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Monday, July 26, 2010

Uh + Oh


A lot of expat life is about making educated guesses. For example, when presented with an oven that has the following three options:

Uh.

Oh.

Or Uh-Oh.

I chose Uh-Oh.

The lasagna turned out ok.

You never know.

13 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:46 AM

    This is hilarious. What could this mean? I'm guessing "unterheizen" and "oberheizen."

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  2. Kelly... I think you're right. Unterhitze and Oberhitze. My Swiss side goes, "duh." My American side goes "hilarious." :)

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  3. All I could think was Uh-oh and it blocked any and all German language I have picked up in the last four years! But yes, thank you for clarifying! :-)

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  4. Anonymous1:45 PM

    Too funny! I think washing machines should come with the Uh Oh setting, as in "Uh Oh! You forgot to put something in? Too bad, you can't open the machine for two hours!"

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  5. Love the washing machine idea...what is with 2 hour wash cycles?

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  6. That is too funny! You know, I miss Uh and especially Oh in my American oven, still cannot get used to it, besides the fact that i still cannot figure out Fahrenheit ;-) - its a challenge!! My Swiss cakes collaps instead of rise!!! Hope all is well with you, Chantal!

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  7. Hi Yvonne,

    I can understand the frustration. I still have to convert everything into my language of measurement! Hope all is good in the USA.

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  8. If it were an American oven machine, maybe it would say:
    geez
    gosh

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