Examples that Danish is the most confusing language for English speakers:
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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".
@randahl Thank you for sharing that. I hope that while some may see confusion, I hope that others see small differences that brings people together to learn more about each other.
(The elevator one may be more accurate - in my experience the freight elevator is often the one that works and is likely to be more spacious.)
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Absolutely! But I enjoy applying the knowledge of languages I can speak (or once could) to the problem of understanding languages I don't know.
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