And, since the Bundesland also houses the EU's most innovative population, there is seemingly nothing the German state can't do... Except, of course, speak standard German - The state's motto is "Wir können alles. Except standard German.") Although the gap in life expectancy between eastern and western Germany has dropped drastically over the last decades, eastern German states still have lower predictions. Source: Brichtig via WikimediaThe Swabian dialect has its own unique characteristics, like using "le" instead of the standard German "chen" or "lein."

Source: The Local December 06, 2019 14:03 UTC