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I still can't figure out what "ich eil" means or even what language it is
Ich iel is a german acronym for "meirl"
Ah, im echten Leben, iel! Finally the quarter fell.
Ich im echten Leben.
They take English and translate it word for word in a very literal fashion. It's very difficult to understand for regular Germans because you kinda need to know the original English sayings to make sense of it.
And it's somehow still an amazing experience despite not knowing a single word