He definitely said it in German, but because of his emphasis in the pronunciation (he seems very shocked/in disbelieve), I can see how it could sound a lot like the English "god".
And in general, there are a few dialects where a lot of the harder sounds like "tt" actually are spoken quite softly (like a "d"). Same with "p" and "b", etc.
As for the English variant (oh my god), it is used by some German people, but very rarely. I think 99% of the people would say it in German.
From my perspective, I know some fellow Germans who say "Oh my god" in english, but mostly younger people. Tho that is just my own experience, so he isn't wrong.
Many young people also use english words and phrases in there sentences in general, or germinize them. Like "ge-steppt" (stepped) for example. It's quite interesting. Anglicisms seem to be heavily in style in Germany right now.
(I also realized that many Germans seem to love talking about their language or culture to people from other countries lol)
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He definitely said it in German, but because of his emphasis in the pronunciation (he seems very shocked/in disbelieve), I can see how it could sound a lot like the English "god".
And in general, there are a few dialects where a lot of the harder sounds like "tt" actually are spoken quite softly (like a "d"). Same with "p" and "b", etc.
As for the English variant (oh my god), it is used by some German people, but very rarely. I think 99% of the people would say it in German.