[gringalet]

(Original post by Mr. Jim)
it's geordie for hello

P.S. - the modern greek's spelt "Γεια", lower case ghamma (γ) looks like upper case ipsilon (Y) but they're crafty them greeks

I actually study Modern Greek - goddam keyboard! Can't believe I didn't even notice that! Thinking phonetically, sigh...

And I knew it was going to come up when I just said 'Frankfurt' - when people say Frankfurt in English, they mean Am Main, not the Oder one. Sorry!

[Jammertal]

FF is a fairly big city, not as big as London but though. Hence much to do (in the evenings), but no attractions or something like this. Not very beautiful in my opinion either, although the skyline is pretty amazing at night. Plus, you'll be there in the summer which should be great considering that there'll be one of the biggest Opern Air "WM-Fieber-Parties" in Germany with a "Party-Meile" at the Main. As for security issues FF has one of the highest crime rates (if I remember correctly). However, that shouldn't put you off since it's more about gang rivalries or organised crime rather than mugging or whatever. I've been there only for two hours though and didn't get a real feeling for the place.

[gringalet]

(Original post by Jammertal)
FF is a fairly big city, not as big as London but though. Hence much to do (in the evenings), but no attractions or something like this. Not very beautiful in my opinion either, although the skyline is pretty amazing at night. Plus, you'll be there in the summer which should be great considering that there'll be one of the biggest Opern Air "WM-Fieber-Parties" in Germany with a "Party-Meile" at the Main. As for security issues FF has one of the highest crime rates (if I remember correctly). However, that shouldn't put you off since it's more about gang rivalries or organised crime rather than mugging or whatever. I've been there only for two hours though and didn't get a real feeling for the place.

Thanks! Well, I'll just hope I don't get caught up in a drive-by It doesn't look as beautiful as Munich, but then it's always good to explore somewhere new, and I think I'll have a look online to see what else is happening while I'm there. Thanks for telling me about the party thing, I'll have a look about that. Did I once hear that Frankfurt is the centre of the German porn industry? At any rate, the course looks really good - the KCL German department is truly lovely

[Jammertal]

(Original post by gringalet)
Did I once hear that Frankfurt is the centre of the German porn industry? At any rate, the course looks really good - the KCL German department is truly lovely

Could well be. I'm not too much in this business. Anyway, KCL rules! (So looking forward to start my course there in September)

[kashiya]

(Original post by gringalet)
Thanks! Well, I'll just hope I don't get caught up in a drive-by It doesn't look as beautiful as Munich, but then it's always good to explore somewhere new, and I think I'll have a look online to see what else is happening while I'm there. Thanks for telling me about the party thing, I'll have a look about that. Did I once hear that Frankfurt is the centre of the German porn industry? At any rate, the course looks really good - the KCL German department is truly lovely

I have never been to Munich but even the name makes me feel uncomfortable. I generally don't like big cities and Munich is enormous...
If you want to see a beautiful city in Bayern you should go to Nuernberg. I grew up there (almost in Nuernberg) and its v. beautiful, but still its not a place where you are overflown by the masses of ppl (like in the big cities).

[Jammertal]

(Original post by kashiya)
I have never been to Munich but even the name makes me feel uncomfortable. I generally don't like big cities and Munich is enormous...
If you want to see a beautiful city in Bayern you should go to Nuernberg. I grew up there (almost in Nuernberg) and its v. beautiful, but still its not a place where you are overflown by the masses of ppl (like in the big cities).

I didn't have this big city feeling when I was in Munich. This feeling was much stronger in Berlin, Cologne or even Hannover. Munich is just nice. I love it.

[Becca]

(Original post by Jammertal)
I didn't have this big city feeling when I was in Munich. This feeling was much stronger in Berlin, Cologne or even Hannover. Munich is just nice. I love it.

I've been to München. (I'm calling it that because I can do umlauts with a shortcut... ) I thought it was a really nice city - very clean! I'd definitely go there again, perhaps in the summertime though as I went in October. I'd also like to attend Oktoberfest.

[Duck and Cover]

(Original post by Becca)
I've been to München. (I'm calling it that because I can do umlauts with a shortcut... ) I thought it was a really nice city - very clean! I'd definitely go there again, perhaps in the summertime though as I went in October. I'd also like to attend Oktoberfest.

Yay!! My oral was on Oktoberfest lol, i got so into it, so I really *need* to go, it's for my own good

[Becca]

(Original post by Duck and Cover)
Yay!! My oral was on Oktoberfest lol, i got so into it, so I really *need* to go, it's for my own good

Yeah, that's what I keep telling myself, too.

[Mr. Jim]

what's oktoberfest...?

[Duck and Cover]

(Original post by Mr. Jim)
what's oktoberfest...?

Well, Mr. Jim, if you must know...

