Hello, merry lads and lasses.
This Sunday I'll take the midnight plane to Munich, and I've never been to Germany before so it's going to be interesting.

But first of all,

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⇨⇨⇨ GIVEAWAY 2 ⇐⇐⇐

Now, it will be a business trip so I won't be seeing any local amenities I am afraid :(

Plus I will be there very late and I don't know if the S-Bahn travels that late in the night, or if I should take a taxi which will possibly take an hour to get there and cost an arm and a leg.
And if that wasn't enough all the German I know is "Ich spreche kein Deutsch", which is going to be very helpful.

So, wish me luck 🙌🙏

6 years ago

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Good luck! Maybe you'll have some time to watch a football match though (if there'll be any)? I^v^I

6 years ago
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It's the middle of winter (and cold right now), not the season, usually starts in march i think (i don't watch).

6 years ago
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They're playing already :)

6 years ago
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Not a football fan, maybe I'll see some carnival parade though :D

6 years ago
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Deutsch! I studied it, but I would probably not be able to sustain a conversation :c
I can ask for a beer though :)

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While it's grammatically correct to create the word Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft there never was such an company... it's just that German is a language that allows sticking words together to get new words... And while there were laws called Rindfleisch­etikettierungs­überwachungs­aufgaben­übertragungs­gesetz and Grundstücks­verkehrs­genehmigungs­zuständigkeits­übertragungs­verordnung it's not like we talk like that all the time ;)

On a sidenote: Allowing the sticking together of words seems to be the source for the "eskimos have 1000 words for snow" claim, which is wrong, but their languages allow the creation of composite words... like saying "stickysnow" instead of "sticky snow"

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(In Michael Caine's voice) Not many people know that!
Good to know, details like these have always fascinated me.

I tried studying German when I was a teenager, but gave up and learnt Spanish instead.
Maybe I'll pick it up again (although the current plan is to learn French). Might be useful if they keep sending me on these trips.

6 years ago
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Just as a sidenote, you could also call a Krankenwagen "Ambulanz" in German, so it would fit right in the list posted by Schnapser.

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The person who created this meme picture apparently didn't know the word Ambulanz exists in german.
Or they did and just thought it would ruin the joke :D

Nevermind. Somebody already pointed it out.

6 years ago
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The Bahn travels all night long at least here in Hamburg but I guess also in Munich xD

6 years ago
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I hope it does, and I hope I'll manage to buy the correct ticket despite not speaking a word of German :D

6 years ago
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as "EinAnderer" stated there is always public transportation so have fun and enjoy your trip!

6 years ago
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Here in the west of Germany all ticket machines are multi language and usually explain which ticket takes you were. I guess the south should be similar... I vaguely recall Munich being a bit weird with their ringzones around the center, but it should work out.

6 years ago
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Just download the MVG app. It's multi language and you can easily see if there are still trains running at the time of your arrival and buy the correct ticket within the app

6 years ago
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like SilentGuy already mentionend, normally those ticket machines, especially in cities like munich, are multi-lingual.
Just don't expect the "Deutsche Bahn" to be on time xD

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Hey, it's Germany: I expect everything to be perfectly spot on, always!

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Except the DeutscheBahn. You shouldn't expect anything from them - besides delays.
And our politics currently... eh....

If you can understand a little of german I have a nice song about the "DeutscheBahn" for you: Wise Guys - Deutsche Bahn

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and if you have questions: almost everyone here in germany is pretty fluent in english ar at least can give simple directions.
So you shouldn't have any troubles. Don't worry, we only bite when you take away our beer :D

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i'm omw to hamburg next week :) what to see there when i arrive?

