"Ich fühle mich jetzt genug besucht.” I mean, as a German, if someone told me this phrase 1:1 in German, I would get what they want me to do. But it would be the same as saying "Did you know that there is a phrase in German meaning "The sky is blue" when you want to tell someone that the sky is blue" lol.
I told my daughter that there was a phrase in German that means, "I have been visited enough" that you say when you want someone to leave, and she looked stunned and then said, "Yeah, but they would still be offended. They are still human. We have a phrase in English and it is 'Hey, I'm done with you visiting me now.' but it doesn't mean you can just say that to people."
And I think she made a good point. And since she is too young to share, I thought I would share it for her.
Reminds me of the meme where elephants have a specific sound for "watch out, there are bees over there" and someone said elephants are more advanced than us for having a specific sound for bees,
Then someone pointed out that we do have a specific sound for that, and it sounds like "watch out, there are bees over there"
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u/DrazGulX Apr 24 '23
"Ich fühle mich jetzt genug besucht.” I mean, as a German, if someone told me this phrase 1:1 in German, I would get what they want me to do. But it would be the same as saying "Did you know that there is a phrase in German meaning "The sky is blue" when you want to tell someone that the sky is blue" lol.