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:smile: This is similar to Eddie Izzard's theory that all Germans can speak German, there is no person in a corner of china crying that manderin is too difficult; languages are easy.

:thumbsup: let's speak Deutsche next time we meet!

Ha ha. Brilliant, and well done.

It's interesting to know how you did it and how long it took. Thanks.

No, it's because they're Germans who do not, generally, speak English. My point is that a lot of the 'Germans all speak English' attitude is perpetuated by foreigners who do not fully step out of the tourist zone i.e. the centres of big cities. Granted many of them do, and to an amazing level...

Some of the translations are excellent and make perfect sense. Why make a new word when you can stick a load of old ones together? Gloves are hand shoes. Their word for helicopter is upward screw. Slugs are nude snailes.

True. Even in the touristy places the minute you step into a supermarket few staff, if any, will speak English from my experience.

This is debatable. A lot do. But equally a lot do not. How easy is it? Ask me in two years.