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Old 22.02.2008, 02:35
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I hope someone can help me with an email.... Long story! Is there anyone who can let me know what the text says? I hope it isn't anything obscene....

Merci fuer dies mail. ig weis doch ou nid wie das soeu ga. i wuerd gaern hie fertig mache, sie raechne mit mir bis im februar wueu dr noei im maerz afaht. i cha aber ou eifach gah, sie choei mi ou nid zwinge. das mit dr amanda isch fuer mi klar. sie weis das ig si nid ir schwyz wot. entspraechend macht sie plaen zrugg uf singapore zgah. i luege hie zu ihre, das stimmt, aber a beziehig isch das nid und sex hei mir ou kene. fuer mi isch das sehr belaschtend. wenig im maerz wieder id schwyz chume, froeie ig mi am meischte ufd ching. wonig ou immer wirde wohne, sicher wirde ig si meh gseh aus i de letschte 3 jahr. mit dir gseh nis nid eso, aber me weis ja nie. mir isch das glich gange, die letschte zwoei mau wonig bi daheim gsi si eher schwirig gsi. trotzdaem gniesse igs sehr wenn mir choei sache aui zaeme mache. maengisch hei mir gueti momaente. uf daem choennt me ufboue. mis problem isch maengisch das ig saeuber nid weis was ig wott.

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Old 22.02.2008, 08:55
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She is dumping you.
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Old 22.02.2008, 09:27
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I hope someone can help me with an email.... Long story! Is there anyone who can let me know what the text says? I hope it isn't anything obscene....

Merci fuer dies mail. ig weis doch ou nid wie das soeu ga. i wuerd gaern hie fertig mache, sie raechne mit mir bis im februar wueu dr noei im maerz afaht. i cha aber ou eifach gah, sie choei mi ou nid zwinge. das mit dr amanda isch fuer mi klar. sie weis das ig si nid ir schwyz wot. entspraechend macht sie plaen zrugg uf singapore zgah. i luege hie zu ihre, das stimmt, aber a beziehig isch das nid und sex hei mir ou kene. fuer mi isch das sehr belaschtend. wenig im maerz wieder id schwyz chume, froeie ig mi am meischte ufd ching. wonig ou immer wirde wohne, sicher wirde ig si meh gseh aus i de letschte 3 jahr. mit dir gseh nis nid eso, aber me weis ja nie. mir isch das glich gange, die letschte zwoei mau wonig bi daheim gsi si eher schwirig gsi. trotzdaem gniesse igs sehr wenn mir choei sache aui zaeme mache. maengisch hei mir gueti momaente. uf daem choennt me ufboue. mis problem isch maengisch das ig saeuber nid weis was ig wott.

Not necessarily....

Thanks for your mail - I also do not know how this will work. I would like to finish here, they're counting on me til Feb cuz the new guy starts in March. But I can also just leave they cant force me. The thing with Amanda is clear for me. She knows I do not want her in CH, so she is planning to return to Singapore. I'm looking after her thats true but it aint a relationship and were not having sex either. For me that is very taxing. When I come back to CH in March I look forward most to the children, that I will always live with, surely I will see them more than in the last 3 years. I do not really see us working out, though you never know... I had the same issues the last two times I was home and it was rather difficult. Despite that I really enjoy it when we can all do things together. Sometimes we have good moments, something we could build on.. my problem is that I dunno myself what I want sometimes ..

phew.. that was long - better thank me Looks like you still have a chance, but unless you are looking for material for a soap opera .....
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are you sure you were the intended recipient Englishdude? Why would somebody write you a letter in a language you don't understand?
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Old 22.02.2008, 09:33
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are you sure you were the intended recipient Englishdude? Why would somebody write you a letter in a language you don't understand?
I have some Swiss friends who write in Swissgerman to Greeks too - they figure they can get it translated...
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Old 22.02.2008, 09:58
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Old 22.02.2008, 10:51
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are you sure you were the intended recipient Englishdude? Why would somebody write you a letter in a language you don't understand?
The more interesting question would be, who is Amanda?
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:01
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I was gonna be all cynical and say: "ever heard of MS Word?" Its a good thing I checked! What language is that??

p.s. I havnt been around too long ..
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I was gonna be all cynical and say: "ever heard of MS Word?" Its a good thing I checked! What language is that??

p.s. I havnt been around too long ..

Swiss German. The spellings vary depending on the dialect
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:02
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Not necessarily....

Thanks for your mail - I also do not know how this will work. I would like to finish here, they're counting on me til Feb cuz the new guy starts in March. But I can also just leave they cant force me. The thing with Amanda is clear for me. She knows I do not want her in CH, so she is planning to return to Singapore. I'm looking after her thats true but it aint a relationship and were not having sex either. For me that is very taxing. When I come back to CH in March I look forward most to the children, that I will always live with, surely I will see them more than in the last 3 years. I do not really see us working out, though you never know... I had the same issues the last two times I was home and it was rather difficult. Despite that I really enjoy it when we can all do things together. Sometimes we have good moments, something we could build on.. my problem is that I dunno myself what I want sometimes ..

phew.. that was long - better thank me Looks like you still have a chance, but unless you are looking for material for a soap opera .....
Well done big pat on the back for you
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:04
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The more interesting question would be, who is Amanda?
Im called amanda but im from the uk
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The more interesting question would be, who is Amanda?
A pet Singaporean he was not having sex with.

Is Englishdude a bloke or a girl? The letter seems to be addressed to a girl, that speaks Swiss German.
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:10
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A pet Singaporean he was not having sex with.

Is Englishdude a bloke or a girl? The letter seems to be addressed to a girl, that speaks Swiss German.
Do we dare start making up the story that surrounds this rather mysterious e-mail. . . . .
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:11
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ummm .. this is probably not important, but the term 'Industrial Union' appears a number of times in my translation! I wonder where that fits into an 'i-dont-know-what-i-am-saying-but-i-will-pass-the-ball-to-you-because-i-think-i-am-in-love-but-not-sure' letter?
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:12
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Reminds me of those scenes in the movie Wikipedia reference-linkDoc_Hollywood where Michael J. Fox's character reads the letters to the couple who don't know how to read. Becomes an ongoing soap opera where all the participants want to know what happens to Ellen and the Pakistani!

As much as I don't want to interfere in Englishdude's life here I'd really like to know more about Amanda and what role she plays in all of this
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Do we dare start making up the story that surrounds this rather mysterious e-mail. . . . .
I think it's only right that we do.

So we start with a love triangle.
  • Amanda (Englishbloke08)
  • Bird 2
  • 2 timing Bloke
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Old 22.02.2008, 11:23
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I think it's only right that we do.

So we start with a love triangle.
  • Amanda (Englishbloke08)
  • Bird 2
  • 2 timing Bloke
We continue with:
  • 2 timing Bloke who looks forward most to his "live-in" children????
  • A journey to "find himself" which probably involves more women from Singapore that will have sex with him. . . .
Question: Is Amanda the girl from Singapore?
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seems to me that this message has been 'intercepted'
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Im changing my name now lol
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From "2 timing bloke" to "bird 2"
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