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Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/05 05:28:31


Post by: coolbrobunny


Hello, I am looking for a german speaking Friend. I am studying. german and my german is not so good. Please send me a message and I will respond. I like to play 40k and hope you do as well. Does anyone here speak german and english? Thank you for your time.

Hallo, ich bin auf der Suche nach einem Freund, der Deutsch sprechen kann. Ich bin studerien Deutsch und meine deutsch ist nicht gut. Bitte, zu mir antworten, und ich werde antworten Ihnen. Ich spielen mochte 40k und ich hoffe dass Sie auch. Hat jemand hier sprechen Deutsch und English? Danke


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/05 05:33:58


Post by: hotsauceman1


I studied it a bit, I understand all that, but many things I could not ger right TBH


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/06 21:41:16


Post by: JB


There are a lot of Dakkanauts that are German and Austrian. NOTE: I am not one of them. I am an American living in Germany. While I speak German as my second language, I am not terribly proficient.

Some folks that post regularly:

Viktor von Domm (Berlin area)
Kroothawk (Berlin area, I believe)
Klaus, not Santa (somewhere in Baden-Wuerttemberg?)
Allod is Austrian (Vienna)
Sir Arun is also Austrian

There are at least a couple of Deutsch speaking Swiss members but they do not post frequently in the threads that I read.

Viel Glück mit deine Suche!




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/06 21:53:10


Post by: Jehan-reznor


I am Dutch but i grew up near the German border so i also can speak German. Was is dass problem mit ihren Deutsch?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/06 21:54:48


Post by: Avatar 720


Nope, nobody speaks German here.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/06 22:11:00


Post by: usernamesareannoying


no... we only speak american here...
if we wanted german we'd go to deutsche'a deutsche'a


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/07 11:41:01


Post by: KingCracker


 Jehan-reznor wrote:
I am Dutch but i grew up near the German border so i also can speak German. Was is dass problem mit ihren Deutsch?



Blasted hippy Dutch.... always showing off


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/07 11:48:31


Post by: Da Boss


Ich wohnen in Dusseldorf aber ich komme aus Irland. Ich muss deutsch lernen auch! Meine Freundin ist Deutsch und sie lacht wann mein grammatik ist slecht.

Ich vorgesse immer die artikelen!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/07 15:03:58


Post by: gossipmeng


I never studied German, but because of random knowledge of some languages - I can certainly get the jist of what you typed.


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I never studied german, but because of random knowledge of some languages - I can certainly get the jist of what you typed.

Listenin to German, now that is a different story lol.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/07 15:16:29


Post by: Iron_Captain


There are plenty of Germans around here, and most Dutch can speak German as well.
I've lived in Berlin for a while, so I am pretty fluent in German.
 Da Boss wrote:
Ich wohnen in Dusseldorf aber ich komme aus Irland. Ich muss deutsch lernen auch! Meine Freundin ist Deutsch und sie lacht wann mein grammatik ist slecht.

Ich vorgesse immer die artikelen!
Und deine Grammatik und Wortstellung sind zwar schlecht. Viel glück mit lernen, Deutsche Grammatik ist leider nicht einfach


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 03:17:04


Post by: poda_t


German over here. From Bratislava, Slovakia. So I can also satisfy any need for slavic (Slovak and a smidgeon of Russian) or Hungarian as well.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 05:33:25


Post by: JB


Bratislava is one confused city.

It's the capital of Slovakia but sits at the border with both Austria and Hungary. And you also get media broadcasting in Czech as well as Slovak and many other languages. Oh well, with cable over here you get to hear pretty much any language you want.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 05:41:21


Post by: easysauce


 Da Boss wrote:
Ich wohnen in Dusseldorf aber ich komme aus Irland. Ich muss deutsch lernen auch! Meine Freundin ist Deutsch und sie lacht wann mein grammatik ist slecht.

Ich vorgesse immer die artikelen!


my german is rusty, but always nice to have an opportunity to exercise the language part of the brain

translation


"I live in dussedorf but I come from ireland. I learn german somthing auch or aslo?! my girl friend is german and she thinks my grammar is s*%#
I think I am articulate"



i think if you actually had the accents I might get it better... also I taught myself german with richard scary books, beer, smokes, and backpacking through eastern europe... so yeah I might be off a bit lol



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 05:49:08


Post by: Asherian Command


Nein, nicht sprechen le Deutsche. Ich haben nicht tranen.

So yeah there goes my knowledge of german. But on culture, yes I know a lot, customs are fun too.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 06:04:46


Post by: poda_t


 JB wrote:
Bratislava is one confused city.

It's the capital of Slovakia but sits at the border with both Austria and Hungary. And you also get media broadcasting in Czech as well as Slovak and many other languages. Oh well, with cable over here you get to hear pretty much any language you want.


you forgot Romales... and Rusyn.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 08:52:55


Post by: Allod


 easysauce wrote:

"I live in dussedorf but I come from ireland. I learn german somthing auch or aslo?! my girl friend is german and she thinks my grammar is s*%#
I think I am articulate"


"I live in Dusseldorf but I come from Ireland. I need to learn German, too! My girlfriend is German and she laughs when my grammar is bad.

I always forget the articles!"



And for the record, I love Bratislava! So much nicer than Prague. I wish they had gone through with the Viennese development axis plans in your direction instead of going south and southeast to gakky Schwechat (shudders).


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 09:31:27


Post by: Ahtman


Ich bin ein Berliner!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 16:40:55


Post by: Sienisoturi


Ah good, a thread full of people living in Vienna! Can you please read my sig.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 18:15:16


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Allod wrote:
..."I live in Dusseldorf but I come from Ireland. I need to learn German, too! My girlfriend is German and she laughs when my grammar is bad. ...

A very apt description of Düsseldorf, especially if you consider the local population. Let's see how many people get what I'm talking about.

Sienisoturi wrote:
Ah good, a thread full of people living in Vienna! Can you please read my sig.

What, Vienna still exists? Remembering the talks my relatives always have about the "capital" I thought the city would already have been razed by a mob of angry mountaineers.
But why should the Schluchtensch... sry, austrians , be better than the germans. Berlin & München still stand, even when most people would like to sell them off to poland, respectively austria.
Don't take it to seriously, I'm 1/4 austrian myself, just like to tease my southern cousins. :-)


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 18:22:41


Post by: Da Boss


Dope Village?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 18:29:07


Post by: coolbrobunny


 Ahtman wrote:
Ich bin ein Berliner!


