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Berlin
Sept 27, 2007 22:50:31 GMT
Post by westgatestreet on Sept 27, 2007 22:50:31 GMT
teh thread where westgatestreet can talk to himself when bored
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jayenaitch
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Berlin
Sept 27, 2007 23:00:55 GMT
Post by jayenaitch on Sept 27, 2007 23:00:55 GMT
Ich bin ein Berliner.
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Berlin
Sept 28, 2007 7:40:47 GMT
Post by westgatestreet on Sept 28, 2007 7:40:47 GMT
i'd like to grab teh opportunity to clarify teh definitions of a "Berliner". ^^ that thing ^^ above me that j'n'h posted is a donut even over here. 1. in theory Outside of teh city of Berlin, but in teh rest of Germany, this here is supposed to be a Berliner. www.kamp-baeckerei.de/prod/berlinerballen.jpgin Berlin though, these things are called "Pfannkuchen" / pancake. Outside of Berlin, these www.elsniwiki.de/uploads/Main/Pfannkuchen.jpgare called "Pfannkuchen" / pancake though. Within teh city of Berlin, these are called "Eierpfannkuchen" / egg-pancake, to differ from "Pfannkuchen" (which teh rest of teh country calls "Berliner"). 2. in practice This seems to confuse teh growing masses of tourists here totally. so lots of bakeries do them a favour and are now calling these things-formerly-known-as-pancakes "Berliner" as well. umm, yes.
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jayenaitch
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Berlin
Sept 28, 2007 8:14:01 GMT
Post by jayenaitch on Sept 28, 2007 8:14:01 GMT
bloody hell, it's not easy being a berliner, is it? I want to eat jam filled doughnuts most of all though.
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emml
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Berlin
Sept 28, 2007 8:34:28 GMT
Post by emml on Sept 28, 2007 8:34:28 GMT
Ooh I was only in Berlin last week. It's ace! And I met Westgatestreet.
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Berlin
Sept 28, 2007 8:47:19 GMT
Post by westgatestreet on Sept 28, 2007 8:47:19 GMT
bloody hell, it's not easy being a berliner, is it? I want to eat jam filled doughnuts most of all though. it's getting easier. see 2. above but indeed, things in this city are often handled slightly different than in teh rest of teh country. 40 years of isolation of teh western part (from teh rest of west germany) and 40 years of isolation of teh eastern part (cause it belonged to a country that was quite isolated) and 40 years of both parts developing totally different from each other HAS an effect
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