Today as i sat in a Cafe drinking wine with my buddy, Nick, we started to talk about the wine we were drinking and then all things wine like. Remember my post about Sekt? A sparkling German wine, if you don't pronounce it properly it can lead to awkward situations:
Me: This is really good, better than Sekt. When was the last time you had Sekt?
Nick: (stammers and blushes) uhhh...excuse me? Is that really something we need to talk about right now?
Me: huh?
It's a bit tough to speak Denglish. If you're not paying attention, the german words take you a bit by surprise and you don't hear them properly. Think about it like this- Sekt is pronounced with a Z, making it basically Zekt. Now, trying saying it again- saying the S as an S, in my lazy North American accent. I think we all know why Nick was a bit embarassed. And yes- it was awkward and strangely funny...
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Is Nick German?
And, have you ever noticed how many great stories begin with "Today as i sat in a Cafe drinking wine with my buddy..."
well, it's the first time i have eaten out since i got here- so i don't have too many wine at cafe stories yet...but don't worry i will work on that just for you :D
and no- nick is british. lol
Wow you totally could have had an 'in' with Nick...
Wasn't there a prediction that you'd meet, marry and produce a kidlet while in Germany? Y'better get a move on... those buns take 9 months to bake LOL.... (so kidding by the way)
tell us more about nick - how bout a picture??
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