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Old Crank

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8. German is hard.

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #7)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 04:39 PM

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And in Munich so many people speak English and want to practice if you faulted they switch to English.
I have trouble distributing the words with my bad hearing. My wife is now fluent. I have been complemented on my abilities but I think they are being nice to an old man. I need to get people to slow down for me to have a chance to understand anything other than simple stuff.

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