Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Such details, as true they are, are only known by some insiders like you and me ;-)... For most of our north american friends Germany is =Germany and St.Pauli is =Oktoberfest. And a dirndl is a dirndl... For instance me as swiss I have given up to rectify tourists that the cocoo clock is not from here (like our famous watches) but from the german Schwarzwald (though I have to admit that our tourist shops meet these expectations by selling tons of cocoo clocks, too). Didier >Very pretty, but very stereotype! >St Pauli is in Hamburg, closer to Denmark and Sweden than it is to Munich's >Beer gardens and Oktoberfest - to represent a girl from the most famous >street there, the Reeperbahn, she should be wearing a lot less, and then in >black leather or lace(or just skin). Probably would have much stronger leg >muscles too.This was the area of Hamburger where the rope makers (reeper) >worked, it was/is full of houses of ill-repute and grubby bars for rum >swilling sailors. Since the 1950's it has become slightly more respectable >with a few fringe theatres (Schmidts Tivoli) and some better bars and >restaurants, but, behind the scenes it's still very much a red light >district (I wonder if knowing that would sell a lot of beer?) >PS: St Pauli is also where the Beatles started their career (Star Club) >Douglas >BTW >Her "uniform" is very Bavarian, only a Bavarian girl would be wearing a >floor length skirt (which , in some cases is very fortunate.) >At 5'3" and 110 pounds she would never be able to carry the loads of beer >"Steins" or "Mass" glasses either. Five-eight and 220 pounds would be >nearer the mark. >Cheers