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Haha writing paragraphs for a guy with broken english seems genius.
His english isn't terrible, but still. It's easier to make it simple. Of course my German is at best broken, but I conveyed most of what you said in short sentences.
I'll translate what I said:
Was bedeutet "common rituals"? Ich habe nicht verstehen. Bedeuten sie ahnlichkeiten? Rituals bedeute ein sehr wichtig dinge in fraternities. Nicht so "common".
What does "common rituals" mean. I do not understand. Do you mean similarities? Rituals mean a very important thing in fraternities. Not so "common".
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As to the wear of colors, I meant two of the usual three.
Und was ist die "usual three"?
And what is the "usual three"
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What is about the acceptance of greek fraternities in the society? Here fraternities are hardly accepted.
Es ist wichtig wo ein mann ist. In die Sud, fraternities bist sehr wichtig und angenonommen. In die west und die nord-ost, nicht so angenommen oder wichtig.
It is important where a man is. In the South, fraternities are very important and accepted. In the west and the north-east, not so accepted or important.
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And what do u mean with 'hazing'? I just don't get meaning of this.
Hazing ist sehr kompliziert. Es is die Anstrengung ein "pledge" macht zu passen ein "member" von die Fraternity. In viele fraternities, es ist sehr schlecht und schwer. Militaeranwendung ist allgemein. Verstehen sie? Es ist sehr kompliziert fuer ein auslaender zu verstehen. Mein Deutschen Lexikon sagt das Hazing in Deutsch ist : die Schleierbildung
Hazing is very complicated. It is the labor (*or effort) a pledge must do to become a member of the fraternity. In many fraternities, it is very bad and hard. Military exercises is common. Do you understand? It is very complicated for a foreigner to understand. My German Dictionary says that hazing in German is: die Schleierbildung.
Again, my German is bad.
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Last edited by Elephant Walk; 07-28-2009 at 05:08 PM.
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