• Deconceptualist
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    1821 days ago

    Danke. Ich bin eigentlich früh aufgewacht, aber ich möchte wieder schlafen gehen.

  • @[email protected]
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    9921 days ago

    I’m glad it’s not just me.

    Me: “Did the memes just turn German, or am I really tired?”

    Lemmy: “当你太美国化而无法识别中文时的感觉”

    Me: “Okay, yep, it’s bedtime.”

    • @[email protected]OP
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      6821 days ago

      I myself am german. I’m referring to this meme from two days ago and thought it would be funny to remind americans to go to bed when I wake up for a few days.

    • Lovable Sidekick
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      1221 days ago

      Yeah there’s a large part of social media now where I no longer have any fucking idea what’s going on. This is that part.

      • @[email protected]
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        1321 days ago

        I’m kind of enjoying it. I translate things sometimes. Most of the time, I don’t. I’m just really happy to have social media that isn’t an authoritarian, walled garden, filtered for engagement, and segregated by culture. Lemmy may be small, but it’s diversity is really strong. It does create situations in which I can’t appreciate the content sometimes, but I’m happy that it’s there for its intended audience in a way that I can see. It’s nice to feel included in things that aren’t specifically for me.

    • Nougat
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      2021 days ago

      The feeling when you’re too American to recognize Chinese

      Oh my god this is brilliant. When I got to that line, my first thought was “Which language is that?” And then I read the very next line.

  • Natanox
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    2021 days ago

    Diese Kommentar Section ist jetzt Property der Bundesrepublik Germany.

  • Emma Liv
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    2421 days ago

    Ich bin Kanadierin und du bist nicht meine Mama!

      • Emma Liv
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        420 days ago

        Local naming conventions preclude the use of “American” to mean Canadian. “North American” would be acceptable.

          • Emma Liv
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            220 days ago

            At least here, it would be conventional to say North American, South American, or Central American.

              • Emma Liv
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                220 days ago

                You just said it. I’m merely desribing local naming conventions. call any Canadian “American” (in English) and you will get a puzzled reaction at best :)

                • @[email protected]OP
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                  120 days ago

                  You just said it.

                  What exactly? I’m looking for an equivalent to europeans, africans, asians, europeans. Americans don’t get the special treatment of not being referred to in their entirety.

    • @[email protected]
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      120 days ago

      I think the nicht goes after the verb in German. Technically does in English as well as you say “I don’t speak German” where “do” is the verb being negated