichés about German manners, most of them revolving around our somewhat pedantic attitude. In other words: Germans will break out in sweat if not everything is in perfect order.
Back in the days, when I watched my father reading the Wirtschaftsnachrichten („economy news“), I honestly thought he was trying to get informed about new restaurants in town.
it’s mainly the long-time Tinder power users among my friends and colleagues who, at some point in their mid 30s, look a bit dumbfounded.
You know that situation when the bully gets his butt kicked for once? Or when the glamour boy arrives at school with a giant ugly zit on his nose? This is the point where Schadenfreude kicks in.
It is a widely known fact that the German language gives you the opportunity to stack words on top of each other to create genuine lexical monstrosities.
According to studies, the German manhood is rather average when measured in size. However, what Germany lacks in magnitude, it compensates in the sheer amount of words to describe “it”.
Well, you won’t disagree that this is another one of these words that makes perfect sense if you think about it. It simply describes the fleshy tissue surrounding your teeth. Ergo: tooth flesh.
This blog is a love letter to the curiosities of the German language that give it its poetic and, at times, oddly humorous qualities.
The “German Is Weird” book is now available: order here!
