I think my German is getting better

[Slaphead]

Twice today I've been mistaken for a German.

First time was when I asked if a seat was free and the guy laughed and said " Ja natürlich. Schon wieder ein Deutscher" (Yes of course. Another German already!)

The second time was when I was ordering something in a Café and the waitress said "Von wo aus in Deutschland kommen Sie" - very very Swiss dialect (Whereabouts in Germany do you come from). I just smiled and said England.

Of course somebody from Germany would spot me as English straight away but the Swiss simply hear me speaking high german with a funny accent. A lot of the time they think I'm from Holland for some reason.

Feeling little proud of myself at the moment

 

[LaFoto]

Congratulations! I can understand how happy you must feel about this. I know how flattered and happy I felt when I was once being asked whereabouts in Latin America I was born (when all my Spanish knowledge was purely acquiered at Cologne University). That question had been asked by a Spaniard, by the way. Whooohooo!