r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/BaldHourGlass667 • 6h ago

Funny Learning Japanese

• Upvotes

97% Upvoted

497 comments sorted by

View all comments

•

u/dboti9k 6h ago

It's the same with German. I had a German friend and every time I wanted to learn and use a cool new German word with him, it was the same word in English.

•

u/novae_ampholyt 5h ago

Well we also have plenty of german only anglicisms. Like "handy" for phone

•

u/makochi 5h ago

german trying to get a new phone, unaware he's about to be charged with sexual harassment of the best buy employee: "yeah how much does a handy cost"

•

u/makochi 5h ago

fuck it should have been "ja how much does a handy cost"

•

u/zeothia 5h ago

+2 good joke workshop, NL would be proud

•

u/LuphineHowler 2h ago

You know man. I ain't gay but fifzy euros is fifzy euros.

•

u/Yeez25 5h ago

What a fella gotta do to get a handy around here

•

u/UltimatePickpocket 5h ago

And then the Best Buy employee surprises everyone when they respond

"For you, it's free."

•

u/AstuteSalamander 5h ago

Starting a new job, "so do you provide handies here or do I need to that care of that myself"

•

u/GodofsomeWorld 5h ago

I would like to get your finest handy for my child here who has just come of age

•

u/emotionallystarved 20m ago

Inversely, I was a bit startled when a coworker asked for my handy when trying to ask for my phone number.