This is a fun read. I'm curious in which part of Germany are you? In my part the south west, most Germans can say birthday with the "th" perfectly, in fact my husband's pronunciation is much clearer than mine! He claims they were taught how to speak English properly in school. But, he does say clothes like "cloves" 😂 also, all the Germans here sing the "zum Geburtstag" version, I would be the only one initiating the English version if I am inclined. I agree that the Germans love to celebrate and have parties, but their lack of food emphasis (in exception of cakes) for their parties disappoint this Asian here! Haha
Thank you! I'm located in Hessen. Funny! I very rarely hear anyone singing "Happy Birthday" in German - maybe there are some slight regional differences :)
It is indeed amusing to learn about the regional differences. Sometimes Germany seems like a big country in this sense, with regional food, dialects and customs..
This is a fun read. I'm curious in which part of Germany are you? In my part the south west, most Germans can say birthday with the "th" perfectly, in fact my husband's pronunciation is much clearer than mine! He claims they were taught how to speak English properly in school. But, he does say clothes like "cloves" 😂 also, all the Germans here sing the "zum Geburtstag" version, I would be the only one initiating the English version if I am inclined. I agree that the Germans love to celebrate and have parties, but their lack of food emphasis (in exception of cakes) for their parties disappoint this Asian here! Haha
Thank you! I'm located in Hessen. Funny! I very rarely hear anyone singing "Happy Birthday" in German - maybe there are some slight regional differences :)
It is indeed amusing to learn about the regional differences. Sometimes Germany seems like a big country in this sense, with regional food, dialects and customs..