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Uesugi Kenshin
11-08-2006, 17:48
So I'm sure those of you who haven't forgotten me think I'm dead. But I'm not, well not yet. When you read this I might be, who knows.
So I am now working on something like my tenth week in Germany out of somewhere in the neighborhood of 48 or 50. Everything is going pretty well. The people here are all very nice, except the nazis, but I only was near a bunch of those once at a concert in town and they weren't bothering me. I'm light years ahead of where I was before when it comes to understanding and speaking German. I've been told I have a fairly strong accent, which is unfortunate, but as long as I get the words and grammar right I don't care too much. Not that I get those right all that much, but my German isn't too horrible and I can understand a lot.
Hmmm no idea what else to say. If anyone has any questions about living in Germany, Germans, living abroad, my experience here, or whatever, please ask.
Oh and I know I had another thread earlier, but I don't have time to search it up at the moment, which is really a horrible excuse, but if a mod wants to merge them I don't mind, you don't have to though, it's really fine with me either way and I don't think this causes too much clutter.
Who wants to bet someone spam posts about this being clutter, especially after this...
Craterus
11-08-2006, 18:14
Good to see you're still posting and good to hear you're enjoying it.
Vladimir
11-08-2006, 22:10
The language: How are you or what is the best way to learn it? Immersion?
Good to know your doing good Kenshin.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-09-2006, 15:15
The language is the hardest part for me. I didn't really have any trouble getting used to the culture or anything because though it is different it is not so different that I wanted to curl up in a ball all day, though some other Americans did. It's also cool living with two families. Anyway what I did was immerse myself fully, I listened to Germans speak all day at school, I listened to my family speak when I got home, I listened to Rammstein and Madsen when I wasn't busy doing something else, or was working around the house. But I also got my Mutti to make me lists of random words and studied them. When I first got here I was doing almost a page of words a day. Attempting to speak when you have a vague idea of what you want to say is good to. Even if you say something like "Go in a new class" it's better than switching to English and you can ask the German you're talking to how to actually say it afterwards. Finding a friend or two who doesn't mind correcting your German too much is also good. They might get annoyed from time to time, but it is far better than having people let mistakes slide if they can understand you. Also never ever ever pass up a chance to go out and do something if you're away from your family on an exchange. The language is really hard at times, and at times I can practically not speak at all, but when I say my German is horrible and someone replies "Es geht" it's well worth it and it feels really good to be able to communicate somewhat in their language after not being able to for quite some time.
Finding a friend or two who doesn't mind correcting your German too much is also good. They might get annoyed from time to time, but it is far better than having people let mistakes slide if they can understand you.
This is very true. I was friends with a student who moved from Japan the year before. He would sit with us at lunch and I would help him with his English, slang English, and any words/phrases he didn't understand.
Gut zu wissen, dass es dir hier gefällt.:2thumbsup:
Uesugi Kenshin
11-09-2006, 19:45
Ja Husar es ist sehr net hier in Sachsen-Anhalt.
Yeah Husar it is very nice here in Saxony-Anhalt.
Sure my grammar and spelling may be a little bit off, but I understood you with no help from my Würterbuch or Familie!
EDIT: Ice: friends are definately crucial for slang. "Geil" is not for people people.
edyzmedieval
11-09-2006, 20:46
Have fun my arch rival. May you come back healthy so we can duel ourselves again in the Kawanakajima! :2thumbsup:
Kongamato
11-09-2006, 22:36
Do they use shelf toilets where you are located?
I envy you Kenshin. I want to visit Germany before I die really all of Europe. Maybe someday.
Gut zu wissen, dass es dir hier gefällt.:2thumbsup:
Good you are learning (?), because it is good to?
My German is horrible. I'm going off what I took in high school 2 years ago.
Do they use shelf toilets where you are located?
Since when do you know toilets in the US?:inquisitive:
@Ice: I said: "Good to know that you like it here."
I come from the German border. I sometimes almost have to consider German my second language, since I used to speak it loads ... Jerry normally doesn't speak Dutch.
My grammar is shite really, and therefore writing can be a problem, but I can speak it, and words I don't know I take from the local dialect, which is part German part Dutch (mind you I could speak that too, but I tend to avoid speaking it as I hate it).
German is only difficult in grammar imo, you almost write words as you speak them, which can make things easy.
