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As a German visiting the US (social.fossware.space)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by NettoHikari@social.fossware.space to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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Explanation: Germans ~~used to~~ (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones "Handy" and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.

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[โ€“] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird. Everyone I know calls it Handy. I do not think that is ever going to change.

[โ€“] NettoHikari@social.fossware.space 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe. Again, most people (except old people) in my friends circle has stopped calling it like that. Why? I don't know. But I definitely noticed it.