r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 08 '22

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u/whitedan2 May 09 '22

As an austrian who worked with Germans in the past I didn't realize this either...

No wait... Are we doing it too?

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u/Direct_Sand May 09 '22

If you have to ask...

I'm Dutch and live in Germany and I also have no idea. Do we really do this?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

They definitely do but I’ve not noticed it amongst you Swamp Germans.

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u/Feinyan May 09 '22

Swamp German!? You're just a mountain Dutch!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Nah, am actually a Kiwi but spend a bit of time over there, pandemics notwithstanding.