Notes from Germany
I am an American expat living in Germany. It's a far away land on the other side of the ocean. It's interesting and often weird here. If you read this and want to comment then email me at blog(the at symbol)chillmost.com. If you find any spelling or grammar mistakes, you can keep them.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Sluts
J: All of my roommates are sluts!
Me: (Choking on beer) What?! Then what are we doing here? What do you mean?
J: I mean they are dirty sluts. Schlampen! Their dishes are all over the kitchen. They don't clean up their crap. It's a mess.
Me: Oh, right. I think you mean slobs. Slut is like Hure or Nutte. You don't want to be throwing that word around too much, especially not in the company of women.
J: Oh, that's a big difference.
Me: Yeah, huge.
The German word for Smurfs is also very similar to the untrained ear. I accidentally called two female roommates Schlampen once when they were trying on a pair of funny hats. I meant to say Schlümpfe. Oops. You only make that mistake once.
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