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Heard Any Good Ones: Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1629401" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>Sprechen Sie Deutsch</strong></p><p></p><p>A few years ago, I decided to visit my brother who was stationed in Germany. I assumed that most Germans would speak English, but I found that many people spoke only their native tongue, including the ticket inspector on the train.</p><p></p><p>He punched my ticket, then chatted cordially for a bit, making gestures like a</p><p>windmill. I simply nodded from time to time to show him that I was interested.</p><p></p><p>When he had gone, an American woman in the compartment leaned forward and asked</p><p>if I spoke German.</p><p></p><p>"No," I confessed.</p><p></p><p>"Then that explains," she said, "why you didn't bat an eyelid when he told you that you were on the wrong train."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1629401, member: 1246"] [B]Sprechen Sie Deutsch[/B] A few years ago, I decided to visit my brother who was stationed in Germany. I assumed that most Germans would speak English, but I found that many people spoke only their native tongue, including the ticket inspector on the train. He punched my ticket, then chatted cordially for a bit, making gestures like a windmill. I simply nodded from time to time to show him that I was interested. When he had gone, an American woman in the compartment leaned forward and asked if I spoke German. "No," I confessed. "Then that explains," she said, "why you didn't bat an eyelid when he told you that you were on the wrong train." [/QUOTE]
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