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DasIch
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Differences between German and British manners
The word is (almost) extinct and has long been replaced with "small talk".
hexxs
on May 27, 2011
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Sorry but this is nonsense.
bane
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Is this an example of the German directness we're all talking about here?
ido
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Maybe it's a regional thing.
I have never heard the word used in the more than 6 years I've lived in Vienna.
ugh
on May 28, 2011
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But surely, you must have heard someone talk of “plaudern”?
ido
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Yes, that's a common word.
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