Deutsch ist nicht sehr schwer, aber Nominativ und Accusativ sind (I bet one of those words is in wrong grammer, or I forgot an umlaut)
meh German can sound damned good tho
and I tend to forget to say Sie to all Germans, we Dutch aren't really used to it
Since when do you know toilets in the US?:inquisitive:
@Ice: I said: "Good to know that you like it here."
hahahaha, not even close. :sweatdrop:
hahahaha, not even close. :sweatdrop:
Nah you could do well as the average internet translator ~D
Uesugi Kenshin
11-10-2006, 15:04
Aber ich habe verstehen.
What in the name of god are shelf toilets? They sound horrifyingly communal, and showering is one thing, but laying pipe in public...No thanks.
Some German pronunciation can be tough, and the grammar can occasionally be a pain in the but, the main thing that gets me is Dativ, Nominativ, and Akusitiv (Woot I probably spelled those wrong), and the gender of things.
You can find them in Germany and the Netherlands, prevents splash and allows you to inspect your work!
http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/images/germantoilet.jpg
You can also find them in Austria. Had my first experience with them when I went skiing in St. Anton. I was told it has something to do with checking for worms (due to the high content of pig in the diet). Not sure if that's true though. Not the best toilets for morning dumps when you drink heavily the night before, you get the smell full force. :no:
You can find them in Germany and the Netherlands, prevents splash[...]
And I avtually prefer them because of that, in those others I always put loads of toilet paper in to prevent the splash.
And concerning grammar, we have:
Nominativ
Genitiv
Dativ
Akkusativ
And it's quite interesting noone mentioned genitive since there is some saying here: "Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod" which basically translates to "dative is the death of the genitive" while it should be "Der Dativ ist des Genitivs Tod" which translates into "dative is the genitive's death".
The point of that little pun is that Germans replace the genitive with the dative although that is grammatically wrong but to make fun of it, they did it in the pun as well.
Aber ich habe verstehen.
Verstanden. ~;p
It does certainly seem that you're picking things up, but what's wrong with ,,geil"?
Dutch_guy
11-10-2006, 19:47
The people here are all very nice, except the nazis, but I only was near a bunch of those once at a concert in town and they weren't bothering me.
Wow, what kind of party/concert where you at then ?
Glad to hear from you again Kenshin, and good to know you're having a good time ! :2thumbsup:
:balloon2:
King Henry V
11-10-2006, 20:35
Ah yes, there's nothing quite so Germanic as being able to inspect one's own pooh before flushing it down. My grandparent's flat in Vienna has one. Ghastly things.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-10-2006, 22:59
Verstanden. ~;p
It does certainly seem that you're picking things up, but what's wrong with ,,geil"?
Geil is for events or objects and not people apparently, cool is better than geil for people. Based on the burst of laughter I triggered from one of my friends when I said "Bernie Sanders ist geil" this has to be correct.
I have used a shelf toilet, but mine isn't one of them. Can't say I really cared for it.
The concert was your usual metal/rock concert of local bands.
Mithrandir
11-10-2006, 23:18
I believe that 'geil' means both cool and aroused.
How come your invisible Kenshin?
You can find them in Germany and the Netherlands, prevents splash and allows you to inspect your work!
http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/images/germantoilet.jpg
I was staying in a Dutch youth hostel and I saw one of these. Looked rather odd.
I believe that 'geil' means both cool and aroused.
Pretty much, originally it was only aroused I think, but somewhen in the 90ies it came up as a slang word partly replacing cool.
It's also used to describe that a woman is highly attractive... Which is probably why you got a burst of laughter when talking about Bernie Sanders.
In my environment "geil" as a replacement for "toll" or "cool" is mostly used in conjunction with things, not persons.
The original sense is actually not used very often anymore in everyday speech, except in the phrase "Ich bin geil" or "... geil auf" when you could best translate it as horny.
It's also used to describe that a woman is highly attractive...
One could say that this is viewing women as things.~;)
Geil is for events or objects and not people apparently, cool is better than geil for people. Based on the burst of laughter I triggered from one of my friends when I said "Bernie Sanders ist geil" this has to be correct.
