I want to point out that that this episode of "Who wants to be a millionaire" was the celebrity special in which celebrities or famous persons play that quiz in order to raise money for charity, Wolfgang Bosbach is a member of the German gouvernment (a politician) and not an ordinary quiz show candidate
He was not part of the German government (Exekutive), just member of the parliament (Legislative). Gut das sich noch andere um Gewaltenverschränkung/-teilung im Staat kümmern, als nur du.
Und Gott sei dank kümmerst du dich um die deutsche Bildung in der Kommentarsektion eines 6 Jahre alten illegalen Mitschnitts einer amerikanischen Comedy Show.
So a couple of things: - The contestant isn't just a regular politician, he's Wolfgang Bosbach, who was once part of the CDU party and a close ally of Merkel, so it's just natural to ask her. - The question was about a washing machine called WM66 that was insanely popular in East Germany, because aside from being able to wash clothes, it's also used to heat sausages and preserve vegetable (which is one of the options). Merkel was born in Hamburg but moved to East Germany when she's a kid so again, it's natural to ask her.
You can make every language sound harsh by yelling and scoffing. When talking about German people seem to only use Hitler as a reference for pronunciation.
+DreamBeatsBakery Dude, he was making a joke, not about how Germans talk, but about how the language sounds harsh to non native's ears. It had nothing to do with Hitler, and no historical reference at all. Cheers!
Salah Eddine H I know that dude I was just making a point about a larger issue whenever Americans speak German they do that insanely harsh accent it happens all the time and for Germans I would assume it's hard to see the humor in that. LOL. *Makes German lack of humor stereotype joke while defending Germans."
The main person I've heard speak German is Hitler. When a modern-day figure is speaking in German, they usually get dubbed, but Hitler never gets dubbed.
@@SalahEddineH I know your comment is old, but the point is that any language sounds harsh if you just start yelling as loud as you can. Trust me, if I scream "THE TABLE IS GREEN!" as loud as I can at your face, it'll sound harsh as well. German actually doesn't sound very harsh at all. There are a few rather hard-sounding "ch"s in there (like in "Bach", for example - which is not pronounced with a k-sound at all, by the way), but most of it sounds very soft.
@@hansfranz8795 I get your point, really. Arabic is basically my first language (along with French), and the kh (the sound you mentioned, at the end of Bach) sound, along with a few more sounds that are non-existent in English or French, are very common and can be spoken very softly, and we're so used to them that they've never seemed harsh to us, but because of the media, and depictions of Arabs people on Bin-Laden tapes etc, (AND of course of the unfamiliarity of the world with those consonants), Arabic sounds harsh and menacing to many people. You're probably right. And in hindsight I don't find that joke particularly funny (especially after I've taken to German music and poetry, and soft spoken poetry sounds so damn awesome). Cheers!
Wolfgang Bosbach is not just a lawmaker but party member of merkels party the CDU, he was a member of the german parliament until 2015 so also during this show, and also a somewhat close friend/colleague of merkel. So no, its not like a stranger simply opting for calling the most important person he could think of.
Yeah, but you expect John Oliver to actually know something he just parrots from his scriptwriters, who are your typical american:Ignorant of the situation as a whole and racist.
Funny fact: The question was, for what other purpouse, the GDR* built washingmachine WM66 was used back in the day. A)to generate filament Current B)to boil down Fruit C)for vacuum cleaning D)to listen to westgerman Radio Right answer = B *German democratic republic -->Deutsche Demokratische Republik --> East Germany
to be honest I don't see a problem with her answering her PRIVATE phone at NIGHT, I mean sure she may have. a lot of work to do, but if Obama can have private teen star concerns, watch popular tv show in advance, invite celebrities and whatnot, I think Merkel can answer her phone even if it's broadcasted on live tv. I mean fuck she was once criticized for wearing a dress. A DRESS!
If you shriek English, it also sound crappy. Ya'll are just jealous that all the nouns make structural sense and aren't derived from a hideous mass of stolen snippets from unrelated languages.
+Elle Kelsheimer As in handschuhe, which are hand shoes yes that makes sense. But I'm just messing with you, I know German and actually like it more than english. P.S. No reason to get offended though
+Moshe Shelest Not actually offended, as evidenced by the use of "Ya'll"... I studied German philosophy/ poetry and don't think it sounds harsh, but that's the same tired joke you always hear. :)
Elle Kelsheimer I agree, I actually always get quietly pissed when my friends say that and I almost always make the point of protecting Germans honour, the language not the country of course.
Nice to know that other countries have competent leaders who wouldn't let a game show call interrupt their work. I guarantee you that our president would've taken the call
Oh guys! Why so touchy! I actually laughed as he mocked my language so charmingly. People don't feel ashamed to laugh at jokes about everybody and anything. But lo and behold if it's a joke at their own expense! Comedy is the art of give and take. Who doesn't understand this simply has no humour at all.
