Speaking German in Texas

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Can’t resist reposting this post from 4 years ago.

SPEAKING GERMAN IN TEXAS

In Texas there is a town called New Braunfels, where there is a large German-speaking population.

One day, a local rancher driving down a country road noticed a man using his hand to drink water from the rancher’s stock pond.

The rancher rolled down the window and shouted: “Sehr angenehm! Trink das Wasser nicht. Die kuehe haben darein geschissen.”

(This means: “Glad to meet you! Don’t drink the water. The cows have shat in it.”)

The man shouted back: “I’m from New York and just down here campaigning for Trump’s Presidential run. I can’t understand you. Please speak in English.”

The rancher replied: “Use both hands.”

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13 thoughts on “Speaking German in Texas”

  10. easyrider50's avatareasyrider50

    Well I have lived on farms ranches and trucking ,dairy farms all my life suicide Hass never crossed my mind it not the farm or ranch or trucking occupation it your head and family issues most likely. I’m 52 yrs old not rich or poor but I’m happy on the farm or ranch or trucking sounds like bad storey to me

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