Classy. I'm glad I learned how to use that word before hearing it used in a social context.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-12-2006, 10:26
Hmmm if it also means highly attractive then perhaps it wasn't quite as bad that I said that other person was geil, but it's still horrendously unlike me. Oh well, I'm a stupid American they have to assume if I say anything bad or out of character that it's either because I don't know what I'm saying, or on that particular occasion as well had a bit more to drink than usual, though I was definately not drunk, just intoxicated enough to not give a damn how bad my German was.
Csar I'm invisible because the TSA looked through my bags on my way over here and since then I've gotten rather paranoid about big brother watching me.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-13-2006, 17:42
Well I talked to a German about Geil and she refused to explain it to me...About all I got out of her was that it means different things in different contexts, oh well.
In dutch it means horny, first they invade us and then they steal our vocabulary, what is up with that?
Yeah, it means 'horny', Kenshin. It's just a silly way to say 'cool' or 'nice' in other contexts. I've never heard about it meaning 'attractive', but I suppose it's not such a stretch.
When I asked him something about the edition of M2TW they had there, the clerk in Saturn today toldme that it was "total geil" and I had to get it, yes, it's silly, but people use it.:shrug:
When I asked him something about the edition of M2TW they had there, the clerk in Saturn today toldme that it was "total geil" and I had to get it, yes, it's silly, but people use it.:shrug:
We do the same thing, when something is great we say 'zo geil als boter'(as horny as butter don't ask I don't know), and it can apply to just about everything, cars, boats, games you name it. People just like to use sexual innuendo, cums with the package.
King Henry V
11-13-2006, 18:39
We do the same thing, when something is great we say 'zo geil als boter'(as horny as butter don't ask I don't know)
You Dutch and your weird sexual fetishes....:laugh4:
You Dutch and your weird sexual fetishes....:laugh4:
hey we can't help
*gets the butter*
mmmm
Uesugi Kenshin
11-14-2006, 14:50
I think I'm just going to stick to using cool and toll.....Crazy Germans....
On another note and in case I haven't said this in this thread before Rammstein is officially one of the most wonderful things to ever come out of Germany.
Rammstein is officially one of the most wonderful things to ever come out of Germany.
yeah it would be hard to think of anything else
"Shame on you Stig!!!!"
"Hey, it was only a joke"
"Ban him, ban him!!!"
"What?"
"BAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Nah Germans make good beer too, tho Belgian beer is better
I paid a visit to a German restaurant in my city last night. I expected it to be mediocre, but it was really quite good. Even the waittress was German. This leads me to wonder...how is the Schnitzel, Kenshin?
Is that a restaurant were you can still look into the kitchen were you see them pounding the schnitzel to make it smaller (and better)?
I went there with my schoolclass last year when we went to Rome (you can't get to Rome in 1 day, we slept at Bergtesgarden ... well 5 km from it). Most of them didn't want to eat meat the coming week anymore ~D
The Spartan (Returns)
11-15-2006, 00:25
good to see you not dead.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-15-2006, 12:46
I think I've only had Schnitzel (that's just veal right??) a few times, but maybe I've had it more. It was fairly good, and a wonderful change from all of the sausage, which though varied and tasty gets old. I actually have a major problem in the food department, my Mutti uses loads and loads of butter, and in Vermont we used very very little butter. To make a can of beans she puts a thing of butter (250g maybe??) in a pot and then turns on the stove, then she adds the can of beans. That's just wrong.....
Otherwise all is good right now, I've dropped Latin and Deutsch (with a 10th grade class...) so now I have another history course and an IT course!
German beer and some German people also qualify as some of the most wonderful things to come out of Germany, but it is undeniable that Rammstein ranks up there with the beer and other really great stuff that this country has produced.
Schnitzel is more of an austria thing, when they are served the right way, with lemon and a peace of salted fish, delicious. :yes:
King Henry V
11-15-2006, 13:10
Salted fish with schnitzel?:inquisitive:
I find pork is better as a schnitzel, since veal, especially pounded to the thinness of a wafer, can be tasteless.
Of course, nothing accompanies schnitzel as well as a nice Kartoffelsalat.
You can have veal Schnitzel, but the standard is pork. Chicken was also offered at the restaurant I attended, but I just raised my eyebrow at that and ignored it. As well, one of the meals on the Abendkarte was a venison Schnitzel. My father tells me it was excellent.
Why did you drop German class?
