▲ 809 ▼ Contributing to the local economy (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Senseless@feddit.org 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) TIL. I guess Germans don't have that answer because for a German "No scolding is praise enough." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I’m an American immigrant married to a German, and it definitely took us a bit to adjust to each other’s feedback styles- he thought every dish he made was my new absolute favorite, and I thought he disliked my cooking at first, because I’d say something was delicious and he’d say it was fine, lol. But I’ll take it, because this way Germans think I’m quick witted when I respond with that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I’m an American immigrant married to a German, and it definitely took us a bit to adjust to each other’s feedback styles- he thought every dish he made was my new absolute favorite, and I thought he disliked my cooking at first, because I’d say something was delicious and he’d say it was fine, lol. But I’ll take it, because this way Germans think I’m quick witted when I respond with that. permalink fedilink source parent