"Congratulations on adding another win to your list. Do you ever get used to winning?" the post-race interviewer asked Fatih moments after he came to a stop in front of the No. 1 board, having completed the interviews of the other podium finishers.
"Eh?" Fatih asked, not having fully understood what he meant.
"Ah, you don't speak German? I completely forgot. Where is the interpreter?" the interviewer misunderstood his response, thinking that Fatih didn't understand, and started looking for the interpreter whom the event coordinator usually hired due to the international nature of the event.
"No, I can speak German. It's just that I didn't understand exactly what you meant by your question," Fatih answered in clear and native-sounding German, causing the interviewer and everyone listening to the interview to pause as they tried to see if they were hallucinating.
