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From: Tom Peel on 6 Oct 2007 05:25 > 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.
From: Cathy L on 6 Oct 2007 08:46 On 5 Oct 2007 18:38:58 GMT, Jens Arne Maennig <maennig.0708(a)cricetus.com> wrote: >Cathy L wrote: >> We had a really nice lunch at the >> LedererBrewery in Nurenburg. > >..berg, sweetheart, no matter if its N�rn... 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
From: Erick T. Barkhuis on 6 Oct 2007 15:58 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]
From: Jens Arne Maennig on 7 Oct 2007 03:32 Erick T. Barkhuis wrote: > But you do agree that Bavarians and Austrians are quite weird, > compared to normal, real Germans, don't you? What would be "normal, real Germans"? Saxonians? Frisians? Swabians? Jens
From: Erick T. Barkhuis on 7 Oct 2007 04:26
Jens Arne Maennig: > Erick T. Barkhuis wrote: > > But you do agree that Bavarians and Austrians are quite weird, > > compared to normal, real Germans, don't you? > > What would be "normal, real Germans"? Saxonians? Frisians? Swabians? Yes, yes and yes (although I'm in doubt about Frisians). You didn't miss my bunch of smilies, did you? |