That was funny. You made my day


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 18:49:03


Post by: JB


poda_t wrote:
 JB wrote:
Bratislava is one confused city.

It's the capital of Slovakia but sits at the border with both Austria and Hungary. And you also get media broadcasting in Czech as well as Slovak and many other languages. Oh well, with cable over here you get to hear pretty much any language you want.


you forgot Romales... and Rusyn.

That's why I tried to cover myself with the words "...and many other languages." So much for my Ninja smoke bomb.


Allod wrote:
 easysauce wrote:

...


And for the record, I love Bratislava! So much nicer than Prague. I wish they had gone through with the Viennese development axis plans in your direction instead of going south and southeast to gakky Schwechat (shudders).

I still owe you a beverage or two of your choice.


Ahtman wrote: Ich bin ein Berliner!

This made me laugh. JFK is still quite popular in Europe. There are a lot of streets named after him as well as monuments and plaques. It seems like every large city has something named after JFK or Martin Luther King, sometimes both.


Da Boss wrote:Dope Village?

It can also mean quite a few other things like twit, twerp, goon, and ninny.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 18:58:33


Post by: Weltenwolf


 JB wrote:
This made me laugh. JFK is still quite popular in Europe. There are a lot of streets named after him as well as monuments and plaques. It seems like every large city has something named after JFK or Martin Luther King, sometimes both

Huh, never seen a Martin Luther King street/monument in germany or austria, the only thing I know is the Studentenheim in FFM. You're sure we're not talking about the original Martin Luther?

Edit: Nevermind, Google Maps is your friend, found 5 streets, 1 weg, 1 park and 1 ring.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:04:23


Post by: Da Boss


My second name is Kennedy, it's funny how common the name is on place names here! Nearly more common than at home in Ireland!


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Aber, wir sind faul! Wir mussen auf Deutsch sprechen. Entschuldigung!



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:20:56


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Da Boss wrote:
Aber, wir sind faul! Wir müssen auf deutsch sprechen. Entschuldigung!

Zu Befehl.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:45:03


Post by: Alfndrate


I took 2 years of German in high school, and while my 'accent' is atrocious, I have been understanding most of what is going on in the thread. I only had to google faul and Entshuldigung. Though I guess that's because I am used to "es tut mir leid" for I'm sorry.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:49:11


Post by: Da Boss


Ich sage das nie. Ich weiss nicht warum? Ich finde "entschuldigung" sehr schwierig zum ausprechen!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:52:02


Post by: Weltenwolf


Just say sorry, most people these days can't speak german and just denglish or kanakisch the whole day long.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:57:12


Post by: Da Boss


Ach, nein! Wann ich spreche Irisch (gaelic), ich hasse das! Wann alle wirden das machen, dan wirden Irisch sterben.
Nennen wir das "Béarlacas" ("Béarla" ist "Englisch" auf Irisch)


Ich hasse Denglish! Meine Studentin sprechen immer Denglish!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 19:58:25


Post by: Alfndrate


 Weltenwolf wrote:
Just say sorry, most people these days can't speak german and just denglish or kanakisch the whole day long.

That takes all of the fun out of the your awesome language


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:02:00


Post by: Weltenwolf


Wer unbedacht ein Fremdwort wählt
und deutsches Wort für ihn nicht zählt,

wer happy sagt und glücklich meint
und sunshine, wenn die Sonne scheint,

wer hot gebraucht anstelle heiss,
know-how benutzt, wenn er was weiss,

wer sich mit sorry kühl verneigt;
und shows abzieht, wenn er was zeigt,

wer shopping geht statt einzukaufen,
und jogging sagt zum Dauerlaufen,

der bleibt zwar fit, doch merkt zu spät,
wenn er kein Wort mehr Deutsch versteht.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:08:53


Post by: Viktor von Domm


funny how many irish folk is gathered already in this thread...I say funny because I always dreamed of emigrating towards Ireland...sometimes it is way too crowed here in berlin...thus a more spaced out and not overpopulated island in the north would be a nice change of pace... unfortunately I now have kids and one gets a bit stuck in his ways

aber wenn jemand was fragen will... bin gern bereit meine eigenen sprachlichen unfähigkeiten unter beweis zu stellen ...nebenbei... ich hasse groß- und kleinschreibung...


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at weltenwolf...that sounds like modern wilhem busch...?...who wrote that lil poem?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:13:14


Post by: Da Boss


Ins Deutschland, habe ich ein Job, ins Irland, habe ich die Arbeitslosen! Aber west-Irland ist schoen. Ost-Irland, nicht!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:13:40


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
... ich hasse groß- und kleinschreibung...

Blasphemie! Das ist das Beste an der deutschen Sprache, Anderen ans Bein zu pissen, weil sie die Groß- und Kleinschreibung nicht hinkriegen!
(Als würde ich nicht selbst dabei versagen. )


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:15:25


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Da Boss wrote:Ins Deutschland, habe ich ein Job, ins Irland, habe ich die Arbeitslosen! Aber west-Irland ist schoen. Ost-Irland, nicht!

yeah... I´ve heard about these numbers...

Weltenwolf wrote:
 Viktor von Domm wrote:
... ich hasse groß- und kleinschreibung...

Blasphemie! Das ist das Beste an der deutschen Sprache, Anderen ans Bein zu pissen, weil sie die Groß- und Kleinschreibung nicht hinkriegen!
(Als würde ich nicht selbst dabei versagen. )

ich fand immer...: wer rechtschreibfehler findet, darf sie behalten...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:17:14


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
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at weltenwolf...that sounds like modern wilhem busch...?...who wrote that lil poem?

Google says Friedrich K. Weibel, don't know myself, I got it from an old issue of DMZ


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ich fand immer...: wer rechtschreibfehler findet, darf sie behalten...

Das sowieso, aber ich versuche immer so korrekt wie möglich zu schreiben, damit ich anderen immer den Grammatik/Rechtschreibfaschisten machen kann, wenn sie wieder anfangen zu denglischen oder anderweitig die deutsche Sprache mißhandeln. Insbesondere in WoW krieg ich immer wieder Augenkrebs von der Diarrhö die da ins Chatfenster gepflanzt wird.


