pie-eater 207 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Have you ever been to Japan, Jynxx? I can imagine growing up, visiting more than a few days, and living in London is a shitty thing. I sympathise with anyone dealt that hand. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 London is a terrible place to live. Unless you're cockney or pakistani Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: thursday Boney M were Germans no? Sort of. Boney M was a synthetically created group just like The Monkeys or The Sex Pistols. It was invented and produced by Frank Farian (which also created Milli Vanilli). The main "singer" (Bobby Ferrel (sp?)) was Dutch, however, he didn't sing at all. It was the voice of Farian. I find Germany cool: Best cars Nice to drive Good location with easy access to plenty of EU countries Close to good good ski resorts Cool music Best döner in the world Best breads Aldi Yes, TV is mostly dubbed, but sometimes it's two channels and one channel will be original language. I however don't watch TV, and specially wouldn't watch dubbed English movies. (Usually it's done well, but I can't see how "Curb Your Enthusiasm" can be dubbed at all into any other language - and it's coming in German language soon.) Link to post Share on other sites
samandfee 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Could not resist this Topic. They { Germans} have world record for the thinnest book in the World. ..........Book of Jokes from Germany...1 page ........and look in their version of yellow pages for Comedians......Dead funny........They share this title with Slavs actually...no disrespect to either but hey.....GET A SENSE OF HUMOUR...... Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 To be fair, people have different sense of humour so leave that alone. We can easily start calling silly and stupid depending where you come from. And you probably don´t speak the language. Counter argument, the more jokes you have the dumber disply you are... just funny. I will remind people that I learn HochDeutch (high German) at school but listen to people speak Bayerisch (Bavarian) at home. Different language and different mentality. OK some great stuff here. The bread is great Close to the Alps Rational people No bible bashers No junk mail The trucks are not allowed to overtake on Autobarn and sticks to the slowest lane but.. Aldi and so do the shops and supermarkets. price of food (fruit and veg, fish) Compulsory medical insurance low wages Public transport price No china town (overpriced and shitty Japanese and Chinese food) No thai food Lack of sea food. Pay toilets ticket vending machines that only takes to the closest notes. Example, if you buy a 7euro it will only take 10euro notes, not 20. Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Let's have a look at some points: No junk mail thumbsup Well, I got a lot in my physical mailbox then. The trucks are not allowed to overtake on Autobarn and sticks to the slowest lane thumbsup They are allowed to overtake, but they do have to stick generally to the slow. Aldi thumbsdown thumbsdown and so do the shops and supermarkets. thumbsdown Not sure what you look for. Aldi has certainly a narrowed selection. "Normal" markets have way more stuff. price of food (fruit and veg, fish) thumbsdown What you compare it to? DE is certainly much cheaper then HK or JP. Compulsory medical insurance thumbsdown Well... the social system.... I get that point. low wages thumbsdown ?? Public transport price thumbsdown thumbsdown thumbsdown It can be expensive for those that just hop on a train. But there are all sort of discounts, special tickets, whatever passes etc. Takes a bit of study though. A casual inner city bus ride is certainly expensive. (There seem to be no discount for JR whatsoever). I usually rent a car when visiting Germany. No china town (overpriced and shitty Japanese and Chinese food) thumbsdown No thai food thumbsdown That would take some dedicated searching in the larger cities. (Just helped a friend to locate green papaya in Augsburg.) Lack of sea food. thumbsdown I'm from the sea and there was plenty of sea food. Plenty of lake fish too. Pay toilets thumbsdown I avoid those. I know that shopping malls also sometimes have a 'tray with coins plus a keeper', but I am not sure if you are legally obliged to pay. On the Autobahn Tankstelle you need to pay, but on unmanned "Raststelle" you don't. ticket vending machines that only takes to the closest notes. Example, if you buy a 7euro it will only take 10euro notes, not 20. thumbsdown thumbsdown thumbsdown ...and if there is one it would probably be vandalized. IMHO there is nothing in the world that beats the Hong Kong Octopus System. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 my Octopus loads from my credit card which earns the points. I spend everything on the pus whenever I can. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 And who said German didn't have any taste. Quote: John Travolta to receive German Golden Camera award US actor John Travolta is to receive one of Germany's top entertainment honours, the Golden Camera. The Pulp Fiction star will collect the award for best international actor at a ceremony in Berlin on 5 February. Travolta, 56, was praised by German listings magazine Horzu, organisers of the awards, as "one of the greatest actors in the world". Previous winners of the honour include Bruce Willis, Nicolas Cage and Richard Gere, last year's recipient. Probably right. