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As a German visiting the US (social.fossware.space)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Explanation: Germans ~~used to~~ (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones "Handy" and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (21 children)

Most people in my bubble stopped saying that. They usually just say "smartphone" now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well you have basically three options in my bubble.

Handy
Wischkästla (translates roughly to swipe box)
Mobiltelefon (mobile phone) this one needs to be pronounced very precisely in order to get the sarkasm of using the old correct German word.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wischkästla

What kind of demonic incantation is this?

Kind regards,
- Someone from Schleswig-Holstein

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We frankonians just like to call things differently.

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