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Wie gut können Sie amerikanisch-deutsche Dialekte wie Pennsylvania Dutch verstehen?

28.03.2026

DocOstbahn on 28.03.2026 10:20 p.m.

Once you get into the groove of the constant code-switching, it’s not that bad. Same with the Hutterites in Canada, ironically enough.

But there’s the thing that many Austrians and Southern Germans seem to have an easier time tuning in, bc we are forced to desl with varieties of German in a way that Hanoverians are not.
Hollaus on 28.03.2026 10:20 p.m.

OÖ versteht schon einen guten Teil. Recht spannend zu hören. Sehr interessant, vielen Dank!
DonGorgon82 on 28.03.2026 10:25 p.m.

I understand it pretty well, i would say 80% or so.
luki-x on 28.03.2026 10:31 p.m.

Sounds a little bit like swiss dutch and sone bits of english

Can understand 70% of it
trasla on 28.03.2026 10:33 p.m.

It is not worse than the German spoken in Austria I would say.
banff037 on 28.03.2026 10:51 p.m.

Not really. I can grab a word here and then, but not much more.
faxmonkey77 on 28.03.2026 10:59 p.m.

Takes a bit but then it’s pretty easy to follow.
YoniMCI on 28.03.2026 11:22 p.m.

I’ve been to an Amish village in Pennsylvania 2 years ago. They were super friendly, showed us around and answered all kind of questions. When I told Jessy, who was like their major or something, that i am Austrian he switched to an almost perfect german and continued talking like it is the most normal thing to do. It was different to the language in the video above.