I mean I was planning to visit in the next couple of years anyway I guess…

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    German is the biggest contributor to modern English

    Common misconception. English and German are West Germanic languages with a common ancestor, whose ancestor in turn is common among Norwegian, Gothic, Saxon, etc etc. The only influence German has now is the odd loanword, like Weltschmerz and Schadenfreude. English loaned a lot of words from French a thousand years ago because Norman was the substrate language in England a thousand years ago and is still a sort of prestige language. Dutch is much the same but you never hear anyone say that.

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      The only influence German has now is the odd loanword, like Weltschmerz and Schadenfreude.

      Hahahahaha! XD

      Good luck, bro. (you’re gonna NEED it)