82: Das große Wiedersehen - Teil 2 | The big reunion - part 2
Apr 11, 2025
In this lively discussion, Paul confronts Fritz about a missing book intertwined with complex friendship dynamics. Fritz, in a comedic twist, reveals he borrowed it for his new girlfriend—who happens to be Paul's ex! The conversation touches on emotional miscommunication, with Fritz's broken phone exacerbating the misunderstanding. Listeners are also treated to a grammar lesson on dative and accusative pronouns, cleverly woven into relatable anecdotes. The blend of humor, friendship, and language learning makes for an entertaining experience.
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The Confrontation
Paul confronts Fritz about the missing book after three weeks of silence.
Fritz explains he borrowed the book for his new girlfriend, who is Paul's ex, Catherine.
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Fritz's Excuses
Fritz claims he tried returning the book but couldn't reach Paul.
He attempted to leave it at Paul's apartment during a party but found him gone.
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Communication Breakdown
Paul questions why Fritz didn't answer his calls for three weeks.
Fritz blames a broken phone and SIM card due to rain damage.
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Get upset about someone, blow off steam, make excuses & order of dative and accusative in a sentence when both objects are personal pronouns.
Paul confronts Fritz, who does not apologize, but justifies his behavior instead: His new girl is Paul’s ex girlfriend, and he thought Paul would mind. So he didn't tell him. He blocked his facebook posts for all of his friends because it was supposed to be a surprise that he caught the Großkauf thieves, got the promotion, the vacation, and the holiday home. But he forgot that Meili is also on facebook and can see his posts. Since he was late for Paul’s party, he didn’t hear him say the book is valuable. And he just „borrowed“ it for his new girl. Later he wanted to give it back. But then Paul made a big deal about it and upset everybody. So he wanted to have another party to get a chance to secretly put it back. But there were no more parties, soe he tried to visit Paul to put it back. But he came and stood in front of closed doors. Fritz says both his phone and SIM card are broken because they got wet in a rain. He couldn't get in touch and didn’t mean to ignore him. He has no phone numbers, no logins for social media and messengers, and no access to e-mail. Paul wants to know where his book is. Fritz is shocked to hear that he doesn't already have it. Why is Fritz so shocked and thinks Paul already has the book? If he thinks Paul already has the book, why wasn’t he surprised that he is still mad at him?
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