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@ OP; if you want to shine, this would be the right dictionary for you.
Just joking, please don't use that.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:24:32


Post by: Viktor von Domm


wow ist meines erachtens auch etwas was zwar ein multiplayer, verzeihung, mehrspieler spiel darstellt...aber ich spiels eh immer eher im alleingang


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:44:22


Post by: Weltenwolf


Ist vielleicht auch besser so. Der Sitten- und Moralverfall der seit WotLK einzug gehalten hat, mit all den ganzen Beutegeilen, inkompetenten, rechthaberischen Vollpfosten (insbesondere sei hier erwähnt AEEEEGWWWYYYNN), trübt ziemlich stark den noch vorhandenen Restspielspaß, besonders wenn man noch zur alten Schule gehört und Wert auf Zusammenarbeit und Gerechtigkeit legt.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 20:51:21


Post by: Viktor von Domm


eine recht gute zusammenfassung... mein ende fand ich mit wow als die tagesaufgaben zum selbstzweck eingeführt wurden... ich muss nun wirklich nicht im spiel auch noch arbeiten gehen...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:28:10


Post by: Allod


Weltenwolf wrote:Schluchtensch... sry, austrians

Don't take it to seriously, ...


Oh, don't worry, I would be the first Austrian to take a German seriously, we know better than that!

JB wrote: I still owe you a beverage or two of your choice.


I know, still looking forward to it!

Sienisoturi wrote:
Ah good, a thread full of people living in Vienna! Can you please read my sig.


Sent.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:38:02


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Allod wrote:
Oh, don't worry, I would be the first Austrian to take a German seriously, we know better than that!

Always cute when the little brother tries to raise against the bigger one. Do I need to call the Freiwillige Feuerwehr Passau?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:39:59


Post by: Da Boss


(I went to Passau last year during the snow. Lovely town! Though Vienna used to be in the diocese of Passau, didn't it?

Was in Vienna for New Years. Bloody impressive city, much nicer than Dusseldorf!)


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:45:09


Post by: Weltenwolf


Wien is a real Kaiserstadt, unlike Berlin, so of course it's impressive, with all the beautiful buildings and history roaming the air. Have to visit it one day, never came farther than Linz, with all the relatives living in Oberösterreich and always inviting us over.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:49:23


Post by: Viktor von Domm


now wait...we have two domes...and even more bridges than venice....doesn´t that amount to something against Vienna?...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 21:55:06


Post by: JB


 Weltenwolf wrote:
 JB wrote:
This made me laugh. JFK is still quite popular in Europe. There are a lot of streets named after him as well as monuments and plaques. It seems like every large city has something named after JFK or Martin Luther King, sometimes both

Huh, never seen a Martin Luther King street/monument in germany or austria, the only thing I know is the Studentenheim in FFM. You're sure we're not talking about the original Martin Luther?

Edit: Nevermind, Google Maps is your friend, found 5 streets, 1 weg, 1 park and 1 ring.

Keep Googling. Nearly every major German city has something named after Martin Luther King. Vienna also has a street.

I believe that every German-speaking city outside of Bavaria has something named after Martin Luther, Goethe, and Schiller as well.

That's ironic. I didn't know about the Studentenheim but it is less than ten minutes walking distance from my apartment. I don't really have a reason to ever visit Schwanheim.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:00:34


Post by: Manchu


 Da Boss wrote:
Ich vorgesse immer die artikelen!
 easysauce wrote:
I think I am articulate
Now that's lustig.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:05:03


Post by: JB


Da Boss wrote:(I went to Passau last year during the snow. Lovely town! Though Vienna used to be in the diocese of Passau, didn't it?

Was in Vienna for New Years. Bloody impressive city, much nicer than Dusseldorf!)


Weltenwolf wrote:Wien is a real Kaiserstadt, unlike Berlin, so of course it's impressive, with all the beautiful buildings and history roaming the air. Have to visit it one day, never came farther than Linz, with all the relatives living in Oberösterreich and always inviting us over.


Viktor von Domm wrote:now wait...we have two domes...and even more bridges than venice....doesn´t that amount to something against Vienna?...


Wien is my favorite city to visit in Europe but I have not been to Berlin yet. I also enjoy Frankfurt am Main, Speyer, Köln, Heidelberg, Trier, and Mainz. I still need to visit Strasbourg and see the Minster. Is Worms worth a visit?

I have not encountered many Germans or Austrians that speak unusual variations of the language, but then I am older and usually speak with people over the age of 30. The Swabians around Stuttgart and some of the Bavarians puzzle me every so often. I haven't encountered Low-German or Sorbian yet.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:07:29


Post by: tommse


I´ve always wondered why all the Dutch I´ve met could speak fluent German while no German I know can speak any Dutch at all...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:09:51


Post by: Manchu


Schwäbisch is pretty hard to understand, even if you've been taught Hochdeutsch by Swabians. But then again, think of B-W's state motto


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:10:15


Post by: JB


Manchu wrote:
 Da Boss wrote:
Ich vorgesse immer die artikelen!
 easysauce wrote:
I think I am articulate
Now that's lustig.


In EasySauce's defense, the sentence in German should have been, "Ich vergesse immer die Artikeln." Lassen Sie ihn zu denken.

That poem that Weltenwolf posted was quite good. Every nation worries that its language is under attack, though no one is as defensive about it as the French.



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 tommse wrote:
I´ve always wondered why all the Dutch I´ve met could speak fluent German while no German I know can speak any Dutch at all...

Frage an den niederländischen. Where is BrookM or Soladrin when you need them?



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:16:45


Post by: Viktor von Domm


at JB...low german... is this platt deutsch that you speak of?...sounds almost degrading......

and if you want to learn schwäbisch fluently...then just watch ANY german TV talkshow... it is inevitable not to understand someday further schwäbisch as always these shows tend to be littered by schwaben (not really a friendly description on my part here but totally the truth...) also...if one german meets another german somewhere on a remote location on earth... it is bound to be a saxon...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:18:05


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
now wait...we have two domes...and even more bridges than venice....doesn´t that amount to something against Vienna?...

Well, Berlin just hasn't this "Wiener flair". Berlin is much more robust, grounded. A working class city, with quite a bunch of impressive architecture. Less nobility, more hard working prussian character.

 tommse wrote:
I´ve always wondered why all the Dutch I´ve met could speak fluent German while no German I know can speak any Dutch at all...

Talking oranje is Hochverrat and will be persecuted by public quartering.

Manchu wrote:
Schwäbisch is pretty hard to understand, even if you've been taught Hochdeutsch by Swabians. But then again, think of B-W's state motto

No joke, Schwaben have a really hard dialect. But at least it's soft enough to be enjoyable. I totally can't stand Kölsch and Berliner Schnauze.

