• federal reverse@feddit.orgM
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    4 months ago

    Online they are always frothing at the mouth at negative mention of Merkel and her shiti economic and geopolitical policy

    You sound like you’re doing wild stereotyping. But no, not every single German thinks the same way.

    And you may not want to hear it, but while Merkel’s policies often did a disservice to Germany and the EU, she did have strengths. Just compare her to the utter non-presence that is Olaf Scholz, who somehow snagged the chancellor’s seat.

    Has the public opinion turned on her within Germany yet or we still calling her auntie?

    We called her “Mutti”, i.e. “mommy”. There isn’t even a German word for “auntie” in German afaik. And I should k because growing up, I had a very motherly neighbor. We never had a special term for her.

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      There isn’t even a German word for “auntie” in German afaik.

      Wouldn’t auntie literally be Tantchen? However, I’ve never heard somebody using it except perhaps in translated US TV.

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        Hmm. According to Collins you’re right. That makes me a lot less sure about the definitions I had in my head:

        • Tantchen, either a) your favorite aunt or a b) random short and/or middle-aged woman that you’re being condescending towards.

        • auntie, a woman that you may or may not be related to but who you look up to for advice etc. and who may fill the role of a parent at times.

        Maybe someone wants to comment on the veracity of these. :)