Trip to Germany

Martin wrote:

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:08:32 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:51:18 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
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New Yorkers are extremely unfriendly. Last year, I asked one how I could
get to Carnegie Hall, and he replied "Practice, man, practice!" How
rude, I thought.

Did he recognise that you were a musician?

woosh

I know where Carnegie Hall is, and it's an _old_ joke...

I playing the stooge.

I should have kept stumpf! It could have ignited another 'ugly American'
thread...

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"He can't be as stupid as he looks, but nevertheless he probably
is quite a stupid man." Richard Dawkins on Pres. Bush"

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*):
Martin wrote:

David Horne:

Cathy L wrote:

David Horne:



Depends on the context. If you're walking along a country path in the
UK, it's customary to say hello to the people passing you.

What, even if you don't speak English ??

Of course.

'Allo will do.

Or Hi, or even just a grunt.

Moin?

--
Erick

"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the 9 to 5 hours." -
Hunter S. Thompson

Erick T. Barkhuis -o-m wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*):
Martin wrote:

David Horne:

Cathy L wrote:

David Horne:



Depends on the context. If you're walking along a country path in the
UK, it's customary to say hello to the people passing you.

What, even if you don't speak English ??

Of course.

'Allo will do.

Or Hi, or even just a grunt.

Moin?

In German, that's fine. French might give the wrong idea!

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"He can't be as stupid as he looks, but nevertheless he probably
is quite a stupid man." Richard Dawkins on Pres. Bush"

Cathy L wrote:
New Yorkers are the most
friendly people I have ever met

A very homogenious bunch, indeed.

Jens

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:19:21 +0200, Martin wrote:

On 4 Oct 2007 21:28:20 GMT, Jens Arne Maennig wrote:

Martin wrote:
You should have written first.

Caution! Adapting local customs could lead to breaking some of your
precudices.

I thought that the relatives owned a brewery. Did I dream that?

That is on my husbands side. We had a really nice lunch at the Lederer
Brewery in Nurenburg.

Cathy

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:01:09 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:52:00 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Cathy L wrote:

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:48:50 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:



Depends on the context. If you're walking along a country path in the
UK, it's customary to say hello to the people passing you.

What, even if you don't speak English ??

Of course.

'Allo will do.

We did find it harder to understand people in England than other
countries.

Cathy

Cathy L wrote:
We had a really nice lunch at the
LedererBrewery in Nurenburg.

...berg, sweetheart, no matter if its Nürn... or Nurem...

Je"did I repeat myself?"ns

In Munich, as we walked down Landsburgerstrass, When someone
approached, we would smile. Only younger people would smile back.
Older people would not. It was morning, so Bill would say, " Guten
Morgen".

Cathy

The only problem being that no Bavarian would say "Guten Morgen", they
say "Gruss Gott".

You have instantly classified yourself as a visitor - or even worse, a
Bloody Prussian (meaning anyone from outside Bavaria).

T.

On 5 Oct 2007 18:38:58 GMT, Jens Arne Maennig
wrote:

Cathy L wrote:
We had a really nice lunch at the
LedererBrewery in Nurenburg.

..berg, sweetheart, no matter if its Nürn... or Nurem...

Je"did I repeat myself?"ns

Gee, if it's berg or burg, I'm sure you figured out what town I was
talking about. You know what? The food was great, no matter how the
town is spelt.

Cathy

VainGlorious:

I do think Bavarians and Austrians are a friendly lot. They just
aren't as animatedly enthusiastic about greeting strangers as other
cultures. As a traveler, this can make them seem distant.

But you do agree that Bavarians and Austrians are quite weird, compared
to normal, real Germans, don't you?

--
Erick
[running, ducking and hiding behind his neighbours, who gladly agree]