Pumpkins and Lebbkuchen
Monday, 26 October 2009
I am back from Germany and full of the joys of teutonic life. The family were delighted with their sweet surprises and I am now starting to regret suggesting that we make our own gingerbread house.
I go the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe with only a few linguistic hiccups-
Guard (when I showed him my train ticket): Woooga woooooga woooooga wooooga
Me: Huh?
Guard (grumpily now, with steely-throw-you-off-ze-train-eyes): Wooooga woooga woooga wooga ze Visa Kart.
Me: Aaaaaaaa Na yaaaaaaa
After a few days, I managed to re-heat my Higher german and was navigating my way confidently around museums and sights using the Strassenbahn.
Since returning, I have been arrested by an unfamiliar urge to tidy and order my possessions. I am hoping it will pass, because I am in danger of acting on it.
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Monday, October 26, 2009 4:26:00 PM
I can't do German. Please enlighten me to the meaning of 'wooooga, wooga' in case I should need it sometime ;)
Booo to tidying up
Monday, October 26, 2009 7:40:00 PM
My goodness, wooga does actually mean something "wooga creates casual games for social networks like Facebook or Myspace. Founded in January 2009, wooga GmbH is based in Berlin, Germany."
And I thought it was just a way of avoiding building my German vocab!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:37:00 AM
Well, at least the guard didn't say, Wooga wooga wooga get off at ze next station as you are not neat and tidy enough.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:24:00 PM
Have a glass of wine....I'm sure the tidying urge will pass :-)
C x
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:38:00 PM
Nick: I am almost sure he said it in his head though ;O).
Carol: As catch-all, cure-all, wine is an excellent solution.