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I don't know but I've seen giant posters that look like this
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Im currently in the process of learning German, fairly early on but I generally hit a snag when it comes to ordering words.. It's not utterly inadmissible (at least if you include an article or something) but basically the only time you see the sentence structure reordered like that is in clumsy poetry ("Ich möchte kaufen einen Wein / denn dann kann ich betrunken sein."). In prose or actual daily speech, huge no.
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Nov 28, 2010 23:23
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Ziir posted:I don't know but I've seen giant posters that look like this You'll probably want to look for a camping place directly in the alps and go in late spring, maybe near a glacier.
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Nov 28, 2010 23:39
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Im currently in the process of learning German, fairly early on but I generally hit a snag when it comes to ordering words.. If you remember this rule, you will be fine: All helping verbs (möchten, wollen, müssen, sollen) push every other verb in the sentence to the end. Ich möchte Wein kaufen Ich soll Wein kaufen Ich muss Wein kaufen Ich will Wein kaufen aber... Ich kaufe Wein (since there's no helping verb, the verb goes in second place) You can't use the English sentence structure in German.
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Nov 28, 2010 23:56
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A LOVELY LAD posted:Im currently in the process of learning German, fairly early on but I generally hit a snag when it comes to ordering words.. Let's say people would probably understand what you're trying to say but the way the others described it is the correct one. If you have more querstions there is always the German-language forums [German speaking/learning goons post here] thread.
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Nov 29, 2010 00:56
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I keep reading "ich möchte Wein saufen" 
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Nov 29, 2010 07:30
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ich saufe gern Wein! 
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Nov 29, 2010 09:36
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Nov 29, 2010 13:57
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elbkaida posted:Wow, camping and hiking in the Alps in winter sounds pretty crazy to me. Are there even any camping sites or Hütten that are open? I thought in winter everything there goes into total skiing mode. We can read about unexperienced tourists doing that poo poo here almost every year. Most articles are about their death. Or it's about getting them out of whatever hole the fell in with a helicopter... So yeah, I guess Berlin is the better choice.
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Nov 29, 2010 14:02
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Not to turn this towards politics or anything, but what's the general feel in Germany about the current wikileaks broo-hah-hah? Is it even really a thing at this point, or was much of anything at all?
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Dec 2, 2010 01:55
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I don't know about other papers but the tageszeitung is lauding them as the beacon of (investigative) journalism, saying wikileaks is doing what journalists actually should be doing - as opposed to regurgitating press releases and creating news where there is none.
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Dec 2, 2010 03:21
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Zwille posted:I don't know about other papers but the tageszeitung is lauding them as the beacon of (investigative) journalism, saying wikileaks is doing what journalists actually should be doing - as opposed to regurgitating press releases and creating news where there is none. Ha, that's an interesting claim. The way I see it, WikiLeaks has almost no journalistic integrity. If they get a leak, they seem to just publish it with no thought of what consequences it could bring. The mainstream media is super lame but at least they have some journalistic standards. Do you have a link to the taz article where they talk about it?
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Dec 2, 2010 04:12
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Here it is:quote:Die Zeiten sind vorbei, in denen nur einige wenige eingeweihte, elitäre Kreise darüber befinden konnten, welche Informationen wann gespielt werden. Also: Weiter so, Wikileaks! This one's pretty good too: Die herausgeforderten LeserInnen Dec 1, 2010
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Dec 2, 2010 05:17
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Liface posted:Ha, that's an interesting claim. The way I see it, WikiLeaks has almost no journalistic integrity. If they get a leak, they seem to just publish it with no thought of what consequences it could bring.
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Dec 2, 2010 08:42
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Default Settings posted:Well, if I'm not mistaken they did leave it to the newspapers to sort out what to publish and what information to hold back. At first, yeah. But then they released (well, are in the process of releasing) all the leaked cables, uncensored, on their site. For those curious: cablegate.wikileaks.org
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Dec 2, 2010 15:22
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I wasn't aware of that. While interesting without a doubt, there really is a difference between uncovering governmental power abuse and chit-chat and simply uncovering everything confidential.