0:51 She's not :D And by the way that must've been a celebrity special because Wolfgang Bosbach is a conservative (I would even say reactionary) MP....
I'd be pretty disappointed if our politicians need to go to game shows to improve their salaries ;) but actually I saw the show on TV, it was a special show.
When I was in Germany, I had the Germans ask me how German sounded to me. I responded, "I don't want to sound mean, but it sounds almost angry most of the time." Then they, half shouted, "Fröhliche Weihnachten!" Which means, "Merry Christmas." I jumped a mile and went, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you!" They then laughed for a good 5 minutes. Just like the South Drawl sounds stupid to a lot of people, American accents sound nasally, British sounds posh, Brazilian Portuguese sounds hick-ish, Portugal Portuguese sounds beyond proper, Portuguese sounds silly/lazy to people that speak Spanish, etc (because there are so many examples), German sounds harsh. I've embraced the idea that my accent will always sound weird to Americans and sound too American for everyone else. You should all embrace the fact that everyone will think your accent/native language will sound strange to someone. That's why the word "foreign" can mean a different area or country while it can also be synonyms for "different" and "unfamiliar". Grow a thicker skin and learn to take a joke. Joking about differences is a lot better than pretending they don't exist.
they annoying thing is you foreign guys screaming in a nasty accent German words that hurt my German ears and is in a quite abusive tone to us Germans and then declare that German sounds harsh. Yes, your German just sounded absolutely horrendous and any German being on the receiving end of someone talking like that in earnest (aka not a foreign speaker) would deem that guy an absolute asshole and would be on an escalation to a bar fight! That's the only thing I complain about with John's presentation of the German language. As a native speaker I find his German harsh and abusive so apparently my German ears are used to hearing a different German.
the contestant calls the Chancellor because the question alludes to an old washing machine from the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), or East Germany in English. The chancellor was born and raised in the DDR and the contestant probably didn't have friends or acquaintances from the DDR, so he called a high-profile ex-DDR citizen. Hope that gives some perspective.
No it doesn't put it in perspective, nothing can, unless he was trying to win the money for the state treasury. She's still the leader of a major nation, and has more important things to do than help some greedy politician who's probably already well off get more money.
The stock fake German accent would be fine if people just stopped replacing the English "th" sound with an English "z" sound. I've never heard a German or German-speaker say "ze" instead of "the" (Ich hab' schon drei Jahre Deutsch gelernt und bin nach Deutschland gereist- aber meistens im Süden. Das konnte es erklären).
+nope Unfortunately you are wrong on this. I am german, and almost every single person I know replaces the 'th' sound with a 'z' sound. It is awful, so fucking awful, but it happens.
valfaris25 Woher in Deutschland wohnen Sie? I know people from Leipzig and from near Hamburg, they pronounce the English "th" like the English "d" which is much more similar, although they pronounce the English "v" like the English "w".
Okay, "d" for "th" is also a very common thing. I know people which say it both ways or depending on the actual word, like: "Dis is ze [insert something]." I lived in Sachsen-Anhalt and in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Ich habe bisher sehr wenige gehört, die das tun (einer davon war Oettinger, aber der hat auch den Rest verbockt). Die Mehrheit spricht das "th" gut aus. Sprachfehler gibt es aber häufiger, als es geben müsste. Also genauso oft wie ich ein falsches "th" von Deutschen gehört habe, habe ich einen Deutschen gehört, der Fleich, statt Fleisch sagt. Das macht mich wesentlich wütender.
"th" is mispronounced by the vast majority of Germans because there's no equivalent sound(s) in the German language. It indeed gets replaced with an English "z" or "s" instead. Anybody who tells you something else either isn't a German / has no experience of hearing lots of Germans speak English or has a typical German accent himself without realising it, hence thinking his acquaintances and him are pronouncing the "th" correctly when in reality they're not.
ScepticGinger89 sehe ich wie du wir sind absolut jaulende Kartoffeln und wünschen uns das ihr englisch sprachigen "Menschen" schlicht nicht mehr nach Deutschland kommt...danke..
One should point out that Wolfgang Bosbach is not a random no-name with too much time, but one of the most respected members of parliament with the reputation of a maverick and one of the most competent members on domestic politics, and for a long time one of the fiercest opponents of Ms. Merkel within her party. Besides that, he is also known for his talk show appearances, which many people feel are too many.
