NoFakie 45 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx First time I visited my then girlfriend house here in Germany, I really had to take a leak. I saw a catholic church, asked if I can use their loo, and was told no. How can anyone who is out there to save souls do that to someone who is desperately in need of salvation... So I pissed in their garden. The tree loved me for it. Good to hear Paul Whicker is alive and well! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Won 3 World Cups lost two World Wars.. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I'm trying to think of something I liked about Germany...... I'll get back to you.... Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Stiens! Beerhalls and stiens..yes, yes, Germany is a wonderful place. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Beer......women........good at footy........man food.......why on earth were we ever at war with them??!! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The Scorpions.... Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx Another thing that bugs me. I try hard to speak German but people don´t have the patience and understanding that I am a foreigner. I get response that is almost like annoyance. Wouldnt take it too personnally. The Germans do appreciate it when foreigners try to speak the lingo, they can just be quiet serious and direct at times (it's their nature). I have never had any major dramas with my schizer deutsche, but it is generally accepted better by the youth. So I guess its a generation thing, which means in 20 years you will get less grief. Hang in there! Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mantas I'm trying to think of something I liked about Germany...... I'll get back to you.... Heidi Klum? Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx Another thing that bugs me. I try hard to speak German but people don´t have the patience and understanding that I am a foreigner. I get response that is almost like annoyance. If you are in Japan and a foreigner. you would get respect for at least trying to speak the language. I had that problem as well. Looked at me doubfounded, I thought I was saying the wrong words. Finally the penny dropped for them, they corrected my pronunciation and said EXACTLY the same thing back to me. I repeated it.... NEIN! They said it again - it was exactly the same as what I said, exactly but I guess I had a slight Australian accent. SHEESH not very insightful. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 We were in Germany last week actually, hadn't been there for several years. We rented a car and drove around and had a great time, all the people we met were very friendly to us. Germans however, by nature are serious and can come across as not friendly, even though they probably are most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Hairy armpits. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tex they corrected my pronunciation and said EXACTLY the same thing back to me. I repeated it.... NEIN! They said it again - it was exactly the same as what I said, exactly but I guess I had a slight Australian accent. SHEESH not very insightful. Feeln that pain - everyday Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I love Germany!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Germany has some very formal rules when interacting with people you dont know. And this is why they can come across rude. Examples. Hand shakes: They love them. Men, women, young, old, whenever you meet someone new its all about the hand shake. None of this french kissey kissey stuff. Formal/Informal addressing Grammar: As well as the usual confusing masculine/feminine grammar, the germans also have informal/formal grammar. None of this Aussie 'g'day mate, how are ya' to someone you dont know. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Bloody hitler. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Deutscheland gave the world Rammstein: They should therefore be forgiven of any and all shortcomings or infractions, past, present, or future! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Ezorisu Deutscheland gave the world Rammstein: They should therefore be forgiven of any and all shortcomings or infractions, past, present, or future! I bought Big Day Out Tickets for #1 son for Christmas - the line up is pretty crap, but Rammstein are heading it - so makes it totally worth the $155 a ticket!! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Weiss bier Alt bier Curry Wurst Cheese and Salami for breakfast on hardcore rye bread Very good white wine (tho' red is trendy) Pretty towns with enforced planning laws Roads where you can drive fast Some very good techno Football matches with cheap season tickets and terraces with an atmosphere that pisses on Premiership-era English football. Good access to mountains Could be worse.... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Ich Will: Turn it up loud. Then some more, and then open the windows! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 Could be worse ... NO BEACH ! I see more waves in my toilet bowl Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mr Wiggles Football matches with cheap season tickets and terraces with an atmosphere that pisses on Premiership-era English football. How much are they Mr Wiggles? Surely the atmo ain't better than, say, Old Trafford!? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Is the footie any good though? Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 My brother in law plays first grade and is the captain of the local FC. Nice social scene. They all go on skiing trip together, parties, dinners... Bit like the Rugby clubs in OZ. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Originally Posted By: big-will Is the footie any good though? Not really. Link to post Share on other sites
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