i've just returned home from spending way too much money in karstadt (local department store). i'm spending the day with tyrell today - he has *ahem* a sore throat and is off school.
so, i told tyrell about my experience at the checkout:
the assistant was going to serve an elderly white man, but he - quite rightly - indicated that i was next in line. however, he ruins the gesture by adding "wow ist sie braungebrannt! ist es schon sommer?" - which means "corr hasn't she got a suntan! is it already summer?"
i waited for someone else to say something to him, as i thought it was such an outrageous statement, that it obviously did not belong in berlin 2007, but no - his statement, which he repeated two or three times because he wanted to make sure people heard him, drew no comment.
so anyway, i just shared this story with tyrell (almost 8). he responds:
"well, i would have said 'wow! bist du kaltgefroren! ist es schon winter? ich muss nach hause rennen, mir meine jacke, schal, handschuhe und mutze anziehen!' which means...'wow! you look frozen cold! is it already winter? i've got to get home and put my jacket, scarf, gloves and hat on!'
it could be this simple!
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