The German language is properly hysterical. Now, I have been with my German missus for going on 12 years (hasn't strangled me in my sleep once) and we used to go visit her family 2 or 3 times a year, its only 1h20 from Gatwick but you lose an hour because they can't tell the fking time correctly in Germany or whatever it is.
So anyway there is a German word "Tschüss" it's like "see you later", it's an informal way to say "goodbye". So first visit to Germany, we are in Berlin Airport, at a kiosk buying snacks and as we leave the missus waves at the teller and says "Jews"...
Me "what did you say to to that guy?...Jews?"...
Missus "yeah Jews, its like bye."
Me "Jews?"
Missus.."yeah Jews?...its see ya."
Now the way "Tschüss" is pronounced in German is absolutely, audiologically indistinguishable from the word "Jews."
So since 2013, I have Said Jews to almost every German I have spoken to, and I have lived here now for over 3 years.
Because of Russia being naughty, Germany are tooling up again and we all know how that ends, I'm just making sure they are reminded, regularly, you never know what might help.

Now, I have been watching the Euro 24 football tournament in German as my vpn doesn't wanna work with my "smart tv"
Let me introduce you to the German word for "team."
Mannschaft
This is a noun that refers to a team or group of people who work together, often in a sport or other competitive activity"
It's pronounced exactly how you think and every time a pundit or commentator says "team" they say "manshaft." It's hilarious.
Now I have to find a way to work the word "team" into every conversation over here.
I have just been watching England vs Slovenia and tbh I didn't even know Slovenia was a country, I thought it was the capital of Slovakia or something. Austria played Holland earlier, they speak German in Austria but the Austrians don't call their country Austria, this is how Austria chose to call its country...."Österreich." So now im banned from visiting the land of killer dinosaur birds because its too funny or something.
I have to watch the 2nd half of the match now and if we fumble it we could go out, or worse, have to face Germany in the next round. My missus doesn't believe me that if I was physically on the pitch I would take one kick, wallop! 6 goals.
Oh and the English have finally freed Julian Assange 🤘🤘🤘.
Apologies for the impromptu German lesson. Learning languages is hard af.

Peace and love

Ade x