I feel like what he said was fine. What the interpreter said was fucked up.
But "I came to grope and I ain’t leaving" is pretty on brand for several of our presidents in the last 30 years.
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But “I came to grope and I ain’t leaving”
Pretty much US foreign policy, if you ask me.
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Wait, several? The most I can think of is 2 (because Bush, as terrible as he was, doesn't seem like the kind of guy to have this flaw).
The coked out, drunk frat boy vibe isn't a bit rapey? Also you know the whole credibly accused thing and questionable links to Epstein like a lot of politicians.
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Seymour, who reportedly had a daily rate of $150 for his translation services, lasted less than a day on the job before he was replaced.
$150 in 1977 is roughly $800 today. I don't think he charged enough for such an epic troll.
Ich bin ein berliner!
Which of course means “I’m a doughnut”
I am always baffled that people still believe that myth.
Clearly, they're Pfannkuchen
That's a first rate ragebait for germans 😁
I just heard Eddie izzards bit on it and I love it
“…Omnibüs!” techno music
I tried to get a photo in front of the gate with a donught. Apparently it's just not a very popular pastry in Germany, or at least it wasn't at the time (not suprised given what I ate there... Don't know why you'd settle). IIRC even the dunkins nearby didn't have one.
He's here to fuck and he's not leaving.
I absolutely love OOP's summary. One of the best posts in internet history.
Not the worst invasion they've seen.
And considering this was 1977, it might've been a welcome change from Moscow's loving embrace
Source?
That screenshot.
Not the Reddit link and not OP but
https://people.com/jimmy-carter-1977-poland-trip-nsfw-mistranslation-8643866
It would be nice to know, what exactly he said, as I am Polish.
Nothing very bad IMO 🤷 See for yourself: https://www.newsweek.pl/historia/wpadki-w-dyplomacji-wizyta-jimmyego-cartera-w-polsce/yyl67cx
The important bits:
“I left the United States this morning” => “left America for good to fly to Poland”
‘I have come to learn your opinions and understand your desires for the future’ => ‘I have come here because I desire you’.
Not the Reddit
Sorry, but, what Reddit link do you refer to?
The one in the screenshot. It says ”via Reddit”.
I’m guessing it’s on r/todayilearned
Oh. 🤦♂️ How did I miss that?
No worries. After you asked I thought… “wait, thats a xitter screenshot, I could have sworn it was Reddit…”
I had to re-read a few times before I noticed what I’d been talking about.
Tumblr, not Xitter. But yeah, my bad lol.
I'd be concerned if it was something bill clinton said.
I'd be intrigued
I can't judge; the only Polish words I can really say describe stuff like chairs, tables, armoires, that kind of thing. You know, furniture Polish.
Stół z powyłamywanymi nogami.
Epic! That is something you can't hear on a news cast nowadays.
Tbh I wouldn't be that surprised if trump said something similar in English.
"here we go again"
~~Reminds me of the famous "I am a jelly donut" line I think from JFK or whoever it was.~~
Edit: turns out its a myth! Another poster said it below but here's the page I found with the info: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-everybody-think-jfk-said-im-jelly-donut-180963779/
Ich bin ein Berliner. Yep, JFK.
It's a fun story, however I also found it really interesting after learning German that this is really overblown outside of Germany.
I once tried to reference it with German friends and they didn't even understand why it was supposed to be funny!
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