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[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 103 points 2 days ago

Kinda unfortunate because if Americans understood the Hitler speeches they'd know he's a whiney bitch who sounds just as stupid as Trump with just as much of a victim complex.

Die in hell. points at shoes

[–] superkret@feddit.org 39 points 2 days ago

English insults are like "How's your day, love?" and the other lad is positively miffed on account of how you pronounced it.

[–] paequ2@lemmy.today 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] toxoplasma0gondii@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

That guy has the thickest accent, which makes the song even funnier to me

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I don’t like the stereotype (and it is just a stereotype) of German being a ‘screamy’ language. As a Dutchman who also speaks German, it’s a perfectly pleasant language to me in 99% of the cases (but then I think it’s beautiful anyway, hence why I learnt it). There’s nothing inherently ‘screamy’ about German.

Though I have to admit that when I do hear it being screamed in, it immediately triggers associations with that period in history like I was there myself. I blame movies.

[–] Mouette@jlai.lu 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I blame what have done Germany 80 years ago in Europe as the main reason, we are barely getting out of the phase were all people that lives through these times are dead but it is still rembered.

[–] bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is exactly what it is. That reputation has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual sound of German. The stereotype, btw is not about it being screamy, but ugly. People claim it sounds ugly and aggressive, for no reason other than Nazis. It's a cultural stereotype that was completely projected onto the language, most notably how it sounds.

[–] tauren@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

I bet most people who believe this have never heard normal German speech, only exaggerated phrases from movies and comic sketches, where Germans are bad guys who intentionally sound threatening.

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[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don’t like the stereotype (and it is just a stereotype) of German being a ‘screamy’ language.

Yeah it's exactly that: Stereotype and being used to a certain melody in a language. For me (German) Arabic often sounds aggressive for some reason... Farsi and Dari sound pleasent though. I don't understand neither of them...

Even in Germany we consider some other dialects rude or aggressive sounding. For a lot of people Berlin's dialect sounds rude or some people from the north have the same feeling with some dialects from the sound. (For me it's the dialects spoken in the Black Forest).

Language is weird.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lass sofort ein Bier rüberwachsen, sonst setzt's Randale!

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Einmal Pommes mit Ketchup zum mitnehmen bitte, aber ohne Zwiebeln

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ne, ich bin die Currywurst und er Pommes rot-weiß.

*Pommes-Schranke

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wer ist Pommes mit Zwiebeln?

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ich, wie gesagt, nicht, aber manche Leute essen alles mit Zwiebeln. Bis zu einem gewissen Punkt geh ich da mit, aber bei Pommes und Obstsalat nicht

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

Und ohne Blei.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm German, but I have to hand it to them: The Dutch have by far the best insults of any language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_profanity

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

When the Dutch start cussing:

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[–] AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

My mother tongue is Afrikaans, I thought our insults were intense. Until I moved to the Netherlands, damn chill.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It took me a while to realize that my mom (Korean, from Busan area) was on the phone having a conversation and not a heated argument. Literally sounded like screaming at times.

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

East Asian languages in general (excluding Japanese). My first thought seeing this meme was "this MF never heard Cantonese before?"

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[–] banghida@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Russian sounds super soft. Childish, almost.

[–] RobotFK@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Я тоже так думаю

[–] banghida@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] RobotFK@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It means 'I think too' and is with the Latin alphabet roughly: Ya tosche tak dumaio

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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Ya tozhe tak dumayu

[–] AkatsukiLevi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i dont like russian government but the russian language actually sounds cool for me

[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

I used to drive for a living and all night long I would listen to podcasts and audiobooks. I really enjoy spy, military, and sci-fi. So I've listened to a ton of spy and military books with Russian characters. Eventually I started trying to impersonate different voices and got really good at the Russian and Scottish voices.

My Scot doesn't really fool anyone, but I've got a few people now with the Russian voice. It also helps that the Russian accent most people know if the one American actors use in TV and film. I'm sure anyone who knew what a real Russian accent sounded like would know instantly.

[–] beerclue@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ich nehme den Saupressmagen in Biersoße mit Kartoffeln und dazu ein Hacker-Pschorr.

[–] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Augustiner trink ich wenn ich kotzen will.

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[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm in Switzerland rn and German really does not sound that aggressive. They actually sound quite kind and sweet.

Polish and Finnish swearing though... That's next level.

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[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Onionguy@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Idk man "May you get fucked by a swordfisch" (spanish insult) is pretty hard in my book x)

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[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Einmal Döner mit alles und scharf bitte

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago

See that? You don't. Its not night. You insult in the shadow of an old drunk Mexican.

[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You never heard Portuguese people

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago

Italian insults are just funny. Everything is about dicks.

[–] Sonor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Basszátok szájba magatok

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[–] Johanno@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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