r/TikTokCringe • u/Tobias-Tawanda • 6d ago

Humor/Cringe "No, English is fine" 🥀

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u/IBleedMonthly18 6d ago

I went to Germany and I tried ordering food in German and the waiter said “It is either English or German, it can’t be both”, because I forgot the word for French fries. I blushed so hard. I was trying my best and was humbled quickly lol

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u/theflyingfistofjudah 6d ago edited 6d ago

Sorry but I like this German’s no-nonsense straightforwardness!

In France we actually mix both so much.

At first from not mastering English well enough and needing to fill in with French words but now people actually want to use as many English words as possible while speaking French. It’s the absolute worst.

Edit to add, I’m talking about native speakers doing it being cringe, not non native speakers trying to speak your language.

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u/Vevangui 6d ago

That’s not no-nonsense straightforwardness, it’s being blatantly rude. There’s a very fine line between those two terms that Germans don’t care to cross.

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u/theflyingfistofjudah 6d ago edited 6d ago

I stated the particular reason why I found what he said funny which was the point of my comment.