In Germany we have many different dialects too.

From the Noth (there live the Friesen) to the south (Bavarians)

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I came from Hessen, and once in the School our Teacher bring an very old married couple, from the Taunus, this is an area in Hessen

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just in the near of Wiesbaden my Birthtown.
And nobody in our Class can understand the old People if they start with their Dialect.

And this was in Hessen, and they come from Hessen just like me.

Maybe this shows a little bit of different ways to speak an Language

Das Ganze ist mehr als die Summe seiner Teile(Aristoteles)
Aber wenn man das einzelne nicht mehr beachtet, hat das ganze keinen Sinn mehr (Stone)