Potty Mouth - German Humor in the Bathroom Queue

"Ich verstehe nur ein bisschen Deutsch" is a handy phrase that means "I understand only a little German”.  We relied on this convenient response when the residents of our host country casually put forth flowing statements and questions in their local tongue.  Sometimes we could understand enough to respond, like when we were able to give rough directions to Marienplatz, but often we were dumbfounded.

One such instance of assumed German fluency occurred while Matt was waiting in a ridiculously long Oktoberfest restroom line and a fellow reveler shared what turned out to be an entertaining joke accompanied by a hearty high-five.  A nearby friend translated the German quip, “as soon as I get through this line, I need to get back in the line again”.  This statement made one thing perfectly clear:  Toiletten-humor transcends the language barrier.

Comments

[Yvonne]

Ein (or zwei) bier bitte works wonders, doesn't it!?! Enjoy the beer and authentic brats!!!

[DINKS Travel]

It does work wonders! The food in this part of Europe is satisfying and the beer so refreshing.