Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl I remember being amused by the services that the Norwegian Railways offered.
We encountered "Gods transport" and assumed that, while Norway was forcibly moved over to Christianity a long time ago the old Norse Gods must still be there, lurking in the background and still needing to go places.
Like grumpy employees that have been moved sideways to roles that cause the business less damage, in charge of time and motion studies or health and safety audits.
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@rhempel nowadays were have the opposite problem, as window signs will often say "Sale!", which is confusing to Danes, as that means "Halls!", as if there is some big rooms inside the building.
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Or the evergreen road signs "Fart kontrol"
Maybe I misinterpreted and need to reconsider my profile picture?
Asking for myself.
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl Pretty much the same here in Sweden. Personally i like a good infart.
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@randahl Please explain the idea behind "your" numbers! It's fun, but in the most complicated way possible
@waldschnecke @randahl yeah its insane. Basically you divide all the numbers into 20 (snes, a score in english) like the french but then somebody got the brilliant idea to count half snes, so when you say 50 you say halvtres (deduce: half three snes) meaning 2.5 snes.
Yeah its just insane
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl
english 'gift' means in german 'poison' -
Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl I do not know what is so bad about Bad Odesloe… Or Bad Salzungen. When you learn German, Bad means healing termal spring.
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@waldschnecke @randahl yeah its insane. Basically you divide all the numbers into 20 (snes, a score in english) like the french but then somebody got the brilliant idea to count half snes, so when you say 50 you say halvtres (deduce: half three snes) meaning 2.5 snes.
Yeah its just insane@Pascal_dher
from France. 
@waldschnecke @randahl -
Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
i see your Gods elevator and raise you a God's Carwash (Southern California, ofc)
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl One day, Middelfart is going to open an art museum and the sign pointing to Middelfart Kunst is going to make visitors so happy.
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@randahl @cookingroffa in The Netherlands, Nutricia, a producer of a wide variety of foodstuff, including baby food, confused English speakers with this gem. Translation: mama, this/that one, that one, that one… Please
@pointysticksncoffee
"Die Muppets" -
Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl
I would translate "i fart" to "at speed", but the meaning gets across either way. -
Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl I also have to admit that although I am fluent in Norwegian, having lived here for more than a decade and can read Danish and Swedish, most spoken Danish is still incomprehensible to me.
I have speak to Danes in English.
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl
Hihi,
i was giving away some cans of Jule øl for chrismas here in Germany, wich leads to confusion, because the german word Öl means oil. -
@randahl @cookingroffa in The Netherlands, Nutricia, a producer of a wide variety of foodstuff, including baby food, confused English speakers with this gem. Translation: mama, this/that one, that one, that one… Please
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl I don’t think it’s just the translations, I’m always reminded of Andre Wickstroms stand up about Danish
(old and the sound drops for a few seconds) https://youtu.be/ssmIARL5RvE?si=U44nykPzXLuK5Xfk -
Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl Funny but not real. At least not common.
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Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@randahl In German speaking countries we have a lot of shops labelled "Bad Design" (bathroom design), like this one: tirolerin.at/wp-content/upload… -
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