Schnitzel should be eaten with a piece of lemon or with a drop of HP sauce
Or you can have a zigeuner (gipsy) schnitzel (my god I wouldn't now who to translate it otherwise) yum yum
Uesugi Kenshin
11-16-2006, 10:38
The German class is for 10th grade German students not 12th grade Americans with only two and a half months of German under their belts.
I should be having Informatik right now, but it's my first day in the class and they're taking a test...Oh and my teacher is the same guy I have for Math and Physics, and he's pretty cool.
Evil_Maniac From Mars
11-17-2006, 23:39
German beer and some German people also qualify as some of the most wonderful things to come out of Germany, but it is undeniable that Rammstein ranks up there with the beer and other really great stuff that this country has produced.
Rammstein! Granted, they're decent, but Die Toten Hosen is where German music is at. Easily the best band ever to come out of this wonderful country.
:germany:
Bah, die Toten Hosen are boring.
Well I talked to a German about Geil and she refused to explain it to me...About all I got out of her was that it means different things in different contexts, oh well.
How polite of her.
Get a very horny girl and while doing 'nasty' things to her, when she's enjoying immensely, ask her what geil means. ~;)
Rammstein, awesome music. I started out with Sonne, and Ich Will, also Augen Auf ! by Ooompf. Took a while but about a year later I got almost all their songs. In fact I'm listening to them right now. My day usually starts with Alter Mann, or Morgenstern, usually Morgenstern. Every single day, almost.
I LOVE Te quiero puta, it's a great song to have in the background, specially in that geil context, at the right time ~;)
Here's a good site for lyrics: www.herzeleid.com
Actually check this out ! Last night I watched this video from the Virtuelles JagdBombergeschwader 32 downloads section:
http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?section=downloads&subcat=28&file=541&lang=en
Whether you like aviation/simulation or not the video is WELL worth watching, and the music... I'll let you guess. It's one fo the finest game videos I ever saw. Would love to know what you guys thought of it.
Quite a cool video.:2thumbsup:
Uesugi Kenshin
11-18-2006, 18:18
Die Toten Hosen suck.....IMHO. Please don't hurt me for having strong opinions.....
I only have two cd's of Rammstein, Mutter and Reise Reise, I need more but since I have a birthday and Weihnacht's (X-mas) coming up I can't buy anything!!!!:furious3:
If I'm not mistaken there is another album coming out soon, if it isn't out already.
Kenshin you've taught me a new word, geilometer !!!
It's an instrument on a scale of 0 to 10. It can be used to "rate" things and people. It can also be used mentally in those moments where some of us males need a quantitative figure to determine how well (or how geil to be precise!) things are going with your date.
Readings for Mutter and Reise Reise are around 9. Heidi Klum gets a 10 (and yes, it's probably correct to say this is 'objectifying'). The next one I'd recommend is .... well I don't know really. I'm a very selective person usually, but in Rammstein's case there isn't a song I dont like so I don't know what to recommend as the next album you buy.
There won't be another album until well into 2007, at least. There is a DVD that came out yesterday, I think...
Oops yeah you're right it's next year. Sorry.
BTW there's a lot of live clips of Rammstein on youtube.com for those that are interested.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-19-2006, 19:25
I was told a new album came out last Thursday or something by a ton of Germans and by the TV. Am I surrounded by Germans that don't have a clue what the difference between DVD and album are, or am I living in the twilight zone?
King Henry V
11-19-2006, 20:56
Uesugi, why are you in Germany again? Is it some sort of exchange thing?
I was told a new album came out last Thursday or something by a ton of Germans and by the TV. Am I surrounded by Germans that don't have a clue what the difference between DVD and album are, or am I living in the twilight zone?
Well, there're some bonus live discs that come with certain editions of the DVD...
Uesugi Kenshin
11-20-2006, 13:10
Damn, Gorebag now I have to go sit in a corner and cry for hours on end, but I won't be able to until I get home because I'm at school....
Henry I am on an exchange with the organization AFS where I stay a year with a German family. AFS does this sort of thing all over the world, and Germany just happened to be my top choice I could have been sent to Japan, Turkey, or just about any other country that isn't in Africa, for a number of reasons AFS isn't big in Africa...
