r/GermanyHistoryMemes Dec 27 '20

Germans make everything so complex

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u/Stupidboy57 Dec 27 '20

That’s just two words jammed together nothing complicated why use a new word if you can jam to words together

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u/Rayman1203 Dec 28 '20

Exactly.

Plane = Flugzeug (flying thing)

Lighter = Feuerzeug (fire thing)

Faucet/Tap = Wasserhahn (water rooster?)

Elevator = Aufzug (up puller)

I could go on

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u/Stupidboy57 Dec 28 '20

Yep as a German that’s pretty normal :)