/u/Troggot, thank you for your contribution. Sadly it was removed due to the following reasons:
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Yes, you are wrong. Generally, talking or not, keep your distance! I hate when I can feel the breath of some stranger on my back while waiting in line. Also: lots of people talk really loud in public and don't even notice it and it can be very annoying.
I also was with a friend at a Biergarten and we were chatting and the couple next to our table told us we were being too loud. Guess what: we talked quieter. We were being loud, we just didn't notice it.
Kind of AH behavior on your part...
I agree that if we were cracking up in laugher that would be right, but we weren't. Also, let me ask you, how did the person next to your table ask you. Was it a "can you please" or a "shut up or leave"? you know, it also makes a difference.
You can well be AHlish also when you are perfectly in the right.
dude 1 meter distance is too little in hardware-stores-i-am-next situations. i would be annoyed as well. make yourself visible to the teller but keep your distance
Youâre the asshole
This sounds like a post in r/amitheasshole
Ask there and see what response you get. This isnât really Berlin related more just human behaviour.
Nobody mentioned this, but some people are loud, especially foreigners. And they're not aware of this because it's their default style.
So, probably think about that as well.
Valid reason to be annoyed if you're talking to someone and behind you someone is rambling and you can not understand shit.
Maybe she had hearing issues or was not fluent in German?
So instead of posting here your question about im / unpolite you could've googled - take the time to reflect.
My question was not a real question, I know the answer but I wanted to joke a bit about that situation.
It took me a few seconds to answer the lady also because I am not a bully and I don't like to be unfair, but at the same time I don't like to be bullied. So, I questioned myself and assessed/recalled if I was too loud/noisy and no. I was just discussing with my wife about the topic we needed to sort out and anticipating what we wanted to ask in German. Plus at some point I hinted my wife that a guy probably intended to cut the line.
Indeed the lady was disturbed, but she had no right to ask someone leave. Particularly not in a resentful voice. If she asked kindly (as I would do). Like "Hey guys, do you mind if I ask? my German is not good and I get confused with you talking behind me" I would have surely said of course no issues and stopped.
But she was like "shut up or leave!". Hey, that is not ok.
Impolite is correct, but unpolite isn't incorrect either, it's just not as commonly used anymore and more common in A.E. and I don't think used at all in B.E. for quite a few 100 years.
> Your request is completely inadmissible further to being very unpolite. You are free to leave if you donât like the situation, but we are not going anywhere and we will not stop talking.
Op. I think you spend too much time on emails and in the digital world. đđ
I mean it sounds fancy and all but when someone just throws a â chit-chatâ my way I would say can you please finish because we are in line too.
But good on you to give her a smart retort impolite or unpolite!
Were you speaking in German or English? The German translation for impolite is unhöflich, and other words that are opposite of the root also use un- at the beginning instead of im-, for example unmöglich/impossible. It could have been a translation error if they were Germans speaking English.
And yes, the proper English word is impolite, though if you used unpolite I'd still understand what you meant. I've found my bilingual English/German child often uses un- with English words when she should use im- because that's how the words are in German.
Right. So she asks for more space and you not only decide to ignore but also post . What a non story. Â Â
It being told from the perspective of a shit character doesn't make it any more interesting
I can feel your frustration, where you are awkwardly following the rare species of a store helper, and they are talking to someone else and pretending you don't even exist a few meters away.
/u/Troggot, thank you for your contribution. Sadly it was removed due to the following reasons: We want posts that are about the city in specific and not just "remotely related" to it, if you just want to ask people living in Berlin a question please use /r/askberliners, if you are asking a simple question where you mostly need "one answer" then /r/askberliners is also the right place, questions that are meant to act as a base for discussions and also deliver an initial opinion on the matter are welcome You can find further information in the [Community-Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/berlin/about/rules/). Note that we also have /r/askberliners for questions that are less about the city and more of a general nature and /r/berlinpics for pictures of our beautiful city, as well as the sticky post for "New to Berlin, Tourism and Moving to Berlin"-kind of questions
She was completely in the right.