pakasokoste Right! How come you jump that fast to conclusions? Is this your typical german beeing, prejudices and no humor? because, you know,... I'm German (Jesus, that would mean I also have the hitler syndrom!) Und lebe auch hier ;-) Nimm's mir also nicht krumm, auch wenn du damit recht haben magst, dass viele typisches Deutsch mit dem 30iger bis 50iger Jahre Deutsch verbinden, Deutsch bleibt eine Verhältnismäßig unmelodische und harte Sprache. Musst nicht immer alle so ernst nehmen, sonst schürst du tatsächlich noch die Klischees über uns ;-)
pakasokoste Hahaha, so yOU! can't speak german? sry, but that's kind of funny. btw., I'm not butthurt, I explained myself in the german part, thought you would be german after your defending the sound of the language. so, no offence mr. :-)
the most well known? im from Germany and i have no clue what that guy does for a living ;P i know the important ones Schäuble Gabriel Maizière and von der Leyen but the rest of the ministers i cant really care for. Our Minister for vegetables and Cowshit Christian Schmidt said that a apple a day keeps Putin away so im not sure what qualifications you need for that Job. The Only other ministers i know exist somewhere are Dr. Barbara Hendricks (like Jimmy Hendricks) and Dr. Gerd Müller because Football ;P
First, it would help to read. I wrote "one of the most well known". That is a big difference to the most wll known. Second, I never said he is a minister, I said he is a member of the parliament (that is what MP stands for). He was between 2000 - 2009 the acting director (Stellvertretende Vorsitzende) of the CDU/CSU fraction in the parliament and between 2009 and 2012 the head of the home affairs commitee (Vorsitzende des Innenausschusses). He became less active recently due to a fatal cancer-diagnosis, but he will continue to work in politics until they drag his feet first out of the parliament. Your comments show that you have not that much knowledge of politics, probably don't watch much talk-shows or anything like that. At occasions, he beat Merkel as the most German popular politician in the polls. But, to be amogn the most well know does not mean that everybody knows him, just as you prooved.
She wasn't to busy to go partying on Caxton St during the damn G20, one of the biggest international conferences around. She could have taken a minute to answer this guy's call.
Why the fuck does she need to take the time doing her very important job running an entire country just to help some greedy fuck of a politician get more money? How the fuck can you view him as the victim?
Guys... everyone knows german sounds a little bit more harsh than english. Why does everyone have to flip their shit when a comedian mocks this fact by pronouncing it a bit over the top?
How does everyone "flip their shit"? Do you also "flip your shit"? Because it's just fucking unfunny, untrue and the same unfunny statement the 1000. time. Germans are very very very tolerant. But some time it's also too much for some of the Germans . Every other nation would have already rioted because of it. If Germans tolerate something like this all the time then there will be no end.
+SonTyp OhneNamen Because pretty much every AMERICAN (I emphraise that because other countries try something different) comedian who makes jokes about Germany has 3 topics: -Nazi references -Oktoberfest references -German sounding harsh. Most likely a combination of these 3 and that's it. Come on stop recycling jokes that were barely funny 20 years ago and come up with something new. That's not so much to ask for.
Nils Remmer You forgot beer, Sauerkraut and sausage, or that germans eat an amount of meat per day that would make even a texan guy faint, but yeah. What i don't understand though is that every other comment around here is "but gurmin dusnit sund lik dis!1!!1!!!!1!!!1!", because this is fairly obvious.
+Jimbo McCracken does he dare to make fun of ""non-white groups" such as Native/African Americans or Hispanics that way? he surely makes fun of German or Swedish accents.
+ Jimbo McCracken"Two worlds wars and one world cup" - is sadly a chant you will hear at any football game beteween England and Gerrmany. It's like everyone forgets we have a German royal family (and the Greek branch came from Denmark, next door to Germany) and it took both nations to put down the Corsican overlord of France back in 1815. If there is anything the Brits are good at it is history. Even if we have to rewrite it.
Yeah, it's fine XD especially since ... as a german... I don't really care about british football. I'm sorry but we've got our eyes set on brazil and maybe italy (when they are not in a phase like these last years), I think.
I wish he would stop with his german impressions. That's... simply not how germans talk. Why does everyone think germans talk like Hitler? He wasn't even german. If you want to make fun of Germans, you have PLENTY of possibilities but why a Hitler-impression?
+Drace90 Dude, he was making a joke, not about how Germans talk, but about how the language sounds harsh to non native's ears. It had nothing to do with Hitler, and no historical reference at all. Cheers!
Salah Eddine H It only sounds that harsh when you yell it like this, which literally no german does. And come on! Of course this was a Hitler impression. I think the only german texts that are known in America are Hitler-speeches.
It's okay to not like it or whatever, but to "talk" like a furious wannabe Hitler (who was from Austria by the way) and then say that it's an ugly language...these "jokes" are too old and too bad to be funny. No person I know talks like that, and no british person I know thinks we talk like that, so please stop that once and for all. Please!
+dontmindme That's easy to say if you don't hear that same joke over and over and over and over and over and over again. Three times it's okay, then it becomes annoying. That's nothing to chill about - I'm sure you get annoyed too if someone tries to tell you the exact same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
So the British empire was my fault , Apartheid was my fault, slavery was my fault the holocaust was my fault. I am trying to be nice but everyone always hates me. Just an evil Umlungu trapped in Africa surrounded by desperate people who think killing me is justice. No problem.
