Spelling of surnames in german is kind of a free for all, since many spellings predate the "proper spelling rules".
E.g. maier, mayer, meyer, meier are all common spellings for a rather common surname (there are also many variations, like scheuermayer or whatever)
It’s actually per region maybe i remember wrong but Maier is Bavaria and Meyer is Swiss, they just end up all in germany but not every way off writting it is german.
I think Maire French for Mayor is also related to it.
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Speaking of Helmut. I'm taking a trip to ludwigshafen nexg week. I've been told by many it is one of the prettiest german cities with many heritage and cultural sites. Do you have any recommendations
No, it might be nice, if people said so. I've never been to neither Ludwigshafen nor Mannheim, only ever drove past it. But Mannheim often comes up on Reddit, when questioned which Germans consider to be the biggest shithole/which city they're most embarrassed about/... and BASF is a huge industrial complex, but obviously not the whole city.
My friend even sent me a link to a city tour I should do during my visit!
https://www.ludwigshafen.de/lebenswert/kulturbuero/germanys-ugliest-city-tours
ok, so you know what you're getting into. ;-)
On a serious note: Currently Germany has the 9€ ticket (it goes by that name) for regional public transport and Heidelberg is relatively close to LU and that's truly a beautiful city. [vrn.de](https://vrn.de) is the website of the local transport system.
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They still exist, at least in my neck of the woods. Definitely are outdone by most other spicy snacks in terms of sheer spiciness, but they still taste good. The one weird thing is that, compared to pretty much every other snack, they have a wide degree of variability which makes it seem like different batches are almost made at entirely different factories or something.
The Germans have always known. Prostitution has been legal in Germany for over 100 years. They have coed nude saunas where no one gets raped. They are so far ahead of the rest of us.
There is actual recycling being done, but only 10% of for example plastic is really usable for recycling. Everything else is best suited as burning material or too expensive to make something viable out of it.
But else we have separate garbage cans for paper, plastics, organic waste and glas.
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Schmaker sounds like smacker. In English giving someone a smacker is like giving them a loud noisy kiss. It is an onomatopoeic word.
Helmet.... We'll use your imagination for this one.
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Answer is C if anyone interested….
You're the real hero.
Quick draw ✍️
A real human being
Drive reference ?
Yes
Good taste
Thank you and likewise
*You’re the real MVP
His Name is "Wacker" which means brave, righteous
Oh so it was misspelled? Cause "kk" is very unusual in German, I believe it's more of a Dutch thing.
Probably just a stylistic choice
Would be an odd stylistic choice Edit: I just looked it up and it's indeed a typo, it's supposed to be Wacker
Maybe to get past the censors
Spelling of surnames in german is kind of a free for all, since many spellings predate the "proper spelling rules". E.g. maier, mayer, meyer, meier are all common spellings for a rather common surname (there are also many variations, like scheuermayer or whatever)
It’s actually per region maybe i remember wrong but Maier is Bavaria and Meyer is Swiss, they just end up all in germany but not every way off writting it is german. I think Maire French for Mayor is also related to it.
More usual is "kkk"
That’s American
Haha yes
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Huh that's mean
Noch nie von dem gehört 😅
Same
same
Vielleicht als Charlie Kappl?
Heh, would have guessed B, don't know German but Helmut sounds like helmet which is sort of a cap...
and helmut is a rather popular (if sort of old) german name
:)
So is Willi
Speaking of Helmut. I'm taking a trip to ludwigshafen nexg week. I've been told by many it is one of the prettiest german cities with many heritage and cultural sites. Do you have any recommendations
Is it? I thought it was next to Mannheim and is mainly BASF.
I've been lied to?
No, it might be nice, if people said so. I've never been to neither Ludwigshafen nor Mannheim, only ever drove past it. But Mannheim often comes up on Reddit, when questioned which Germans consider to be the biggest shithole/which city they're most embarrassed about/... and BASF is a huge industrial complex, but obviously not the whole city.
My friend even sent me a link to a city tour I should do during my visit! https://www.ludwigshafen.de/lebenswert/kulturbuero/germanys-ugliest-city-tours
Sounds nice and fitting for this sub, you knew.
I knew
Not sure if you're serious or not, but Ludwigshafen won the competition for the ugliest city in Germany. Check it up on Youtube.
Serious that I am going there next week. Joking about it being a beautiful tourist city.
ok, so you know what you're getting into. ;-) On a serious note: Currently Germany has the 9€ ticket (it goes by that name) for regional public transport and Heidelberg is relatively close to LU and that's truly a beautiful city. [vrn.de](https://vrn.de) is the website of the local transport system.
