Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1683 times:
I can assure you there Hamburgers in Hamburg, and the Hamburg aboriginees will not feel insulted or worse if you order a Hamburger in Hamburg.
Now in Berlin that's a completely different situation when ordering a Berliner at a baker's shop...people tend to claim they don't know what you want, and finally before you leave the shop (they urgently need your money, you know), they find out that it's Pfannkuchen you want...not that this Berliners were ever made in a pan! Stupid lot!
And yes, Frankfurters live in Frankfurt, trust me on that one, but they have strong objections if you want to eat them!
Kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 14 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1664 times:
Quoting Aseem (Thread starter): was wondering if Frankfurters are from Frankfurt and Vienners are from Vienna, then are Hamburgers from Hamburg.
cheers!!
VT-ASJ
yes , and cheeseburgers are from Cheeseburgh which is a small town in Pennsylvania
Moderation in all things ... including moderation ;-)
Jush From Germany, joined Apr 2005, 1636 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1632 times:
Quoting Dtwclipper (Reply 2): Ich bin Berliner vs. Ich bin ein Berliner.
You actually do? I never heard someone doing that joke over here.
There's nothing wrong with that expression. It's correct in my sense of grammar. Of course you can be nit picking and say he's saying he is a jelly donut. But i never heard that here.
Regds
jush
There is one problem with airbus. Though their products are engineering marvels they lack passion, completely.
no, THAT would simply have been wrong. And do NOT forget that JFK referred to the Roman phrase "I am a Roman" . That teacher might rather have explained to you that "ein Pariser" has TWO meanings !
Kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 14 Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1612 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 6): That teacher might rather have explained to you that "ein Pariser" has TWO meanings !
aaaaw , c'mon , you can't just leave it like that - spill the beans .
BTW , when I was a very small child and I heard the word 'parasite' for the first time I assumed it meant someone from Paris ( absolutely no offence intended to inhabitants of one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to )
Moderation in all things ... including moderation ;-)
aaah , is that preservative - like in English - as in "a chemical in your food to keep it from going stale" ? or 'preservatif' comme en Francais as in "condom" ?
Moderation in all things ... including moderation ;-)
Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6799 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1562 times:
I have read some time ago that the name of the food "Hamburger" has to do with the German immigrants coming to the United States by ship.
As a snack for that long journey these immigrants usually brought a roll with a "Frikadelle" (as the Hamburger people call fried minced meat, Berliners would say "Boulette" and the people from Saxony "Beef-Steak" ).
A "Hamburger" is not a speciality of Hamburg it is called that way because the German immigrants - that came from all over the country - started their Atlantic crossing usually at Hamburg.
[Edited 2005-12-06 19:30:38]
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Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1537 times:
Quoting Aseem (Thread starter): was wondering if Frankfurters are from Frankfurt and Vienners are from Vienna
Strange that they call them Frankfurters in Vienna and Vienners in Frankfurt. I noticed that when I ordered Vienners with potato salad in Vienna, the waitress told me that they call them Frankfurters.
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 17, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1525 times:
So if your mom is from Hamburg and your dad is from Frankfurt, does that make you something in between a Hamburger and Frankfurter?
Wasn't the guy who more or less "created" the hamburger from Hamburg? He immigrated to the US to sell his product there. The same thing with Heinz ketchup.
Aseem From India, joined Feb 2005, 2042 posts, RR: 11 Reply 18, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1504 times:
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 17): So if your mom is from Hamburg and your dad is from Frankfurt, does that make you something in between a Hamburger and Frankfurter?
Stratofish From Germany, joined Sep 2001, 1011 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1439 times:
Quoting Andreas (Reply 1): I can assure you there Hamburgers in Hamburg, and the Hamburg aboriginees will not feel insulted or worse if you order a Hamburger in Hamburg.
That truly made my (very young) day!!! Hamburg Aborigines ...classic!!! Just hope the Ozzies don't feel offended.
Although, if you order a "Hamburgerin" or a Hamburg Girl in the wrong/right places you better watch the F... out or have your $$$ at hand. And watch out even more if you dare to complain she isn't genuinely Hamburgess, but from eastern Europe or Albania.
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 23, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1414 times:
Quoting Stratofish (Reply 21): Although, if you order a "Hamburgerin" or a Hamburg Girl in the wrong/right places you better watch the F... out or have your $$$ at hand.
Hey, those 2 girls told me it would only cost me 60 Euros für eine echte geile zeit with both of them! (at least until you get them in the room)
Alias1024 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 2644 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1398 times:
The hamburger was created by German immigrants and was named after Hamburg, but not the one everyone is thinking of. The hamburger was first created in Hamburg, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems with just potatoes.
25 Andreas: I don't even want to start imagining what that could look like!! Damn, it's so hard to insult you guys....one of these days I'll come up with somethi
26 Banco: Well, I'll be damned. Someone actually gave an answer!
27 Columba: Should I have an Alt then ? I usually drink either Flensburger or Becks so don�t worry I would never drink that lousy excuse for an beer.
28 ManuCH: And what about soldiers who attend their first yearly 3-week military training course in Switzerland? They are also called "hamburgers"... nobody know
29 Andreas: Pal, Kölnisch Wasser IS NOT a beer, but indeed some very cheap sort of eau de toilette (4711), so basically yes, there is a high percentage of alcoh
30 Columba: I thought you were referring to the K�lsch and not the K�lnisch Wasser, I know what K�lnisch Wasser is.....I am not that stupid.......
31 ME AVN FAN: Suppose because they are - "fresh" - ill-connected - not yet of "matured" quality
32 Stratofish: But it's nothing spectecular, went there once (we just had to, being in the area). The only or best way is to link us to Bavaria somehow. Or tell us
33 ME AVN FAN: well, ever been in "POODLETOWN" ? the place DOES exist, on the south-eastern coast of England, south of Dover ohhhh! and I thought you were from Muni
34 ACDC8: Probably, something like this .... You already drink a lousy excuse for a beer...
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