Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/28
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First, nobody but nobody wears lederhosen in this part of Germany.
You will give yourself away as an American tourist immediately, since
any real Bavarian would know not to wear his lederhosen in Hessen...
As for the language, don't worry. At the Photokina everyone speaks
English, and out on the town, the most important words are similar,
e.g. beer=Bier, wine=Wein, Leica=Leica, und so weiter :-)
Nathan
On 28-jul-2006, at 17:19, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> Going to Germany September 28 for the Leica Historical Society of
> America
> annual meeting to revel in all things Leica both past (Wetzlar)
> and present
> (Solms). Also the future to check out Photokina the biggest photo
> trade show
> which happens every other year at the Cologne Exhibition Center,
> Cologne
> Germany. As we happened to be in the neighborhood I sure never
> thought I'd
> see this deal!!!
> Where K?lsch ("Colognian") is spoken.
> On the map is seems to be a stones throw to the west of Wetzlar
> about the
> same distance as Solms is on the right (east). Maybe I'll walk. In
> Lederhosen. Just as long as they don't have German mosquitoes
> biting my bare
> kneecaps.
>
> But my question or thought is...
> I always thought people were stupid when they visited some place
> and made no
> effort to learn some of the language.
> So with a couple of months advance notice I figured with the
> internet and
> all I'd make an effort to learn some German and not be a hypocrite.
> As I
> took the Hypocritical oath. I already learned some in forth grade.
> Was ist Das? Das ist ein Mann!!
> And that's as far as I go; or went.
> German through pictures. Stick figures. I wonder if those are still
> around?
>
> So my thought is in this age of interactive internet stuff, DVD's
> and CD's
> we've progressed past these stick figures. what's the smart way to
> pick up
> another language? Which site? Which DVD or optical disk? Ear implant?
> Contact lens? Can you pickup the internet on your laptop on the
> airplane?
> I've only had mine a few months and not traveled yet.
> Should I carry a laptop with me and just Babblefish everything? :)
>
>
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