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I hate introducing myself
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grebrim
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Feb 07, 2010 02:50AM
Hi there, my name is Mirko, I'm a thirty-something German and currently reading loads of English books to maintain my language skills. I hate small dogs, religion, the Lord of the Rings, most TV programmes, being woken up too early, local newspapers, when people leave stuff on my desk and Dan Brown.
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Hi Mirko! I hate that you have two names. I'm going to call you grebrim.
Great, I hate it when people call me grebrim. Are you really called Gretchen?
Well then why on earth did you choose that name for Goodreads?! You should choose a fake name you like being called! Yes, I'm really called Gretchen. How do you pronounce that in your head? The last German I asked this question gave me an irritatingly vague answer. (I'm talking to you, GORG!)
It's hard to transcribe, as some of the phonemes you require for it do not exist in English. The 'G' is like 'g' in 'give', the 'R' is the french 'r' in 'rouler'. the 'E' is almost like 'ee' in that song 'Bei Mir Biste Scheen', the 'T' is like 't' in 'tea', but with a very small 'h' pronounced right afterwards, the 'CH' is like the sound of liquid air steaming out of a whole in a pipe, the second 'E' is between the 'e' in 'hen' and the 'eu' in the french 'jeune' and the 'N' is like 'n' in 'fan'.
Perfect. Thank you. I love to hear my name pronounced in German. There is only one person in my real life who does it and I rarely see her because she's just the friend of a friend.
p.s. Alfonso calls me Greatchen which is close enough to make me smile.
One day, when we have gotten to know each other better; I may whisper it to you over Skype or something.
Being whispered at in the lenguage of persecution is sexy!
It is! Chicks love it when I speak fake german to 'em! I've never whispered tho.... in my world german must be spoken really loud and accompanied by random/crazy hand gestures!
Your socialisation lies open in front of me like a book.
Hogan's Heros, Late Night hosts' cliché-laden jokes, movies with mad German scientists in it, Schwarzenegger...
Where are the photos? Maybe if I get to know you'all I can whisper about knockers and man titties in heavy appalachian accent over skype.
