Are you a roller-skater?
When I arrived in Germany for my Erasmus year I couldn't understand why I had been placed in a room in halls of residence for disabled students, and my landlord was even more amazed when he met me. He seemed to think that there had been a miracle - he was expecting me to arrive in a wheelchair. Things then started to piece together - I had wondered why they had asked me if I could 'rollerskate' on my accommodation application form! I had confused sind Sie Rollstuhlfahrer?, are you a wheelchair user?, and sind Sie Rollschuhläufer?, are you a roller-skater?
Sent by: Jessica
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