Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “work is work and liquor is liquor”.
Pronunciation
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Proverb
[edit]Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps
- there should be no drinking during work hours and no shop talk in bars
- (by extension) one should keep work life and private life separated