Tiffany LiJul 20, 2023

American recommendation letters: “This candidate is the most brilliant person alive. I will never in my entire life have a student as smart as this one again.”

European recommendation letters: “This person completed the requirements for my class. They are currently alive.”

Show threadanonimno
@tiffanycli Know exactly what you saying … there is a saying in this part of Germany I live in. It says in German “Nicht geschimpft ist genug gelobt” (not written in the Swabian dialect as I do not know how), this translates to something like “Not scolded is praised enough”.
Jul 20, 2023 at 5:22pmWeb
Show threadteepJul 20, 2023
@anonimno @tiffanycli the greatest Swabian complement I ever received was "basst scho" - "passt schon" - "it's adequate"
Show threadTiffany LiJul 20, 2023
@potato_hijinks @anonimno high praise!
Show threadTheCityDweller Jul 20, 2023
@potato_hijinks @anonimno @tiffanycli In Swabian Germany the best admiration grade for cooking is a "Schmeckt wie bei Muttra" (tastes like when my mom cooks it)...
Show threadTiffany LiJul 20, 2023
@toor @potato_hijinks @anonimno this is a great compliment in any culture imo
Show threadStuart Celarier ❌👑Jul 21, 2023
@tiffanycli @toor @potato_hijinks @anonimno It is obvious that you never met my mother.
Show threadTinaJul 21, 2023
@potato_hijinks @anonimno @tiffanycli Same in Franconia. People here are famously grumpy. I'm always surprised how jovial Germans can be when I visit Cologne.
Show threadanonimnoJul 21, 2023
@tiffanycli @spinni81 @potato_hijinks Do not think the rest of Germany is like Cologne 🙃. My first time in Cologne I thought I was in Rio on the carnival. Stuttgart and Swabia is a loooootttt different.
Show threadTinaJul 21, 2023
@anonimno @tiffanycli @potato_hijinks I know, I'm German. Parts of Southern Germany are closer to Northern Germany temperament. They share, let's say, a very low level "enthusiasm" or as I call it: "Norddeutsche Extase".
Show threadTiffany LiJul 21, 2023
@spinni81 @anonimno @potato_hijinks My partner’s family is from Baden-Württemberg, so this whole conversation is very amusing to me 😂
Show threadanonimnoJul 21, 2023
@tiffanycli @potato_hijinks @spinni81 Extase 😂😂😂
Show threadBjörn 🌸 StarkimarmJul 21, 2023

@potato_hijinks

In northern Germany the highest possible praise is "nicht ganz schlecht" (not too bad)

@anonimno @tiffanycli

Show threadFrank BartonJul 21, 2023
@potato_hijinks @anonimno @tiffanycli I see this, and raise you a viennise "oida"
Show threadTwobiscuits🚴‍♂️ Jul 22, 2023
@potato_hijinks @anonimno @tiffanycli it's an excellent phrase and can cover about 95% of the good-bad spectrum, including "i don't want to comment on that atm"
Show threadTiffany LiJul 20, 2023
@anonimno that is an incredibly German saying 😂
Show threadKatjaJul 20, 2023
@anonimno @tiffanycli 😂😂forgotten about this, 👍🏽, also including parents, it”s important to learn accepting criticism😊trying to overcome that learned behaviour😂😂 before speaking rephrase
Show threadanonimnoJul 21, 2023
@Kaetchi @tiffanycli Oh yes!! Very hard when being influenced by the culture, not to apply that yourself esp on kids. A lot of focus on weakness that needs to get corrected instead of strength already there.
Show threadphrewfufJul 21, 2023

@anonimno @tiffanycli

A swabian, when they ate the most amazing dish on the entire planet: It's edible.