Hamburgs of the world, unite!

A little interwebbal research has shown me that Hamburg, Hansestadt, HH, meine Perle, is not the only Hamburg on this green Earth. In fact, I was able to find evidence of 13 (thirteen! Oooh, I hope you’re not superstitious) different Hamburgs around the world.
Okay, they’re not so much around the world as in the [...]

Public transport - translated!

You remember me Schlumping around on Hamburg’s public transport? Well check out this take on Hamburg’s HVV network: in English! It’s pretty hilarious - my favourite is “Adjustingen”.
(Click for the full-size map. Thanks to Klaussi for the link. Edit: Thanks to Scott for the heads-up about the broken link, now fixed.)

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Alle meine Entchen, redux (video)

All Germans know and love the Kinderlied ‘Alle Meine Entchen’. I decided to bring it to life with the help of some friends.
The lyrics (so you can sing along, karaoke style):
Alle meine Entchen
schwimmen auf dem See,
schwimmen auf dem See.
Köpfchen unter Wasser,
Schwänzchen in die Höh.
(All my little duckies,
swimming on the lake,
heads down underwater,
tails in the [...]

This question ‘bier’s asking…

I was just going through the acronymical suggestions people have thrown my way (danke sehr). While doing so, I thought of another which, since I’ve been in the land of Deutsch, is something I’ve missed like a limb that’s, well, missing: BYO! BYO restaurants are those which allow punters to Bring Your Own alcohol (normally [...]

Learning a new language! (video)

Join me observing the habits of the Bloggerus Germanicus, a rare breed of blogger found in Germany, and learning a new language… HTML!

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Es tut mir Coke Light

Warning: Fizzy Drink Rant approaching.
I have some trouble ordering Coca-cola. You see, it’s just so gosh darned confusing. Not only is there regular Coke, Cherry Coke and Vanilla Coke, but also Coke Light and Coke Zero. (Sidenote: What’s the difference between the last two anyway?) On top of this, where I’m from, Coke Light is [...]

Ja, genau. (video)

Miss V adheres to the German ‘Genauigkeit’ (preciseness) by measuring the EXACT distance from her office to the U-Bahn.

Schlumping around (video)

In case you’re not intimate with Hamburg public transport (and why wouldn’t you be!?), get schlumpified at:

Schlump bei Wikipedia (auf Deutsch)
Hamburg U-Bahn at Wikipedia(in English)

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Deutschlisch!

Deutschlisch is Miss V’s Great German-English Hybrid, used by those such as myself who have the English thing down, but the German sometimes just escapes. It officially means any English into which German words or phrasings creep, but sometimes can be applied to the haphazard mish-mash of German and English that Englischers such as myself use day-to-day.

Example from my good friend Herr Versteh-a-lot (while Schwarzfahring, actually!): “Is there a Typ steiging ein?” (Translation: “Is there a guy getting on?” - meaning of course a DeutscheBahn ticket inspector). Naughty!

The Schwarzfahrer (video)

Miss V gets rebellious on it by doing the Fahr-ing that is schwarz. Kids: don’t try this at home.