Just buy the DVD and cheer up.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-21-2006, 13:12
I can't buy anything non-essential right now due to my birthday and Weihnacht's (sp?) coming up...Then again I could claim that a Rammstein album is essential. But since I'd need help to get it and my Mutti doesn't like Rammstein she probably wouldn't agree....Sigh guess I'll wait a month.
Why would you need her help?
What is AFS ? This is cool though, sounds like you got a free trip to Germany ?
I'm not German btw, and I'm not much of a 'fanboy'. I do like stuff but don't always follow everything about it.
I just figured out MTW2 was out a couple of days ago, and that was when I figured out MTW2 demo was out as well. So yeah the demo is what led me to MTW2... see ? Something Rammstein is happening though and eventually it will dawn on me, in it's own sweet time. Having said all that I think I should go have a look see when they are on concert nearby...
Uesugi Kenshin
11-22-2006, 11:24
Where am I going to buy cd's in a village of 2000?
AFS is an organization that was started after WWI, it was called the American Field Service, but now it's just AFS. The organization coordinates programs where you pay them a heap of money (unless you get a scholarship, I didn't but luckily we were able to scrape the dough together) and they will find you a host family somewhere in the world (hopefully where you want to go) and you will live there for a year with a family.
Where am I going to buy cd's in a village of 2000?
In the next bigger city...~;)
Adrian II
11-22-2006, 13:11
Where am I going to buy cd's in a village of 2000?
AFS is an organization that was started after WWI, it was called the American Field Service, but now it's just AFS. The organization coordinates programs where you pay them a heap of money (unless you get a scholarship, I didn't but luckily we were able to scrape the dough together) and they will find you a host family somewhere in the world (hopefully where you want to go) and you will live there for a year with a family.I know a young lady who went to Paraguay with AFS and she was very satisfied with this semi-volunteer organisation. It seems to be a typically relaxed, pragmatic American outfit that provides good value for your money.
Uesugi Kenshin
11-23-2006, 14:44
In the next bigger city...~;)
That's 5000 people and I haven't seen a cd shop. I'd have to Salzwedel to have a chance at finding it and I only go there with my family...
Adrian:
I have no idea if it is good value for your money, but I have to say AFS does a fairly good job with the activities and speeches and so on before and during the stay abroad. It is a lot of money though, I'd have to see a breakdown of it all to admit that it was good value.
I just read an article in Deutschland magazine about Bionade. Is that the carbonated fruit drink you'd mentioned earlier?
Samurai Waki
11-24-2006, 06:00
C'mon how big is Germany really? You could probably steal a mule and be in Berlin within 12 hours.~;)
...says the man who'd never been on a train until he visited another country. ~;p
Ser Clegane
11-24-2006, 09:02
I just read an article in Deutschland magazine about Bionade.
One of the best carbonated soft drinks around - not as sugar-infested as other drinks (and it offers some great flavors)
Uesugi Kenshin
11-24-2006, 15:05
I've never heard of Bionade, but I'll keep an eye out for it.
As to how big Deutschland is it's about the size of Montana, and since I've gone at least halfway through the country by train I have to say that it is pretty big.
Ser Clegane
11-24-2006, 16:10
Bionade (http://www.bionade.com/bionade.php/20_en?usid=45670ae32246945670ae323018)
(No - I am not getting paid for this)
Kraut lemonade...bizarre. I also don't understand how there is no alcohol if the beverage is fermented.
Uesugi Kenshin
12-04-2006, 11:51
Necro post!
So I went to the Weihnacht's Markt in Diesdorf over the weekend, and it was fairly fun. We didn't have any snow unfortunately, but who knows maybe we'll have some for Fruhlings Markt (Spring Market), I doubt it...I have a question though, what exactly is Glühwein? It was pretty tasty and from what I understand it is a heated fruit wine. Anyway in Diesdorf we have a fruit juice/wine place (brewery/juicery?) so apparently I had some fairly good Glühwein, but I probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Hmm in other news I think I have 3 or so parties in a row raround Christmas time. My Birthday on the 21st, a school party on the 23rd and then a christmas party on the 24th or 25th.
Gluhwine is warm red wine with herbs, sometimes a bit of orange-skin as well.
hmmmmm Heidie, I'd third her reich
http://dump.geenstijl.nl/mediabase/foto/590a904_oktoberfest.jpg
Aw, no snow for Weihnachtsmarkt. That really sucks. It only just started to snow here a few days ago. The Festbock season is a month late.
