Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
In Denmark, when washing machines are done, their displays write, "Slut!", which means "Finished".
When someone enters an elevator, the display changes to "I fart", which means "On the move".
Tourists have difficulty finding a nice WC, because the signs often say "Bad toilet", meaning "Bathroom and toilet".
In lobbies with multiple elevators, one sign may say, "Gods elevator", which means "Freight elevator".
@Pascal_dher @waldschnecke @randahl
I’m learning Danish as an English and French speaker and the “half of score(20) or 2 hands plus a number” mental model took some time to get used to - 😬!
@dahukanna I have now mastered the French numbering system sufficiently to write cheques, but I always count in my head in German to save my brain for more important things. 🤭 Or I use the Belgian French ...
@NatureMC @Pascal_dher @waldschnecke @randahl
From practice and lived experience:
- More than 100 - can count with no effort in English
- less than 100 - can count with no effort in English and French.
- less than 50 - can count with no effort in English, French, Danish and German.
Randahl Fink
Schneckbert 🐌
Pascal d'Hermilly
Petra van Cronenburg
Dawn Ahukanna