Sconny is like a nickname for Wisconsin, USA. I wish I had a camera, I would take photos from my days in Germany and scan them, if I could find my photo albums...they are so cool.
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Sconny is like a nickname for Wisconsin, USA. I wish I had a camera, I would take photos from my days in Germany and scan them, if I could find my photo albums...they are so cool.
yeah, that would be cool! I hope you'll find them :)Quote:
Originally Posted by B-Mental
here's some more Xmassy links
a web cam of Nuremberg Christmas Market. (you can click where it says der letzten 30 Minuten to get a fast forward of the past 30 minutes. gives you a good impression of how crowded it can get
http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/ind...id=2&artid=193
Opening of the Christmasmarket by the Christkindel (Christmas Angel/ Baby Jesus; = the woman in a golden angel costume). It's in German and a bit lengthy, but if you like Xmas kitsch it's just what you need :)
by the way, the Christkindel gives the opening speech from the top of the church you can see in the pics.
http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/ind...?navi=1&rid=30
click hier zur Verfügung
the homepage of the Xmas market in English, with pics and info:
http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/english/start.php
:santasmil :santasmil :santasmil Cool, I'll be checking it out all day...Merry Christmas SleepyWitch.:santasmil :santasmil :santasmil
Merry Christmas (Frohe Weihnachten) to you, too.
I always thought it was 'Frohliche Weinachten'?
both are OK, I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by B-Mental
yeah the language kind of progresses...I haven't been there in a while, but when I was there we kept repeating the word wunderbar whenever a german speaker said it...then one young lady told me they now say wunderfol..or wundervol...can't remember the spelling, and that only geeks said wunderbar...oh well.
I love Krapfen :D:D:D
I studied German for 3 years at school.
I live not far from Sudtirol :lol:
During the summer, but not only, my city and most of all the nearby lake, become a German colony, which includes bilingual signs and menus :lol: (so much that we call any sunburnt Northern-looking foreigner "German", even if they might in fact be Dutch or Danish or who knows)
The Christmas markets we had in Manchester were impressively similar to those.
heehee, yep, there's a nice Xmas market in Birmingham, too, where you can buy Glühwein and Stollen at outrageous pricesQuote:
Originally Posted by Koa
:alien: Foooood...Caaaannddy...the gingerbread looks so rich and I didn't know that there's more than one kind! I'd lick the screen but I know it's filthy:p
I'm in love with the cute prune man on the moon....
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Zwetschgenmännla (little figures made from prunes
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM4239.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM4237.jpg
Traditional candy (drops)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM4248.jpg
Sleepy buying Lebkuchen (ginger bread)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM4249.jpg
More Lebkuchen
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...h/HPIM4251.jpg
Yummy!!!!!!!!!! I was eating Lebkuchan yesterday and today. Got some in Aldi.:D
You have an Aldi in ireland!?
And Lidl.:D
Euch allen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und ein glückliches neues Jahr!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!
Great pics, Sleepy!
heehee, yep the gingerbread is very rich indeed. The original Elisen Lebkuchen may contain only ten percent flour, not more. They are made from ground nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts..), honey, candied orange and lemon peels, spices... There's other types that are allowed to be made with more than 10% flour. If you buy them from a high quality baker or gingerbread manufacturer they taste great, too, but the mass ones at the supermarket aren't that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazefest456
The other stuff you can see in the pics (where the sign says "Früchtebrot") is fruitcake. It's got figs, dates, apricots, hazelnuts...
[QUOTE=barbara0207;500934]Euch allen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und ein glückliches neues Jahr!
auch
:lol: Sleepy, you look like you're ready to go to the artic and explore the North Pole. How cold was it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
heehee, I don't know may 0 or °C but the wind was very chilly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
lookie here, what barbara posted: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=31364
it's a 'traditional' German New Years sketch, only we don't have a sense of humour, so we had to import some Brits to do it for us :D
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
LOL Sleepy, you look so funny on that pic!! You look a little anxious, you look like a little bunny standing in the middle of the road and seeing that a car is coming right towards its direction. :D
hehehe :) my fingers where freezing and the sign behind my head said "WC" and I was trying to cover it with my head :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweets America
Thanks for promoting my video thread, Sleepy!
And a very special HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and all visitors of the 'Kraut' thread!
The Kraut conspiracy !!! :lol: :lol:
Sleepy, you're so hilarious !!
Count me in, then ! ;)
Adding to all those German treasures, I should post a picture of Heidelberg Castle, but I'm not in town at the moment, but I'll try to take one when I'm back there :nod:.
that would be cool :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
and once I've done my profile of Bavaria, you can do one of your state. uh,,,, I forgot where you are originally from???
Ba-Wü it is, but originally, I'm from the North (Westphalia), which is much nicer anyway than Bavaria where everyone utters uncomprehensible gibberish :p.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Ge' Saupreiß, schau dosst weita kimmst! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
hehe, if you can spare a minute (maybe during the next holidays) maybe you could post some stuff about Ba-Wü? I'll post my profile of Bavaria once I've finished my thesis.
Ha, another Westphalian! Welcome to the Kraut thread. We're not too many so every soul counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
I think I'll cook sauerkraut tomorrow. :D
At least there are a few germans on the site. I'm practically alone:bawling:
Aw, poor dear! I thought there were more of you because Irish literature is all over the place whereas German lit is hard to find. Does that console you a bit? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
:( Just a lot of people who like Irish Literature. I've seen a few Irish join up, but after a few posts they vanish!
:( but you can count us as honorary Irish people :) I read a geography article about German expats in Ireland once. There was this colony of Germans in Ireland and when other tourists came there, they were disappointed about the Irish. They asked "Where can we see the real Irish?" and the locals said "Oh, try the Germans over that way" because the Germans had all grown long red beards, played Irish musical instruments and sung Irish folk songs all day long :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
:lol: thats funny! And its weird that you called them expat germans seeing as the term originated from the irish going abroad!:D We are the Pats after all! (the Paddys and the Bridies:p ) It also put in mind of the term, more irish than the irish themselves!Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Maybe i should set up a "Who wants to be Irish with me so i'm not alone!" thread.....
yep, that's exactly what it was :) most Germans who live abroad are totally over-assimilated. for the first couple of years they will refuse to meet other Germans or speak German, but after a couple of years they give it up :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Thanks for the map btw sleepy!
oh? you got my postcards?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Yeah they arrived today!:p really pretty! I wanna see that castle:(
Think i might set up that Ireland thread. What you think? Do general info stuff and quizzes and be the only person in it spending all day talking to myself!:bawling:
haha, maybe there aren't so many Irish ppl on here, but I'm sure there are loads more Ireland fans than Krautophiles. If there's a quiz, I'll take part :) I won't hurt me to learn a bit more about Ireland :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Call me a member! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Nice to meet you, Barbara ! :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by barbara0207
Though I'm actually a Westphalian expat (there, used the term ! ;) ) currently studying in Heidelberg.
Adding to Sleepy's story about the German expats, I heard a radio feature by the BBC recently, arguing that it seems to be far more attractive to people to be "Celtic" and interested in "Celtic culture" than to be, e. g. Anglo-Saxon, or English, or even Germanic.
Oh yes, Niamh, do set up a quiz !!
I like to be the unique member of my nationality here :D A few other Italians joined at times, but left pretty soon. I swear I didn't do anything to make them leave :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh