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German goon living in Berlin chiming in. I did not serve in the Bundeswehr but did civil service instead if someone has a question about that.Carlos Rosado posted:My only real experience with Germany is Berlin. I seem to pick up on this sense that the rest of Germany kinda resents Berlins awesomeness. Maybe its just my experience but Berlin seems to be very "party happy go lucky" orientated... most people I would meet did not really work, they claimed to be painters, photographers, graphic designers, poets etc... all with all "these cool projects" but really they are all just stoners. I spent a few months there and Berliners were not nearly as industrious as I expected... it was all BBQs, driking in the park and going to very superficial "multi-culti festivals"... god I love that place It really depends where you look, if you're only taking in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg it could certainly seem that way. For a long time these neighborhoods have been among the best places for small underground artists to live, work and maybe even find an audience. Since it's very cheap to live there (though that's changing) it's no surprise that there's a ton of these people while only a fraction of them produce anything. And on the topic of beer: Beer is a very important part of the cultural identity. That's why you have Kölsch in Köln, Alt in Düsseldorf, Pils in northern Germany and Hefeweizen in the south. You can't get the Doppelbock from Bavaria in Hamburg because most people there wouldn't even think of buying it. I think that most big mainstream beers in Germany are really lovely (however not as bad as Berliner Kindl...) but the local stuff is usually really nice. I would love to try some American Microbrews, we should get an international beer exchange going or something.
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Polonium posted:That seems to change a bit, though. Yes, but I think such cases often go hand in hand with a conscious break of that tradition and it's still really surprising how many pubs only serve one or two local beers, Beck's and maybe another mainstream beer. Especially older people still carry a very strong local patriotism (just think of Köln and Düsseldorf) when it comes to beer. ... sorry for the beer derail ^^ safety dan posted:I'm a German major and I'm going to be doing my studying abroad in Bavaria. Am I going to end up with a stupid accent? (no offense if you're Bayerisch yourself, it's not as bad as the Swiss accent) Since you're probably going to a bigger city the accent is gonna be pretty mild compared to rural areas. But you're probably gonna pick up a couple of expressions, I guess it depends on how established you German is. loose-fish fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Sep 23, 2009 |
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Sheik Yerbouti posted:'sup Berlin and civil service buddy? Krakened posted:We would also like to visit the gothic cathederals, but have no idea where to start. Which state in has the most popular cathederals and architecture? Is there any one building that you would recommend anyone to go and see? Krakened posted:Where are the best pubs and clubs in Germany? Hamburg has many cool pubs and clubs in Germany's most notorious red light district (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeperbahn), Hamburg is a very beautiful city anyway. Munich is a bit more upscale I would say, but I've only been there once. Krakened posted:Do a lot of people speak English as a second language there?
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roomforthetuna posted:Hm, I guess I should have asked for more specific information about the german attitude to boardgames. I mean, is it something families do? Do friends regularly get together for a boardgame-play? Is it something where people just pull out a boardgame when they can't think of something else to do, when friends are already there? Is it a general thing, like if you have German friends and pull out a boardgame they'll be cool with it, or is it still a niche thing like it is in England, where most people will think you're a nerd, but it's just a much bigger niche? Many families and friends get together regularly to play boardgames and I don't know anyone who outright hates them or has never played one. In fact I think everyone of my friends own at least one. Mind telling why this interests you, seems like a very specific question?
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CommieRabbit posted:How common is mensur and have any of you participated, witnessed or known a duel or dueler? My half-brothers were students in the 80s and did that stuff and there are "schlagende Verbindungen" (duelling fraternities) in every city with an older universitiy. @ Sheik Yerbouti: Yeah, your main building is one ugly motherfucker but at least you don't have to haul your rear end all the way to Dahlem every day. Edit: I can get to Ernst-Reuter-Platz in 10 minutes per bike ^^ loose-fish fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Sep 24, 2009 |
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brylcreem posted:I have a pretty specific question about Flensburg - hope someone can answer. Ringo R posted:A gay friend keeps telling me about how great Berlin is for meeting fellow perverts and having very kinky sessions. There are apparently huge nightclubs that has facilities underground that sound like straight out from some horror movie. Germans have this reputation of being perverts (scheisse movies) and he confirms it's true. How widespread is this really? Did the prohibition of pornography play a role in this? I also didn't know about this reputation until I read about it on the internet. It's really hard to tell if there's any truth to it since weird fetishes are not something anyone would brag about. I think it's pretty much forgotten that porn was VERBOTEN until 1969.
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