Lynn Nothegger
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Eingebürgerte Scottish lass in Germany. Writing. Translating. Riesling. Not all at the same time. Follow my LinkedIn newsletter for Denglish quatsch.
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Stuck in lockdown? Come on a virtual tour of my city - Würzburg is the north of Bavaria, between Frankfurt and Munich. Let’s start at the Main River (pronounced ‘mine’) and the fortress - Festung Marienburg.
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I’ve watched this about 10 times already and it still makes me howl.
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What’s your favourite German word that has no English equivalent?
Mine is ‘doch’.
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Maybe shouldn’t have so many kids if you can’t afford to have them — isn’t that what Tory politicians say about large working class families?
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The irony of British people complaining about foreigners not integrating is not lost on the Spanish.
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@DatCatDer
Honestly, I'd have done the same in case he reacted violently. Hope the car isn't damaged and you are ok.
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Ok. Don't panic about Big Ben. Our European friends have the answer.
@Lynn_Nothegger
@SMerlChest
Greetings from the Netherlands.
We hear you need bongs. We have bongs. How many do you need?
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Someone in the train shouted ‘foreigners out!’ And now the train has stopped because the driver got out. 😂
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Ok, wasn’t going to go there but there are a lot of people completely missing the point David Lammy is making. Here’s where I went from being that ‘white saviour’ to seeing it as deeply problematic.
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Hammond states here that most of us who voted to remain have 'moved on'. I haven't. I don't know anyone who has.
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My dog got stuck and I don’t know how long she sat there and waited for help.
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Germany: we call this a Spaziergang.
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The most German weather warning ever. Never mind the petunias, get the beer in from the balcony. Frosty night ahead.
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German social media is absolutely losing its mind this week because of this Haribo hack.
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@agnesfrim
@MarinaHyde
I read so many tales of woe on twitter, so many enraging tweets. It’s so heartening when someone shares a story of women supporting women. It blows away the rage and the sorrow.
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I’m not a scientist but I’ve worked in marketing for long enough to know that if you have to issue a 2 page statement clarifying what your slogan means - it’s a crap slogan.
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It's only shocking to anyone who hasn't spoken to a teen girl in the past 10 years.
School girls branded 'sluts and bitches' on daily basis, shocking MPs' report finds
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@CPhilpOfficial
And it’s absolutely shocking that you, as an MP and representative of your constituents, are unaware of these basic facts.
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@germany_iam
Love this thread. I’d add the capacity to BBQ at a moments notice as soon as the sun comes out. ‘Wird schön heute. Wollen wir grillen?‘
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Raising questions about safeguarding should never be seen as a disciplinary issue. Disappointed in
@Girlguiding
for taking this step.
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@strandedatsea
@CPhilpOfficial
There really should be consequences for MPs who deliberately mislead the public in this way.
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When I’m looking for an Italian restaurant, I always check the reviews by actual Italians. Never fails.
@ItalianComments
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@Nicolemens
Awesome! I'm a 47yr old mum who started taking piano lessons after always wanting to learn. We get to be proud.
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@priaribi
You are a new cat owner, right? First thing to learn is that it’s HER bed now. You are a guest.
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I’m not on here much these days but couldn’t miss
@rhodri
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#duvetknowitschristmas
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German twitter. I paid for a (half) loaf of bread in a bakery today. WITH MY CARD. €1.45. WITH MY EC KARTE.
There was a sign saying 'Kartenzahlung erwünscht'.
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Ok, this is one cropped image where the saying 'open for a surprise' really is true.
Days are getting warmer, so don’t forget to drink enuff.
(Photo taken 1963 in Tübingen, Germany. A circus having a stop in the city)
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Ok, so this is over-simplified but the responses show just how little folk in UK understand this issue.
My cousin is a UK citizen. She will have no right to live in Holland after brexit.
My cousin's husband is Dutch. He will have no right to live in the UK after brexit.
They have two young children.
Brexiters, I hope you're fucking happy.
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@Flaviellic
@Sprachpingel
One of my favourites. That so much disappointment can be expressed in so few letters.
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Farewell, my fluffy wee friend. You were our loyal companion and our chief cheerer-upper. We are going to miss you so much.
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@ASMcEwan
Germans: We need a new word!
German language: Oh, just put two old words together.
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@HayleyThough
When I was about 10yrs old, my mum went into school to speak to defend me against unfair treatment. I've never forgotten that feeling of awe as my normally polite mother tore strips off the teacher. You've done a very good thing today and your daughter will always remember it.
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@thecatreviewer
met this inquisitive floof in a cafe. 10/10 for persistence. 9/10 for friendliness despite not being allowed to share our soup.
