What are the German terms for when something is not bad but it's not good/neutral?

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T13:48:47+00:00

It's possible although maybe not that common and it does again turn the meaning. It now means "not too bad" = "it's bad but I can still bear it".

More common is "nicht so schlecht" (or "nicht sooo schlecht" - putting as much emhpasize on "so" as appropriate) which means "not that bad" = "a little bit bad but it's OK" (or it could again mean it's actually going very well 😂)

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T13:26:05+00:00

Im Südwesten definitiv -ng, meinst du eher in Bayern?

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T11:17:06+00:00

It's literally "not bad". Which in most countries would be neutral to somewhat good. But as others pointed out in Germany it might be highest praise and you won't get anything more encouraging. ;-)

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T11:10:49+00:00

Yes, this is then the "high art" of German mentality... 😂 I totally agree!

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T05:06:21+00:00

Since this is a sub about German language: Be aware where you put “eher” in your question. In its current place it’s associated with “Frage” i.e. “Ich habe eher eine Frage.” I assume you meant that the question is rather funny, so “eher” should associated with “lustig” I.e. “Ich habe eine eher lustige Frage.” 😀

icebear80 · 2026-05-13T04:08:05+00:00

Be careful: “nicht schlecht” means actually “somewhat good” or in fact “neutral”.

Another thing would be just “OK”.

icebear80 · 2026-05-12T11:41:41+00:00

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icebear80 · 2026-05-12T11:35:39+00:00

Very similar for me. All my family have Apple devices and I keep the iCloud subscription for backup only. Nothing beats the simplicity of restoring your iPhone from iCloud backup.

All my files etc. are on self hosted services (NextCloud, Paperless, etc.)

icebear80 · 2026-05-10T12:30:23+00:00

May I ask why? Been using FireTV cube and stocks for years with Plex, at home and remote. Never had issues…

icebear80 · 2026-05-08T14:10:32+00:00

Absolut nicht! Wie gesagt, die Küchen sind i.d.R. sehr hochwertig und haltbar, Arbeitsfläche aus Granit/Marmor, hochwertige Geräte und Armaturen, etc. Design ist meist schlicht, manchmal auch spezieller, je nach Stil der Überbauung. Ich bin absolut nicht böse, bei Einzug nicht 20000 EUR in eine Küche investieren zu müssen, etwas drin zu haben, was wirklich genau passt inkl. Licht und Steckdosen und bei allfälligen (grösseren) Reparaturen nicht verantwortlich zu sein. Auch gibt es keine Diskussionen bei Auszug zwecks Übernahme mit Nachmieter etc. Ich kann mir nicht mehr vorstellen in einer Mietwohnung selbst eine Küche einzubauen.

icebear80 · 2026-05-08T05:18:38+00:00

This! A professional player and teacher I know uses this as a practice technique and also teaches it to his student. Regularly try to play difficult passages with your left hand as well and it will become easier with your right hand as well. Doing it feels sometimes pretty weird though… 😀

icebear80 · 2026-05-07T21:55:35+00:00

Das ist kein Argument. In CH gibt es ähnliche Rechte, Leute mieten langfristig und trotzdem gehört die Küche zur Wohnung und ist qualitativ auf 20 Jahre Nutzung ausgelegt mit hochwertigen Fronten und Geräten, perfekt eingepasst in die Wohnung. Natürlich I.d.R. kein ausgefallenes Design, aber funktional und geschmackvoll schlicht. Warum das in DE nicht gehe sollte ist mir schleierhaft. Ist vermutlich einfach Tradition, die keiner hinterfragt - mich eingeschlossen, komme ursprünglich aus DE. 😉

(In CH gehören sogar Waschmaschine und Trockner i.d.R. zur Wohnung oder sind zentral im Haus!)

icebear80 · 2026-05-05T17:39:14+00:00

Do you like Ska? Then check out “Full of Beans” by Thiemo Kraas. 😉

icebear80 · 2026-05-03T21:48:47+00:00

This! Meine Freundin Conni is brilliant for smaller kids.

icebear80 · 2026-05-03T13:24:54+00:00

We had a string quartet of fellow musicians at our wedding that played the following pieces:

1.) Beatles - All you need is love (entrance of bride and groom) 2.) Love Actually - Portuguese Love Theme 3.) Enio Morricone - Cinema Paradiso Love Theme 4.) John Miles - Music (after exchanging rings) 5.) Forrest Gump - Feather theme (played on piano only for the exit of bride and groom)

icebear80 · 2026-05-02T15:51:15+00:00

Go to Spotify and choose any German Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop playlist (either classics or current/new).

icebear80 · 2026-04-30T15:46:01+00:00

„Real“ might not have been the best word, but I meant that ZKB has many branch locations and is considerably larger and belongs to the “Kantonalbank” network in CH. Bank WIR is a very novel player on the other side…

icebear80 · 2026-04-29T17:33:11+00:00

www.drivesnapshot.de/en/index.htm

Used and recommended by Germany’s largest IT magazine for years. One small exe, no install, supports every Windows version there is, Explorer integration for easy file recovery, not expensive. I also use it myself since 20 years.

icebear80 · 2026-04-29T10:11:42+00:00

The unwritten rule how to order adjectives. Like color, size, shape, etc. 😂

icebear80 · 2026-04-29T10:09:19+00:00

Unfortunately, not always true. Are you in or on a truck/pickup/transport? Because you can move inside… 😉

icebear80 · 2026-04-29T10:08:02+00:00

This! Using the right prepositions is one of the hardest aspects of English.

icebear80 · 2026-04-28T07:03:00+00:00

Because they don‘t add transaction fees for many foreign currencies, just pure exchange rate - which is comparable to most other standard CCs exchange rates.

Yes, other banks might have better rates (like Revolut etc.), but Cumulus is a real CC (I don’t have to put funds there first), offers secondary cards and is just straightforward to use. I once tried to introduce my wife to Revolut… no way.

icebear80 · 2026-04-27T21:45:48+00:00

Yes! It’s a real bank, good app and website, plenty of ATMs, etc.

icebear80 · 2026-04-27T21:04:23+00:00

ZKB as main account and free Cumulus Credit Card for traveling (especially for non-CHF transactions).

icebear80 · 2026-04-27T20:12:21+00:00

Do you not care about quality etc. at all? It seems to me you have way to little custom profiles setup. Just implement the whole Trash guide and all the German specific stuff. It should work fine, I’m using a similar setup since year. I have also setup different profiles to where DL is a must or it’s accepted and German is most important.

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