r/mildyinteresting • u/mfbane • 9h ago

humankind hiccups 😅 Germans love their meat raw

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u/Krinder 8h ago

Zwiebelmettwurst translates literally from German to English as "onion minced-meat sausage" or "onion ground-meat sausage."

God I love how literal Germans are with their language

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u/infojb2 6h ago

Life is easy if you don't need to invent new words

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u/Krinder 6h ago

When I found out “ambulance” in German translates to literally “sick wagon” I fell in love with the language

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/Krinder 6h ago

Thank you! Love learning and thank you for what you do Rettungswagen driver!

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u/ziplin19 6h ago

Yeah but literally everyone calls it Krankenwagen, in the driving license theory exam they also call it Krankenwagen.

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u/middendt1 6h ago

Well, don't forget the KTW Krankentransportwagen. 

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u/middendt1 6h ago

You need a family car: KTW-4! 

And my favourite: S-RTW aka "Fettzelle".

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u/AlmightyCurrywurst 5h ago

Calling it slang is insane, it's the normal word for 95% of the population. Just because there's a different word in official communication doesn't make it incorrect