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Tell us you’ve moved to Germany without telling us you’ve moved to Germany.
Proud to report that I have sent a fax for the first time in my life.
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*laughs in foreign*
“We want you back”
PM Boris Johnson invites European workers who left the UK as lockdown began to return now it is being eased and retail sector is reopening
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"If I am selling to you, I speak your language. If I am buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen." -- Willy Brandt
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@redskyatnight
@ItIsIMack
Me neither but just showed daughter the clip without letting her see the caption. I said, 'Look, it's Trump & wife' and she said 'where's his wife? That's not her'.
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27 years after arriving in Germany for the first time, I’m on my way to the Rathaus to apply for German citizenship. The next months will be paperwork and (im)patiently waiting.
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I was alone in the house waiting for the bridal car to arrive. Dad was out front chatting to neighbours. Knock at the back door. Went to find my dad’s football mate.
Me (in wedding dress, veil etc): Hi.
Dad’s mate: So your dads no going to the fitba the day then?
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My dad is self-isolating in Scotland and is bored. I’ve asked him to teach the kids to cook their favourite meals (which they can’t get here in Germany).
Today, the 15yr old is making mince and tatties via FaceTime with Grandad.
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Sympathy and support for Nicola Sturgeon. No woman should have to explain her childless status, or endure these insensitive questions.
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And finally, with tears in my eyes, I swore an oath of allegiance and became a German.
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Why are German greeting cards so awful? Where graphic designers go to die.
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Daughter just noted that there are more people at
#onelovemancester
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I’d use Baroness Kilkeel as my title. She’s in the bar, drinking whisky and smoking a cigarette in one of those long holder things while Duchess of Sussex drinks camomile tea.
JUST IN: Prince Harry becomes the Duke of Sussex, while Meghan Markle on marriage will become the Duchess of Sussex, Buckingham Palace says.
#RoyalWedding
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Ok, so the Deutsche Bahn actually wrote ‘Monarch travelling ahead’ as a reason for delayed trains when King Charles was in Germany this year?
How did I not know this?
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I was on my way to Hull to get the ferry home to Germany when my mum called to tell me my dad had passed away. I stayed with my aunt in Leeds, and we watched the sun set on Ilkley Moor together.
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New email signature:
Please be aware that due to the bundling of public holidays in May, we are working a 4-day week schedule. If we are taking a bridge holiday, we might only be working 3 days. Maybe even just 2 days. Good luck reaching us. Welcome to Bavaria.
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Lammy isn’t being divisive. He’s opening a conversation. One that it seems Comic Relief just doesn’t want to have, which is a bit troubling to me. But don’t make this about this one MP (whether you like him or not).
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The world’s most beautiful milk bar - in Dresden. Opened in 1880 and thankfully survived the bombing that decimated the city during WWII. Incredible.
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Did I miss photos of Glasgow police kneeling on football fans’ backs last week? Or is it just women protesting violence against women who get this treatment.
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Something I learned from my daughter who is training to be a kindergarten teacher - get down on kids’ level. Don’t tower over then. AOC does this here.
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@estwebber
That one is just so daft. I could go away for a week would come home to clean house, happy and well-cared for kids. Probably a cleaner house than when I left, if I’m honest.
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@LadyBrienne1
Thank you for speaking out and insisting the store act. It makes me so sad and angry to read this.
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This, as they say, took off. If I don't answer you, it's because I can't keep up. I am enjoying learning new words, especially those from other regions.
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I'm still furious about the idiocy of Cameron to call the referendum, about his cowardice in walking away, about craven ambition of Boris.
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I often hear of people who are having issues with Behörden in Germany and I’ve got a tip to pass on. From a friend who is a Beamter.
When a civil servant denies you something you think you are entitled to, don’t argue with them.
Look up the legal text. And quote it.
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Father’s Day in UK - get your dad a card, some silly socks, maybe have a day out or something.
Father’s Day in DE - men leave their wives to deal with the kids, fill a box on wheels with beer and music and go for a Wanderung.
#Bollerwagen
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My 13 yr old just described a photo as 'a second person photo', i.e. not a selfie.
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I am sad and angry for the EU citizens in UK and the Brits abroad who live in fear of their lives being uprooted I've NOT MOVED ON.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Our potential Kens are currently
- Ken Dodd
- Kenny Dalglish
- Ken Bruce spelled incorrectly
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This is amazing. Someone crocheted the press conference where the DDR politician announced East Germans could travel to the west. When asked when, he said ‘as far as I know, immediately’. Which led to the fall of the Wall.
