Explanation: Germans used to (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones “Handy” and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.

  • Johanno
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    31 year ago

    Well you have basically three options in my bubble.

    1. Handy

    2. Wischkästla (translates roughly to swipe box)

    3. Mobiltelefon (mobile phone) this one needs to be pronounced very precisely in order to get the sarkasm of using the old correct German word.

    • Netto HikariOP
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      1 year ago

      Wischkästla

      What kind of demonic incantation is this?

      Kind regards,
      - Someone from Schleswig-Holstein

      • Johanno
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        21 year ago

        We frankonians just like to call things differently.