The problem is when my memes only appeal to DaZ learners. German speakers think they’re dumb (they are, I’m just getting started on German puns, so they’re like little kids’ jokes) and non German speakers don’t get them. I don’t mind being the only one to think I’m funny, but sometimes I get genuine joy out of puns that I would like to share, if only there were an audience

Example (Edit: my lazy ass didn’t even want to make a meme to illustrate this, so you just get the description of it): seit dem Seifenmassakre hat sich alles geändert. Jetzt hab ich Albträume und reagiere auf Seifenblasen unangemessen. Zu mindest muss ich kein Duschgel mehr kaufen.

Es ist wahr, ich werde jetzt für immer Schauma haben

Translation (important notes at the end): everything changed since the soap massacre. Now I’ve got nightmares and a disproportionate reaction to soap bubbles. At least I don’t ever have to buy shower gel again.

It’s true, I’ll always have Schauma from now on.

Note: the word for foam in German is Schaum, trauma is the same, Schauma is a shower gel brand, and all I can think of when I see it is dogs having nam flashbacks to being washed