Reply #29: Ummm, OK, not! LOL

[DFW]

I live in the Düsseldorf area, my wife is German with a college degree, we have always
spoken German to each other (34 years together now) and we both agree that the "ein" is
incorrect usage when referring to a person. It may get used incorrectly as a regional
difference, just like they confuse "mich" and "mir" in the Rurhgebiet. People say "ain't"
all the time, too. We all know what it means. It still isn't formal English. In formal
German, "ich bin Hamburger" means you're someone from the Hamburg (oder Umgebung), and
"ich bin ein Hamburger" means you accompany special sauce, lettuce, cheese, onions and
pickles on that sesame seed bun.