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So, missus recorded the second coming of the gracious and noble God Emperor from last night.

Having partially grown up in 'Murica, I know the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic off by heart and started singing along in my best baritone.

It made her cry... at the end she says, "Get rich and get us into America" lol.

 
Get half rich and just send her.
Mick
 
Found this 15 minute You Tube Vid just out , one day ago : " The harsh reality of living in Germany # 1 "
Pommie guy living in what looks to me like my home town , Frankfurt . Grey skies , pale faces .God what a hole , but that's just me . I get sick even looking at the joint . Ann Frank 's house is still standing. Doctor Mengele 's also survived the war . Not sure if it's still there now , but the big hospital across the road where he served his time , sure is .
 
I have never been to Frankfurt, but my impression is that it's a pretty brutalist industrial city like many of the sh7thole cities in the UK.

But did spend a few weeks in Munich/Bavaria messing around with horses. It was in the spring and the massive strawberries were in season, as was the doppelbock/eisbock (deadly).

I thought it was great, if a bit over formal compared to us. It was spring though, the nicest time of year.

The only faux pas was a misunderstanding of what the hell a "tischfaulen" was for.
 
wayneL said:
I have never been to Frankfurt, but my impression is that it's a pretty brutalist industrial city like many of the sh7thole cities in the UK.
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I've been there briefly.

Wouldn't say it was a particularly exciting place. I recall going on a boat on the river and going up some tall building as a lookout point. Also recall seeing some rather expensive looking car parked on the street with people posing next to it.

I got the impression it's the kind of city people move to for a reason, because they got a job there in finance, banking or whatever, not because of the city itself.
wayneL said:
But did spend a few weeks in Munich
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A much more interesting place at least I thought it was.
 
wayneL said:
I have never been to Frankfurt, but my impression is that it's a pretty brutalist industrial city like many of the sh7thole cities in the UK.
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pretty fair comparison... Frankfurt has the stock exchange (Europe's largest) and intercontinental airport . Many professionals live outside in dormitory villages /towns . Good autobahn and rail connections. Downturn was anodyne, modernist , full of smack addicts and Turks, at least on my visit in 1994
 
And a good airport.. utilitarian....
 
qldfrog said:
And a good airport.. utilitarian....
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good German girls ... flew in from Asia, at Terminal C and needed to get to Terminal A for a shorthaul KLM flight.. even worked which gate ; A10

Enquiries : "where is gate A10?"
"Zere iz no gate eighteen "
"A10?", in desperation. jet-lagged, tired , two kids in tow.
"Zere iz no gate eighteen "

Eventually, with intervention,
"Aha, you mean gate Ah tzen"

We found it, just in time.
It's that Aussie accent!!
 
I was in Frankfurt 18 months ago.
It's in the doldrums. Empty office buildings due to some failure of the financial district. Run down sections of the city with Islamic immigrants.
The hotel I stayed at was half empty as was every other hotel.
The German architect I met there who was driving a taxi said things were bad.

We did the tourists things including the rebuilt old town, the restored museum where democracy began with pretty good history elements, An OK beer area. The boat trip was very interesting to get a sense of its history.

Basically though, Frankfurt was destroyed in WW2.
I reckon it would be a bit depressing to live there full time, good for a 3 day tourist visit though.
Would not retire there. Maybe if you lived in a country town nearby instead.
 
Something for the mad Francophiles , here : google today's ( Lundi 3 rd Feb 2025 ) France 2 JT 20 heures ( 51 minutes Brexit Special )

At 47 min. mark " Those Brits who have chosen France " ....basically it's " bring lots a' money , Guv ! "

Also worth a look : At 43 min : " The scandal ( Maggie Thatcher's 1989 privatisation of Water ) that's poisoned England's rivers ).......It's pretty gross .
 
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