Hi ,
Quick fix about this interview : Nein would means No
so :
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GA: Are you still in contact with your brother?
Knopfler: NO.
GA: That is sad.
Knopfler: Not really.
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Regards.
Riton
For the ones not that fond of DK, the translation was correct(read again):
GA: Are you still in contact with your brother?
Knopfler: Yes.
GA: That is sad.
Knopfler: Not really.
And I think the misunderstanding with the 40000 people comes from the use of the coma (,) that in some languages is used between numbers instead of (.)