I hate it when he screams german. It looks like germans would be barbaric and uncivilised. In fact every language sounds weird when you scream it. And by the way: Germany contributed more to world´s civilisation than perhaps any other country (together with France, Uk and USA). Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck, Kant, Haber, Kekule, Röntgen, Schrödinger - so basically most of the worlds greatest musicians/physicians/philopsophers/chemists were germans. So stop this screaming shit.
Dude - realx...it`s British humor and always a bit offensive. Of course does it sound pretty harsh when we speak English - it`s like the French or the SPanish. They can`t hide their mother language tone...so as we.And yes, we all know that the Germans had some sweet and inventive dudes, but don`t bring that stuff up...it may look like that you are pretty pissed off ;-)
Boy oh boy, my fellow Germans proving the cliché that Germans don't know humour. John Oliver always makes fun of a country's stereotypes, and you seem to have no problem with that when he's poking fun at different countries. But as soon as he makes fun of the German language, you guys have to get totally upset and start talking about Bach and Mozart. Yes, of course it's unfunny as a German to hear the same joke for the hundredth time, and yes, of course it isn't based in reality. But guess what? The same holds true for every other country out there. Do you think Russians aren't tired of hearing the same old jokes again and again? Or Canadians? Do you see them complaining under every video in which they get made fun of? No. So get over yourselves. Man kann sich auch einfach anstellen. :) /Edit: I just have to include this in view of the occasion: How many Germans does it take to change a light bulb? Just one. We are effecient and have no sense of humour.
The only thing worse than answering would be to cut the video off just before the punchline.
The only thing worse than answering would be the video ending abruptly mid-sentence.
I want to point out that that this episode of "Who wants to be a millionaire" was the celebrity special in which celebrities or famous persons play that quiz in order to raise money for charity, Wolfgang Bosbach is a member of the German gouvernment (a politician) and not an ordinary quiz show candidate
He was not part of the German government (Exekutive), just member of the parliament (Legislative). Gut das sich noch andere um Gewaltenverschränkung/-teilung im Staat kümmern, als nur du.
Und Gott sei dank kümmerst du dich um die deutsche Bildung in der Kommentarsektion eines 6 Jahre alten illegalen Mitschnitts einer amerikanischen Comedy Show.
Worse than what???
WORSE THAN WHAT!?!?!
worse than answering wrongly
Keep in mind, the candidate in the quiz show is a Member of Parliament, and one of the more important in Merkel's party to boot.
So a couple of things:
- The contestant isn't just a regular politician, he's Wolfgang Bosbach, who was once part of the CDU party and a close ally of Merkel, so it's just natural to ask her.
- The question was about a washing machine called WM66 that was insanely popular in East Germany, because aside from being able to wash clothes, it's also used to heat sausages and preserve vegetable (which is one of the options). Merkel was born in Hamburg but moved to East Germany when she's a kid so again, it's natural to ask her.
Anyone who is well-connected enough to know Angela Merkel is well connected enough to know someone else who's lived in East Germany.
You can make every language sound harsh by yelling and scoffing. When talking about German people seem to only use Hitler as a reference for pronunciation.
+DreamBeatsBakery Dude, he was making a joke, not about how Germans talk, but about how the language sounds harsh to non native's ears. It had nothing to do with Hitler, and no historical reference at all. Cheers!
Salah Eddine H
I know that dude I was just making a point about a larger issue whenever Americans speak German they do that insanely harsh accent it happens all the time and for Germans I would assume it's hard to see the humor in that. LOL. *Makes German lack of humor stereotype joke while defending Germans."
The main person I've heard speak German is Hitler. When a modern-day figure is speaking in German, they usually get dubbed, but Hitler never gets dubbed.
@@SalahEddineH I know your comment is old, but the point is that any language sounds harsh if you just start yelling as loud as you can. Trust me, if I scream "THE TABLE IS GREEN!" as loud as I can at your face, it'll sound harsh as well. German actually doesn't sound very harsh at all. There are a few rather hard-sounding "ch"s in there (like in "Bach", for example - which is not pronounced with a k-sound at all, by the way), but most of it sounds very soft.
@@hansfranz8795 I get your point, really. Arabic is basically my first language (along with French), and the kh (the sound you mentioned, at the end of Bach) sound, along with a few more sounds that are non-existent in English or French, are very common and can be spoken very softly, and we're so used to them that they've never seemed harsh to us, but because of the media, and depictions of Arabs people on Bin-Laden tapes etc, (AND of course of the unfamiliarity of the world with those consonants), Arabic sounds harsh and menacing to many people.
You're probably right. And in hindsight I don't find that joke particularly funny (especially after I've taken to German music and poetry, and soft spoken poetry sounds so damn awesome).
Cheers!
Wolfgang Bosbach is not just a lawmaker but party member of merkels party the CDU, he was a member of the german parliament until 2015 so also during this show, and also a somewhat close friend/colleague of merkel.
