[Leica] German as a second language

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

Mark - I consider myself permanently language 
disabled but find the Pimsleur tape series 
helpful in getting the language into my ear.  I'm 
using them in my car now during my commute.  Hope 
to be able to order a beer and say with some 
authority "Ich spreche nur ein bisschen deutsh. 
Sprechen Sie englisch?"

Actually, my prior experience in Germany says you 
can get by very well without any German.  Most 
Europeans have at least a little English, at 
least in the areas we ill be visiting.

See you in Wetzlar.


>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.
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>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?
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>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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Regards,

Dick