Good call, Frag, German chicks rule. Too bad you're Dutch.
Good call, Frag, German chicks rule. Too bad you're Dutch.
You are correcter then you realise, we dutchies don't have a very good name among german flesh. We are supposedly rude immature sexist loud and in general troublemakers without any manners.
Ah well, dutch girls look better anyway.
You are correcter then you realise, we dutchies don't have a very good name among german flesh. We are supposedly rude immature sexist loud and in general troublemakers without any manners.
And you looooove caravans!:laugh4:
Ah well, dutch girls look better anyway.
Prove it.:eyebrows:
Dear Husar, what you should have done is giving me some moral support, say nah it's not that bad you are polite cultured respectful and better at football then us.
And those that know need no proof
mmm Fragsy is right, those who know need no proof
besides all the good-looking Dutch girls have blond hair, just like all the good-looking German ones (imho that is)
I wouldn't say no to that Heidi there tho, but I doubt my gf would allow me too :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
besides all the good-looking Dutch girls have blond hair, just like all the good-looking German ones (imho that is)
Awwww en je had de schijn al tegen ~;)
lol, ik kom misschien uit Twente maar dat maakt me nog geen Duitser ... half Duitser misschien en als je mijn accent meetelt driekwart Duitser maar geen hele Duitser
bovendien heb ik geen Duitse familie ... hoop ik
Ah well, dutch girls look better anyway.
Impossible!
Evil_Maniac From Mars
12-06-2006, 23:01
Dear Husar, what you should have done is giving me some moral support, say nah it's not that bad you are polite cultured respectful and better at football then us.
And those that know need no proof
That's it. Let's get him. :knight:
Uesugi Kenshin
12-11-2006, 11:26
So I'm still doing well even though I was at a party until 2:30 on Friday/Saturday, and sat in the cellar with the other two kids from my house until 3:30 or so. It was a ton of fun and I feeling really comfortable with the people I've met here now, even though two of the Bisexual German guys have slapped my but when I wasn't looking.
My birthday's coming up and I'm kind of revolted at how many people I am thinking about inviting (14 minimum, 16 maximum) to my party. But it should be fun as long as I don't have to clean up any puke.
I went to my first Bundesliga (German professional football/soccer league) game yesterday, which was a ton of fun. Wolfsburg v. Aachen. Aachen won 2:1.
So I'm still doing well even though I was at a party until 2:30 on Friday/Saturday, and sat in the cellar with the other two kids from my house until 3:30 or so. It was a ton of fun and I feeling really comfortable with the people I've met here now, even though two of the Bisexual German guys have slapped my but when I wasn't looking.
Ah, no worries about the bisexual thing. My friend's father told me that the last time his mother went to Germany, she saw a woman have sex with a horse on a stage. You win.
My birthday's coming up and I'm kind of revolted at how many people I am thinking about inviting (14 minimum, 16 maximum) to my party. But it should be fun as long as I don't have to clean up any puke.
"Would monsieur like a bucket?"
Uesugi Kenshin
12-12-2006, 14:12
I'm not worried about the bisexual guys, they're cool and I am fairly certain they were intoxicated at the time so it's okay.
And I would really like to just get through my birthday without having someone throw up somewhere where I have to clean it up, in the toilet is okay, but in the sink like at the last party that happened here.....Well let's just say that wouldn't be so fun.
I'm not worried about the bisexual guys, they're cool and I am fairly certain they were intoxicated at the time so it's okay.
And I would really like to just get through my birthday without having someone throw up somewhere where I have to clean it up, in the toilet is okay, but in the sink like at the last party that happened here.....Well let's just say that wouldn't be so fun.
Well have fun. Here's to hoping.:smash:
P.S. Now that you've said that someones going to throw up and you gonna have to clean it.:beam:
Uesugi Kenshin
12-13-2006, 13:06
Eh, only three or so people are likely to drink that much, and one of them is my host brother andif he pukes he gets to clean it up.
doc_bean
12-13-2006, 13:30
I'm not worried about the bisexual guys, they're cool and I am fairly certain they were intoxicated at the time so it's okay.
I'm not gay, I was just drunk ! The closet homosexual's fighting words :laugh4:
Closet homosexuals............ thank you very much I just had a breakthrough with the monster under my bed.