So no, its not like a stranger simply opting for calling the most important person he could think of.
Ich denke lawmaker, heißt, als Abgeordneter Gesetze zu machen, ist also ein Synonym.
Yeah, but you expect John Oliver to actually know something he just parrots from his scriptwriters, who are your typical american:Ignorant of the situation as a whole and racist.
That actually makes it worse, because in that case Bosbach should *really* know Merkel was too busy.
Funny fact: The question was,
for what other purpouse, the GDR* built washingmachine WM66 was used back in the day.
A)to generate filament Current
B)to boil down Fruit
C)for vacuum cleaning
D)to listen to westgerman Radio
Right answer = B
*German democratic republic -->Deutsche Demokratische Republik --> East Germany
Na, das mit dem Englisch üben wir noch mal...
I'm from Germany your awesome john oliver
Yet another most endearing display of John Olivers Scottish manners. HERRZLICHEN GLOOKKWUNSCH!
0:16 screaming in english and referring sarcastic to german as 'beautiful language* classic own goal
Very accurate german. It's easy to scream. ALSO GUTEN TAG NOCH MEINE KOLLEGEN.
to be honest I don't see a problem with her answering her PRIVATE phone at NIGHT, I mean sure she may have. a lot of work to do, but if Obama can have private teen star concerns, watch popular tv show in advance, invite celebrities and whatnot, I think Merkel can answer her phone even if it's broadcasted on live tv.
I mean fuck she was once criticized for wearing a dress. A DRESS!
If you shriek English, it also sound crappy. Ya'll are just jealous that all the nouns make structural sense and aren't derived from a hideous mass of stolen snippets from unrelated languages.
+Elle Kelsheimer Thank you. Finally someone who uses their brain
+Elle Kelsheimer As in handschuhe, which are hand shoes yes that makes sense. But I'm just messing with you, I know German and actually like it more than english.
P.S. No reason to get offended though
+Moshe Shelest Not actually offended, as evidenced by the use of "Ya'll"... I studied German philosophy/ poetry and don't think it sounds harsh, but that's the same tired joke you always hear. :)
Elle Kelsheimer I agree, I actually always get quietly pissed when my friends say that and I almost always make the point of protecting Germans honour, the language not the country of course.
+sarcastic bowl of cornflakes Cornflakes are not allowed to own property in America.
And we'll never know what the only thing worse then answering would be.
Confusing "then" and "than" would be a pretty good candidate.
Nice to know that other countries have competent leaders who wouldn't let a game show call interrupt their work. I guarantee you that our president would've taken the call
Herrlich ich lach immer noch XD
First 10 seconds is about the previous segment, then the last sentence doesn't even finish!!! 😒😒😒🙄
Oh guys! Why so touchy! I actually laughed as he mocked my language so charmingly. People don't feel ashamed to laugh at jokes about everybody and anything. But lo and behold if it's a joke at their own expense! Comedy is the art of give and take. Who doesn't understand this simply has no humour at all.
0:51 She's not :D
And by the way that must've been a celebrity special because Wolfgang Bosbach is a conservative (I would even say reactionary) MP....
of course it was celebrity special. No regular German citizen has the mobile number of our chancellor
Adrian Weepunkt well it could be that Bosbach entered into a regular show... in some countries they would do that ;D
So I wanted to clear that up...
I'd be pretty disappointed if our politicians need to go to game shows to improve their salaries ;) but actually I saw the show on TV, it was a special show.
Adrian Weepunkt du kannst von unseren Politikern noch enttäuscht werden? :P
Diese Skala ist nach unten offen, denn sie definieren immer neue Tiefpunkte :D
When I was in Germany, I had the Germans ask me how German sounded to me. I responded, "I don't want to sound mean, but it sounds almost angry most of the time." Then they, half shouted, "Fröhliche Weihnachten!" Which means, "Merry Christmas." I jumped a mile and went, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you!" They then laughed for a good 5 minutes.
Just like the South Drawl sounds stupid to a lot of people, American accents sound nasally, British sounds posh, Brazilian Portuguese sounds hick-ish, Portugal Portuguese sounds beyond proper, Portuguese sounds silly/lazy to people that speak Spanish, etc (because there are so many examples), German sounds harsh.
I've embraced the idea that my accent will always sound weird to Americans and sound too American for everyone else. You should all embrace the fact that everyone will think your accent/native language will sound strange to someone. That's why the word "foreign" can mean a different area or country while it can also be synonyms for "different" and "unfamiliar". Grow a thicker skin and learn to take a joke. Joking about differences is a lot better than pretending they don't exist.
