| Germany appreciation thread 15:36 - Jul 2 with 6552 views | Blueastheycome |
There were some frankly disgusting, vile and xenophobic tweets/whatsapp messages during and after the game on Tuesday night.
In light of this, I propose we get a thread going showing some appreciation for our German neighbours.
I'll start-
The beer: They sell them in litre tankards in the Aldstadt of Dusseldorf. The general cost of beer is reasonably low too.
The people: In my experience of my trips to Germany, I have found Germans to be exceedingly warm and friendly.
The football: Obscenely cheap tickets by English football standards and smoking, drinking and standing during the games itself is a brilliantly unique and fantastic experience (especially to those aged 30 and under like my good self). The fan ownership of clubs and the commitment and culture of not selling its soul also makes German football pretty special. There have been some absolutely cracking German national teams in the past too.
Fortuna Dusseldorf: a special and crazy bunch of lads/lasses that have instigated off their own back a special relationship between us and them.
Kraftwerk: Might not be to everyone's tastes but I like them. Would love to see them live. Special mention to Rammstein too.
Oktoberfest: Looks fun, but never been. I hope that changes after the pandemic.
Overall, its a cracking place and gets a 10/10 from me.
On an unrelated side note, I am trying to learn German through an app, and after a strong start of learning basic words, I am faltering. This is made especially harder by the German language having both masculine and feminine words for the same thing.
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| German appreciation thread on 15:45 - Jul 2 with 2749 views | positivity |
matjesbrotchen
bratkartoffeln
henning wehn |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 15:49 - Jul 2 with 2717 views | Blueastheycome |
Mortiz Volz- he was decent wasn't he? | | | |
| Germany appreciation thread on 15:50 - Jul 2 with 2703 views | Charlie_pl_baxter |
Had one of the best nights out of my life in Berlin. |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 15:51 - Jul 2 with 2690 views | Zx1988 |
Sächsische Schweiz
Knusperbraten
Dürüm Döner | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 15:52 - Jul 2 with 2674 views | Bluefish |
Best set of fans going. Had some awesome days at major tournaments with the Germans. Wonderful people
I'm lille for the last one we spent a whole day heavily outnumbered by them singing songs back and forth in good humour. As soon as the game started they said we're all England now so we'll keepbykur beers topped up while you enjoy the game on tv. They duly did pay for all of our beers and cheered us on. Sadly after the game about 10 English d*ckheads turned up and decided to try and fight them. About 20 of is stood in front and said we are backing the Germans all day and duly told the England fans to f*** off |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 15:55 - Jul 2 with 2647 views | Zx1988 |
Adidas
The 1990 West German shirts
The internal combustion engine | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 15:57 - Jul 2 with 2641 views | positivity |
kraftwerk's been mentioned and their music is great, but their influence on electronic music is incalculable
for more genius influenced by germany:-
bowie's berlin trilogy
u2's achtung baby
super furry animals' inaugural trams | |
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| German appreciation thread on 15:58 - Jul 2 with 2633 views | MerseyBlue |
The Black Forest is something to behold. I've never seen such starry skies at night, fireflies dotting about, it's a beautiful place.
The holocaust memorial in Berlin is staggering, and the museum beneath it is deeply moving and fascinating. I'd recommend anyone to visit. If you're staying in Berlin then Sachsenhausen concentration camp is close enough for a day trip. It's a chilling but fascinating place.
Berlin itself is an amazing city, filled with history and culture. I've loved my times exploring and finding the different areas. Kreuzberg was an incredibly cool place, filled with musicians, artists and great food. The nightlife in Berlin is insane, although it is hard to get into some clubs if you're English.
Beer halls in Munich are amazing, if you go just make sure you line your stomach and get there relatively early. They were constantly rammed every time I have ever been but the steins of outstanding German beer and oversized pretzels make you quickly forget.
Hamburg is stunning to walk around during the day, equally stunning to stumble around at night. They know how to put on a party. |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:00 - Jul 2 with 2617 views | jeera |
Black Forest Gateau.
With cherries on top. |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:00 - Jul 2 with 2621 views | Blueastheycome |
| Germany appreciation thread on 15:57 - Jul 2 by positivity |
kraftwerk's been mentioned and their music is great, but their influence on electronic music is incalculable
for more genius influenced by germany:-
bowie's berlin trilogy
u2's achtung baby
super furry animals' inaugural trams |
Cheers- will check them out (except U2 ha ha- sorry!)
Mr Bowie did live in Berlin for a bit didn't he, and got in kahootz with Mr Iggy whilst he was there
Edited: of course he did- probably why its called the Berlin Trilogy! [Post edited 2 Jul 2021 16:16]
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:05 - Jul 2 with 2572 views | MerseyBlue |
Oh and currywurst. Can't beat a bit of currywurst in the winter. | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:06 - Jul 2 with 2568 views | Churchman |
Been to Germany a few times over the years. Lovely country, great people by and large.
The only downer I have is German food. It’s really not the best. On out golf tours out there, the Germans always served their traditional ‘speciality for our English guests’. Bavarian Weiss Sausage. Served with a bagel style bread and chutney it is up there with the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten. And as guests, we felt obliged to eat it, smile and say thank you. If you get the chance to try it, avoid if you can!
https://mygerman.recipes/weisswurst-saussage-bavarian-specialty/ |  | | |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:08 - Jul 2 with 2551 views | footers |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:05 - Jul 2 by MerseyBlue |
Oh and currywurst. Can't beat a bit of currywurst in the winter. |
This. And German/Turkish kebabs served in proper bread. Lush. |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:19 - Jul 2 with 2506 views | Blueastheycome |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:06 - Jul 2 by Churchman |
Been to Germany a few times over the years. Lovely country, great people by and large.
