Wisdom for the Ages.....
In honor of German-American week (which is actually sometime in October and only a day) I will be doing a special series in which I provide a brief look at German culture while fighting the twin evils of Unrealistic Expectations and Devil Worship (aka speaking french). Today's lesson will be an excerpt from the song Schön Sein by Die Toten Hosen.
 

Today's Lesson:

Manche Menschen sind so schön,
Da bleibt einem das Herz fast stehen
Man staunt und denkt: verdammt nochmal
Sowas von schön ist nicht normal.

Die meisten Menschen sind nicht schön
Sie haben eine scheiss Figur
Sie haben keinen BMW
Und noch nicht mal Abitur
 

Some people are so beautiful,
That your heart almost stops
Your astounded and think: Damn it!
Being that beautiful is not normal

Most people are not beautiful
They have a shitty figure
They don't have a BMW
They don't even have a Diploma
 

That's all for today. And remember, while on the one hand you shouldn't keep your standards too high if you don't want to die alone, you should also realize that when you meet that one special person that blows all your expectaions away that you shouldn't let them go easily as you may never meet someone of their caliber again.

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