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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 5 points 38 minutes ago

Back when this meme format was making the rounds on 4chan, I always saw it as a guy with a really long Fu Manchu moustache and to this day I still can't unsee it.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago

Also learn everything about Linux so I can get all these Linux memes that keep popping up. And learn to program so I can get all the programmer memes.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I still can't figure out what "ich eil" means or even what language it is

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

And it's somehow still an amazing experience despite not knowing a single word

[–] the_airbender@reddthat.com 8 points 1 hour ago

Ich iel is a german acronym for "meirl"

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

Ich habe vier Jahre auf Deutsch gelernt, aber mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht.

Honestly, I couldn't even remember if Deutsch was feminine, masculine, or neuter... but my pronunciation has always been spot on at least. I should just pick it back up, it'd be mostly vocab grind for me at this point. But I last learned years and years ago... dang, almost 18 years now.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I've been doing German on Duolingo for over a year and I can get about 20% of the content they post, so I'm pretty happy to have an actual use for the work I put in.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Good choice. Nobody who speaks German could be an evil man.

As a side benefit, you will also be able to converse with Kim Jong-un, Vladimir Putin, and Robert Terwilliger.

[–] peepopo@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, I didn't know Kim Jong- un can speak German

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I bet he speaks it like the same he doesn't have to shit.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

He went to school in Switzerland. Maybe that explains the Laibach concert.

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 16 points 15 hours ago

I saw this one and was like "oh shit i guess i speak german."

[–] TRock@feddit.dk 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Kind of fed up with this "meme"

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TRock@feddit.dk 8 points 3 hours ago

The meme format i have no problems with, it's the content in it, yeah we get it, Germans use Lemmy.

Thanks for the meme, much appreciated 😄

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 hours ago

Das ist ser schön!

[–] chrizzly@feddit.org 40 points 21 hours ago

If it helps: "Tisch" is table in German and Feta is a greek cheese. => Feta + Tisch = Fetisch, but actually "Fetisch" has a complete different meaning on its own (eng.:"fetish") so its a play on words. Thanks for coming to my TED-Talk.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 6 points 21 hours ago

Wehe, irgendwer plaudert, Jungs/Mädels/Diverse.

[–] bignate31@lemmy.world 24 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Also non-Americans trying to browse Lemmy during work...

I really wish I could understand German humour

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

German human is no laughing matter.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

German idioms are funny. I read a book translated from German into English using ai. And Some of their idioms had me rofl.

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I speak spanish and I feel like I'm fouble dipping in the fun. But once I tried diving into a german thread with the help of translators. Boy they were SAVAGE some shit was like "He got another dick surgery probaly wants to suck it himself at this point." Idk who says german have no sense of humor but man that's wrong AF.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They have a great sense of humor. It's just that when it's time to be serious (at work, meeting a stranger, out in public), they act serious.

[–] Adiemus@lemm.ee 4 points 7 hours ago

Fun facts about Germany: No fun in Germany. Get back to work!

However, German humour is very special. Me, as a German, I love it.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

You guys are aware you can filter by language in the settings of your Lemmy account, right?

[–] bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago

I wasn't! Thanks for the clue!

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

That's like the most useless setting ever because nobody enforces the language while commenting

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago (3 children)

At first it annoyed me slightly but I've noticed that I can understand most of them without having to use a translator, so now it's just free language practice. And deciphering memes is decidedly more fun than taking a course.

[–] WhiteHotaru@feddit.org 44 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Ich hoffe du triffst nie auf Zangendeutsch, da weiß selbst ich nicht mehr, was dort eigentlich gesagt wird.

[–] dhjdjskdkksks@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
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[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haha I wake up pretty early in the US and see a lot of the German content. I have learned a lot about tables recently.

[–] TheHalifaxJones@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Still new here. But I haven’t come across any German instances yet….

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

feddit.org is the main German instance, although not all communities on here are in German.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 11 hours ago

Are you browsing all?

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