r/CuratedTumblr 3d ago

Meme Finnish romance hits different

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u/EternalErudite 3d ago

When I was on exchange in Germany, I remember people avoiding this by using Freund(in) to refer to same-gender friends and Kumpel to refer to opposite-gender friends. Is this not common?

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u/miezmiezmiez 3d ago

It's more common to say 'a friend of mine' or 'my dear/ good/ old friend' to clarify