Stranger in a strange land

Posted on April 25, 2015 by legiron

I am in Frankfurt, Germany. Not alone, there are seven other guys, one of whom is dressed as a lobster. Nothing too unusual then. The details behind how all this came about will be the subject of a future post but for now I have a pressing need to find espresso.

This is a civilised place where cigarettes are on open display, cost less than half UK prices and you can smoke indoors. Yes, even in bars. There’s not much whisky around but I have seen a bottle of Tullamore Dew for 29 Euros. I should have brought a bigger bag.

The UK could learn a lot from Frankfurt. If I can learn German as well as Danish this year I think my options for moving to somewhere worth living might be considerably expanded.

34 thoughts on “Stranger in a strange land”

roobeedoo2 on April 25, 2015 at 1:08 pm said:

German as well as Danish? Wow, you really do set yourself hard tasks, but then you are fluent in Double Dutch 😉

Your weekend sounds delish!

Enjoy!

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- legiron on April 25, 2015 at 1:42 pm said:
  
  You, of all people, telling me I’m fluent in Double Dutch? 😛
  
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  - roobeedoo2 on April 25, 2015 at 2:10 pm said:
    
    A compliment! Can’t a lady compliment a gentleman in this day and age? 😉
    
    Shambled Double Dutch as Double Diamond before 😉
    
    http://ringspotters.com/tag/jessica-simpson
    
    Works for before and after the wedding 😉
    
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    - flaxensaxon on April 26, 2015 at 1:49 am said:
      
      This takes me back. DD was complete shit though.
      
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      - roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 2:24 am said:
        
        How about these? http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2094/1743781845_8c1e2e2dd2_z.jpg
        
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        flaxensaxon on April 26, 2015 at 8:12 am said:
        
        Bugger, the old party 7. Every party in the 70s wouldn’t be complete without these cans of warm beer!
        
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        Furor Teutonicus on April 26, 2015 at 12:22 pm said:
        
        Watneys party 7s. YEAHHH! They had party 4s as well, but even at 13 years old, we worked out the “7” was cheaper per pint. (Hmm. links with the thread about people not being able to work out price per unit these days.) The days when you had to have a tin opener with you at all times, and there was a beer can that had pictures of scantily clad “ladys” on the tin… WHICH beer was that now???
        
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        roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 12:26 pm said:
        
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        The Jannie on April 26, 2015 at 4:39 pm said:
        
        Tennants Lager afair
        
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        roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm said:
        
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        cherie79 on April 26, 2015 at 8:38 pm said:
        
        That brings back a few memories when we lived in Glasgow. My husband liked Tennents, especially these cans,
        
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        Joe Public on April 26, 2015 at 4:20 pm said:
        
        Watney’s pubs. Inevitably, scrawled somewhere on the walls within the ‘Gents’ were the immortal words “You only rent your beer here”
        
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        roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 8:36 pm said:
        
        In Cockney that would be ‘you only rent your pig’s ear’ 😉
        
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Joe Public on April 25, 2015 at 1:32 pm said:

“Die Damen aus der Hölle”?

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- legiron on April 25, 2015 at 1:53 pm said:
  
  Ich wusste, dass einer von ihnen
  😉
  
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  - roobeedoo2 on April 25, 2015 at 2:25 pm said:
    
    A feather in your cap? 😉
    
    http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/n-zfvgw8/rfwm1hng/products/1665/images/1804/BAS07__59943.1407989741.328.245.gif?c=2
    
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    - Joe Public on April 25, 2015 at 2:49 pm said:
      
      Leggy’s adept at raising hackles. Ask Cafe Girl.
      
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      - roobeedoo2 on April 25, 2015 at 3:37 pm said:
        
        Poor Café Girl – the travails of working with Legs … hugely entertaining!
        
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  - flaxensaxon on April 26, 2015 at 1:48 am said:
    
    Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale!
    
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    - Furor Teutonicus on April 26, 2015 at 6:51 am said:
      
      The sort of usefull phrase in a Berlitz travellers pocket language guide.
      
      Akin to “Sorry, my elephant has just shit in your taxi.” and advice on how to behave in a hair dressers.
      
      Fer fucks SAKE! What kind of pratt, in the middle of a holiday, fucks off to the hairdressers!!??
      
      Unless they were still IN the taxi, as the elephant shit.
      
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      - roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 10:53 am said:
        
        That would be an unforgettable holiday experience 😉
        
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      - flaxensaxon on April 26, 2015 at 11:16 am said:
        
        I’m shocked Mr FT, I surely am. Arse.
        
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- roobeedoo2 on April 25, 2015 at 1:58 pm said:
  
  Where Legs is concerned, there’s always something afoot 😉
  
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Mad Col on April 25, 2015 at 1:36 pm said:

My soon to be wife got me a litre of tullamore for 20 euros on the way home from germany earlier this year. Bargain! (and unfortunately due to something to do with evaporation, the bottle is now empty…)

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Joe Public on April 25, 2015 at 1:59 pm said:

“There’s not much whisky around ….”

A golden opportunity to sample the local distillates?

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- Furor Teutonicus on April 25, 2015 at 4:29 pm said:
  
  NOOOOO! One thing Germany is total crap at…. na two things, Radio programmes, and any kind of spirt drink!
  
  (Ahh THREE things… PIES! You just can NOT get a pie here!….. hmm, and real fish and chips. FOUR things… this is begining to read like the script to “It is NOT the Spanish inquisition.”)
  
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  - roobeedoo2 on April 26, 2015 at 11:23 am said:
    
    Or a German disquisition … Carry on 😉
    
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wobbler2012 on April 25, 2015 at 2:46 pm said:

I was in Germany in the late 80’s for 3 years with the army, I used to love their Asbach Uralt but that is brandy Leggy not sure if you like brandy. Failing that the quality of their beers is far better than any of the shit you can get here in the U.K.

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- Matt on April 25, 2015 at 3:23 pm said:
  
  “Failing that the quality of their beers is far better than any of the shit you can get here in the U.K.”
  That sentence is so patently stupid it is not worthy of a reply so why the hell am I replying?
  
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  - wobbler2012 on April 26, 2015 at 4:49 pm said:
    
    It’s the truth though, ours are shit. Even their budget beer is great.
    
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Furor Teutonicus on April 25, 2015 at 4:23 pm said:

WHICH Frankfurt?

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- legiron on April 25, 2015 at 4:27 pm said:
  
  The one with an airport…
  
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  - Furor Teutonicus on April 26, 2015 at 6:46 am said:
    
    Both have airfields….
    
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cherie79 on April 26, 2015 at 3:14 am said:

Lived near Frankfurt for three years, hope you are having a great time, we certainly did.

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