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Take a trip with the "fähre" it will take ya through 1 side of the harbour to the other and u can take a good look of plenty highlights, also there u can buy beer and chill on the upper deck ;) hope the weather is nice for ya xD

also visit some highlight near the harbour like the new opera house "Elphi", the "Michel" or go into city and have fun shopping!
Take a look to our "Rathaus" its made of sandstone from the Renaissance and looks awesome!

after that go to the "alter elbtunnel" its a old one they just restored the whole think., its from the "Kaiser" and well thats also a highlight for itself. On the other side is a nice lookout and a really good burgercar xD

YOu can also visit the "Speicherstdt" there are the so called "miniaturwelten", "madame tussauds" and "the hamburg dungeon" as some attraction. or you just slend through the speicherstadt itself and eat at "dinnersdark" where u cant c anything xD thats fun. blind waitress will guide ya :)

In the end, best you go to the "reeperbahn" with some friends and check the clubs, (not those with those "girls" u know what I mean XD)
but be sure to go through the "herbertstrasse", but dont get to close to those girls there, they cost ya money dude xD
and after your party night you visit the "harbour site", and take a look the "fischmarkt", it opens at night, there are plenty of merchants selling all kind of stuff (most likely fish xD, but u cant get any more fresh than there) its setup as a highlight you will like it.

google for those words and you can find some infos about, also many inhabitants will surely be helpfull to get ya to those locations I guess :) have fun, but kleep in mind also here we got some troublemakers, be careful, but I grow up here and for myself I only encountered 1 situiation with trouble, in my yoounger days xD

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I added all those places to my checklist. Info on herbertstrasse much appreciated, i am always kind of shy to ask around about it :P I will be there for quite some time, delegation from my work. Love the fresh fishes, they will add a nice diversity to my food :) Thanks for warning about troublemakers, I'm from poor side of big city, so i know what to look for and what to avoid.

6 years ago
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Are those 2 games dubbed in Deutsch?

6 years ago
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They're supposed to have full audio and interface in German as well as English.
I can tell you the English version of Blade of Destiny is atrocious, but I am sure the German one is better ;)

6 years ago
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In that case, I'm in.
I study Deutsch. That's why I'm interested.
Do you know any other games with Deutch voice over?
I heard Deponia is also in Deutsch.

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The Gothic series I think is supposed to have German voice acting, although its Steam store page does not show that.

As with Blade of Destiny, I've played the English version and I found it absolutely horrifying. The "actors" had no idea what they were dubbing, it all sounded like a cheap spaghetti-western film.
I've been told the German version is really good though.

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Thanks for the recommendations fox.
Have a safe journey!

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Gothic is made from a german studio ... so yes they have german voice acting too :o)

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Piranha%20Bytes

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+1

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Bought the Gothic series.
:-P

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Deponia is a Great German game, i don't know how well you can understand the jokes but you can give it a try :) the publisher deadalic entertainment published also some other games like edna & harvey, the night of the rabbit.

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OMG. Deponia is on sale for $0.54 and ends in 6 hours. Gothic universe is also on sale for $2.04 and ends in 6 days.
There were 6 million died and there was a 6 days war that happened in June which was the 6th month.
Illuminati confirmed!

6 years ago
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And also Fox is going to Germany in 6 days.
Man, this is some crazy shit happening.

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:D

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German Illuminati confirmed?

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Actually the illuminati is real, though people joke about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati

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Just bought Deponia.
That's 54 cents towards my Deutsch studies.
Next comes the Gothic. :$

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that's cool, i hope you like it. i should play it again but instead of playing it in german like you I should probably play it in English, because german is my native language :p

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Excellent choice. The german voice actors are very good as is the game.

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:)

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From what I could tell after visiting their website the mainlines U 1-4 are 24/7 (though in the night in 30m intervals) and their S-Bahn lines got a gap from 2 A.M. to 4 A.M.
Other than that there are also night lines of the busses.
If you know adresses of where you depart, where you want to go to and at what time, you could use this tool of theirs. Which even creates pdfs for you in case you need a map for your walk to the stations. :)

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Nice, thanks for all the info!

6 years ago
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You're welcome, hope you don't get lost and have a nice trip - even if it's just for business.^^

6 years ago
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Enjoy blocked youtube videos :]
Why germans doing this?

