German line in The Doorman

S06E18 The DoormanretroSep 14, 2002, 5:17 AM ET8 years later8 posts by 5 posters
Question

Fans help transcribe a German line from The Doorman episode where Kramer's bro is shown to German tourists, with discussion of the meaning of "keine problem."

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Mazzy

I've nearly finished transcribing The Doorman, but I'd appreciate a bit of help with one line.

Toward the end of the episode, Kramer is chased and cornered by a bunch of German tourists. He winds up explaining his 'bro' to them, and at this point one of the Germans makes a comment to another. It ends with something that sounds like "...keine problem."

Being British, I have no grasp of any language other than English (and a merely tenuous grip on that). So could someone do me the favour of telling me the German line?

Thanks for any assistance.

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Art VandelayMazzy

<<<Toward the end of the episode, Kramer is chased and cornered by a bunch of German tourists. He winds up explaining his 'bro' to them, and at this point one of the Germans makes a comment to another. It ends with something that sounds like "...keine problem.">>>

keine = hardly any, very little

^^^^^^ "Art is often hailed as the grandest expression of human spirit, but we know now ... that the grandest expression of human spirit is whatever it takes for a man or woman to rush back into a burning building to save more people."

MazzyArt Vandelay

In article , [email] (Art Vandelay) wrote:

Well, I can guess at what the English translation would be - given that they're talking about Kramer's man-bra, and the comment is aimed at an older chubbier guy, it's going to be on the lines of "That'd help with your little problem".

What I could do with is someone who can decipher the fuzzy bit of speech into the original German, as the "keine problem" bit was all I could make out. What went before it was a jumble of Teutonic syllables to me.

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth.
Ian F.Art Vandelay

"Art Vandelay" wrote in message news:[email]...

Kein(e) = none Klein(e) = small

I assume he's saying "no problem".

Ian

Art VandelayIan F.

Ian F corrected: <<Kein(e) = none Klein(e) = small>>

Mein Bad. ; )

^^^^^^ "Art is often hailed as the grandest expression of human spirit, but we know now ... that the grandest expression of human spirit is whatever it takes for a man or woman to rush back into a burning building to save more people."

Ian F.Art Vandelay

"Art Vandelay" wrote in message news:[email]...

LOL  ;-)
Dwayne ConyersArt Vandelay

Vom feuer schmeckt es besser ??

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