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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.
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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.
Oaka wrote: It's getting to the point where if I see Marneus Calgar and the Swarmlord in the same unit as a Riptide, I probably won't question its legality.
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"
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!
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.
Oaka wrote: It's getting to the point where if I see Marneus Calgar and the Swarmlord in the same unit as a Riptide, I probably won't question its legality.
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!
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!
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16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from.
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.
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.
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Oaka wrote: It's getting to the point where if I see Marneus Calgar and the Swarmlord in the same unit as a Riptide, I probably won't question its legality.
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.
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.
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The secret to painting a really big army is to keep at it. You can't reach your destination if you never take any steps.
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.
15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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The secret to painting a really big army is to keep at it. You can't reach your destination if you never take any steps.
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
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.
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.
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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%.
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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?
15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from.
No Mercy! No Pity! No Remorse! 
