No, it was not used like this. We were taught to be polite.
If you did not hear properly what you were told and said "was?"
(what?) instead of "Bitte" (please), then you were told:
"Kapusta mit Kvass". (Kapusta means cabbage)
Whether cabbage was cooked in kvass, I do not know.
Mimi
On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:52 AM, HARDY BREIER wrote:
> The Kvass thread broke all records of posts in a given time.
> Some 30 posts in 2 days.
> " Was ist dass ?
> Kapusta mit Kvass !"
> Old Cz saying which doesnt mean a thing.
> But genuine Czernowitz !
> Hardy
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