-Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)82,000,000 inh.
-capital:
Berlin (3.3 millions)
-major cities:
Hamburg (1.8)
Munich/München (1.2)
Cologne/Köln (1.0)
Frankfurt (0.7)
Essen (0.7)
-languages spoken: german, frisian, sorbian
-religions: evangelic (42%), catholic (35%), muslim (5%), and others
americans usually mistake germans (inh. of germany)for car constructors wearing leather shorts. In fact, leather shorts are not at all popular in most parts of the country and car construction is not part of the general education plan. Only few folks in Bavaria (state in the country's deep south, capital Munich) still wear leather shorts, but mostly as an attraction for American and Japanese tourists. Wearing leather shorts in northern cites like Hamburg, you may find yourself beaten up or at least laughed at, so beware! Germany is also well known for beer ("Beck's" from Bremen in the very north, "Löwenbräu" from Munich, "Holsten" from Hamburg...) great authors and soccer. (Fussball).
-capital:
Berlin (3.3 millions)
-major cities:
Hamburg (1.8)
Munich/München (1.2)
Cologne/Köln (1.0)
Frankfurt (0.7)
Essen (0.7)
-languages spoken: german, frisian, sorbian
-religions: evangelic (42%), catholic (35%), muslim (5%), and others
americans usually mistake germans (inh. of germany)for car constructors wearing leather shorts. In fact, leather shorts are not at all popular in most parts of the country and car construction is not part of the general education plan. Only few folks in Bavaria (state in the country's deep south, capital Munich) still wear leather shorts, but mostly as an attraction for American and Japanese tourists. Wearing leather shorts in northern cites like Hamburg, you may find yourself beaten up or at least laughed at, so beware! Germany is also well known for beer ("Beck's" from Bremen in the very north, "Löwenbräu" from Munich, "Holsten" from Hamburg...) great authors and soccer. (Fussball).
"you know it's football when the game lasts 90 minutes and the winner is germany" (peter shilton, english goalie)
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n. language spoken in several European countries (Germany, Austria, Eastern Switzerland, Northern Italy). German has a very complicated/confusing grammatical structure and tends to sound very harsh to non-German speakers. Differences in local dialects can effectively hinder communications between parts of the population. Words can reach amazing lenghts through more or less sensible combinations (see below).
For Trekkies: Similarities to Klingon pronounciation are evident.
For Trekkies: Similarities to Klingon pronounciation are evident.
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Arsch=Ass
Karte=card
Arschkarte=Asscard
A synonym for the "red card" in soccer.
Reason: When they started to watch soccer on the TV, they couldn't tell the yellow cards from the red cards, because of the lack of color. So The referees started to keep the yellow card in the bag of their shirt and the red one in their trousers. So iteraly near their ass.
2.Arschkarte:
If something went wrong, you got the bad card, ergo the arschkarte.
Arsch=Ass
Karte=card
Arschkarte=Asscard
A synonym for the "red card" in soccer.
Reason: When they started to watch soccer on the TV, they couldn't tell the yellow cards from the red cards, because of the lack of color. So The referees started to keep the yellow card in the bag of their shirt and the red one in their trousers. So iteraly near their ass.
2.Arschkarte:
If something went wrong, you got the bad card, ergo the arschkarte.
1. Das ist doch kein Grund für die scheiß Arschkarte (german)!
That's not a reason for the damm red card!
2. Da hast du voll die Arschkarte gezogen!
You got the bad card/Dude thas bad luck
That's not a reason for the damm red card!
2. Da hast du voll die Arschkarte gezogen!
You got the bad card/Dude thas bad luck
by Ashere June 16, 2007
Get the Arschkarte (German) mug.Great cars, great beer, great guns (Heckler und Koch ring a bell?) Great ally of the United States. Defeated in two world wars, but due to a few mistakes. Was divided in half, with Berlin (which was in East Germany) also divided in half. Used to be Nazi Germany, before that the Weimar Republic, before that the German Empire, before that the Holy Roman Empire, before that the German Confederation... etc.
by Victor April 4, 2004
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Non-German European who ignorantly believes all Germans are Nazis: Germany is responsible for millions of deaths, which must mean they still willingly support the Nazi ideology, completely illogical bastards that they are.
Me: What about the millions of (insert minority group here) you murdered in your colonies in Africa?
*sound of crickets*
Me: What about the millions of (insert minority group here) you murdered in your colonies in Africa?
*sound of crickets*
by Nadezhda May 28, 2006
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