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A Japanese friend?
Jul 31, 2026 10:48 PM
PushPullMagnet
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9
A Japanese friend?
InitHello
How many Germans does it take to change a light bulb?
One. Zey are very efficient und do not vaste time mit ze Jokes.
gettingtwelveblueshellsinarow
False; German refrigerators are small and easy to move.
annonymouse211
"which will happen today" haha
HowlingRollercoaster2
Jaja
juzzfuzz
A polite, non-criminal version of Mike Ehrmantraut
UnlimitedTrickPony
as a German: I also own the exact same handcart (blue with red handles) and those tension belts from ALDI/LIDL ... also don't touch me
JustSeinfeldQuotes
"I have a favor to ask you." Me: "have we met?"
akafluffy
new phone, who dis?
Weirdscenesinsidethegoldmine
I really don't think every german is like Reiner but when I was on a day tour in the Sahara desert I was the only tourist with a compass, good shoes and a survival kit for two days. The people from the other countries laughted about that but I know what i am doing. Greetings from Germany :)
DeepSpaceNetwork
I recently wondered how these things are called in English. So TIL they're literally called hand trucks?! How goofy is that!
pocketpython
DeepSpaceNetwork
That's just ADHD Germans
berlinson
lol, now try using Deutsche Bahn.
GoodChange
Shadowrun29
My dad had a german friend and he came to our country and house when I was younger. Of course his name was Reiner. This is atrue story btw.
TungstenOrbital
lol German efficiency
shadowarachh
I had someone show up to my house to pick up a fridge and they had no hand truck, no tie downs and no help.
Ghlargh
Same when we ordered a new fridge with simultaneous removal of the old one for the office, luckily we had a and truck.
We have also had people turn up with pallet deliveries, to a small office in the middle of the city, and no way of getting the pallet off the lorry.
shadowarachh
oh yeah, trucks showing up without a liftgate was always an issue.
PlausibleLies
You just gotta heft it onto the shoulder and then bike it on home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA40QqNn-1U
stabbermcshooty
Wow. Took me longer than it should’ve to realize they’re the same man
DontAskMeToHelp
I own all the needed things... but i wouldnt answer the phone
Zeeall
As a Swede. I dont get it. Isnt this how the world works?
arikelrecords2000
I don't know many people who will drop everything to help me instantly.
If my fridge broke, I wouldn't have the money to replace it the same day. I would need to wait on a sale at the least.
DecentUsernameUnavailable
I bought a house here a while back that was still heated with oil. House came delivered with a full tank of fuel oil, so waste not, want not, I burned it for heating. Whelp, the burner breaks down mid-winter and this is an issue. I go to work, mention that my burner died, and by breakfast break, a co-worker showed up with a complete extra burner he had "just laying around the storage." Same thing - busted carb on a Volvo B18 - neighbor calls mate who just has an extra solex lying around.
LeifHietala
Not here in the US. I'm a handyman so I have straps, a trailer and a few different ways of moving heavy appliances, but I'm a little weird that way.
SpannerInTheWorx
As an AuDHD, I *FUCKING WISH!*
intherelikearmhair
AuDHD here, I move mountains for loved ones. Struggle to do basic shit for myself.
intherelikearmhair
No in USA they would call them the autistic friend for being so thorough and kind
TrumpRapesAndEatsChildren0002
What if they're autistic AND German?
CatskinnerKeen
Then they are AWESOME.
akafluffy
How would you even tell?
TyrannusEquus
I live in the US and do not understand that people are not this prepared. It's like only having one ratchet set. Or not having a hammer or drill. Or rope. Oh my gosh so many people do not own rope. Not handy or kinky.
Samthetrue
You need to be able to secure your loads! Also your friends.
TyrannusEquus
Agreed! Wide straps for strength and comfort.
snitchesgetkisses
A German would hire a repairman/attempt to repair - not just accept the cost of a new fridge.
FireArrow
Yes? If there a joke in there too?
RalphH
Nein.
belly42
It's German humor, mate. It's no laughing matter.
langri
How many Germans does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, as they are very efficient and don't go in for humor.
BranDohCalrissian
Does anyone here call those things a "hand truck"?
Tarmaccian
As a Midwesterner… do y’all just live without hand trucks and ratchet straps?
If you aren’t prepared to Do The Thing, what will you do when it’s time to Do The Thing?
azazyel
pay a real man to do it?
azazyel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_IXstJttk
Kavrae
It feels like I didn't become a proper midwesterner until my mid 30s. Now have a back shed full of The Things, which I stubbornly built myself instead of paying someone more qualified to build.
anarchoFeline
as an apt dweller in a city, yes. i don't have the space to keep a thing i usually only need when moving in and out. if something happens to the fridge, stove, or washer/dryer that's the landlords problem and they will come move the old one out and the new one in.
