Mahalo, DU.

[sheshe2]

We are a diverse crowd here. We thank people differently depending on where we hail from.

Mahalo. Thank you. Grazie. Gracias. Danke. Je vous remercie. Arigatou.شكرا . 谢谢. To name a few.

Love DU for the diversity and the kindness and the acceptance of all peoples.

We would never mock our own here. There is so much hate in this world today. Wrap your arms around the person standing next to you and tell them you love them.

If you sneeze, I will say Gesundheit because I am German Swiss and that is what my grandfather taught me. Ha. Taught me cuss words as well, much to moms chagrin.

We are one people.

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. This is a beautiful post sheshe

Thank you

[sheshe2]

5. Nope.

I thank you for responding.

[Callmecrazy]

94. Yeah, as long as you agree with everybody...

But try to start a discussion in opposition and you're alerted on.
Lotta sheep on this board, not many wolves.



Alert away, snowflakes. prove me right.

[lapucelle]

2. Mahalo for this post.

[sheshe2]

4. Mahalo and Aloha, lapucelle.

[ismnotwasm]

3. K&R

[Aristus]

6. Danke sehr, meine Freunden.

It feels weird to write that, since 'Freunden' can mean either 'female friend' (which you are) or 'girlfriend.'

Anyway,

[ismnotwasm]

7. I'm looking for something cool to say in Swedish

I know very little and I’m over half. Instead, I find stuff like this. Ah well.


https://viewstockholm.com/13-of-the-funniest-swedish-expressions/

[sheshe2]

10. You made me lol!

In English we tell someone to take a hike – Swedes tell those who annoy them to ‘throw themselves into the wall’. Swedes are nothing if not direct.

https://viewstockholm.com/13-of-the-funniest-swedish-expressions/



Luv ya ism!

[ismnotwasm]

11. Back at you sheshe2!

[sheshe2]

18. You are the best.

You my dear have been missed.

[sheshe2]

8. Hey you!

Since you have a wife I will take being your female friend.

I haven't talked to you in awhile, Aristus. Luv ya.

[DFW]

60. Close!

Freundin is the word you are looking for. In German, „in“ is the suffix indicating female. Merkel is even referred to as „die Kanzlerin.“

Freunden is just the dative plural of „friend,“ or „Freund.“

[Aristus]

64. Thank you.

I couldn't remember if it was '-in' or '-en'.

Plus, in German class, the dative case always made me want to throw my hands up and quit.

[DFW]

74. Be thankful it wasn't Latin or Russian

Latin has 5 cases, and Russian has 6.

[geardaddy]

79. Reminds me of this:

[DFW]

95. Back in those days

They were known as "grammar centurions!"

[geardaddy]

97. LOL

Nice one!

[Pachamama]

71. Freundin

That would be girlfriend or female friend

“Freunden” is plural friends

Bitte Schön

[Cha]

9. Mahalo, she!!! Merci beaucoup! Most people know

this.. I wouldn't like to think there were some who don't know any better!

Grazie!

[ismnotwasm]

14. SL TV FLUGOR I EN SMLL

‘Hit two flies with one slap’. Can you guess what this one means? If you guessed ‘kill two birds with one stone’ you’d be absolutely right.

Swedish is crazy funny.

[Cha]

25. lol.. I like the "fly" thing better!

I don't want birdies shot.

Mahalo, ismnotwasm!

[ismnotwasm]

30. Mahalo Cha!

[Cha]

46. A' ole pilikia, ismnotwasm!

Aloha!

[Celerity]

56. you cannot put special characters in a subject line

Swedish vowels for instance

å
ä
ö


slå två flugor i en smäll

or

the more colloquial form, made famous by Refaat El-Sayed on SVT (Swedish state telly) who often bungled old Swedish sayings, which then took on lives of their own in the zeitgeist

gör två flugor på smällen

[sheshe2]

17. Danke

[Cha]

26. It's Perfect, she! You are

so brilliant at calling out the *********!

Mi Amiga!

[SunSeeker]

12. Love you, she!

[sheshe2]

84. I love you back!

[sandensea]

13. Never a dull moment on the DU!

And one learns so much, too.

It's become a true compendium of these troubling times - all the more so thanks to all our combined insights.

Salut!

[ancianita]

15. One love, sistas and brothas.

[grantcart]

16. You are one of the rocks I always look for

[sheshe2]

98. Just seeing your response, grantcart.

Been busy with mom care.

Fact is I have learned a lot from your posts.

Thank you.

[catbyte]

19. Chii miigwetch, my friend.We're better and stronger together.

I'm tribal so it comes naturally to me, that's why I've always gravitated towards the Democratic party & DU in particular. We shall overcome.

[geardaddy]

68. Miigwech and pilamayaye to you catbyte!

[catbyte]

75. Boozhoo, geardaddy! Aaniish naa ezhiyaayin?

[geardaddy]

77. Boozhoo, catbyte!

Nminoyaa gwa!

I confess I had to look up the response! I only know boozhoo and miigwech!

[hibbing]

20. Thumbs up! n/t

[Skittles]

21. sterkere sammen; Ja absolutt

[Doreen]

22. Danke fir deine wonderbares post.

Weir senden dieselbe zurick.

[sprinkleeninow]

23. Mahalo!

Ďakujem, Paní!