Oktoberfest ist ein zweiwöchiges Fest, das jedes Jahr in München stattfindet. Es ist einer der berühmtesten Ereignisse der Stadt, und das gröβte Volksfest der Welt. Während der sechzehn Tage vor dem ersten Sonntag im Oktober kommen ungefähr sechs Millionen Leute zur Theresienwiese, wo das Fest abgehalten wird. Bier spielt eine bedeutende Rolle bei den Festlichkeiten, und jedes Fest fängt mit dem Anzapfen eines Fasses an, während der Bürgermeister „O'zapft is!“ ausruft. Ein Speziellbier wird für das Ereignis gebraut, das ein bisschen dunkeler und harter ist und wird in eine Maβ serviert. In Bierzelte, die Platz für zwischen dreitausend und zehntausend Leute haben, dürfen nur lokale Münchener Brauereien dieses Bier servieren - Löwenbräu, Spaten, Augustiner, Hofbräu, Paulaner und Hacker-Pschorr. Die Besucher essen auch Unmenge, zum gröβten Teil traditionelle herzhafte Speise, wie Würste und Sauerkraut, zusammen mit anderen bayerischen Spezialitäten.

Das erste Fest hat im 1810 stattgefunden, vom 12ten bis 17ten Oktober, um die Hochzeit von Prinz Ludwig von Bavaria und Prizessin Therese Sachsen-Hildburghausen zu feiern, mit einem Pferderennen zum Schluss. Wegen seines Erfolges, wurde es jährlich wiedergeholt, später mit auch einer Landwirtschaftsausstellung, einem Tanz, Musik und Fahrgeschäfte. Die Feier musste 24mal abgesagt werden, wegen Krieg, Krankheit und anderen Probleme. Pferdrennen waren im 1960 zum Schluss.

Ironischerweise lauft das modernes Oktoberfest meist während September. Die Daten wurden geändert, um das besseres Sommerwetter auszunutzen, was des Fest noch mehr beliebt gelassen hat. Zum gröβten Teil ist das Fest am oder gegen dem dritte Oktober zu Ende, der ein deutscher Nationalfeiertag am Anfang der Neunzigerjahre geworden ist.

Oh how I miss my oral

[gringalet]

(Original post by kashiya)
I have never been to Munich but even the name makes me feel uncomfortable. I generally don't like big cities and Munich is enormous...
If you want to see a beautiful city in Bayern you should go to Nuernberg. I grew up there (almost in Nuernberg) and its v. beautiful, but still its not a place where you are overflown by the masses of ppl (like in the big cities).

I was thinking of going to visit Nuernberg while I'm in Munich for a day or weekend...it does look lovely. You really should go to Munich one time though. It doesn't feel like a massive city at all - the centre's quite small, and it's just so pretty! Where my father lived in a suburb called Trudering, if you walked for ten minutes or so you were in the countryside, and it was still only twenty minutes into the centre on the U-Bahn. Yay, I leave for Munich in less than three weeks

[gringalet]

(Original post by Mr. Jim)
what's oktoberfest...?

An excuse for a massive piss-up, complete with ultra-gaudiness.

[Jammertal]

(Original post by gringalet)
An excuse for a massive piss-up, complete with ultra-gaudiness.

An accurate description. However, I prefer the Karneval.

[Mr. Jim]

(Original post by Duck and Cover)
Well, Mr. Jim, if you must know...



Oh how I miss my oral

hehe ta for that. i'm surprised how much of that i could understand with my pigeon german...

[gringalet]

(Original post by Mr. Jim)
hehe ta for that. i'm surprised how much of that i could understand with my pigeon german...

That's a funny name for a pigeon

[kashiya]

All those requests to join the Language Society are so funny Only few were written in English, all the other were in French or German... Which is not a problem, coz I understang French and German... I understand Polish and English too, but please no requests in: Chinese, Duch, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Vietnamese, Tibetan, Czech, Latin, Greek, and any other language which is not German, French, English or Polish
Cheers!

[Jammertal]

If I had known that I'd have send one in Ancient Greek. Btw how many members are there?

[kashiya]

(Original post by Jammertal)
If I had known that I'd have send one in Ancient Greek. Btw how many members are there?

Well, good you didn't know, lol! Greek remings me of Plato and nice holidays, but beside that I can do nothing with it (oh, and there is also sometimes a Greek writing on the "good" vinegar)
Now it's 15. (I thought there would be less )

Btw. I'll need help, coz during the holidays I won't have access to the Internet for some time. So is there anybody who would want to be a co-leader of LS? I'll wait for a few days for your replies and than we'll see

[Jammertal]

Hehe. Well, I assume I'll be around here quite often for the next weeks (my friends are all going on holidays), so I could do it.

Why won't you have internet if I might ask? Holiday trips or anything exciting like that?