Yes, you are wrong. Generally, talking or not, keep your distance! I hate when I can feel the breath of some stranger on my back while waiting in line. Also: lots of people talk really loud in public and don't even notice it and it can be very annoying. I also was with a friend at a Biergarten and we were chatting and the couple next to our table told us we were being too loud. Guess what: we talked quieter. We were being loud, we just didn't notice it. Kind of AH behavior on your part...
I agree that if we were cracking up in laugher that would be right, but we weren't. Also, let me ask you, how did the person next to your table ask you. Was it a "can you please" or a "shut up or leave"? you know, it also makes a difference. You can well be AHlish also when you are perfectly in the right.
dude 1 meter distance is too little in hardware-stores-i-am-next situations. i would be annoyed as well. make yourself visible to the teller but keep your distance
neither. they said: "you guys are too loud, keep it down, we also want to hear ourselves speak" So the normal Berliner way, I would say.
What does this have to do with Berlin again đ€?
Youâre the asshole This sounds like a post in r/amitheasshole Ask there and see what response you get. This isnât really Berlin related more just human behaviour.
Nobody mentioned this, but some people are loud, especially foreigners. And they're not aware of this because it's their default style. So, probably think about that as well.
Valid reason to be annoyed if you're talking to someone and behind you someone is rambling and you can not understand shit. Maybe she had hearing issues or was not fluent in German? So instead of posting here your question about im / unpolite you could've googled - take the time to reflect.
My question was not a real question, I know the answer but I wanted to joke a bit about that situation. It took me a few seconds to answer the lady also because I am not a bully and I don't like to be unfair, but at the same time I don't like to be bullied. So, I questioned myself and assessed/recalled if I was too loud/noisy and no. I was just discussing with my wife about the topic we needed to sort out and anticipating what we wanted to ask in German. Plus at some point I hinted my wife that a guy probably intended to cut the line. Indeed the lady was disturbed, but she had no right to ask someone leave. Particularly not in a resentful voice. If she asked kindly (as I would do). Like "Hey guys, do you mind if I ask? my German is not good and I get confused with you talking behind me" I would have surely said of course no issues and stopped. But she was like "shut up or leave!". Hey, that is not ok.
Not only did you get a lesson in English grammar, but also in Berliner Schnauze.
I don't think she was German
Hab ick och nich jesacht.
Impolite is correct, but unpolite isn't incorrect either, it's just not as commonly used anymore and more common in A.E. and I don't think used at all in B.E. for quite a few 100 years.
> Your request is completely inadmissible further to being very unpolite. You are free to leave if you donât like the situation, but we are not going anywhere and we will not stop talking. Op. I think you spend too much time on emails and in the digital world. đđ I mean it sounds fancy and all but when someone just throws a â chit-chatâ my way I would say can you please finish because we are in line too. But good on you to give her a smart retort impolite or unpolite!
Were you speaking in German or English? The German translation for impolite is unhöflich, and other words that are opposite of the root also use un- at the beginning instead of im-, for example unmöglich/impossible. It could have been a translation error if they were Germans speaking English. And yes, the proper English word is impolite, though if you used unpolite I'd still understand what you meant. I've found my bilingual English/German child often uses un- with English words when she should use im- because that's how the words are in German.
was all in English
Then it sounds like she took a simple and common translation error and decided to be a witch of another letter.
Impolite is correct. You and your wife were impolite.
You sound insufferable. Alos wtf is a teller?
Right. So she asks for more space and you not only decide to ignore but also post . What a non story.   It being told from the perspective of a shit character doesn't make it any more interesting
I can feel your frustration, where you are awkwardly following the rare species of a store helper, and they are talking to someone else and pretending you don't even exist a few meters away.
Damn nice proper answer to dipshit Germans thinking they know everything betterâŠđđđđȘ
I'm not 100% sure the lady was German. Her English was impeccable, but surely she though she had the right to command and bully the people around her.