6 years ago
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GEMA (copyright management agency) is strict and doesn't want to bend to Google's terms.

6 years ago
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GEMA and YouTube DE agreed already end of 2016 / start of 2017.
There should be no GEMA blocked videos.

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Ok, so let's say mine is a history lesson. ;)

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It's not a thing anymore because they made a deal with the copyright management.
You would have more problems to watch a video in canada.

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Learn these words for no reason!

elektromagnetischer Aschenbecherdeckelöffner.

Good Luck 😀

And also see this site ;)
https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

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Will do ;)

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electro-magnetic ashtray cap opener. Never seen one :-D

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Me too, but thought, it could be helpful to learn it prophylactically 😀

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...and scream it at random people in the streets for a dramatic effect. Sounds good.

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... but don't forget the excessive usage of the "R" letter like in "Rrrrrrrrungs" or known from Rammstein ;)

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I "learnt" German at school and I think I probably know about as much as you now 😅
Good luck! 😏🤞

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Deutsche Bahn app may help you tp see if any transportation is available. Because it is hard to find public tranportation when it is late. Anyway enjoy your trip.

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Indeed ... these apps may help. Similar worked for me in Sweden and Denmark ^^

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Viel Glück!

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Have fun in Munich, people there are usually quite nice ;)

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Thanks, and have a good trip.

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I think you will be fine, most Germans learned English in school, and especially in big cities such as Munich people are used to having tourists around and thus should be able to communicate with you fine.

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Thank you pal and have a nice trip. Germany girls seems a quite interesting to me.

6 years ago
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Welcome to proper Europe :P
Enjoy your time in Germany!
Haven't been to Munich myself, even though I live next to Germany.
And as others said: most Germans speak English

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Have a nice trip, Fox! I hope you find some free time to see a bit of the city.

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good luck, and remember to do barrel rolls

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Thanks for reminding me.
If the train is late, I'll double-R quickly. If the plane is late, I'll double-Z.

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as i am from munich some tipps for you
use the airport day ticket - price is 13 euros and you can use it till 6 in the morning of the next day on each train (including s-bahn and subway)

you dont have to stamp the ticket after yxou bought it and its valid till 6 in the morning after your purchase

if you need some supplies like food from a supermarket - buy them at the airport or at the central station as all supermarkets close at 8pm

if you have any questions - feel free to ask!

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Awesome advice man, cheers for that.
I'll go for the day ticket and take the S-Bahn from the airport.

Luckily our offices have a coffe bar and a restaurant inside, so I should have food and tea in abudance. But if I can spare some time, I'll definitely find a supermarket and stuff some German delicacies in my luggage ;)

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You could use different words in germany for this.
For example: Boiler; Durchlauferhitzer, Heißwasserbereiter, Warmwasserbereiter, Warmwasserspeicher, Gastherme

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Wow, good to know! :)

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I am not implying that you are the kind of person that would want to do such a thing, but if you are thinking that a trip to Germany isn't really complete without a public Hitler salute - just don't. You can get a hefty fine for that or even get arrested...

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Well, that's something I wouldn't do anywhere in the world, ever 😆
Interesting fact though, I didn't know that.

In fact, you might have seen this film. It was half film and half documentary; at some point they drove the fake Hitler around the streets of Berlin, filming the reaction of the people, and I vaguely remember that some did the salute.

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Who is Mr Fox?

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Well, I guess that book was never very popular outside of the UK and maybe the US.

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Heh I am going to Germany on Sunday as well, but to the opposite side of the country. Getting around Munich with just English isnt too bad, I have been a couple of years ago.

Best of luck! :)

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So you go to Hamburg? :)

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Well not complete opposite. Going to Saarland :)

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Safe travels, hope you have an enjoyable trip. :)

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Good luck, have fun.

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Just because it's a business trip doesn't mean you can't take a bit of time to go sightseeing!

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