ZackWester
that said if you live in a city in Europe you are usually inside the free... we will deliver your new fridge, collect the old one and deposit it. range.... well its not free but the buy over X is usually under a new fridge price range.
figuringeights
This is a thing in the states too.
duhh33
I've used ratchet straps for all sorts of odd things. Need to re-glue a kitchen chair? Ratchet straps to secure it while it dries. Can't beat em.
Mindcrime
Always figured I'd just roll it up in a carpet, like on TV...
JohnSmithterms
As british homeowner, I welded wheels onto a metal frame and use that to push heavy things around the house and then struggle to get it in or out the door as its not as ergonomic as a hand truck. But im 6.4 so i manage ok. I should weld on a frame one day. I do have ratchet straps but yeah i am not the typical british experience in my friends group.
CarpetheCarp
Southern. Army brat raised by a man who firmly believed I should never need a man, so he taught me everything he could. I have several dollys, straps, etc. and my own tools! Every time my dad finds a set in purple, he gets them for me.
CatskinnerKeen
Awww... that's incredibly sweet!
TicoGuy
Not a Midwesterner, but I have 2 full sets of ratchet straps and 1 full sized Dolly. Getting the washing machine up a flight of stairs was hard but doable with that.
coughingintensifies
I feel compelled to let you know that every time I hear/read the word dolly (which is not very often) Louis Armstrongs Hello Dolly pops up in my mind.
Somehow, you spelling it with a capital D made it worse.
3nd3rwiggin
Got to break mine out last weekend to help some new neighbors move into their apartment.
oldguyexlurker
A year or so ago, my son called to say he and his wife were cancelling their weekly dinner gathering for a few week because their 'fridge died. It was about 5pm. By 11pm he was putting food back into the new 'fridge and the old one was quite literally in my trailer ready to take to the nearest disposal site. Yes. I own the furniture dolly, the trailer, and the straps I used to transport the new 'fridge after they went and picked it out. Not German. Arizonan.
Ggbambi
Sounds like my pops :)
RoncoFoodDehydrator
As a native cheesehead, now in the pnw, I am too often surprised by people not ready for stuff to happen.
Dudenoooo
I'm always too busy and always have someone to do the thing for me
Cloud423
I should have been born a Midwesterner
Tarmaccian
That’s okay… you can still act like one, and we won’t mind.
All ya gotta do it wear some flannel, prepare for everything (including keeping scraps of material that might be useful someday), greet the unexpected with “ope!”, and postpone all important topics of conversation until the farewell session, which can last up to three hours.
You’ll be an honorary Midwesterner in no time, dontchaknow…
diemajorthrilldie
The fella calling in the favour is Irish so I assume the plan is "It'll be grand, we'll figure it out once you get here".
Source : I'm Irish. I've said that more than once. There is still damage on the doorframe, walls and my spine from it.
beachbum273
Redneckian Farmboy Floridaman here. I just pick up the heavy thing and chuck it out the front door. I use cardboard to protect the new thing and slide it around the house to get it where I need it.
EmailFail
Cursing and physical effort. Sucks.
Affray
My one brother in law is always trying to do things that he has no tools for or experience with. I'm the (not actually) German who shows up.
Zefram86
Buy the Thing
MostLikelyNotWearingPants
Im so midwestern the hand truck (dolly) has the rachet strap built in.
Wasnbo
Also a midwesterner. As my parents aged, they find they haven't the energy or physical ability to do these things themselves, so a few of these devices got Goodwill'd a while ago. Anything my dad and I can't lift ourselves gets delivered by pros who DO have these things.
ChainsawVisionMan
Midwestern culture is heavily influenced by German immigrants.
peterchen
As a city boy: why should I own ALL the things? I need them so infrequently, and there are friends & neighbors. (I actually bring the ratches straps to the local mix. And the ability to remove spiders...)
CatMumOf2
Simple, we call Reiner.
Atomic2
As a midwesterner, can confirm, I have all these things. And the gloves. Don't forget the gloves. Multiple sets, for when friends help you with a move.
arikelrecords2000
Every move where I don't have gloves, I've hurt my hands.
Always bring at least one set of gloves, preferably two sets.
Cloud423
Don't forget the flashlights
PartTimeHobbit
Also a Midwesterner, the hand trucks are my dad's, but they live across the street from me, so I can have them at my house in about 90 seconds if need be. I've got the straps and gloves though.
erinaceus
i own a forklift.
FartyMcDumpstein
I, too, own a fork and take a lift to my home.
Atomic2
Jeez dude, save some pussy for the rest of us
elmesito
If he's not certified it doesn't count