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Dec 2, 2010 15:31
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From what I have gathered from people, cablegate has revealed very little new stuff, and the general consensus is that there is a server in the German foreign ministry that has very similar documents. Certainly nothing that should damage German-American relations beyond repair, I mean the ambassadors are supposed to inform their government of what is going on in the country they are in, that is part of their purpose. As far as journalism goes, I don't think it was nearly as big as the war logs, and even those are quite trivial most of the time ("Went somewhere. Got shot at. Shot back. No casualties on either side, mission proceeded as planned."). There is a distinctive lack of deeply immoral action on the part of the Americans being revealed in cablegate, but that might be because no one holds them to a moral standard anymore...
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Dec 2, 2010 17:07
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ArchangeI posted:From what I have gathered from people, cablegate has revealed very little new stuff, and the general consensus is that there is a server in the German foreign ministry that has very similar documents. Certainly nothing that should damage German-American relations beyond repair, I mean the ambassadors are supposed to inform their government of what is going on in the country they are in, that is part of their purpose. What is written in those cables is basically what everyone in Germany already knows/thinks.
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Dec 2, 2010 17:15
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Hungry Gerbil posted:What is written in those cables is basically what everyone in Germany already knows/thinks.
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Dec 2, 2010 18:30
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frankenfreak posted:It's almost like they read the German press and wrote that down... This probably actually true. But shouldn't they do a bit more than reading the newspaper regularly?
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Dec 2, 2010 18:32
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Hungry Gerbil posted:What is written in those cables is basically what everyone in Germany already knows/thinks. Well it certainly is interesting what the embassy in South Korea has to say about things, but you are right, most of the things they say about Germany isn't news. Including the assessment of Westerwelle. Especially the assessment of Westerwelle.
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Dec 3, 2010 00:45
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gently caress that guy. And gently caress his party.
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Dec 3, 2010 00:49
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His party is already hosed.
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Dec 3, 2010 00:56
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ArchangeI posted:Well it certainly is interesting what the embassy in South Korea has to say about things, but you are right, most of the things they say about Germany isn't news. Including the assessment of Westerwelle. Especially the assessment of Westerwelle. topical: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-first-scalp-german-aide
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Dec 3, 2010 16:01
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I bought a bottle of Stroh "80" rum because it was on sale but it tastes and smells terrible. Is there anything I can mix this with to make it drinkable.
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Dec 12, 2010 17:44
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Ziir posted:I bought a bottle of Stroh "80" rum because it was on sale but it tastes and smells terrible. Is there anything I can mix this with to make it drinkable. I know Stroh 80 with Sprite. Not sure about the mixture, but go easy on the rum and add lots of ice. EDIT: Official Stroh recipes 
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Dec 12, 2010 17:59
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Put some in black tea to make Jagertee, and if you ever find yourself thinking "hmm this drink is okay but it would be much better if it was on fire" Stroh 80's got your back. The stuff's main use is for mixing, I guess it's sort of the local equivalent of Everclear, except with its own taste. My Lovely Horse fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Dec 12, 2010 |
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Dec 12, 2010 18:03
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Dang, I don't drink and I want to make one of those. Though metal straw, really?
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Dec 12, 2010 18:35
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My Lovely Horse posted:Put some in black tea to make Jagertee, and if you ever find yourself thinking "hmm this drink is okay but it would be much better if it was on fire" Stroh 80's got your back. Speaking of Everclear can you not buy it over here? Seems that way especially since my flatmates and friends have never heard of it. Speaking of drinking, is there a German website that sells plastic flamingos? I need one and no store I've checked has it and all Germans I've asked look at me with a weird face. If you're wondering why.
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Dec 12, 2010 18:43
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I approve of this usage. Neckermann does have a flamingo, but it might be a tad expensive. Also who can tell if that thing is hollow the way you'd need it. I also found this but the same applies. You could do some cultural adapting and just lop the tip off a garden gnome's hat. Comedy/budget/largest potential for bodily harm option: 
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Dec 12, 2010 19:21
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Ziir posted:I bought a bottle of Stroh "80" rum because it was on sale but it tastes and smells terrible. Is there anything I can mix this with to make it drinkable. I only ever use it for Feuerzangenbowle.
