The Kraut Konspiracy

[barbara0207]

Nice to meet you, Barbara !
Though I'm actually a Westphalian expat (there, used the term ! ) currently studying in Heidelberg.

Hi, Schokokeks - what a really sweet user name! At first I thought you were Dutch because of the 'koekjestrommel'.

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.

Did they say why? - It also seems that more and more Irish people now try to preserve their language and heritage.

[Niamh]

I like to be the unique member of my nationality here A few other Italians joined at times, but left pretty soon. I swear I didn't do anything to make them leave

Yeah i believe ya!

Maybe its because of the romanticism associated with all things celtic Barbara.

[barbara0207]

Maybe its because of the romanticism associated with all things celtic Barbara.

Maybe. It's a good explanation because many people are looking for romaniticism and a little 'warmth' and magic in a globalized world that they perceive as cold and harsh.

[SleepyWitch]

Maybe. It's a good explanation because many people are looking for romaniticism and a little 'warmth' and magic in a globalized world that they perceive as cold and harsh.

yep, plus many people (even well-off people in the North) feel treated unfairly or as if they 'special' (only no-one can see it), so they identify with the Celts because they were displaced by the Romans+ Anglo-Saxons and are associated with druidism, magic, etc.

[Klingsor]

So here you are!

I wanna be part of this konspiracy, because I am from the banks of the Rhine.
(Originally I'm Westphalian, too.)

Nice to meet you here!

[SleepyWitch]

So here you are!

I wanna be part of this konspiracy, because I am from the banks of the Rhine.
(Originally I'm Westphalian, too.)

Nice to meet you here!

Hi Welcome to the Kraut Konspiracy an to LitNet looks like I'm outnumbered by NRW folks (Westphalians)

[barbara0207]

So here you are!

I wanna be part of this konspiracy, because I am from the banks of the Rhine.
(Originally I'm Westphalian, too.)

Nice to meet you here!

Yesss!!! Another one! Welcome, Klingsor.
This thread becomes crowded with Westphalians - though most of them 'expat'. I wonder what made them do it ...

[SleepyWitch]

So here you are!

I wanna be part of this konspiracy, because I am from the banks of the Rhine.
(Originally I'm Westphalian, too.)

Nice to meet you here!

Hi again. read the CV on your homepage last night and found it very entertaining will read your poems when I've got more time

[Klingsor]

Hi again. read the CV on your homepage last night and found it very entertaining will read your poems when I've got more time

Thank you. You're welcome.

I think there is really a south-german predominance in this thread. By this conspiracy the Bavarians pretend to be Germans, haha - but you failed!

Real German cows look like this:

[SleepyWitch]

Thank you. You're welcome.

I think there is really a south-german predominance in this thread. By this conspiracy the Bavarians pretend to be Germans, haha - but you failed!

Real German cows look like this:

yeah, if German is a synonym for Dutch in your vocab, I totally agree

[Klingsor]

yeah, if German is a synonym for Dutch in your vocab, I totally agree

Sure, the Dutchmen are some kind of German, too. They sing it in their national anthem: "ben ik van Duitsen bloed" ("I am of German blood"). I think the Dutchmen are at least as much German as the Bavarians. But they don't like to hear this (any Dutchmen here?) ... And unlike the Bavarians they went their way constantly and founded their own state - this is very laudable! (Now I need a smiley waving a Dutch flag, but they have none ... I take this instead: , Santa Claus was a Dutchman, too ....)

But anyway, Sleepy, just go on posting pictures of these strange alpine animals, they are really cute ...

[B-Mental]

Thank you. You're welcome.

I think there is really a south-german predominance in this thread. By this conspiracy the Bavarians pretend to be Germans, haha - but you failed!

Real German cows look like this:

If you look closely, that picture was taken in Wisconsin. What is the name of the breed? Is Holstein correct?

[Klingsor]

If you look closely, that picture was taken in Wisconsin. What is the name of the breed? Is Holstein correct?

Yes, Holstein is correct.

Wisconsin? You mean if I turn on the sound I will hear this cow speaking English with a German accent?

[B-Mental]

Well, I might be able to find some bilingual cows in Wisconsin....let me see. Uh-oh, the last bilingual Holstein left Wisconsin after an ugly cow tipping incident...whereabouts presently unknown...

[SleepyWitch]

Well, I might be able to find some bilingual cows in Wisconsin....let me see. Uh-oh, the last bilingual Holstein left Wisconsin after an ugly cow tipping incident...whereabouts presently unknown...

oh my God, how cruel!
I hope it didn't end up inside a Sconny bratwurst