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5 Responses to “Learn German, White Man!”

1. 1 Fred Scrooby
   February 2, 2008 at 11:24 pm

   “that ugly useless junk on her face and tattoos.”

   Is that dark spot on her nether lip a tattoo? I took it for some sort of blemish. Are girls tattooing their lips these days??? Good God almighty!!!

   I did see the tattoos on her arm. I agree it’s too bad she’s done that to herself — she seems otherwise a sweet, agreeable young lady and not unpleasant to look at.

   My impression is Tschüß, by the way, which she talks about, isn’t derived from the German language but was originally an approximation of the French adieu and written (not officially but as a sort of slang, or dialect) Tschöö, a spelling which, if you pronounce it to yourself and imagine the French word adieu without the initial a-sound, is a close fit with the French. (The French language has exerted a lot of influence, and not influence for the better, on the way Germans talk, especially in the German regions bordering France.) The way Tschöö became Tschüß was as a result of influence from the English word Cheers!, I believe. (There may also have been some influence from ciao but that wouldn’t have been responsible for the s-sound on the end, which apparently came from cheers!.)

2. 2 Prozium
   February 3, 2008 at 6:42 am

   Purging your mind of the garbage floating around our culture is more important than learning a foreign language. The German language is like a vestigial organ these days. The words are still spoken but the operating system of the culture has been removed.

3. 3 Fred Scrooby
   February 3, 2008 at 8:16 am

   “ugly useless junk on her face”

   I see now what that refers to (I just looked at the thing again) — she’s got a nose piercing (on the left).

   Kiwi sweetheart, if you see this coomment, 1) I hope your tattoos aren’t the kind that are permanent, and 2) the nose piercing does nothing for you. It does not flatter your looks, honey. Take it out and let it heal over.

   You seem a very sweet, charming girl who’d make a good wife and mother. A woman cannot be paid a higher compliment than that. (You’ve already got the single most important quality in a girl, genuine femininity, a huge advantage for those blessed with it though modern society strives to brainwash them otherwise.) You gain absolutely nothing in attractiveness by piercing your face or tattooing yourself. Quite the contrary, in fact — you detract from your many natural qualities.

   Wash off the tattoos. If they’re the indelible kind, certainly don’t add more, and plan on having those you’ve got removed at the next opportunity. Take out the piercing in your nose. It makes you look ridiculous, sweetie, I’m sorry to have to say. Not only that, but know that the last thing outlandish piercings elicit for girls who have them is men’s respect. That nose thing doesn’t gain you more respect from men, but less.

   Your German lessons are quite good. Thank you for providing this important free service.

   May you heed the advice above, find a good German man or white American man for your husband, have lots of kids, and realize all your most cherished dreams in life!

   Best wishes and good luck to you!

4. 4 Friedrich Braun
   February 3, 2008 at 11:19 am

   She’s got a ring on her lower lip. Ouch!

5. 5 Fred Scrooby
   February 3, 2008 at 1:13 pm

   “She’s got a ring on her lower lip.” ( — Friedrich Braun)

   Lose the piercings, Kiwi — you’re much prettier without them! (”Lose” in this context is Ami slang for “get rid of,” “take out.” Get rid of them!)

   Oh and by the way, the thing I said about getting a good white Ami husband only applies if you’re living in the States (which I had been my impression for some reason). If you’re living in Occupied “Germany” you need to find yourself a good German husband. Ami men are out of the picture in that case. Tschüßi!