 JB wrote:
Wien is my favorite city to visit in Europe but I have not been to Berlin yet. I also enjoy Frankfurt am Main, Speyer, Köln, Heidelberg, Trier, and Mainz. I still need to visit Strasbourg and see the Minster. Is Worms worth a visit?

Strasbourg is nice, Frankfurt is just a hellhole, full of crime and corruption, except for Alt Sachsenhausen . Can't say something about Worms, was never there. But in the end, the only city worthy of visiting is Langen (Hessen).


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:18:18


Post by: Allod


 Weltenwolf wrote:

Always cute when the little brother tries to raise against the bigger one.


You mean the richer little brother who had the bigger one under wardship for almost 400 years? Oh, that one doesn't need to raise, he just nods and smiles indulgently when the bigger one goes into a new round of boasting at the family reunion.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:18:56


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
at JB...low german... is this platt deutsch that you speak of?...sounds almost degrading......

and if you want to learn schwäbisch fluently...then just watch ANY german TV talkshow... it is inevitable not to understand someday further schwäbisch as always these shows tend to be littered by schwaben (not really a friendly description on my part here but totally the truth...) also...if one german meets another german somewhere on a remote location on earth... it is bound to be a saxon...

This is so true, they're everywhere since they took away our safety wall ...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:19:44


Post by: Viktor von Domm


No joke, Schwaben have a really hard dialect. But at least it's soft enough to be enjoyable. I totally can't stand Kölsch and Berliner Schnauze.


na da sach ick doch ma fein dankeschöön...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:20:06


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Allod wrote:
 Weltenwolf wrote:

Always cute when the little brother tries to raise against the bigger one.


You mean the richer little brother who had the bigger one under wardship for almost 400 years? Oh, that one doesn't need to raise, he just nods and smiles indulgently when the bigger one goes into a new round of boasting at the family reunion.

Touché, nicely played.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:21:36


Post by: d-usa


 JB wrote:
 Weltenwolf wrote:
 JB wrote:
This made me laugh. JFK is still quite popular in Europe. There are a lot of streets named after him as well as monuments and plaques. It seems like every large city has something named after JFK or Martin Luther King, sometimes both

Huh, never seen a Martin Luther King street/monument in germany or austria, the only thing I know is the Studentenheim in FFM. You're sure we're not talking about the original Martin Luther?

Edit: Nevermind, Google Maps is your friend, found 5 streets, 1 weg, 1 park and 1 ring.

Keep Googling. Nearly every major German city has something named after Martin Luther King. Vienna also has a street.



Was walking through a random city in Italy and found this:



You will notice that it is, in fact, in the east side of that city


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:23:18


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
na da sach ick doch ma fein dankeschöön...

Biddeschee, aba ned das de mir nu anfange tust zu babbele wie an Wassafall. Bundeswehr destroyed it all, everybody was either from Kölle or from deepest Berlin. Icke weeste, Icke wesste...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:26:26


Post by: Viktor von Domm


LOL... quite a brutal mixture the last post^^


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:26:41


Post by: Manchu


 Weltenwolf wrote:
No joke, Schwaben have a really hard dialect. But at least it's soft enough to be enjoyable.
A German friend once told me I speak German with a Schwäbische accent. To me, it seemed like a huge compliment.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:26:58


Post by: Viktor von Domm


and bundeswehr is build to destroy...stomachs for instance


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:28:33


Post by: JB


Vik,

Genau. Plattdeutsch = Low German auf Englisch. I have not watched many talk shows. I usually listen to radio (HR 1, 2, or 3). I do watch a funny show called Das Perfekte Dinner - Kampf der Regionen online because it showcases areas of Germany and their cuisine.

I like your joke. How understandable are the Germans that speak Pommersch?



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:31:36


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
LOL... quite a brutal mixture the last post^^

Aufgewachsen im Großraum Frankfurt. Hessisch, Fränkisch, Bayrisch, Hochdeutsch, NRW'ler, ein Schuß Schwäbisch, ein Oberösterreichische Großmutter und nicht zu vergessen, die ganzen Ausländer, von denen du auch was übernimmst. 95% der Zeit spreche ich Hochdeutsch, aber wehe ich gebe es auf verständlich zu sein.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:34:59


Post by: Viktor von Domm


pommersch is an eastern dialect...most ancestors of berlin heritage have someone inn their bloodline that comes from this direction...
and my father was born in berlin but moved early in his childhood towards hesse....but he is a genius for dialects ... a talent I have inherited...so I am very good at understanding the more harder dialects... it is doable... for instance I can follow a conversation In juddish too quite good... and that is something not for the faint of heart as it has LOTS of special words... but I really like the melody of some of the more harder dialects... same with English ones to be honest... dunno if you native English speakers are that aware of how differently you tend to speak...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:37:25


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
and bundeswehr is build to destroy...stomachs for instance

Never drunk so much as during my Wehrdienst. We were 5 men on a 6 men room, the 6th locker was used as "Schnapsschrank", always filled up with at least 3 crates beer and diverse higher spirits. Stubendurchgang before weekend, the LT. wanted us to open the 6th locker, we expected to get an extra round of "Spaß" insted of a weekend. He looks in the locker, stares at the whole amount of alcohol for 2mins, turns around and says "On monday the Pfand has disappeared, dismissed." It's a wonder nobody of the company died of alcohol poisoning.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:38:43


Post by: JB


I speak English with a dialect that no one can place. They only know that it is southern English but then I say "Howdy" and that causes their assumptions to crumble.

While Manchu speaks German like a Swabian, I speak German like Rhett Butler.



"Ehrlich gesagt meine lieben, ich habe nicht einen Dreck!"



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:40:26


Post by: Allod


Ach, Jiddisch ist einfach! Zumindest dann, wenn der örtliche Dialekt ohnehin die Hälfte davon einfach übernommen hat, so wie hier.

And the worst dialects are those from Vorarlberg, I know no one who's not from there who can follow those.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:46:01


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Weltenwolf wrote:
 Viktor von Domm wrote:
and bundeswehr is build to destroy...stomachs for instance

Never drunk so much as during my Wehrdienst. We were 5 men on a 6 men room, the 6th locker was used as "Schnapsschrank", always filled up with at least 3 crates beer and diverse higher spirits. Stubendurchgang before weekend, the LT. wanted us to open the 6th locker, we expected to get an extra round of "Spaß" insted of a weekend. He looks in the locker, stares at the whole amount of alcohol for 2mins, turns around and says "On monday the Pfand has disappeared, dismissed." It's a wonder nobody of the company died of alcohol poisoning.


oh I know that one too... tho I didn´t join in the drinking...but we had quite a good cover...a playboy bunny cover ...while the LT looked...or better ogled...much was forgiven

JB wrote:I speak English with a dialect that no one can place. They only know that it is southern English but then I say "Howdy" and that causes their assumptions to crumble.