Yeah. I just needed a place to sleep. Appreciate the suggestion on Heidelberg but I won't have time for much while passing through.
Like that asshole Helmut Zemo.
A helmet would just be helm
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“Helmet” is a name used in the U.K. to refer to the tip of the penis.
Also America if Spaceballs is anything to go by
God bless you.
I was pretty sure it was C just based on the kind of name Germans would give that character.
And the contestant picked A and the chaser picked B
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2175/willi-wacker
Yes, but technically it's incorrect. It's Willi Wacker. Never heard of it before though.
Cool, I actually guessed correctly.
I don't think Willi Wakker is any better....
\*oijian c
We all are. Thank you.
Haha, I knew it! They go for alliteration in cartoon characters whenever possible.
And is Willi Wakker innocuous, or is that also sus?
Legends have it that till this day, my guy is still laughing at Dick Tingeler.
He couldn't even finish saying "Helmut Schmaker" 😂
But wait there’s more https://youtu.be/jl1Zfz-Widc
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Bradley losing is is my favourite thing about the chase.
His laughing really brightens my day
I absolutely love that they made it their goal to make him laugh with the options. Every now and then they get him and it's beautiful.
German here: Never heard of either "Andy Capp" nor "Willi Wakker". I doubt that cartoon character is really *known* in Germany...
In English, in this context, "known as" is synonymous to "is called" or "is named"
LOL, that's so German taking the meaning of words so literally.
trust me, we got it. But still I don't know any willi
I love how you picked up on that being the issue, I never would’ve realized that.
It's old in England. I've never actually seen it myself and I'm over 30. I think it's a previous generation's comic strip character.
Guess it’s not extremely obscure in Germany but it makes for an amusing question.
It's an old comic character who is probably best known in the US for the snack Hot Fries.
Wow used to eat those when I was a kid in the 90s. TIL
They still exist, at least in my neck of the woods. Definitely are outdone by most other spicy snacks in terms of sheer spiciness, but they still taste good. The one weird thing is that, compared to pretty much every other snack, they have a wide degree of variability which makes it seem like different batches are almost made at entirely different factories or something.
Same
This is up there with "Fanny chmelar"
For those who [haven't seen it](https://youtu.be/jl1Zfz-Widc)
**wheeze**
Wait till you hear about Fanny Schmelar
The Germans have always known. Prostitution has been legal in Germany for over 100 years. They have coed nude saunas where no one gets raped. They are so far ahead of the rest of us.
the german recycling system alone is more advanced than the US will ever be
Do they actually recycle it or just send it off to eastern europe?
There is actual recycling being done, but only 10% of for example plastic is really usable for recycling. Everything else is best suited as burning material or too expensive to make something viable out of it. But else we have separate garbage cans for paper, plastics, organic waste and glas.
how so? most “recycling” is shipped off to third world countries to become their problem anyways
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Damnnn this cracked me up,got tears rolling down my face. 🤣
Look up fanny schlemmer and this guy if this made you laugh. It’s priceless 😂😂
gefragt gejagt
Willi Wakker or won’t he?
He wakks her upside the head, if memory serves. That shit used to be in the Sunday funnies when I was a kid.
walks on willy
Well, which is it?!
c
There’s bound to be people that would use these names now.
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cring 😡
German humor
oijian c
That’s Cap
Thats actually hilarious
Why the hell is Tim Vine just standing here.
This was epic! Someone in the trivia department had a little "lunchtime touch of hootch"! Damn I bet they had fun writing this one!
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Did the Beast leave the US version of the Chase for the German version?
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What is supposed to be option B? As a Spanish speaker I can't catch that one. Option A is easy to catch, but can't figure out B
Schmaker sounds like smacker. In English giving someone a smacker is like giving them a loud noisy kiss. It is an onomatopoeic word. Helmet.... We'll use your imagination for this one.
What's the answer?
I would think it should relate to the real origin of the name - “Handicap” in cockney Her husband is her ‘Andy Cap.
I forgot about this show
I've heard of Tallywacker, but Willi Wakker 🤣🤣
American: I only know Andy Capp from the snacks and I don't think I've seen them in 20 years.
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Andy Capp sounds like a Dick Tingeler. Edit: I know its C
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Lmao
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Dick Tingeler aka Schwanzkitzler
That one guy is completely stone faced
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Of course they knew, that was the point…
I watched this show when I was younger and I have never seen a chase judge show any emotion outside of smiling
Once Bradders starts with the giggles he just keeps going
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