Uesugi Kenshin
12-14-2006, 13:18
Well I'm really annoyed because I possibly have 4 free hours of school, out of a six hour day, on Monday. It's going to be really really boring, especially since I only have a slight chance of sitting in on a class for two hours or so, and it's an english class.
Today I'm also stuck at school until the eigth hour of classes even though I won't have had a class for around 3 hours by the time my biology class starts.
Otherwise everyone is invited to my party and all I have to do is buy the beer and food!
Uesugi Kenshin
12-19-2006, 11:35
So I had my birthday yesterday, and even though everyone had school or work the next day my family and I hung out with the other family from our house grilling and drinking. It was quite fun, but it's a bit weird how Germans come up to you and give about a five minute speech while shaking your hand to congratulate you on your birthday. It's okay though, only one person said what I would call too much, and it wasn't that weird.
So I had my birthday yesterday, and even though everyone had school or work the next day my family and I hung out with the other family from our house grilling and drinking. It was quite fun, but it's a bit weird how Germans come up to you and give about a five minute speech while shaking your hand to congratulate you on your birthday. It's okay though, only one person said what I would call too much, and it wasn't that weird.
That does sound kinda strange...then again, I've never celebrated a birthday in Vermont.
Uesugi Kenshin
12-20-2006, 13:18
Eh we don't really do anything all that strange in Vermont, for our birthdays...You might see my dad run off to light fireworks (which are illegal in Vermont..) and then say "Oh wait my drink!" and then run back to the porch for his whiskey. After which he'll run off to light the fireworks. Luckily he lets other people light off most of them.
Party tomorrow!
Uesugi Kenshin
12-23-2006, 12:53
Woot nobody puked!
The whole case of beer was finished!
My vodka was also emptied!
And I hate Sangria...Someone brought at least a liter of it to the party and I have to say it sucks.
Strike For The South
12-24-2006, 04:36
Glad to see youre having fun!
Alexanderofmacedon
12-24-2006, 07:16
I need to get sh*t faced sometime...
Strike For The South
12-24-2006, 08:33
I need to get sh*t faced sometime...
Calling people who can enable that at 1:57 doesnt help....jerk:thumbsdown:
Uesugi Kenshin
12-29-2006, 11:58
So New Year's is coming up and I'm not stuck in the Sport Hall dancing with my Mutti, but instead going to hang out with some friends!
Oh and anyone know why the guys here think drinking Aquavit with beer will prevent hangovers?
Ser Clegane
12-29-2006, 13:29
Oh and anyone know why the guys here think drinking Aquavit with beer will prevent hangovers?
Hmm ... no idea - and I actually doubt that the combination will help to prevent a hangover (actually the additional alcohol will rather "enhance" it).
Better make sure that you drink sufficient water in addition to the alcoholic beverages.
Have fun ~:)
doc_bean
12-30-2006, 11:19
Oh and anyone know why the guys here think drinking Aquavit with beer will prevent hangovers?
You should try to obtain empirical results !
Uesugi Kenshin
01-01-2007, 15:51
So I survived my German New Year's despite at least one German attempting to kill me with firecrackers. One of them actually hit me direct in the back, but I was fune of course. We didn't set off anything very dangerous but the German with the most fireworks was also one of the most intoxicated people at the party...
Oh yeah and I didn't drink very much just in case that gave the wrong impression.
And I've got over a week more of vacation while all of my friends in America go back to school tomorrow or so!
Alexanderofmacedon
01-03-2007, 01:03
So I survived my German New Year's despite at least one German attempting to kill me with firecrackers. One of them actually hit me direct in the back, but I was fune of course. We didn't set off anything very dangerous but the German with the most fireworks was also one of the most intoxicated people at the party...
Oh yeah and I didn't drink very much just in case that gave the wrong impression.
And I've got over a week more of vacation while all of my friends in America go back to school tomorrow or so!
Ass face!:wall:
So I survived my German New Year's despite at least one German attempting to kill me with firecrackers. One of them actually hit me direct in the back, but I was fune of course. We didn't set off anything very dangerous but the German with the most fireworks was also one of the most intoxicated people at the party...
Oh yeah and I didn't drink very much just in case that gave the wrong impression.
And I've got over a week more of vacation while all of my friends in America go back to school tomorrow or so!
