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Stealhead · 05-31-11, 10:16 PM

Also "I'm not in the condition to ----!" just sounds funnier in English even to a German. "Ich bin nicht in der kondition zu ficken!" ---- just sounds better than Ficken.( no German children
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I think that is correct I learned German from a civilian ex-Luftwaffe mechanic in my shop and on German women off base it worked for me then but they where usually more drunk than I was.

Interestingly I can often spot guys that where stationed in Germany because they like to use Scheiße in stead of ---- I suppose because it is more expressive.The guys in my shop learned that from Joey the ex Luftwaffe mechanic you could tell by the way he said Scheiße if he was merely frustrated or if had just nearly severed his thumb he must have said Scheiße 25 different ways.

Another note on Das Boot in older versions(I always view a film in original language with subs if needed) the scene where the guys are talking about farts one guys says"Smells like baby ----" in German in the old English subs they dont say "baby" in a newer DVD I have now they correctly show the line in sub titles.

During WWII from different things I have read or seen in docs on TV it seems that it was not uncommon to find Germans in particular officers and NCOs that could speak at least some English.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Also "I'm not in the condition to ----!" just sounds funnier in English even to a German. "Ich bin nicht in der kondition zu ficken!" ---- just sounds better than Ficken.( no German children should view this post) I think that is correct I learned German from a civilian ex-Luftwaffe mechanic in my shop and on German women off base it worked for me then but they where usually more drunk than I was. Interestingly I can often spot guys that where stationed in Germany because they like to use Scheiße in stead of ---- I suppose because it is more expressive.The guys in my shop learned that from Joey the ex Luftwaffe mechanic you could tell by the way he said Scheiße if he was merely frustrated or if had just nearly severed his thumb he must have said Scheiße 25 different ways. Another note on Das Boot in older versions(I always view a film in original language with subs if needed) the scene where the guys are talking about farts one guys says"Smells like baby ----" in German in the old English subs they dont say "baby" in a newer DVD I have now they correctly show the line in sub titles. During WWII from different things I have read or seen in docs on TV it seems that it was not uncommon to find Germans in particular officers and NCOs that could speak at least some English. Last edited by Stealhead; 05-31-11 at 10:30 PM.