***** I also speak Japanese as well. I could've pointed out the whole r=l thing too, but I felt like I had enough examples :)
Kei Nanjo True true
I kinda made peace with a fact that my accent sounds like i am threatening people with NUCLEAR WEAPONS or robbing them.
dramasweety i call bullshit
they annoying thing is you foreign guys screaming in a nasty accent German words that hurt my German ears and is in a quite abusive tone to us Germans and then declare that German sounds harsh. Yes, your German just sounded absolutely horrendous and any German being on the receiving end of someone talking like that in earnest (aka not a foreign speaker) would deem that guy an absolute asshole and would be on an escalation to a bar fight!
That's the only thing I complain about with John's presentation of the German language. As a native speaker I find his German harsh and abusive so apparently my German ears are used to hearing a different German.
the contestant calls the Chancellor because the question alludes to an old washing machine from the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), or East Germany in English. The chancellor was born and raised in the DDR and the contestant probably didn't have friends or acquaintances from the DDR, so he called a high-profile ex-DDR citizen. Hope that gives some perspective.
East Germany and West Germany aren't the official names. They just help us remember which is which.
I know, that's why I included Deutsche Demokratische Republik, too much though I think for Americans to know right away
sparkreno19 there's also GDR for German Democratic Republic
yes, if you are English, that's the way you say East Germany's proper name
No it doesn't put it in perspective, nothing can, unless he was trying to win the money for the state treasury. She's still the leader of a major nation, and has more important things to do than help some greedy politician who's probably already well off get more money.
Heyo, haha klasse!
The stock fake German accent would be fine if people just stopped replacing the English "th" sound with an English "z" sound. I've never heard a German or German-speaker say "ze" instead of "the" (Ich hab' schon drei Jahre Deutsch gelernt und bin nach Deutschland gereist- aber meistens im Süden. Das konnte es erklären).
+nope Unfortunately you are wrong on this. I am german, and almost every single person I know replaces the 'th' sound with a 'z' sound. It is awful, so fucking awful, but it happens.
valfaris25 Woher in Deutschland wohnen Sie? I know people from Leipzig and from near Hamburg, they pronounce the English "th" like the English "d" which is much more similar, although they pronounce the English "v" like the English "w".
Okay, "d" for "th" is also a very common thing. I know people which say it both ways or depending on the actual word, like: "Dis is ze [insert something]."
I lived in Sachsen-Anhalt and in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Ich habe bisher sehr wenige gehört, die das tun (einer davon war Oettinger, aber der hat auch den Rest verbockt). Die Mehrheit spricht das "th" gut aus. Sprachfehler gibt es aber häufiger, als es geben müsste. Also genauso oft wie ich ein falsches "th" von Deutschen gehört habe, habe ich einen Deutschen gehört, der Fleich, statt Fleisch sagt. Das macht mich wesentlich wütender.
"th" is mispronounced by the vast majority of Germans because there's no equivalent sound(s) in the German language. It indeed gets replaced with an English "z" or "s" instead. Anybody who tells you something else either isn't a German / has no experience of hearing lots of Germans speak English or has a typical German accent himself without realising it, hence thinking his acquaintances and him are pronouncing the "th" correctly when in reality they're not.
Hat Oliver niemals die deutsche Sprache gehört?
Nee er hat warscheinlich zu viele Hollywood-Nazi Filme geschaut....
ghenulo wie er wolfgang boschbach sagt ist aber schon herrlich
ghenulo ich find das so geil,wie du und all die anderen jaulenden kartoffeln hier das klischee vom humorlosen deutschen bestätigen.
ScepticGinger89 sehe ich wie du wir sind absolut jaulende Kartoffeln und wünschen uns das ihr englisch sprachigen "Menschen" schlicht nicht mehr nach Deutschland kommt...danke..
ghenulo das ist doch nur ein running gag. Sooo lustig! Ich lach mich immer kaputt!
Erm, it's the celebrity/charity edition and the candidate is one of merkels closest advisers on internal affairs. not a surprise he would call her.
oh wow screaming some german words like a idiot.... so new and funny.... never heard of that one before....
German isn't a harsh language, english is just too soft :P
haha ganz toll
didnt know they made such a big deal about this in the news hahah
One should point out that Wolfgang Bosbach is not a random no-name with too much time, but one of the most respected members of parliament with the reputation of a maverick and one of the most competent members on domestic politics, and for a long time one of the fiercest opponents of Ms. Merkel within her party. Besides that, he is also known for his talk show appearances, which many people feel are too many.
the german language is actually a beautiful language once you get to know it better.
you mean, after the earbleeding stops? :-D
you clearly don't know german my friend, or at least only heard the "hitler" german from the movies
pakasokoste Right! How come you jump that fast to conclusions? Is this your typical german beeing, prejudices and no humor?
because, you know,... I'm German (Jesus, that would mean I also have the hitler syndrom!)
Und lebe auch hier ;-)
Nimm's mir also nicht krumm, auch wenn du damit recht haben magst, dass viele typisches Deutsch mit dem 30iger bis 50iger Jahre Deutsch verbinden, Deutsch bleibt eine Verhältnismäßig unmelodische und harte Sprache.
