Word: viskey
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Dates: during 1949-1949
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Remarkably many of the people did speak English. Unfortunately grocery stores were the only places where no one could understand us. Generally comprehension increased if you asked for "viskey" instead of "whiskey," but shopping remained a difficulty. We once solved the problem by inducing a black marketer who wanted to change a few guilders to help us buy the routine quota of Maggi soup, meat, and bisquets before entering monetary negotiations...
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