Berlin dialect and weird , 8. Januar 2008

I rarely heard Germans speak like the book tries to tell. It's bewildering. Some very explicit examples but not how the people speak in general. They would probably look at you bewildered when confronted with the phrases from the book. The pronunciation is almost alwasy reduced to a Berlin dialect. Who speaks that other than the people from Berlin? Noone e. g. in Bavaria.I was disappointed, having hoped to find an interesting view from foreigners at Germans. Yes, some episodes are pretty funny. Therefore, one star.

      A funny little book about the German language, 7. November 2007

Ever since I started learning German in the late 1990's this has been one of my favorite books for laughing about German, even if it is only 64 pages long. For example, Howard Tomb's tip regarding German pronunciation still makes me laugh: "Even if our mouths were made of the finest Ruhr Valley Steel, we foreigners could never achieve perfect pronunciation. Bettering tourists' pronunciation is easy, however, if we follow these simple rules..." By the way, if your German skills are up to the task, I highly recommend another book about an American having fun with German: "Der, die, was?" by David Bergmann: Über-über-funny!

      Interesting book., 24. Juli 2000

Wicked German is a small book that's quite interesting to read. The author did a pretty good job with it. Some of the phrases are really funny. I don't think that I'd actually ever want to use any of the phrases, though. I believe that anyone who's learning German will find this phrase book to be interesting, informative, and funny. I've learned quite a few things from it. Wicked German has travelers to Germany in mind. Some of the things that the book deals with are sightseeing, daily life, and getting around. I do think that the book should have covered more words and phrases, though. Wicked German is pretty good.

       Chortle-ishous, 4. Juni 2000

I got this book from a friend years ago. I drag it out every couple years before another trip to Germany and giggle for hours. Try the Wicked Japanese, too. You won't be sorry!

       A pass-around-the-office book, 28. Januar 1999

Always on-target and good for a lot of laughs, my copy is now circulating around the office amongst the staff, both German and foreign. Chrysler had better order a few thousand copies.... Honestly, you can learn a bit without even realizing it.