# In what language do Merkel and Sarkozy speak when conversing with each other?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 27, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928 "2011-10-27T00:33:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2015, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928/81 "2015-02-17T04:50:49Z")

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> [@chappachula](#):
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> what’s LMGTFY ?

[Someone has to](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lmgtfy).

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### Author: ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928/82 "2015-02-17T13:13:58Z")

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> [@Dr.Strangelove](#):
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> [Someone has to](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lmgtfy).

_Golf Clap_😃

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### Author: ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928/83 "2015-02-17T13:38:14Z")

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> [@kaylasdad99](#):
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> I’m not entirely certain, but I think the gist is that we have finally received our long-awaited savior, who is going to teach us all how to use the internet properly.

I think you might be right. He’s already educated us all very well about the dangers of using Google Translate.

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### Author: ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-language-do-merkel-and-sarkozy-speak-when-conversing-with-each-other/600928/84 "2015-02-17T13:44:09Z")

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(Though apparently posting machine-translated gibberish does not fall under the proscription against “tolerating ignorance, bad and impolite manners, and intellectual laziness”.)

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