Hamburgers aren't friendly? Hamburgians? WTF are they?
HairyTwatter certified eel and sodium salesman,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 22:10,
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The men are HamburgersThe women are Hamburgerins, which sounds a bit like a meaty fruit.
I spent a lot of time in South Germany so I got a bit tainted with their prejudice, but people from the North are notoriously unfriendly. What I've actually found is some very unfriendly staff in cafes who suddenly go through some phase transition and start acting friendly. I have no idea what causes it, because I start politely and in German, and end politely and in German, but somewhere in between they decide they can be friendly. Very odd.
(I spent a lot of time in South Germany so I got a bit tainted with their prejudice, but people from the North are notoriously unfriendly. What I've actually found is some very unfriendly staff in cafes who suddenly go through some phase transition and start acting friendly. I have no idea what causes it, because I start politely and in German, and end politely and in German, but somewhere in between they decide they can be friendly. Very odd.
boris the spider,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 22:12,
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THIS IS A FUCKING PHASE TRANSITION, BABY
I think I should go to bed.
boris the spider,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 22:14,
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The only place I've been to in Germany is Hamburg,and I found the people there to be friendly, easy going and funny (including the staff at the Kogge Rock'n'Roll Hotel, where I stayed).
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 23:00,
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It's fine :)I've quite liked Hamburg. I *prefer* Heidelberg, Frankfurt and Munich, but I like Hamburg. And it has the massive benefit of not being Bavarian, unlike Munich. (Well, many Bavarians complain that Munich isn't Bavarian any more and blah blah blah. It's lovely to see Germany has all the same silly squabbles between states as Britain has been countries.) And the staff at the Hofbraeuhaus here turned out to be perfectly friendly and pleasant. I think I just caught staff at the start of their shifts and pissed off.
( boris the spider,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 23:09,
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My employer's in a suburb of Hamburg...two co ownersOne's a bit stand offish; the other's down to earth and a super nice guy to work with.
( HairyTwatter certified eel and sodium salesman,
Sun 29 Jul 2012, 23:16,
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