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Mistranslation - always fun

Edit: I have a few things to add to clear up any misconceptions,
Some points people have brought up:
"It´s not a mistranslation. People who live in Berlin are called "Berliner" but yes it´s also something you can eat..."

I know, his american accent made it sound like he said "im a doughnut" instead of "im a man of berlin", so it never was a mistranslation but an accent differance - and a funny one at that

"No it wasn't. JFK said Berliner just fine. There's no difference between "Berliner" and "Berliner" when you say it in German. Also, Gilbert is Prussia or the GDR. Nobody from East Germany and especially nobody from Berlin would call a doughnut "Berliner". Only people from West-Germany do that. We actually get pissed if people do that."
It wasn't "Berliner" he said it was "ein" that his accent made the quote sound different in german, and I chose Prussia because I couldn't find a picture for Germany. Thanks for pointing this out, I was tired when I made this and didn't add much to the description

I'm sorry if you dont find this funny - I really didn't mean anything offensive by it - Kennedy is problably my favorite President, I thought it was a very lighthearted thing that his American accent made the quote sound funny


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CaseyGraceJones's avatar
*German student* lol yup don't you love how things work like that sometimes XD