kcposch on Nostr: I am in Köln, Germany. Yesterday, I quite often got reminded of the writer Kurt ...

I am in Köln, Germany. Yesterday, I quite often got reminded of the writer Kurt Tucholsky and his text
"Deutsch für Amerikaner". Here is an excerpt:

Eingang verboten.
Ausgang verboten.
Durchgang verboten. [...]
Rauchen verboten.
Parken verboten.
Durchfahrt verboten. [...]
Guten Tag, wie fühlen Sie? [...]

For the non-German speaking world: You only need to understand one word: "verboten".

Read the whole text here: https://taz.de/Deutsch-fuer-Amerikaner/!1667212/

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