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Lemmy disproves the stereotype that Germans lack a sense of humor (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A solid 30% of posts in my feed are German memes. I don't understand the language, but I love the memes that I can't read.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have a frequent flyer patient at our hospital who has aphasia, a brain condition which causes nonsense words to come out instead of what the person was intending to say.

We have a NO idea what this person is saying, but his tone of voice and delivery are completely normal even though the content of the words are meaningless. So I can confirm, this guy cracks jokes and is hilarious (he laughs at his own jokes and you can't help but laugh with him.)

The German memes feel similar. I don't understand the words, but the intent is clear enough for me to enjoy seeing them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Let's hope we'll soon find the cure for the brain condition that makes people speak German 😔🙏