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Dec 12, 2010 20:29
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My Lovely Horse posted:I approve of this usage. Neckermann does have a flamingo, but it might be a tad expensive. Also who can tell if that thing is hollow the way you'd need it. I also found this but the same applies. Cultural adaptation sounds good, where can I find garden gnomes preferably in a store locally? I'd have to see if it's hollow and if it'll work and $2 overnight shipping from free Amazon Prime when I was in the US spoiled me. Doesn't have to be a gnome I guess, maybe I'll check out a toy store tomorrow since I've got some time. westborn posted:Why would you try to drink a 80% alcohol rum straight...? And what did you expect it would/could taste like? I bought it cause I needed some high proof rum for Flaming Dr. Pepper but even burning and mixing it with Ameretto and beer it still tasted fowl. This rum just has some kind of weird artificial flavoring that tastes nothing like rum. Feuerzangenbowle was fun to do and looked cool but I didn't like it all too much. Neither did I like Glühwein. I'm guessing I just don't like warm alcohol. Ziir fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Dec 12, 2010 |
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Dec 12, 2010 21:54
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Ziir posted:Cultural adaptation sounds good, where can I find garden gnomes preferably in a store locally? Try this, type in your zipcode where it says "Ihre PLZ?" and it'll show you a Gartencenter near you.
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westborn posted:Why would you try to drink a 80% alcohol rum straight...? And what did you expect it would/could taste like? I literally made a  face when I read that Feuerzangenbowle article. I must find a way of making it properly over here. I've downed plenty of bottles of 151 in my day and this would be a great way to down even more!
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Dec 13, 2010 07:37
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Brokyn posted:I literally made a I visited a bar in Marburg that specialized in these, they are nothing short of amazing. The bar also had a rather extensive Absinthe menu, it was impressive.
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Dec 13, 2010 18:09
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Right, gonna try and hit germny at the end of Jan next year. Don;t think I can do berlin as the flights seem to be a bit more expensive and Im going by buying tickets for me and somone and ill just check the tickets if noone else can go (ryanair ones are going mega cheap to dusseldorf, frankfurt and munich) Any work on which city would be best to go to. Also bear in mind I don't want to spend much. Im gonna try and do like 4 days Also I guess berlin isn't crazy bad price wise but its probabaly not as dispoably priced as Id like As far as what I would be doing, probabaly drinking beer and eating stuff. I am ok with touristy stuff but its not really a must, so long as there is something interesting for me to see. A LOVELY LAD fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Dec 13, 2010 |
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Dec 13, 2010 18:44
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Berlin is cheap. It doesn't get cheaper. (You could go to some village in the East where nobody wants to be. That would be slightly cheaper.) Edit1: How much more expensive are tickets to Berlin? Edit2: I think Düsseldorf would be cheaper than Frankfurt and Munich. Hungry Gerbil fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Dec 13, 2010 |
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Dec 13, 2010 19:11
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I think berlin was like £10 each way, as I said I would prob buy 2 tickets on the hopes someone else would be able to join without having to buy the tickets at a higher price. £40 seems like a lot to throw away tho if somone else doesnt want to go. I do know a girl in Berlin tho so that could help. the tickets to all the other places were £3 £3! 
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Dec 13, 2010 19:21
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Where are you flying from? It really depends on the airline and when you check, but Berlin is usually pretty cheap. We also have two airports, SFX and TXL, so make sure you're checking both. RyanAir does usually go Schönefeld (SFX), airlines like Lufthansa and Air Berlin (more expensive) go through Tegel (TXL). You might want to check trains if you're anywhere near Germany. And I agree that Düsseldorf is probably going to be the cheapest of the three you named. The cost for a hotel/room/whatever and food is also probably going to be cheaper in Berlin and Düsseldorf. For the capital, Berlin is surprisingly cheap. E: Check taxes. Flights might seem incredibly cheap, but chances are that there are hidden fees involved. RyanAir, for instance, charges 10 extra Euros/Pounds to check-in in person and not print a boarding pass ahead of time. They also charge for more than ONE carry-on bag, and you really have to read through what you're actually paying for. Seats (on most airlines) are pretty dang cheap, even free sometimes, but the taxes will cost you a lot more. Allia fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Dec 13, 2010 |
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Allia posted:
Yeah I have anticipated that theyre gonna catch me with fees somewhere but I know about how to get past as many fees as possible (i.e only hand luggage thats 10kg, online checkin, etc)
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