The Wife and I lived together for a year in the United States, from the summer of 2011 until the summer of 2012, when we got married and moved to Germany. For her birthday in the States, my wife received — among other things — a gift certificate to Fred Meyer; a major supermarket chain founded in Portland, Oregon, which sells everything from food and beverages to clothing and furniture.
The gift certificate was a generous present from my parents, and one which I thought best utilized to lower our fixed expenses. So, one evening, I suggested my wife use the money to cover the cost of our next trip to Fred Meyer for groceries. She gave it some thought and said…
THE WIFE: “I could use my gift certificate for groceries, but I also need a new purse.”
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
Purses always trump poultry. Didn’t you read that in the husband’s manual?
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No, I… oh wait a minute. Yep. It’s right there. :)
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Now you lost me – looked purse up – Geldbeutel, Täschchen – where was her mis-usage? What was wrong in wanting a new purse? Since you posted this under Denglish I am searching for some language slip … Ok, I give up. I don’t get it.
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Oh I break my own rules all the time. It’s a wild ride over here, Fran. :)
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Ok – you know, germans like categories …and get easily confused while having to think outside our beloved little boxes.
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