Bah me and my cousin and my uncle exchanged Roman candle fire. Needless to say I was never hit, but my cousin got shot in the face. Oops.:beam:
Uesugi Kenshin
01-03-2007, 10:22
I forgot to tell you guys this earlier but I was almost stuck in the bathroom at the party because the key broke when I went to open the door. Luckily I got out without assitance after about five minutes of fiddling with the broken key, but I almost had one of those horribly embarrassing party ruined because I got stuck in the bathroom on New Year's Eve stories to tell.
I forgot to tell you guys this earlier but I was almost stuck in the bathroom at the party because the key broke when I went to open the door. Luckily I got out without assitance after about five minutes of fiddling with the broken key, but I almost had one of those horribly embarrassing party ruined because I got stuck in the bathroom on New Year's Eve stories to tell.
:laugh4:
Alexanderofmacedon
01-03-2007, 16:29
I forgot to tell you guys this earlier but I was almost stuck in the bathroom at the party because the key broke when I went to open the door. Luckily I got out without assitance after about five minutes of fiddling with the broken key, but I almost had one of those horribly embarrassing party ruined because I got stuck in the bathroom on New Year's Eve stories to tell.
That would have been bad.:skull:
That would have been bad.:skull:
It would have been hilarious!
Uesugi Kenshin
01-04-2007, 17:54
No Gorebag that is hilarious, and would have been fun, and hilarious after a month or so.
Luckily the person didn't freak out when I told her I had broken the key to her bathroom door....
I'll bet her facial expression was worth it.
Uesugi Kenshin
01-09-2007, 11:38
Unfortunately she didn't have much of a reaction to it...That might have been because she was most likely quite intoxicated by that point, but I can't be sure because she only really showed it an hour or two later.
Vladimir
01-18-2007, 18:53
These Rosetta Stone language lessons sound so gay. I'm not sure what dialect of German they're speaking but it sounds so...Latinized?
Uesugi Kenshin
01-20-2007, 14:08
I don't know the Rosetta Stone language courses but since they're so renowned they're probably speaking Hoch Deutsch (High German). I probably haven't heard a ton of Hoch Deutsch, but what I have heard didn't sound latinized to me. German in general was less harsh than I expected it to be. I find that it only sounds really harsh if the person speaking does really good rolled r's. If you want to hear harsh German listen to some Rammstein.
Oh yeah and I survived the huge storm that hit us here on Thursday.
Vladimir
01-22-2007, 23:33
The one that caused the Dutch windmills to spin at 5,000 rpm? That was some insanity over there. Hurricane force winds over Europe.:dizzy2:
I expected German to be more, well, German too. I guess maybe having millions of tons of bombs dropped on you can take some wind out of your sails. I'll get to hear the Heidelburg verson if it soon. I don't expect it to sound quite like Rammstein but it would be nice!
Uesugi Kenshin
01-25-2007, 14:49
I doubt German changed after WWII. I've heard some pretty old people speaking German and their German doesn't sound any more harsh to me. I think the harshness of the language is just somewhat exaggerated.
So I went to visit the Harz Hochschule yesterday and I came away with the impression that even in another language, and on another continent college tours, and college presentations are pretty much the same everywhere. Oh yeah and extremely boring too.
Ah and on Tuesday I was in Magdeburg to see Werder Bremen crush FC Magdeburg 3:0 in a friendly opening game for the new Magdeburg football (soccer, Fußball) stadium. Anyone watch the game? It was on 2DF iirc. The middle of the field was covered in frost so the players had a bit of trouble keeping their feet sometimes, and it wasn't the most exciting game, but FCM held out well for the first half and it was a lot of fun.
Uesugi Kenshin
07-16-2007, 13:22
So I'm back in the US as of last Saturday. It's reallz weird to be back and to see all of my friends and family here, and none of my German friends and "family." It was a really great experience to be an exchange student. It was extremely difficult to learn a new language and be away from home for so long, but I think I matured quite a bit during my time overseas and am really happy that I did it. I would encourage anyone who has the opportunity to do anything similar to jump right into it.
EDIT: Switched "Saturdaz" to "Saturday." I'm not used to an American keyboard anymore!!!
edyzmedieval
07-16-2007, 17:11
Welcome back home my fellow foe. :bow:
May the battles commence once again.
Welcome back Kenshin ~:wave: Should come into the chat sometime.
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