FWIW, I'm not a native speaker but I did study German in high school and college, and used my moderate proficiency extensively while traveling in Germany (including Berlin in 1990), and Austria, and living in Prague.
I've laughed with native Germans about the JFK speech (which story was first related to me by my hs German teacher), and regardless of its provenance / veracity, it makes for an interesting discussion. :)
There's also a European liquor, bright blue in color, aptly named "Blau" (which word, "blau", is slang for drunk or intoxicated).
As for varieties of sausage, "wieners" (Wien/Vienna), and Frankfurters (Frankfurt) were referred to as "hot dogs" by Parisian college students jokingly(?) describing their mysterious ingredients... (citation needed, but I did read that in a seemingly-reputable magazine.)
FWIW, I'm not a native speaker but I did study German in high school and college, and used my moderate proficiency extensively while traveling in Germany (including Berlin in 1990), and Austria, and living in Prague. I've laughed with native Germans about the JFK speech (which story was first related to me by my hs German teacher), and regardless of its provenance / veracity, it makes for an interesting discussion. :)
There's also a European liquor, bright blue in color, aptly named "Blau" (which word, "blau", is slang for drunk or intoxicated).
As for varieties of sausage, "wieners" (Wien/Vienna), and Frankfurters (Frankfurt) were referred to as "hot dogs" by Parisian college students jokingly(?) describing their mysterious ingredients... (citation needed, but I did read that in a seemingly-reputable magazine.)