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LudwigPastorius

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5. I went through 12 grades of public schools and 4 years of college without ever having to take a foreign language.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:02 PM

Jun 8

Only in America, yeah?

Oh well, I did learn a few words of German when I was on tour there many years ago, but most can't be used in a polite conversation.

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Sophia Loren - Tu vuo fa LAmericano [View all] marble falls Jun 7 OP

I really wasn't ready for a German-speaking Clark Gable. LudwigPastorius Jun 7 #1

"Ich nicht vergibst eine damn, meiner Schotze!" marble falls Jun 8 #2

Ah, yes.... LudwigPastorius Jun 8 #3

Ach zo, meiner liebfraumilch! Mit die Farfegnugen Damen! Und der verkakte rebels. marble falls Jun 8 #4

I went through 12 grades of public schools and 4 years of college without ever having to take a foreign language. LudwigPastorius Jun 8 #5

Like my kitchen level Spanish, I can start a fight, flirt or order dinner ... marble falls Jun 8 #6