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As a German speaker, I can assure you that T/V doesn't necessarily say something about the level of politeness or respect in a discussion. I have witnessed news
by spacechild1 6y ago
As a German speaker, I can assure you that T/V doesn't necessarily say something about the level of politeness or respect in a discussion. I have witnessed newspaper comment sections or Facebook threads where people would V each other but still say very rude things.
- 082349872349872 6y agoVery true. A single advisory bit, itself interpreted by primates with iphones, only goes so far. "Aus so krummem Holze, als woraus der Mensch gemacht ist, kann nichts ganz Gerades gezimmert werden." (I'm trying to think of how one might translate the T/V lines in "Küss die Hand schöne Frau" into english, and failing...)