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Swiss heritage/culture celebrated in New Glarus, Wisconsin

New Glarus Chamber of Commerce Just over a half hour from Wisconsin capital Madison, New Glarus was founded in 1845 by immigrants fleeing hard times in their home canton Glarus, in eastern Switzerland, and these days the locals embrace their town's Swiss heritage with a passion. Downtown is full of Alpine-style chalets adorned with boxes of geraniums, as well as Swiss bakeries, shops, restaurants, and museums such as the Swiss Center. Traditions from the old country including yodeling…

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Prost! Munich's Oktoberfest is back!

Holzijue/Pixabay From September 17 to October 3, the legendary celebration of German beer, cuisine, and culture in Bavaria's capital is returning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unsprprisingly, it's necessary to make your arrangements months in advance, so if you've always wanted to experience Wiesn (as it's known in Bavarian), take note here for 2023! read post

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Black Forest Cake in '5 of the Best Baked Desserts from Around the World'

Mikelo If you were to imagine the best dessert or baked item in the world, then your favourite would likely be very different from your friends and family members. From childhood treats to family recipes, there are many foods that are personal to each individual and this is especially true when it comes to desserts. Sugary, sweet treats hold a lot of nostalgia for most people and often these bakes and desserts use influence from local flavours. A lot of these “desserts” are actually classed…

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'6 Destinations Foodies Shouldn't Miss This Year' cites Berlin

Some love to follow their hearts when travelling, others love to follow their stomachs and taste buds. And if you want to have something to tell people when they ask the – otherwise, legit – question of how was the food, you should consider some of the destinations below. A worthy question that deserves a worthy answer, and the answer to “Where should I go next vacation?” is below. read post

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Max Pesling December 20, 2024 at 7:07pm

I´m a bit of a language nerd, and speak some German, but when I was in Switzerland I was lost with the local dialect. Youtube´s reigning language nerd is a Canadian named Paul, and I found his video explaining the differences to be pretty enlightening: https://youtu.be/zfX1OFMXUh4?feature=shared
Helen Brown September 24, 2024 at 1:08pm

Wow a town in Georgia, USA, modeled after a Bavarian village, with German food, a Teutonic-style Christmas market, and this country´s oldest Oktoberfest! https://www.travelandleisure.com/helen-georgia-guide-8405231
José Balido August 18, 2023 at 10:03am

Recently got back from my first visit to Vienna, and I squeaked by with my little bit of German (and fortunately many locals spoke decent English haha). There is of course a whole dialect of Austrian German, so I downloaded a couple of items off the Internet in preparation - but ended up using very little of it, apart from Servus (hi). Here´s one: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/austrian-german-words

20 Vitally Important Austrian German Words

All German languages are not alike. Here are 20 commonly used Austrian German words and how to use them in everyday Austrian speech.
Max Pesling April 10, 2023 at 7:02pm

I'm still a big Beatles fan after all these years (does that date me much? lol). And not everyone knows that they recorded at least:a couple of versions of their hits in German, dating back to their gigs in Hamburg in the early 1960s: "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Wanna Hold Your Hand)" and "Sie Liebt Dich" (She Loves You)." Here's a vid of the latter! https://youtu.be/3vx8qpaKmlk
David Paul Appell December 7, 2022 at 11:25am

I've visited Berlin several times but never noticed this. Interesting, though - the local dialect is often used in a way that can come across as rude but one speaker describes as meaning "being uncomfortably direct, brutally honest and free." Check it out: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221205-berlins-beloved-and-loa...

Berlin's beloved (and loathed) local dialect

Berliners have a reputation for being generally cold, outspoken and rude. It's lovingly called the "Berliner Schnauze", and how you feel about it dep…
José Balido November 10, 2022 at 12:14pm

I remember being struck, when visiting Namibia many years ago, by seeing local black folks singing rousing German drinking songs in a Windhoek pub. So it was fascinating to watch Drew Binsky's video about the German legacy (and parenthetically, I found out via Wikipedia that “the German language as spoken in Namibia is characterised by simplification and the adoption of many words from Afrikaans, South African English, and Ovambo and other Bantu languages. This variant of German is called variously Südwesterdeutsch (German südwest, southwest, referring to the country's former name, South West Africa); while younger people also call it Namsläng (i.e. Namibian slang) or Namdeutsch": https://youtu.be/kjOH_4NEcAY
Uwe Ahlgrimm June 3, 2010 at 7:30am

Schoenen Gruss, Bin gerade beigetreten, es sind auch etliche Jahre Das Ich mahl wieder Meine Mutter Sprache Spreche (Beziehungs Weise , Schreibe).
Ich Bin ein Gebuertiger Potsdamer, Wenn Potsdam noch im Reich war. Lebe in Oceanside ,CA, verliez Deutschland in 1959. Habe in Sydney zwei mahl gewoned, NYC, Taunton, Mass, Los Angeles , Mexico City, Singapore, KL Malaysia, New Delhi. Hong Kong, Honolulu usw. Nein Ich bin nicht ein Gypsy!
Ich bin ein 100% Preusse, Uwe , Heinz, Otto,Ernst von Herzberg, Kubiks, Ahlgrimm, oder nur Uwe Ahlgrimm, Amerikaniesiert! Dufte Waah? Das Bin Olle Icke, and you people thought that you now speak German! Not that easy, Deutsche Sprache , Schwere Sprache as My son found out! Halt Die Ohren Steif, Schuess Uwe
EDWIN V GATIA September 23, 2009 at 9:35pm

Lieber Herr David . . .

Wunderbar!!!! . . . Danke sehr!

und jetzt, vielleicht haben Sie auch die worten (lyrics) von dieses Lieden von dem Beatles grupe?: "Komm gibt Mir Deine Hand" (I wanna hold your hand) und das gibt auch andere (dass ich im moment vergasst . . . ) . . .
(Enschuldigen . . meine Deutsche grammatik ist sehr schlect . . . als ich nicht Europanish . . . bin ich aus Asia . .)
David Paul Appell September 23, 2009 at 9:26pm

Eine gute Idee, Edwin -- warum nicht?

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren!
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Trost und Kraft zu jeder Zeit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
Das soll dein Kleid mich lehren!
EDWIN V GATIA September 23, 2009 at 9:12pm

Hallo Herr David . .
Konnen Sie auch hier das Lied "O Tannenbaum" schreiben? Im ungefehr drei monaten werden es schon Weinachten sein . . .