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 John Travolta is actually very cool for his age. I likes. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Originally Posted By: thursday John Travolta is actually very cool for his age. I likes. Yeah, but come on ... Quote: "one of the greatest actors in the world" and Quote: Bruce Willis, Nicolas Cage and Richard Gere, come on!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 doesn't crack you up? Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Originally Posted By: thursday doesn't crack you up? its one of the funniest things I have seen in a whilst. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Travolta and Nicolas Cage are cool. Face off They can act. Willis and Gere Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Face Off is cheesy shite. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 I was waiting for the train playing a game on my phone. Saw two pairs of boots in front of me. They ask me for some ID. "What´s this?" °Passport" I give them my passport and they radio in "Take your hand out of the pocket" "What!" "Take your hand out of your pocket. This will take just 2 min" Typical German cops for you. They are just out there to hassle for no reason. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Did they hassle you because you weren't white, or is that just something that only American cops do? Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Strange story. I wonder what their motives were. I think that happens not too often in Germany. What sounds rough here is maybe due to communication problems. Those police on the beat may not speak English well. Plus they like your hands to be were they can see them. Attacks on police are on the rise in Germany so I fully understand that. Why they asked you in the first place puzzles me. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Jynxx I was waiting for the train playing a game on my phone. Saw two pairs of boots in front of me. They ask me for some ID. "What´s this?" °Passport" I give them my passport and they radio in "Take your hand out of the pocket" "What!" "Take your hand out of your pocket. This will take just 2 min" Typical German cops for you. They are just out there to hassle for no reason. Don't be so surprised Jynxx. It happens everywhere... I had a similar situation when I lived in France (probably because I was hanging out with an Arabic looking guy) and three times now in Japan. It can make you feel pretty unwelcome in your own home, can't it...? Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Don't be so surprised Jynxx. It happens everywhere... It certainly happens in Hong Kong a lot. I see police often stopping people and checking their ID. They usually check young dudes that look slightly mainlandish. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 You must look really suspicious Jynxx. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Maybe I should wear a suit and a tie Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Or, just not look suspicious - which you obviously do. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Originally Posted By: Jynxx Maybe I should wear a suit and a tie Cop #1: "Look! A suspicious-looking person in a suit and tie!" Cop #2: "Let's go hassle him!" Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 nah, I can look respectable. I just don´t like it when I am minding my own business, a cop comes around for nothing. Go bust a crim. They have a habit to hem you in. Too close in my spsce. I had my arms lightly crossed in front. Hate German cops. When my German is good enough, I´m gonna tell them, "Beware when you look into the mirror in the morning, You might not like what you see." If they wore suits and tells me he is an immigration officer, that´s OK by me. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 OK, an update on how dumb Germans can be. I get a DHL packet sent from USA, it arrives in 3 days express. That would have taken a week at least the other way round btw. I wasn´t able to get to the door to recieve it this morning, so I go to the local Packstation - automated system where you can scan the barcode and pick it up. Guess what !? I can only pick it up from the Express Packstation that is on the other side of Munich, the only one. Since it is an Express service, you would imagine you can get it asap and the system should fulfill that objective by putting it in your local Packstation ... Not how these bone heads think. Now I have to wait till tomorrow between 12 and 5 and that is as close as you can get to arrange a new delivery appointment. Germany has the worst post service. You actually end up getting different quotes when you go to a different post office. My local one is pretty shitty, and especially this one person I avoid as a plague. I drive to next town when I see her there. The next town isn´t all that good either. Once I sent a International packet, and got given a tracking number that didn´t work. This particular Dhl packet didn´t arrive in Austrlia for 3 weeks even it had been sent Priority. You might think, I am having these one-off bad lucks ? How´s this. I sent an express air mail and it took 3 weeks to get to Australia. Germans being rational/productive/efficient is just a myth.... Link to post Share on other sites
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