Musst nicht immer alle so ernst nehmen, sonst schürst du tatsächlich noch die Klischees über uns ;-)
wow stop the butthurt. I was not attacking you. why do people constantly want to comment fight? that is so lame and useless.
pakasokoste Hahaha, so yOU! can't speak german? sry, but that's kind of funny.
btw., I'm not butthurt, I explained myself in the german part, thought you would be german after your defending the sound of the language. so, no offence mr. :-)
I'm intrigued! What is the only thing worse? and worse than what!?
The only thing worse than answering would’ve been if the video stopped mid way through
"Woulfgang Bortchback"
What's the only thing worse than answering?
Well, maybe it is worth mentioning that it was the VIP-episode and Bosbach is one of the most well known MP's of Merkel's party.
the most well known? im from Germany and i have no clue what that guy does for a living ;P i know the important ones Schäuble Gabriel Maizière and von der Leyen but the rest of the ministers i cant really care for. Our Minister for vegetables and Cowshit Christian Schmidt said that a apple a day keeps Putin away so im not sure what qualifications you need for that Job. The Only other ministers i know exist somewhere are Dr. Barbara Hendricks (like Jimmy Hendricks) and Dr. Gerd Müller because Football ;P
First, it would help to read. I wrote "one of the most well known". That is a big difference to the most wll known.
Second, I never said he is a minister, I said he is a member of the parliament (that is what MP stands for). He was between 2000 - 2009 the acting director (Stellvertretende Vorsitzende) of the CDU/CSU fraction in the parliament and between 2009 and 2012 the head of the home affairs commitee (Vorsitzende des Innenausschusses). He became less active recently due to a fatal cancer-diagnosis, but he will continue to work in politics until they drag his feet first out of the parliament.
Your comments show that you have not that much knowledge of politics, probably don't watch much talk-shows or anything like that. At occasions, he beat Merkel as the most German popular politician in the polls. But, to be amogn the most well know does not mean that everybody knows him, just as you prooved.
the english language is a German language^^
Holahula puffin a germanic one, maybe, but German would imply sth wrong
She wasn't to busy to go partying on Caxton St during the damn G20, one of the biggest international conferences around. She could have taken a minute to answer this guy's call.
Why the fuck does she need to take the time doing her very important job running an entire country just to help some greedy fuck of a politician get more money? How the fuck can you view him as the victim?
How hard is it to post a full clip?
How tf would you get radio signal through your washing machine?
Hat jemand den Link zu original Video ? Hab die Folge nicht gesehen
This is the worse sample of this show ever made...
>worse
I would have liked to see how she handles a stereotype unterklassen program.
why did you cut it off early??
Guys... everyone knows german sounds a little bit more harsh than english. Why does everyone have to flip their shit when a comedian mocks this fact by pronouncing it a bit over the top?
How does everyone "flip their shit"? Do you also "flip your shit"? Because it's just fucking unfunny, untrue and the same unfunny statement the 1000. time. Germans are very very very tolerant. But some time it's also too much for some of the Germans . Every other nation would have already rioted because of it. If Germans tolerate something like this all the time then there will be no end.
David hEIDSEMAN ...i suppose this is deeply sarcastic, because that being the opinion of a real human being would make me sad.
+SonTyp OhneNamen It's just a really old joke and it's not funny anymore...
+SonTyp OhneNamen
Because pretty much every AMERICAN (I emphraise that because other
countries try something different) comedian who makes jokes about
Germany has 3 topics:
-Nazi references
-Oktoberfest references
-German sounding harsh.
Most likely a combination of these 3 and that's it.
Come on stop recycling jokes that were barely funny 20 years ago and come up with something new. That's not so much to ask for.
Nils Remmer You forgot beer, Sauerkraut and sausage, or that germans eat an amount of meat per day that would make even a texan guy faint, but yeah.
What i don't understand though is that every other comment around here is "but gurmin dusnit sund lik dis!1!!1!!!!1!!!1!", because this is fairly obvious.
I really like the German language.
What was the answer? I'd go with A. B and C were a little ridiculous, but I guess it could also be D.
The fruit thing.
German is a strong language. It even sounds manly when a british says it.
Which video was this from?
oh come on angela! help a german brother out
Are there any Downfall parodies of this incident?
I was laughing so hard on this one :D
Someone knows which last week tonight episode this is from?
Season 1 Episode 6
What German person screams like that? I really like John Oliver but does he actually know amything about Germany?
+Jimbo McCracken does he dare to make fun of ""non-white groups" such as Native/African Americans or Hispanics that way? he surely makes fun of German or Swedish accents.
my comment wasn't too serious...
+ Jimbo McCracken"Two worlds wars and one world cup" - is sadly a chant you will hear at any football game beteween England and Gerrmany. It's like everyone forgets we have a German royal family (and the Greek branch came from Denmark, next door to Germany) and it took both nations to put down the Corsican overlord of France back in 1815. If there is anything the Brits are good at it is history. Even if we have to rewrite it.
i know... also "5:1" is a common thing to hear from english people ^^ but thats fine...
