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Here the proof that Germans admire the Scots :-D

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And there's me thinking that the English were the German favourites?

I say this with smiles, having step nephews and nieces, and attending 2 German weddings!

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And there's me thinking that the English were the German favourites?

I say this with smiles, having step nephews and nieces, and attending 2 German weddings!

You got away lightly - I married one.

Mind you, from the organisational/household's point of view it was probably a blessing in disguise.

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And there's me thinking that the English were the German favourites?

I say this with smiles, having step nephews and nieces, and attending 2 German weddings!

English... German.... joint ancestors, same cultural origin. A pity and tragedy that these two people fought two disastrous wars against each other.

Britain is very popular in current Germany. My girlfriend is very anglophile, you should have a look into our flat... Union Jack, Tower Bridge, Twinings Tea, shortbread, scones & clotted cream, Take That... :rolleyes:;):D

Only the Queens bust has to stay within the coin album ;)

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Very similar in views. The main difference is that getting British people to pull in one direction is like herding cats.

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And there's me thinking that the English were the German favourites?

I say this with smiles, having step nephews and nieces, and attending 2 German weddings!

English... German.... joint ancestors, same cultural origin. A pity and tragedy that these two people fought two disastrous wars against each other.

Britain is very popular in current Germany. My girlfriend is very anglophile, you should have a look into our flat... Union Jack, Tower Bridge, Twinings Tea, shortbread, scones & clotted cream, Take That... :rolleyes:;):D

Only the Queens bust has to stay within the coin album ;)

:lol: good reply! I might just draw the line at Take That, though! ;)

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And there's me thinking that the English were the German favourites?

I say this with smiles, having step nephews and nieces, and attending 2 German weddings!

You got away lightly - I married one.

Mind you, from the organisational/household's point of view it was probably a blessing in disguise.

It's difficult to argue that German engineering isn't better, I have to say!

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LOL :D Even my mom wants to see every performance of Robbie Williams in television...

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It's difficult to argue that German engineering isn't better, I have to say!

The label "Made in Germany" was introduced by Britons ;)

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And the duell England vs. Germany in soccer is dramatic always!

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It's difficult to argue that German engineering isn't better, I have to say!

The label "Made in Germany" was introduced by Britons ;)

Yes, I remember that from my interest in mantle clocks! :)

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The Dudelsack itself is not unknown in German music.

Ein Gentleman ist jemand, der weiß, wie man den Dudelsack, aber unterlässt, damit zu spielen.

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And the duell England vs. Germany in soccer is dramatic always!

Always a series of texts back and forth across Europe when that occasion happens! ;)

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The Dudelsack itself is not unknown in German music.

Ein Gentleman ist jemand, der weiß, wie man den Dudelsack, aber unterlässt, damit zu spielen.

Sehr interessant! Wo ist das her?

But we should write in English and do not switch to a different language ;)

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And the duell England vs. Germany in soccer is dramatic always!

Always a series of texts back and forth across Europe when that occasion happens! ;)

Ohhh jaaaa... I like these pics of German tanks in the newspaper Sun LOL

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The aphorism is well known to the English, who believe it implicitly.

"A Gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but refrains from doing so."

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We have contacts in Melle.

Lovely Hereforder Pils and a nice place to be.

Good hosts,good bars/restaurants we hope to visit again soon.

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Melle near Osnabrück in Lower Saxony... not too far from my place.

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The aphorism is well known to the English, who believe it implicitly.

"A Gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but refrains from doing so."

Is the bagpipe dedicated to commoners and not suitable for nobles?

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Melle near Osnabrück in Lower Saxony... not too far from my place.

Yes :)

Last time we went it was mid January.

We went swimming in a Spa.Fantastic....ate a Chinese meal with German size portions and loved the idea of marking beer mats with your consumption of Hereforder.(Yellow handbags)

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you should think of visiting the coin fair in Dortmund in mid February

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The aphorism is well known to the English, who believe it implicitly.

"A Gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes, but refrains from doing so."

Is the bagpipe dedicated to commoners and not suitable for nobles?

It is symptomatic of the English love-hate relationship with Scotland.

Since the time of Queen Victoria the Anglos have often viewed Scotland and it's people through rose coloured glasses. Scotland was so "wild and romantic" Kilts, plaids and tartans, traditional Scottish foods - yes, even Haggis, shortbread and whisky; all became popular in the 19th Century.

The near universal exception to this was the bagpipes. John Bull regarded the pipes as aural aggression and best left to the Pictish people North of the Border.

The Scots for their part simply continued with their historic loathing and detestation of anyone and anything South of Carlisle.

Me? I'm South African and maintaining a strict neutrality.

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The bagpipes are a singularly spine-chilling instrument! There's a piper who busks in Bath and Thornbury (Bristol), and I can barely walk by, such is the trance it sets me in! I love them!

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LOL :D Even my mom wants to see every performance of Robbie Williams in television...

I understand the Germans do a good line in men in white coats. I'm willing to pay if it isn't covered by the insurance.

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