[struwwelpeter]

It tells you something about a culture when it has a single word to describe something complex. Of course, Germans could product a single word of twenty-nine syllables to describe pretty much anything.

Then there's Russian, with long tongue twisters for everything, until you get to a two letter word for cabbage soup.

[KarlInOhio]

Of course, Germans could product a single word of twenty-nine syllables to describe pretty much anything.

Germans just love compound words, which they string together like so many sausages. It is one of the wurst features of their language.

[shhrubbery!]

Of course, Germans could product a single word of twenty-nine syllables to describe pretty much anything.

My favorite is Sonntagsnachmittagspaziergang

Maybe you know German, but for those who don't, that translates to "Sunday afternoon walk."