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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by jhugo on Sunday November 28, 2021 @09:59PM (#29375855)
Most likely he responded in English because he felt it would be easier for both of you, not because he wanted to humiliate you.
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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by alexvoda on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:07AM (#29392891)
On the receiving side it comes off as "just stop trying and buy something"
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Re:Why are German numbers backwards? by jhugo on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:33PM (#29400361)
Which is really quite reasonable if you are at the front of a queue of people waiting to buy something, or if the cashier has something else to do like make coffee for the people who already ordered. The intent is very unlikely to be to humiliate the foreigner.
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