While Manchu speaks German like a Swabian, I speak German like Rhett Butler.



like red butler?...LOL...I nearly spit against my monitor

Allod wrote:Ach, Jiddisch ist einfach! Zumindest dann, wenn der örtliche Dialekt ohnehin die Hälfte davon einfach übernommen hat, so wie hier.

echt jetzt?... interessant... hör ich so zum ersten mal...
derzeit hab ich einen wiener lehrer an meiner schule... das ist stark gewöhnungsbedürftig


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:51:43


Post by: JB


 Weltenwolf wrote:
 JB wrote:
Wien is my favorite city to visit in Europe but I have not been to Berlin yet. I also enjoy Frankfurt am Main, Speyer, Köln, Heidelberg, Trier, and Mainz. I still need to visit Strasbourg and see the Minster. Is Worms worth a visit?

Strasbourg is nice, Frankfurt is just a hellhole, full of crime and corruption, except for Alt Sachsenhausen . Can't say something about Worms, was never there. But in the end, the only city worthy of visiting is Langen (Hessen).

Frankfurt isn't bad for a large international city though it is not as livable as many other large cities. Goethe always wanted to leave his birth city for livelier places. Odd that he ended up in little Weimar but it was a nice gig for him.

I like Old Sachsenhausen. It's better to buy groceries or eat at a restaurant there than to shop in Niederrad.

What's in Langen? Is it out beyond the Stadtwald?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 22:56:25


Post by: Allod


 Viktor von Domm wrote:

echt jetzt?... interessant... hör ich so zum ersten mal...
derzeit hab ich einen wiener lehrer an meiner schule... das ist stark gewöhnungsbedürftig


Ja, zumindest der "echte" Wiener Dialekt, und nicht nur die Mischung aus Akzent und Lautverschiebung, die man normalerweise mit Wien assoziiert, hat einen sehr großen Anteil an Jiddisch. Und dass mein Landsmann gewöhnungsbedürfitg ist, glaub' ich ungesehen!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:00:16


Post by: Viktor von Domm


ungehört...wohl eher

naja an einer fachschule für erzieher einen wiener ex-Koch der nun angehende erzieher unterrichtet in qualtitätsmanagement...ist schon ne spezielle mischung


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:00:34


Post by: Allod


Ah... found it...

Exhibit A in the trial of worst dialects ever:




Keep in mind that what you're hearing isn't their dialect. It's their High German.


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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
ungehört...wohl eher

naja an einer fachschule für erzieher einen wiener ex-Koch der nun angehende erzieher unterrichtet in qualtitätsmanagement...ist schon ne spezielle mischung


Warum? Absolut inkompetent für den momentanen Posten klingt nach bester österreichischer Tradition.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:03:11


Post by: Viktor von Domm


ok...that is a hard one... sometimes understandable...but then it tends to be completely gibberish...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:03:18


Post by: Weltenwolf


 JB wrote:
 Weltenwolf wrote:
 JB wrote:
Wien is my favorite city to visit in Europe but I have not been to Berlin yet. I also enjoy Frankfurt am Main, Speyer, Köln, Heidelberg, Trier, and Mainz. I still need to visit Strasbourg and see the Minster. Is Worms worth a visit?

Strasbourg is nice, Frankfurt is just a hellhole, full of crime and corruption, except for Alt Sachsenhausen . Can't say something about Worms, was never there. But in the end, the only city worthy of visiting is Langen (Hessen).

Frankfurt isn't bad for a large international city though it is not as livable as many other large cities. Goethe always wanted to leave his birth city for livelier places. Odd that he ended up in little Weimar but it was a nice gig for him.

I like Old Sachsenhausen. It's better to buy groceries or eat at a restaurant there than to shop in Niederrad.

What's in Langen? Is it out beyond the Stadtwald?

Other than Paul-Ehrlich-Institut and Flugsicherung nothing much, it's just my birthplace and Lokalpatriotismus has to be satisfied.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:04:06


Post by: Viktor von Domm


<LOL...der letze satz....OMG...gut das sowas kein deutscher sagt >


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/08 23:05:41


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Allod wrote:
Ah... found it...

Exhibit A in the trial of worst dialects ever:




Keep in mind that what you're hearing isn't their dialect. It's their High German.

15% verstanden, 85% WTF?!


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On a more or less related note




Please don't post images with language we don't allow on Dakka. Thanks, Reds8n


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/09 05:14:38


Post by: JB


 Weltenwolf wrote:
Other than Paul-Ehrlich-Institut and Flugsicherung nothing much, it's just my birthplace and Lokalpatriotismus has to be satisfied.

Ah, die Heimat?

The Made in Germany, German Girls, and German Articles pictures are all very funny. I hope our OP is still around to see them. He's gone quiet on us.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 02:47:29


Post by: Jehan-reznor


 tommse wrote:
I´ve always wondered why all the Dutch I´ve met could speak fluent German while no German I know can speak any Dutch at all...


Holland has always been a land of traders, and it is easier to scam money from people if you know their language.
:


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 03:56:26


Post by: Ouze


 JB wrote:
I speak English with a dialect that no one can place. )


Be careful how you order beer


Spoiler:



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Man, now I have to watch the whole movie.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 04:49:59


Post by: poda_t


 JB wrote:
Vik,

Genau. Plattdeutsch = Low German auf Englisch. I have not watched many talk shows. I usually listen to radio (HR 1, 2, or 3). I do watch a funny show called Das Perfekte Dinner - Kampf der Regionen online because it showcases areas of Germany and their cuisine.

I like your joke. How understandable are the Germans that speak Pommersch?



Hallo, Panzer, Ich Begruesse sie, und zwar geht es um das folgende....


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 05:42:52


Post by: Hordini


Es gibt auch einige Amerikaner hier, die Deutsch sprechen können.

Also, ein Geschenk für unsere Dakkakameraden aus Österreich:




"Immer das Gleiche Oida!"


Der Oidazähler ist ja urleiwand, oder?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 10:35:06


Post by: Allod


"Marier, de gonzen jungen G'fraster mit eanere g'schissenen neimodisch'n Worte, kennan ned amoi g'scheit's Deitsch. Woascheinlich eh olle hock'nstad!"






Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 13:36:45


Post by: Viktor von Domm


I wonder if this is a mixture with Austrian and kanack...I njever knew there existed such a mix...oh my...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 17:50:51


Post by: Flachzange


 Hordini wrote:
Es gibt auch einige Amerikaner hier, die Deutsch sprechen können.

Also, ein Geschenk für unsere Dakkakameraden aus Österreich:

"Immer das Gleiche Oida!"


Der Oidazähler ist ja urleiwand, oder?


Eins der Besten Videos auf Youtube Danke fürs Posten!!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 18:48:53


Post by: Allod


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
I wonder if this is a mixture with Austrian and kanack...I njever knew there existed such a mix...oh my...


More or less, yes. What did you expect?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 20:57:17


Post by: Viktor von Domm


Best way nothing probably...better safe than sorry. Eh? Or should I say : oida...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/11 23:24:03


Post by: Hordini


 Viktor von Domm wrote:
Best way nothing probably...better safe than sorry. Eh? Or should I say : oida...



Man soll definitiv "Oida" sagen. Was für ein schönes deutsches bzw. österreichisches Wort!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 00:16:49


Post by: Iron_Captain


 tommse wrote:
I´ve always wondered why all the Dutch I´ve met could speak fluent German while no German I know can speak any Dutch at all...

We are forced to learn German on school. You know, just in case you Germans get a chancellor from Austria again

 Weltenwolf wrote:

Talking oranje is Hochverrat and will be persecuted by public quartering.

Ach was, Oranje sprechen ist Hochverrat? Een bratwurst in je gezicht kun je krijgen!

Now that there are so many Germans here, there is thing I've always wanted to ask you.
Why are you always digging holes in our beaches? Or in those of the Danes, for that matter
What mysterious purpose do those holes serve? Is it some kind of conspiracy? Does it have to do you with your next plan for world domination?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 00:29:00


Post by: Minx


 Iron_Captain wrote:

Now that there are so many Germans here, there is thing I've always wanted to ask you.
Why are you always digging holes in our beaches? Or in those of the Danes, for that matter
What mysterious purpose do those holes serve? Is it some kind of conspiracy? Does it have to do you with your next plan for world domination?


They are trying to find the Bernsteinzimmer and more importantly they are moving the beach closer to Germany, one hole at a time (*).

(*) in other words i have no idea


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 01:24:54


Post by: Weltenwolf


 Iron_Captain wrote:

Why are you always digging holes in our beaches? Or in those of the Danes, for that matter
What mysterious purpose do those holes serve? Is it some kind of conspiracy? Does it have to do you with your next plan for world domination?

We just want to make sure the ocean has a handhold to take back what rightly belongs to it.

Repost of the german articles picture, this time with proper language.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 10:12:24


Post by: JB


Alle lustig, aber ich weiss nicht ganz verstehen, die Bedeutung der Oida?

I thought it meant "Old Man' or "husband".

@Allod, why do people in Vienna like Käsekrainer (a variant of Kranjska klobasa from Slovenia but with cheese added) so much? I have not found Austrian Imbiss food to be as tasty as Nürnberger Würstchen, Frankfurter Würstchen, or simpler regional Bratwurst. Fortunately, there is a lot of very good food available in the city.

The Käsekrainer that I have eaten made me think of "Cut Me Own Throat " Dibbler, which should be explanation enough for any Terry Pratchett fans.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 11:29:35


Post by: Allod


Yes, those are the original meanings, but for the past twenty years or so it has also been used like "dude", which is the case here.

Regarding Käsekrainer: It's one of only four original Austrian "Würstel" offerings (Frankfurter, Klobasse, Käsekrainer, Waldviertler), so the choice wasn't all that great to begin with, and nobody in his right mind eats Waldviertler, which takes the count down to three. Also, it's the fattiest of the four, so it went well with the Viennese pre-disposition for alcoholism. (No, I'm not really joking here.) I like it, but I can imagine that it is an acquired taste.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 11:35:54


Post by: d-usa


 JB wrote:
I have not found Austrian Imbiss food to be as tasty as Nürnberger Würstchen, Frankfurter Würstchen, or simpler regional Bratwurst. Fortunately, there is a lot of very good food available in the city.


My two mandatory stops whenever I'm visiting home:

1) Schwabach: Aslan Döner for a Turkish Pizza
2) Nuernberg: Any booth in the city center for "drei im weggla"


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 19:30:01


Post by: Hordini


 Allod wrote:
Yes, those are the original meanings, but for the past twenty years or so it has also been used like "dude", which is the case here.

Regarding Käsekrainer: It's one of only four original Austrian "Würstel" offerings (Frankfurter, Klobasse, Käsekrainer, Waldviertler), so the choice wasn't all that great to begin with, and nobody in his right mind eats Waldviertler, which takes the count down to three. Also, it's the fattiest of the four, so it went well with the Viennese pre-disposition for alcoholism. (No, I'm not really joking here.) I like it, but I can imagine that it is an acquired taste.



Käsekrainer is an acquired taste? It certainly didn't take me very long to acquire it. I had one and I was hooked. Then I said "mit Kren" and it got even better!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 21:21:20


Post by: JB


Perhaps I picked the wrong vendor in Wien. I might try a different place, next time, to make my purchase and add der Meerrettich.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/12 21:42:59


Post by: Hordini


I don't think I ever had a Käsekrainer in Wien, but I ate them pretty regularly in Salzburg.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 01:03:00


Post by: Allod


 JB wrote:
Perhaps I picked the wrong vendor in Wien. I might try a different place, next time, to make my purchase and add der Meerrettich.


If you'll visit one, make it the one at Hoher Markt. It's legend, for mutliple reasons.

@ Hordini:

With Kren? Bah, you barbarian, Käsekrainer needs Senf!

Also, I guess that calling Käsekrainer "a Eitrige" turns some people away initially... maybe your introduction to this food in Salzburg was more tasteful.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 01:38:59


Post by: Hordini


 Allod wrote:
 JB wrote:
Perhaps I picked the wrong vendor in Wien. I might try a different place, next time, to make my purchase and add der Meerrettich.


If you'll visit one, make it the one at Hoher Markt. It's legend, for mutliple reasons.

@ Hordini:

With Kren? Bah, you barbarian, Käsekrainer needs Senf!

Also, I guess that calling Käsekrainer "a Eitrige" turns some people away initially... maybe your introduction to this food in Salzburg was more tasteful.



