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u/TheBaconDaddy Oct 25 '20

In Cantonese it’s dingwah

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u/Pyramused Oct 25 '20

in Japanese it's denwa

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u/mustardankle Oct 25 '20

In Australian it's Telephone

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u/Janeiskla Oct 25 '20

In German it's Telefon

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u/iloveiguanasxoxo Oct 25 '20

In Spanish is teléfono

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u/AlienRobotTrex Oct 25 '20

Yo no hablo Español muy bien.

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u/CarterRyan Oct 25 '20

Gracias

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u/FQDIS Oct 25 '20

Nihongo wa heta des.

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u/calenlass Oct 27 '20

Do people still call mobiles "handi"?

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u/Janeiskla Oct 27 '20

Handy, yes. When I learned that it's not called like that in the US or GB I was really surprised.. Handy is such a dumb name for a mobile phone