Persönliches Highlight am 3. Oktober in Berlin: Am Brandenburger Tor hat jemand deutsche Geschichte gehäkelt 🧶👏
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I take back all the jokes I’ve ever made about the German obsession with Lüftung
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If you are looking for me, I’ll be out here for the rest of the summer.
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When the writing on a product is so small that you have to take a photo so you can zoom in.
Hire more middle-aged people in marketing and product design!
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And yes, all of that is important. But here’s the rub. The only reason I was reporting from Kenya is because we need someone who looks like me to talk about these issues. Because we don’t listen to the people who live there.
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@CPhilpOfficial
When I ordered goods online and had them sent to Switzerland, I paid import taxes. The absence of physical guards or controls at the border on small roads doesn’t mean anything at all.
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@translateuse
Manchmal bedeuten drei magische Worte auch ‘ich liebe Dich’.
Mein Schwiegervater sagte immer ‘Habt ihr Hunger’ wenn wir ankamen.
Ich habe lange gebraucht um zu verstehen, dass er meinte wirklich ‚es freut mich euch zu sehen. Ich hab euch lieb‘.
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@emilylhauser
I didn’t know about this. Very thought-provoking thread. Difficult to reconcile why some are seen heinous monsters and others are simply men who made a mistake in their youth.
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Meanwhile in Germany - to prevent panic buying, supermarket limits purchase of Nutella to ‘household quantities’ of just 12 jars.
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Hands up if you'd be *fuming* at having this amazing moment spoiled by a proposal.
Will she, won't she!?
This marriage proposal happened during a medal ceremony on Sunday!
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(Epilogue)
Thanks to all who’ve responded to this thread. As I mentioned, I live in Germany, and we celebrate Christmas today. If I don’t respond to your comment, it’s because I’m cooking, baking and celebrating.
Frohe Weihnachten 🎄🎁
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Ordered a Weinschorle at a Fest yesterday. The guy asked if I wanted Bacchus or Silvaner, and I was just trying to decide when this other guy chipped in, 'Für die Damen immer Bacchus', so of course, I ordered Silvaner.
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@anne_theriault
Don’t let a label given to you by mean 12yr olds define who you are. I bet if you asked your twitter followers to describe you, they say things like — quirky, intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, funny. That’s how I find you via your writing.
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Every time this comes up on your timeline, you have to watch it. It’s the law.
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Never suggest to a German that cake isn’t a breakfast food. They will argue till the death.
Took daughter to the Bäckerei, we stand in the queue. She asks for Krapfen, I say no, they’re not for breakfast.
Before I know it, the people around us have assembled an adhoc legal team and are forcefully advocating for my daughter.
And that’s why we had Krapfen for breakfast.
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@JeffSharlet
We crossed borders all weekend, to and from Germany, Switzerland and France. No scary guards. No guns. Your story makes me value that all the more. Hope your daughter is ok, and that love is stronger than rage.
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I always said you can buy anything in Tchibo.
That German urge to utterly misappropriate an English term in a commercial way
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My son uses this ancient key purse, and a couple of weeks ago the keyring loop came off. He asked if it could be repaired. I said it was hardly worth it. But then he said that his Opa gave him it. Not as a present, just cause he needed one.
Got it repaired.
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Argh. The argument that public transport in rural areas is ‘uneconomical’ is so stupid. What does it matter that the buses aren’t full? It’s a PUBLIC service. Not everything needs to pay for itself.
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First the influencers invented Brotzeit (girl dinner) and now they’ve discovered spazieren gehen (silent walking).
They’ll be coming for our Luften next. Probably called ‘mindful airing’.
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You know what I can’t quite believe we did - organised an entire wedding in Scotland from Germany in the pre-internet days.
The dress, the flowers, the car, the hotel … without google, email, Pinterest, Instagram.
Just Scottish Bride magazine and a huge phone bill.
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Got dog a bone for the first time and she doesn't know what to do. She's been staring it out f 5 minutes already
http://t.co/JuH8VSSWpw
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@CarrieRosePR
@bo_novak
@ASOS
@theachippendale
@Cosmopolitan
@DailyMailUK
@MetroUK
@dailystarnews
@Pretty52
Love this. And you look FAB in that dress.
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Just remembered my friend who said to her boyfriend, 'Wir müssen morgen gar nichts machen. Wir können einfach Händchen haltend auf der Couch sitzen'.
He (Brit) said, 'Yes, but darling, what's the chicken doing on the couch?'
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Since it is so clammy today, here’s my way of remembering which word is correct so I don’t say ‘It’s so gay here today!’
Schwul - homosexual
Schwül - clammy, sticky weather (the two wee dots above the u - those are clouds with raindrops 🌧️)
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For those who missed JK Rowling's response to the guy who told her off for spending her own money
http://t.co/SndmffgxHw
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