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Visiting my son, German daughter-in-law and their kids in Bielefeld NRW once, many moons ago, they were watching a movie on TV.
I could hear that the dialogue was in German, but there were also German subtitles.
I asked my kid what was that all about, he said that the movie was Austrian, where although they speak German, some words were slightly different to those used in Germany, hence the subtitles.
Didn’t make much difference to me, I couldn’t read the subtitles, and my German was limited to hello, goodbye, please, thank you, excuse me, and Wodka und Tonic bitte mit Eis, aber ohne Obst, (vodka and tonic please, with ice but no fruit).
That would be pretty unusual. Austrian German isn't all that different from standard German. Some old geezer from a small Austrian hamlet might be difficult to understand for many (primarily Northern) Germans, but TV programs and movies tend to feature actors trying to enunciate clearly. Now Swiss German stuff does often legitimately need subtitles.
That would be pretty unusual. Austrian German isn't all that different from standard German. Some old geezer from a small Austrian hamlet might be difficult to understand for many (primarily Northern) Germans, but TV programs and movies tend to feature actors trying to enunciate clearly. Now Swiss German stuff does often legitimately need subtitles.
In all honesty VV, it was circa 25-30 years back, perhaps it was Swiss-German, but my brain just remembered it as Austrian, as I was well aware that they speak German there.
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