Speak German III

This book also puts Volkswagen on the "pillory" - and what I find quite sad actually is: You take it. You don´t think about it.

Just why do they call their models - here in Germany for German customers! - Trendline. Highline, Sportline, Comfortline, Roadster, Offroader, Van in colors like Shadow Blue, Granite Green, Arctic Blue Silver with - if you wish - Adaptive Cruise Control (what´s that?), Fuel Stratified Injection (huh?) or Keyless Entry Start Exit System.
You have to keep in mind, too, that people who have the money to buy such a car just like that are 60+.

They do it to "get attention" - what´s that worth if you´re not understood, huh?

And all those stupid mixed/fake-words!
The Deutsche Bahn (railway) lost it´s mind in 1971 and "invented" the term "intercity" and in 1995 they established the "Bahn(German)card(English) instead of "Bahnkarte". Now they added "Service Points", "Surf & Rail" and stuff like that. Oh! And "Bike and Bahn" - hello?! Are they drunk?

Hilarious, no?

Well - a whole ridiculous chapter is BSE. I´m not talking of this desease, I´m talking of Bad Simple English, also known as Academic Pidgin. That is what German scientists talk in.

Weird thing is... they don´t only do this when talking to also English scientists on a congress... they keep on smattering like this to each other!
Can you picture such a scene?

The author says, the observer doesn´t really know if he thinks it´s funny or if he´s to become desperate. He has the feeling he´s in the loony bin, just not sure if he´s there as inmate or guard...
To be coninued...