The only downer I have is German food. It’s really not the best. On out golf tours out there, the Germans always served their traditional ‘speciality for our English guests’. Bavarian Weiss Sausage. Served with a bagel style bread and chutney it is up there with the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten. And as guests, we felt obliged to eat it, smile and say thank you. If you get the chance to try it, avoid if you can!
https://mygerman.recipes/weisswurst-saussage-bavarian-specialty/ |
Were they better or worse than the frankfurters you can buy in a tin for 99p in Tescos? [Post edited 2 Jul 2021 16:19]
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:25 - Jul 2 with 2477 views | leitrimblue |
Black forest gateau, king of deserts |  | | |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:28 - Jul 2 with 2463 views | positivity |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:06 - Jul 2 by Churchman |
Been to Germany a few times over the years. Lovely country, great people by and large.
The only downer I have is German food. It’s really not the best. On out golf tours out there, the Germans always served their traditional ‘speciality for our English guests’. Bavarian Weiss Sausage. Served with a bagel style bread and chutney it is up there with the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten. And as guests, we felt obliged to eat it, smile and say thank you. If you get the chance to try it, avoid if you can!
https://mygerman.recipes/weisswurst-saussage-bavarian-specialty/ |
there's some grim stuff on the meat side (and east germans have a weird pike dish for a christmas "treat"), but there's some great seafood, especially on the baltic coast and some fabulous cakes (especially pflaumenkuchen). | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:32 - Jul 2 with 2437 views | Blueastheycome |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:28 - Jul 2 by positivity |
there's some grim stuff on the meat side (and east germans have a weird pike dish for a christmas "treat"), but there's some great seafood, especially on the baltic coast and some fabulous cakes (especially pflaumenkuchen). |
Out of pure interest Positivity- As you seem pretty clued up about Germany, do you live over there/married to a german partner? | | | |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:41 - Jul 2 with 2393 views | franz_tyson |
Haribos | | | |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:48 - Jul 2 with 2361 views | Ryorry |
Pioneers in biomass boiler renewable energy technology
Bach
Beethoven
Schiller
Kafka
Gunther Grass
Thomas Mann
Rainer Maria Rilke
Stolle cake
Last but not least, their education system - including something we could certainly do with here in England -
"Teaching the subject of the Holocaust and the Nazi era is mandatory in German schools and in addition to the classroom curriculum, almost all students have either visited a concentration camp or a Holocaust memorial or museum." (from Brittanica.com, updated 2005). |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:48 - Jul 2 with 2363 views | positivity |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:32 - Jul 2 by Blueastheycome |
Out of pure interest Positivity- As you seem pretty clued up about Germany, do you live over there/married to a german partner? |
kind of, my wife's brother is over there, so have grown to appreciate it over the years! | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:48 - Jul 2 with 2362 views | Churchman |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:19 - Jul 2 by Blueastheycome |
Were they better or worse than the frankfurters you can buy in a tin for 99p in Tescos? [Post edited 2 Jul 2021 16:19]
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Worse. Much worse. Basically they are pork (meat, fat, connecting tissue you name it) with a few herbs, boiled. They have to be eaten they day they are made by lunchtime or they go off. How you’d tell the difference I’ve no idea.
On one occasion, they served up every type of sausage they have in colour order buffet style. Dozens of them. White through to basically black pudding. We were invited to sample a piece of them all, so we did. Some were very nice, some not, but it was an interesting experience. Great hosts.
There is a reason there are plenty of Italian French and Argie restaurants in Germany. The Germans prefer them. Of course, British food isn’t the best either. It’s a north European thing I suppose. Southern European food is much nicer, with the exception of Greek, which isn’t the best. [Post edited 2 Jul 2021 17:01]
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:52 - Jul 2 with 2341 views | Bluefish |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:48 - Jul 2 by positivity |
kind of, my wife's brother is over there, so have grown to appreciate it over the years! |
I suggest those that apparently claim to hate the Germans have never been there. Really top people on the whole | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 16:52 - Jul 2 with 2342 views | bluelagos |
You can legally ride at 150 mph without anyone getting upset.
Top lager for sure.
That Henning bloke/comedian is funny as. |  |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 17:52 - Jul 2 with 2273 views | positivity |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:52 - Jul 2 by bluelagos |
You can legally ride at 150 mph without anyone getting upset.
Top lager for sure.
That Henning bloke/comedian is funny as. |
this is true; on the downside you can be travelling at 100mph in the fast lane and a black audi or merc will appear on your tail out of nowhere just waiting (politely) for you to get out of their way!
another great thing is that lorries aren't allowed to overtake on large stretches, which they should definitely bring in over here! | |
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| Germany appreciation thread on 18:02 - Jul 2 with 2245 views | noggin |
| Germany appreciation thread on 16:52 - Jul 2 by Bluefish |
I suggest those that apparently claim to hate the Germans have never been there. Really top people on the whole |
Most of them have probably only been to Benidorm. |  |
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