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By themildthings - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - Germany

Today, whilst working as a language assistant in Germany as part of my degree, some 9 year-old German kids asked me to please speak English to them because my German was so shit. FML
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perdix 29

Face it, a German degree from the University of Phoenix isn't going to get you far anyways. They should have sent you to a place where you could dazzle them with your mad German skillz, like Antarctica. Penguins love guttural languages.

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coribabybaby 0

I'm assuming the kid spoke German to you so if you understood him then it's probably not that bad. Don't take advice from 9 year olds.

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forgotten2long 5

That blows, but it is sad that most Germans speak decent english, where as when we learn German, it still sucks! I'm stationed here and I jus say enough to ask if they speak English...

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olomisspiggyolo 0

where were you in Germany? because location could be the reason why they couldn't understand you.

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paulinaam 0

Nordrhein-Westfalen?! i was there this summer :) tut mir leid about your incident,..but it sure cracks me up :D

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edwards_echo 0

haha wow wunderbar haha !!

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starburst7596 14

they've been learning English since 3rd grade. most of us Americans start in high school.

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malait 23

I'm from Sweden and I don't speak perfect german but people there still understand me. Maybe cause american dialect sucks (;

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