It's go topless day today

[Rajoo]

Nailer, you have been brainwashed by Hogan's Heroes.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by HarmanKardon

Congratulations yesterday on occasion of my 13000th AK post. (My pal Sandy has more than 46000 posts.) I wrote: "No biggie folks, I just try to catch up with Sandy darling " Exactly this sentence, with this smilie.

Now somebody wrote: "Congrats on 13K but "Sandy darling" is too much." It was meant as a funny harmless comment. In German it is "Sandy darling" as well, such a harmless expression and nobody would consider it insinuating, especially with this smilie "comment" characterising it as in a way funny-ironic. Okay, this joking was a flop...

In short - just another example for American inhibitedness? Or what's the deal here? Please an explanation.

Could be, got a link to the thread?

[MrPots]

I would dispute that Americans are inhibited.

We are though majorly prudish and very hypocritical about it.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

Nailer, you have been brainwashed by Hogan's Heroes.

http://www.hark.com/clips/stcglgpcfd-i-know-nothing

I missed the Hogan's Heroes movie?

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

'Darling' in English is sort of reserved for children and lovers. That's all.

The sort of overstated affectionate regard you were trying to express there might have come off a little better if you'd said '"catch up with our ever-popular friend Sandy" or something like that....

You must not have spent much time in the south - or around my wife. Half of the people she talks to on the phone are "darlin'"

Regards,

D-Ray

[donquixote99]

Right both times.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

You must not have spent much time in the south - or around my wife. Half of the people she talks to on the phone are "darlin'"

Regards,

D-Ray

That's right, hon'

[JJIII]

"Bless your heart!"

[HarmanKardon]

In Germany it is possible to call a pal "Darling" in a slight ironic manner, without a homosexual or whatever indecent touch. If we strictly translate "Darling" into German it is "Liebling" and this term is generally reserved for kids and lovers. But even "Sandy Liebling" could be possible if in a friendly-ironic context. We take many things a bit easier here in Northern and Western Europe.

Bob it is the "The ending letter, new city" game, post #271. I edited my post #270 yesterday and asked him via pm to do the same with his post.

Anyway - Reden mit Amerika is sometimes pretty tricky...

[HarmanKardon]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

'Darling' in English is sort of reserved for children and lovers. That's all.

The sort of overstated affectionate regard you were trying to express there might have come off a little better if you'd said '"catch up with our ever-popular friend Sandy" or something like that....

I ask myself if this strict and stern use of "Darling" is also usual in the UK that brought out stuff like Monty Python...