By Anonymous - 01/10/2013 07:30 - Austria - Vienna

Today, I was in an Austrian bar, making polite conversation in my broken German with a slightly odd middle-aged man. He said, winking, that he was near to his pension. I smiled and nodded, thinking he was talking about retirement. My friend later informed me that 'pension' is German for 'apartment'. Ew. FML
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ottokat 15

speaking of which, what kind of douchebag takes advantage of someone who obviously can't communicate very well??

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Wizardo 33

That's when you dial it too...

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chelseaaababyyy 17

This made me think of Impractical Jokers. 'SHUT YOUR FACE, GRANDMA!'

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ShoyuSauceSoup 26

Some words really have different meanings in other languages...

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Futacy 29

"I annoy kids" in Spanish is "Yo molesto niños." It's just one false cognate that can horrify native English-speakers if not understood.

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NYKTim 5

Ew. That's just gross OP. Old men shouldn't be hitting on people that's disgusting.

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Flowtastic 16

Do you have some magical number for the age that they're supposed to stop?

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squidgy787 22

#4- OP said he was middle aged, not on death's door. I'm middle aged and think I look pretty dang good. Am I now banned from chatting people up because I'm no longer in my twenties?

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RedPillSucks 31

Aw crap! When did 32 become middle age? I'm buried under the damn hill.

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queerdragon 20

I mean, he didn't try to touch Op. He said his apartment was around the corner, Op is the one who nodded and went along with it. She was giving all the signs that she was interested in him. How is he "ew" when Op was the one who made the mistake?

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graceinsheepwear 33

I don't think 32 is commonly considered middle aged. That cracks me up. When will you be calling yourself old? 42?

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esines 9

I'm pretty sure this guy is being sarcastic... I honestly can't believe you all took him seriously

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ywolfgl 21

Sucks when you don't know the language! You won't know who's hitting on you

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starile 19

Yeah, she prolly missed out on a chance with a great guy bc of it... keep asking dudes if their pensions are nearby, OP. You'll get laid after all.

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maria05136 16

That sucks OP :/ but just be glad the old guy didn't try anything

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RedPillSucks 31

Or maybe be saddened by it... *damn. Even old prunes wont hit on me*

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singer0421 32

He may have been creepy but at least he didn't try to take you to his apartment.

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starile 19

Actually, he did try. She just didn't know.

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SymphonyGrrl 12

English-German can be really weird. "Stewardess" translates to "juice pusher" in German, and it's actually a derogatory term.

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askullnamedbilly 33

Actually, most Germans will just use 'stewardess' or 'Flugbegleiter/in' (flight companion). No one in Germany will be offended or confused by the word stewardess since we do use it ourselves, and no one in their right mind will translate it to mean 'Saftschubse' or juice pusher. Unless they WANT to offend the stewardess, of course.

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AussieChick101 13

Take it as a compliment! He liked you enough to want to take you back to his "pension".

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