Oh yes, it was a very tasteful introduction. And of course I had Senf with it too! I thought that went without saying! A Käsekrainer without Senf is like a Melange without Schlagobers! It's just not done!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 04:45:25


Post by: JB


I've never seen a Melange with Schlagobers. I thought the milk in the coffee provided the foam.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 05:01:35


Post by: poda_t


 JB wrote:
I've never seen a Melange with Schlagobers. I thought the milk in the coffee provided the foam.



HOLY CRAP! YOU WROTE SCHLAGOBERST!!!! I kept being corrected to "Schlagsahne", I can't express how thrilled I am!


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 05:05:43


Post by: JB


Hordini wrote it first.

I find that Schlagsahne is common in Germany (at least in Hesse and B-W) while Schlagobers is common in Wien. I don't know about the rest of Austria and I never paid any attention in Bavaria. The Bavarians often use Austrian words or make up their own words.

Melange, Milchkaffee, and Cafe au Lait often seem to describe similar drinks (in different regions) as well but the Wiener Melange is actually a lot stronger. I always have to remember which places in each city serve the type of coffee and milk that I prefer.



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 Allod wrote:
 JB wrote:
Perhaps I picked the wrong vendor in Wien. I might try a different place, next time, to make my purchase and add der Meerrettich.


If you'll visit one, make it the one at Hoher Markt. It's legend, for mutliple reasons.


Hoher Markt? Is there a particular stand on Hoher Markt? I shop for groceries at a store there but I don't remember a Würstelstand around.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 05:42:22


Post by: d-usa


Schlagsahne in Franconia, which is kinda Bavarian. But don't tell anybody else I said that...


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 05:45:41


Post by: Bromsy


Ich mochte ein bier, bitte!

I used to speak bad German when I was stationed in Kitzingen. Then I moved back to the states and it totally atrophied.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 09:05:46


Post by: Allod


Hordini wrote:
Oh yes, it was a very tasteful introduction. And of course I had Senf with it too! I thought that went without saying!


Ah, good, I was fearing the worst there for a second!

JB wrote:I've never seen a Melange with Schlagobers. I thought the milk in the coffee provided the foam.



Yup, you have it right, it's milk foam.

poda_t wrote:HOLY CRAP! YOU WROTE SCHLAGOBERST!!!! I kept being corrected to "Schlagsahne", I can't express how thrilled I am!


I don't want to give you a heart attack, but you're living right next door to a country where eight million people say Schlagobers. The same goes for Upper Bavaria.

JB wrote:
Hoher Markt? Is there a particular stand on Hoher Markt? I shop for groceries at a store there but I don't remember a Würstelstand around.


There's only this one there. It's at the crossing with Marc Aurel Straße in the middle of the square.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 11:21:34


Post by: Iron_Captain


Austria has lots of tasty food. I really want some kaiserschmarrn right now.
I can't say I have much experience with Austrian sausages though. I once had a currywurst in Austria, and I really liked it, but I believe the currywurst is German in origin.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 17:54:42


Post by: JB


d-usa wrote:Schlagsahne in Franconia, which is kinda Bavarian. But don't tell anybody else I said that...

I definitely will not tell the Franconians! As you know, they are administratively Bavarian...but that's it.


Bromsy wrote:Ich mochte ein bier, bitte!

I used to speak bad German when I was stationed in Kitzingen. Then I moved back to the states and it totally atrophied.

I had the same problem. I keep spending a few years in Germany and then moving back to The States.


Allod wrote:
JB wrote:
Hoher Markt? Is there a particular stand on Hoher Markt? I shop for groceries at a store there but I don't remember a Würstelstand around.


There's only this one there. It's at the crossing with Marc Aurel Straße in the middle of the square.




Ah, I have walked by it. I have never eaten there before but I will try it in the Spring.

Google has a picture but it will not work in Dakka Dakka.
https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/66951997

Also of interest, it made this list:
http://www.bestofwien.at/home/best-ofs/wuerstelstand.html


Iron_Captain wrote:Austria has lots of tasty food. I really want some kaiserschmarrn right now.
I can't say I have much experience with Austrian sausages though. I once had a currywurst in Austria, and I really liked it, but I believe the currywurst is German in origin.

My daughter loves Kaiserschmarm. We both like Currywurst but its not so much the Wurst as the Curry sauce. Any decent Wurst will work with a good Curry Sauce.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 22:45:41


Post by: poda_t


I'm not sure of the quality of german mustard, but I know we always go out of our way to buy mustard from eastblockia. I once made the mistake of using local mustard in my hamburger. It tasted like misery, sadness, depression, foul and felt like throwing my burger in the trash. How's the german mustard?

And no. I live in Canada. I used to live 30 minutes from Austria. I've got relatives in vienna, though I've only gone to visit them a few times, not very often at all.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 22:52:39


Post by: Weltenwolf


 JB wrote:
d-usa wrote:Schlagsahne in Franconia, which is kinda Bavarian. But don't tell anybody else I said that...

I definitely will not tell the Franconians! As you know, they are administratively Bavarian...but that's it.

Meh, told the brother of my latest exgirlfriend everytime I saw him that he's just a wannabe bavarian, still alive. You have to remind those damnable Franken as often as possible that they're nothing special or they start to believe themselves to be the Übermensch and try to take over the world.
Just good that I live in spitting range to Ascheberg, so I have many chances to remind them of that.



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/13 23:43:59


Post by: d-usa


It's not our fault we are stuck with Bavaria! But just because we don't like them doesn't mean anybody else gets to pick on them, we are like brothers that way...



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/14 01:31:01


Post by: Hordini


 JB wrote:
I've never seen a Melange with Schlagobers. I thought the milk in the coffee provided the foam.




Now that I think of it, the Melange in Wien is probably different. I was thinking of the Melange I used to get in Salzburg, where at least one well-known cafe definitely put Schlagobers in their Melange.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/14 19:35:49


Post by: 1hadhq


 d-usa wrote:
It's not our fault we are stuck with Bavaria! But just because we don't like them doesn't mean anybody else gets to pick on them, we are like brothers that way...


You are Free to Leave whenever you want.

Basically we are the ones who are sandwiched between räuberischen Bergvolk und Preißn.





Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/14 19:52:02


Post by: Weltenwolf


 1hadhq wrote:
 d-usa wrote:
It's not our fault we are stuck with Bavaria! But just because we don't like them doesn't mean anybody else gets to pick on them, we are like brothers that way...


