Wertheimer [any]@hexbear.net to languagelearning@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agoBit idea - a liberal learning German and getting offended at not only "die Ukraine" but also "die Schweiz"message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareBit idea - a liberal learning German and getting offended at not only "die Ukraine" but also "die Schweiz"Wertheimer [any]@hexbear.net to languagelearning@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThe joke is that English learners of German might not understand the difference between the two languages and think “die Ukraine” is an insult the same way they think “the Ukraine” is an insult.
minus-squareeee (they/them)@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoKind of you to not give up on me haha! Thanks for explaining
The joke is that English learners of German might not understand the difference between the two languages and think “die Ukraine” is an insult the same way they think “the Ukraine” is an insult.
Kind of you to not give up on me haha! Thanks for explaining