tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post9146436330251077057..comments2024-01-18T12:15:22.642+01:00Comments on Around the Wherever: I thought I was hot stuff 'til I cooled downaroundthehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055653945403820182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post-69754500055142825162015-02-25T22:50:44.449+01:002015-02-25T22:50:44.449+01:00That darn "r"! Oh well, we always have &...That darn "r"! Oh well, we always have "squirrel." aroundthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055653945403820182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post-28505111196102776052015-02-25T15:44:58.122+01:002015-02-25T15:44:58.122+01:00This made me laugh. Soon enough you will get it!This made me laugh. Soon enough you will get it!appydoesdressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post-52667389898307906252015-02-25T14:48:07.714+01:002015-02-25T14:48:07.714+01:00yea I wouldn't worry either. I've lived he...yea I wouldn't worry either. I've lived here nearly 5 years and I still get people in shops/cafes etc answering me in english, which can be really frustrating! I think Germans just love to practice their english any chance they get!dubliner in Deutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531838540641364420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094192455188817050.post-80221249287301121022015-02-25T09:11:02.908+01:002015-02-25T09:11:02.908+01:00That doesn't mean your German is weak. There i...That doesn't mean your German is weak. There is little chance you'll ever lose your accent enough that Germans won't detect it. They're good at that - even among themselves. My husband can listen to a few lines someone speaks on TV and tell me where he's from in Germany, or at least roughly the area. I give myself away by saying any word with an R in it. Ami im Schwabenlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148291164062226269noreply@blogger.com