You are Free to Leave whenever you want.

Basically we are the ones who are sandwiched between räuberischen Bergvolk und Preißn.




And you deserve it, pesky Weisswürschte.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/14 20:27:10


Post by: 1hadhq


Bekämen wir, was wir verdient haben, wär der Neid im ganzen Land unerträglich .



Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/14 20:27:14


Post by: JB


 Weltenwolf wrote:
 1hadhq wrote:
 d-usa wrote:
It's not our fault we are stuck with Bavaria! But just because we don't like them doesn't mean anybody else gets to pick on them, we are like brothers that way...


You are Free to Leave whenever you want.

Basically we are the ones who are sandwiched between räuberischen Bergvolk und Preißn.




And you deserve it, pesky Weisswürschte.

Seilig sind, die Frieden stiften. Leider bin ich nicht einer von ihnen.




I should add that I find the Länder and other regional rivalries to be hilarious.




Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/15 12:40:06


Post by: Iron_Captain


 d-usa wrote:
It's not our fault we are stuck with Bavaria! But just because we don't like them doesn't mean anybody else gets to pick on them, we are like brothers that way...

Why is Franken stuck in with Bavaria anyways? When looking at a map of Germany, Franken could easily be a seperate Land. Bavaria is way too large, it makes a map of Germany look comical


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/15 19:52:49


Post by: Weltenwolf


 JB wrote:
I should add that I find the Länder and other regional rivalries to be hilarious.

That's just our way. Nothing better than a good quarrel between brothers and sisters. And with all those small regional german cultures there is much to quarrel about. Just look at Frankfurt vs. Offenbach.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/15 20:15:03


Post by: d-usa


 Weltenwolf wrote:
 JB wrote:
I should add that I find the Länder and other regional rivalries to be hilarious.

That's just our way. Nothing better than a good quarrel between brothers and sisters. And with all those small regional german cultures there is much to quarrel about. Just look at Frankfurt vs. Offenbach.


It's a big difference between the US and Germany that I try to explain to people here in the US.

There is just so much regional history in each area, and compared to many other countries "Germany" is still a fairly new country. But Bavaria, Prussia, Berlin, etc..those have been Kingdoms and territories that have been around forever. And wars between them have been fairly common until the last (not much more) 100 years. Just look at Bavaria:

Bavaria started out as the Duchy of Bavaria in 907. (The area was ruled by the Franks prior to that...those dirty Bavarians... ) They remained the Duchy of Bavaria until 1632.
From 1623–1806 it was the Electorate of Bavaria, an independent electorate of the Holy Roman Empire.
From 1806–1918 it was the Kingdom of Bavaria, and started to become a part of the various incarnations of Germany that started to form.
It was not until 1918 that Bavaria became a plain old state (or "free" state just because that's how we are ) in Germany.
And West Germany didn't exist like it did until after WW2.
And the Germany we have now is only 24 years old.

Every other state will give you a similar history and that is our source of pride more than our nation.

So I try to explain to people that our regional heritage and identity goes back not just hundreds of years, but often even over a thousand years. The Lander might have been one country as it exists today for a couple of decades, but they spend the last 1000 years fighting and warring. So it's just natural that we still like to tease each other about our heritage.

For me, I'm a Schwabacher first and foremost, then a Franke and then a Bavarian and then I consider myself a German.

Of course us crazy Bavarians are like the Texas of Germany. We always have to do everything our own way...

Sometimes it's hard for people to understand unless they have lived here and experienced it.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/15 20:44:04


Post by: Weltenwolf


 d-usa wrote:
For me, I'm a Schwabacher first and foremost, then a Franke and then a Bavarian and then I consider myself a German.

Langener > Rhein-Mainer > Hesse > Westdeutscher > Deutscher for me, and that's not even counting the austrian and prussian/silesian roots.

 d-usa wrote:
Of course us crazy Bavarians are like the Texas of Germany. We always have to do everything our own way...

Well, given the age of "Germany" it's more like Texas is the Bavaria of the USA. With nearly 12% german heritage it's not really a wonder.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/16 03:21:58


Post by: Hordini


Texas even has it's own German dialect, known appropriately as Texas German, so it kind of makes sense that Texas be the Bavaria of the USA.

And 12% German heritage actually sounds kind of low, considering that Americans with German heritage are the biggest ethnic group in the US. I'm pretty sure Ohio is over 12%.


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/16 04:40:16


Post by: poda_t


 Hordini wrote:
Texas even has it's own German dialect, known appropriately as Texas German, so it kind of makes sense that Texas be the Bavaria of the USA.

And 12% German heritage actually sounds kind of low, considering that Americans with German heritage are the biggest ethnic group in the US. I'm pretty sure Ohio is over 12%.


wasn't the US something like... 1 vote off from speaking german instead of english?


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/01/17 05:36:19


Post by: JB


 poda_t wrote:
 Hordini wrote:
Texas even has it's own German dialect, known appropriately as Texas German, so it kind of makes sense that Texas be the Bavaria of the USA.

And 12% German heritage actually sounds kind of low, considering that Americans with German heritage are the biggest ethnic group in the US. I'm pretty sure Ohio is over 12%.


wasn't the US something like... 1 vote off from speaking german instead of english?

That's a myth. http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa010820a.htm

The US has never had an official national language and if it ever does, it will be American English. Twenty-eight states have made English their official language though I would have to check to see if they specified American English. It would be funny if they didn't.

The percentage of Americans claiming German heritage is actually very high and Hordini is correct. The American Community Survey shows that the percentage is 15.7 percent which is the highest self-identified ancestry group.

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP02

NOTE however that the list doesn't include Spanish or Mexican or any other Latin American country. I haven't added up the numbers to see how many millions of people (if that) self-identified among the nationalities listed.

This map of the 2000 Census shows the states with the highest numbers of Americans of German ancestry. No one should be surprised by the mid-West and Pennsylvania. Note the pockets in Texas along the corridor between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. Lots of towns established there by German immigrants around 1848, when many frustrated Europeans immigrated following the failed revolutions.





Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/02/02 23:48:14


Post by: coolbrobunny


Hey sorry for not being a huge part of this discussion, but I did not think it would get this amount of attention and I havnt had time to reveiw it. Thanks everyone


Does anyone here speak German? @ 2014/02/03 20:45:55


Post by: JB


No worries. We had fun with your thread. I hope you picked up a bit of the German language from it as well as some perspective on all of the many variations. Hochdeutsch is not everything.