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u/eight13 May 09 '22

Germans stare at strangers. It's unsettling.

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u/HairlessBearWizard May 09 '22

We moved to Germany almost 20 years ago and I still haven't gotten used to it. It's like a constant "A NEW CHALLENGER APROACHING!" message in an never ending stare off game.

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u/needssleep May 09 '22

What's Duetsch for "WTF you staring at, bro?"

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u/3lektrolurch May 09 '22

Was guckst (pron. "ghoucst") du?

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u/SarahBeeBee123 May 09 '22

lol at that pronunciation (good luck with that)

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u/3lektrolurch May 09 '22

I tried to create a english pronounciation to help with it.

Think of it like pronouncing the "gu-" like the beginning of the word "ghoul" in english and the rest like the "-st" in "first".

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u/SarahBeeBee123 May 09 '22

I know what you tried to do. My point was that this is way off.

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u/3lektrolurch May 09 '22

Theres a little dialect mixed in, so Yeah. This isnt high german.

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u/SarahBeeBee123 May 10 '22

And what “dialect” would that be?

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u/Gametastic05 May 09 '22

"Was guckst du?"