Yeah, it's fine XD especially since ... as a german... I don't really care about british football. I'm sorry but we've got our eyes set on brazil and maybe italy (when they are not in a phase like these last years), I think.
Was I the only one who outright CRINGED at JO's 'pronunciation' of the german title joke? Pretty unfunny and also kinda offensive.
Gregory House Yes
I am german and i think its ok, he is a komedian so why shouldn' t he be allowed to make a joke about it?
Gregory House Don't mention the war!
Gregory House I didn't find it offensive,but it wasn't funny either due to its unoriginality
Trump would've answered. Gotta have those ratings, after all...
I wish he would stop with his german impressions. That's... simply not how germans talk. Why does everyone think germans talk like Hitler? He wasn't even german. If you want to make fun of Germans, you have PLENTY of possibilities but why a Hitler-impression?
+Drace90 Dude, he was making a joke, not about how Germans talk, but about how the language sounds harsh to non native's ears. It had nothing to do with Hitler, and no historical reference at all. Cheers!
Salah Eddine H
It only sounds that harsh when you yell it like this, which literally no german does.
And come on! Of course this was a Hitler impression. I think the only german texts that are known in America are Hitler-speeches.
Next time you cut a clip to post, cut it properly.
German is the language of poetry. If you don’t know this, go educate yourself.
Well merkel is from the GDR (DDR) so it would be a smart move to call her
It's okay to not like it or whatever, but to "talk" like a furious wannabe Hitler (who was from Austria by the way) and then say that it's an ugly language...these "jokes" are too old and too bad to be funny. No person I know talks like that, and no british person I know thinks we talk like that, so please stop that once and for all. Please!
Terncote I'm sorry, are you trying to control the internet? Who are you?
soo...whats the only thing worse?
giving him the wrong answer
i love how most germans just lose their shit when non-germans make fun of the language. leute, chiiill :D
+dontmindme That's easy to say if you don't hear that same joke over and over and over and over and over and over again.
Three times it's okay, then it becomes annoying. That's nothing to chill about - I'm sure you get annoyed too if someone tries to tell you the exact same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
I just love when people make fun of my language!
My Father is German and my Mother is Britisher and I am suicidal, just kidding, I'm fine.
Spidey. Your German kind of "humour" is shining through.
You have no Idea, I am an African. I was just kidding about being fine.
Spidey. ...
Yeah.
So the British empire was my fault , Apartheid was my fault, slavery was my fault the holocaust was my fault. I am trying to be nice but everyone always hates me. Just an evil Umlungu trapped in Africa surrounded by desperate people who think killing me is justice. No problem.
Spidey. "My Father is German and my Mother is Britisher and I am suicidal, just kidding, I'm fine."
Such an insult to the german language.
ach was
Alex Landherr chill
Haha, trolling, right?
I hate it when he screams german. It looks like germans would be barbaric and uncivilised. In fact every language sounds weird when you scream it. And by the way: Germany contributed more to world´s civilisation than perhaps any other country (together with France, Uk and USA).
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck, Kant, Haber, Kekule, Röntgen, Schrödinger - so basically most of the worlds greatest musicians/physicians/philopsophers/chemists were germans.
So stop this screaming shit.
Dude - realx...it`s British humor and always a bit offensive. Of course does it sound pretty harsh when we speak English - it`s like the French or the SPanish. They can`t hide their mother language tone...so as we.And yes, we all know that the Germans had some sweet and inventive dudes, but don`t bring that stuff up...it may look like that you are pretty pissed off ;-)
Ähm... Schrödinger war Österreicher, soweit mir bekannt ist. Aber auch der hat natürlich deutsch gesprochen.
And why is this so? Cause this bullshit connect us always to Nazi No. 1... And that's the intention, I guess...
So many Germans offended
Boy oh boy, my fellow Germans proving the cliché that Germans don't know humour. John Oliver always makes fun of a country's stereotypes, and you seem to have no problem with that when he's poking fun at different countries. But as soon as he makes fun of the German language, you guys have to get totally upset and start talking about Bach and Mozart. Yes, of course it's unfunny as a German to hear the same joke for the hundredth time, and yes, of course it isn't based in reality. But guess what? The same holds true for every other country out there. Do you think Russians aren't tired of hearing the same old jokes again and again? Or Canadians? Do you see them complaining under every video in which they get made fun of? No. So get over yourselves.
Man kann sich auch einfach anstellen. :)
/Edit:
I just have to include this in view of the occasion:
How many Germans does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one. We are effecient and have no sense of humour.
Geez some load of people annoyed at John for that angry German accent.Get over it every country has stereotypes like that.
Come on guys, get your pants up again, no need to be butthurt by a standard joke about Germany and its language. Have you never been on the internet?