12-20-2009, 03:47 AM | #11 |
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Nice. Though not as bad as it seems. It's like someone answering the phone with "Vay-jay-jay!" Plenty weird (Is there a story behind why you chose "moshi moshi", or was it just random?), but not blatant enough for your colleagues to think you knew what you were saying.
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12-20-2009, 04:40 AM | #13 |
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Re English: I lived in Berlin for 6 months and don't speak a word of German. I got around ok- though you might piss some people off. I can't speak much for Munich though.
For electronics you need an adaptor plug, mostly because the US use wussy low voltages in their plugs. If you are in within 10V of the new coutry (as in lots of places use 230V or 240V) you can just take off the plug head and rearrange the wires in the walls but US uses 110V and Europe is around 230-240V so you will need an adaptor. If you want to pick up German chicks without speaking German- find student bars. Problem solved. Videogames- depends on your system as others have said. DS is ok. And just reaffirming what Corel said because he wasn't sure- absolutely everything shuts down on Sunday- only places that I remember being open where museums ad a few of the most touristy restraurants. You need to be prepared for it- my friend who lives in Germany always forgets to go to the shops on Sat and has no food Sunday. If Munich is anything like Berlin go to crazy Christmas markets that occupy the streets after shop closes. You can find all kinds of crazy shits and crazy foods. Don't know much about Munich, sorry, and I have a friend who lives there but I'm far from home so can't talk to him easily. Alongside kebabs go to German chocolate shops- those places are amazing. But holy fuck GERMAN BREAD> Get yourself a loaf of that and tuck in. It is nothing like bread you get back home. I still crave it when I'm far away. Last edited by Professor Smarmiarty; 12-20-2009 at 04:47 AM. |
12-20-2009, 04:56 AM | #14 |
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German bread is way too tough and stiff and dry for my tastes, but eh. Tastes differ.
There is really not much I can add to this, aside from mentioning to avoid any kind of advice from Nikose in the future. I spoke to some of his doctors recently, and they say he's completely insane. It's only by virtue of being relatively harmless that he's still allowed to walk free. Regarding videogames: Anything for DS and PS3 should be a-okay. Anything else is purely by discretion of the developer, but you should assume it's region-locked. |
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12-20-2009, 05:03 AM | #16 |
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Well you probably won't want to pick up games here anyway once you see how retardedly expensive they are in direct comparison.
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Off topic somewhat, but I am a firm believer that I can speak Dutch to some sort of okay level. Everytime I hear it I think "This is just German and English slapped together!" ...Man I really could go for a Doener and other German food right about now. Germany makes awesome Winter food.
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12-20-2009, 05:19 AM | #18 |
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12-20-2009, 06:02 AM | #19 |
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It does. "New game, lotta hype, that'll be $100, thanks. Oh, wait, if you give us half a dozen of your other games, we'll cut it down to $60!"
I mean, ok, it's Aussie or New Zealand dollars respectively, so it doesn't count as real money, but still. And yes, german bread rocks. We started making our own when we moved away. I was never much of a Doener Kebab fan, but I see the appeal. And while you're there, try the cheeses. Way better than the monotonous cheddar America seems to thrive on. |
12-20-2009, 07:12 AM | #20 |
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Germany is for pussies. This time of year, real men come to Finland.
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