💙🇺🇸💪🗽

[sheshe2]

24. ;)

Sie sind herzlich willkommen

[sprinkleeninow]

29. Incoming»»

Tack SÅ mycket! 😍

[sheshe2]

32. You are really making me work for this one.

[sprinkleeninow]

33. Awright. Ima done...😘

[murielm99]

27. Thank you for posting this.

[crazytown]

28. I won't try saying something in Swiss-German

I've been reprimanded too many times (dialect! dialect!) What I will say is the first time I see your name next to a post on a day, I feel a little better knowing that you are here. 'We are one people' is a favorite highlight from Obama's 2004 address. Thank you for the better angels you have summoned today shehe2

[sheshe2]

43. I don't know what to say, crazytown.

Danke.

Such kind words.

This thread was healing for me. Glad it was for others as well. We are and will be one people once again.

Obama had my heart in 2004. I watched and clapped and cried. He and his family were here for such a brief time. I miss them.

Fact is we need our sanity back and then move forward with the weight of all that is good in us behind us. Forward. Yes We Can. We will do it.

[spanone]

31. Mahalo sheshe2

[sheshe2]

34. I love ya back, spanone!

[spanone]

37. ❤️

[Gothmog]

36. Great post

[secondwind]

38. What a beautiful and uplifting post!

We need more of these, if you please!

Life is short, we all want a Democrat to win next year, let’s be kinder and gentler towards each other!!

[sheshe2]

40. A kinder and more gentle nation.

Yes, please. Yes.

Thank you, secondwind.

[Tiggeroshii]

39. Douitashimashite

[sheshe2]

41. Translation.

You are welcome.

Okay....

[NBachers]

42. How nice to open up DU and be welcomed as part of a world-wide family. You're someone I always look

for, sheshe, and landing in your posts is like coming home. Arms around the world!

[sheshe2]

47. It is still our country, NBachers.

One that embraces the world.

We are not one people, we are for each other.

Thank you so very much for your kind words.

[Hekate]

44. I don't know what brought this on, but Mahalo nui & me ke aloha back atcha

I needed that.

[LittleGirl]

45. Danke

from Basel Switzerland sheshe2.

I don't speak German yet but I can say please and thank you. bitte and danke.

[yuiyoshida]

48. ど いたしまして

[sheshe2]

49. Beautiful.

Then wind pushes us forward.

[yuiyoshida]

50. Here is the studio version

[sheshe2]

51. Dayum!

That was great!

Thanks.

[yuiyoshida]

52. you're welcome

ど いたしまして。

[FM123]

53. I love your words, they make me feel like I have just been hugged!

Thank you sheshe2 for reminding us of all the love that is here. Yes, we are one people and diversity is our strength.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

54. We are one.

[BlueMTexpat]

55. As always, it's great to "see"

you, ss2!

[brer cat]

57. Great post, sheshe.

K&R

[SallyHemmings]

58. Bonjour!

That’s all I got after 7 years of French language classes.

[duhneece]

59. Gracias

Somos un Pueblo unido. We are a united village.

[DFW]

61. I can only add

Grüezi wohl. Du hasch das sehr guet g‘schriebe! I han kei problem mit Schwyzer Mundart!

[zackymilly]

62. The person standing beside me is wearing a MAGA hat. Do I have to? n/t

[ismnotwasm]

69. No, actually

[lark]

63. Bonjour she.

Thank you for the beautiful music and uplifting post to start my day. That is a totally awesome song from one of the best albums ever, IMO.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

65. y'all aint from rounchere, air ye?

Jeetchet? Jauntoo?

Mon in. Sit a spell.

[Me.]

66. So Like You sheshe2

[geardaddy]

67. Diolch am dy bost hyfryd!

[Pachamama]

70. Gesundheit

[Niagara]

72. This is beautiful, She!

Danke!

[treestar]

73. Muchas gracias!

And mahalo too, she.

[Still In Wisconsin]

76. תּוֹדָה רַבָּה

(Toda raba- Hebrew: Thanks very much!)

[sheshe2]

78. ...

[lillypaddle]

80. Always have a minute

for your posts, sheshe, and throw in Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and my day is truly made!

Nice post. Thanks.

[Kid Berwyn]

81. Peace to You, sheshe2!

From the late Alan Watts:

Before I had studied Zen for thirty years, I saw mountains as mountains, and waters as waters. When I arrived at a more intimate knowledge, I came to the point where I saw that mountains are not mountains, and waters are not waters. But now that I have got its very substance I am at rest. For it's just that I see mountains once again as mountains, and waters once again as waters.

https://terebess.hu/zen/qingyuan.html

—————

Despite appearances to the contrary, we really are one in spirit.

[BumRushDaShow]

82. Beautiful and uplifting post sheshe!

And I'll add this from almost 35 years ago that I think embraces your sentiment.

(and folks can do their own IDing of the singers - several of whom are no longer with us)

[sheshe2]

83. Wow.

That gave me pause, hard to believe that was 35 years ago. Some gone, but not forgotten. Beautiful.

Thanks, BRDS, that recording is a perfect fit here.

[mcar]

85. Shame on those here who mock other DUers

chosen form of greeting. It is childish and just plain mean.

Oh, and
go raibh maith agat

[Peacetrain]

86. Beautiful sentiment sheshe2.. made my day

[Cary]

87. Shalom my friend

[sheshe2]

88. Shalom my friend.

[PatrickforO]

89. I love this song! And I do quite enjoy DU. n/t

[Sancho]

90. Mahalo

[LAS14]

91. K & R

[Cha]

92. Looks like the Diversity Crowd Wins, she!

The Mahalo Mockers are a tiny tiny minority.. Thank Goodness for Goodnes!

[lunatica]

93. I love you back Sheshe2!

[Eliot Rosewater]

96. I am a Flinstones fan, so "Yabbadabbado!