Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Isn't Switzerland a part of Southern Germany?. or was it Northern Italy or Eastern France? :-) Full of dead elephants and ancestors of Hannibal ;-) The Black Forest connection explains why the Swiss are so rich - if someone wants a clock they'll sell it - wherever it's supposed to come from. Unfortunately nobody ever thinks there is more to Switzerland than Alps, watches, Heidi, cheese with holes in it, fondue and banks. It's a great pity that much of Emil Steinberger's comedy can't be translated into an English idiom (the safety talk on the plane possibly) but "Schweizermacher" (which is brilliant) gives a wonderful satirical insight into Swiss bureaucracy. In a totally different vein, Alain Tanner is, IMO, still one of the best European directors too. Well, I'll just have to put on my bowler-hat and pinstripe suit and go to meet my wife (wearing , of course a Dirndl) and our son (in Lederhosen), perhaps we'll go to a French restaurant this evening, and watch all the people wearing berets, striped shirts and with onions round their necks (and of course a baguette under the left armpit.) ;-) Douglas PS I am probably quite a stereotype Brit myself - I do tend to wear Barbour Jackets, brown brogues, tweed and flat caps quite often. Didier Ludwig wrote: >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 >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >