In my friend circle, it's usually just "phone".
His feeder brings all the Hummers to the yard.
I may be wrong regarding that it isn't widely used any more.
And yes, it was the first word I learned for mobile phone, too.
OK Boomer.
(nur Spaß)
I'm into some of that Gay SM as well.
Because I use english during most of the day. Many of my friends are from abroad and only speak english. I consume a lot of content in english, etc.
And in German, I'd even prefer Mobiltelefon over Handy. Ever since I know that "Handy" could be interpreted as "Handjob" in the US, it feels really stupid to use this word. To me, the word now feels like a "boomer invention" and even though it's in the Duden, I don't consider it to be correct any more. At least for my own language. There are several words in the German and English languages that fit better.
I don't understand why it'd be hard to understand that.
Als es noch ein, zwei Dienste waren, die so gut wie alles abgedeckt haben, fand ich es in Ordnung zu zahlen.
Irgendwann sinds dann durch Fragmentierung immer mehr geworden und wir haben zeitweise echt viel Geld gezahlt, weil man ja die Ersteller der Medien unterstützen wollte.
Gedankt wird das dann aber nur mit Gier. Noch mehr Plattformen. Noch höhere Preise. Konto teilen? Nicht mehr ohne Aufschlag.
Und das in einer Zeit, in der man nicht mal mehr günstig Hawaii-Toast essen kann.
Nein. Genug. Ich hab den Piratenhut wieder rausgeholt.
"Ich habe mein Handy verloren." "I lost my cellphone."
I have a bro in the US @Zengen@social.fossware.space. He visited me a couple times in Germany (even for my wedding) and I visited him in the US two times. Last time with my wife and my kids, in April. When we explained to his family what a Handy is in Germany, they all laughed and this is what ultimately led me to the creation of this meme.
Also, he and I frequently make jokes about it.
I feel that mostly older folks still use the term? Maybe it's just my friends and I. Ever since I realized what it means in english-speaking countries, I stopped saying it.
Maybe, I'm wrong. But again, I rarely hear the term "Handy" any more.
The Japanese is just very unnatural and sometimes even wrong.
I wish I had the funds to afford something like that...