How many kids and teenagers are playing?

[Jona L.]

Of course, they speak German! Same as Austrians speak German. Maybe it's not grammatically correct, but still, it's German.

If you were a native german speaker, it would hurt your ears to have to hear bavarian, or saxonian(no anglosaxonian, thats english), and you would also say, that it's no german at all, but to debate that now would take tooooooooo long, ok?? 

It's called slang/dialect

thats what I know...

with Sommerticket in Austria, if you know about it

of course I know, we have the "Bahn-Spezial" (whole germany 29€ one way 2nd class) and the "Europa-Spezial" (whole Europe(or EU) for 39€ one way 2nd class)

I was in Cologne and Berlin and those are nice cities My only problem is that (sorry about that) I NEVER found one restaurant in Germany with good food... if you know about some, let me know

So, Cologne is fairly nice (my mother comes from there), but as I live closer to Düsseldorf, I like it more (there is a never ending rivalry between the cities), Berlin is okay, but very dirty... I don't mind because duisburg has two mayor steel mills (Thyssen Krupp Steel,TKS; and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann,HKM;) and it is much dirtier here ...

about your restaurant finding problems:

where did you look for a restaurant???
In cologne/Köln there are restaurants as hell... and some bad I must admit, but very many great ones!!!!
In berlin it is a little more complicated, because very good restaurants are often very expensive

See you in München one day?!...
sorry I should explain xD
                                 my brother lives there for half a week, with look on the Isar (not meaning the I.S.A.R.(International Sea and Air Rescue ), and another half in a hotel in Hamburg flying three to 4 times a week , and some times I visit him, of course using the plane .

by the way from wich time are your summer holidays, and how long do they last??
mine were six weeks long, but ended last monday ...


Jona L.
CEO of LLL

                                 

[samomuransky]

of course I know, we have the "Bahn-Spezial" (whole germany 29€ one way 2nd class) and the "Europa-Spezial" (whole Europe(or EU) for 39€ one way 2nd class)  

Bahn-Spezial is only for one trip? Well, Sommerticket is much better - unlimited travelling for more than 2 months for 25 EUR

where did you look for a restaurant???

Well, in Berlin I checked many places, but I can't find anything (I was willing to pay more, and I paid more, but I wasn't very satisfied - maybe because I eat lot in Austria and it's much better ) and in Cologne I tried only once (I was there only for about 8 hours between EuroNight arrival from Vienna and Thalys departure to Paris)

by the way from wich time are your summer holidays, and how long do they last??

In Slovakia, summer holidays are same for every high school in country - from 1st July to 31st August. But 1st September is national holiday (Constitution day) so school starts at 2nd September. If 2nd September is Friday, it starts at 5th September

Well, one day I definitely come to Munchen. Question is when and how, maybe I'll buy some flight with Austrian, best airline in German speaking country - apart of Germany (reference to bruno and Lufthansa )... and get first miles to Miles & More. I registered 3 months ago and still don't have any mile

[Jona L.]

from 1st July to 31st August. But 1st September is national holiday (Constitution day) so school starts at 2nd September. If 2nd September is Friday, it starts at 5th September

####, ####, damn, oh crap (didn't show the words due to kids and teenies reading this )
Thats great for you... but I feel..... how do I feel? not really annoyed, but... you just know some kinda jelous !?!
you got two months thats unfair

cu
gotta make homework, but the forum is more interesting/important to me xD


and cigarettes in germany are in relation(exept for countries from the former USSR) very cheap... for a Lucky Strike Red (c)(r)(tm)[what ever] Big Box with 24 cigaretes I pay 5,75€, and other 24 sized packs are arround 5€...

[samomuransky]

Well, there are countries where holidays are 3 months, but in these countries is work week ussually monday to saturday, so.. I prefer our model

And you really should put school on first place! It's important (I know that I will change my mind once I'll be back in school)

[ICEcoldair881]

school holidays here in Canada are from June 27th to about September 7th (this year in particular). I'm working only in August, but when I'm finished I'm getting a laptop for School and for a couple years. I'm looking at a dell inspiron mini for now, but i'll be upgrading to a Sony Vaio mini next year, hopefully. You europeans always are so lucky when it comes to cheap flight tickets. we only get sh**ty Air Canada that gives you 15% off only when you book within a 4-minute period!   Lucky you!

Cheers,
ICEcold

[Filippo]

My summer holidays go from the 25th of JUne to the 2nd of September. I only have a couple of days left and I still have to do all my homework!!!

I just cant be bothered to do my art...  

[Jona L.]

I only have a couple of days left and I still have to do all my homework!!!

You got homework to do via the summer holidays??

In our (and most other scools) teachers are formbidden to give us homework via holidays, even if a friday/monday is a free day by any reason it counts as 3day holiday

well good luck at that, I have to write abou 2and a half DIN - A4 pages at homework (not including maths graphs)

[samomuransky]

We sometimes have HW for holidays but not for summer. That sounds terrible!

[Jona L.]

I just cant be bothered to do my art...  

art??? you have to draw/paint pictures during holiday?? *barf*

I'll never have art again in my life!!!!!!!!! *happy**happy**happy**happy*

[Jona L.]

Bahn-Spezial is only for one trip? Well, Sommerticket is much better - unlimited travelling for more than 2 months for 25 EUR

well, see the difference: Austria has got less the one tenth of germany's population, and only a fourth of it's size, thus....

also the Deutsch Bahn is quite expensive; my motto for travelling DB is:

DB, always late, pay high, service low     xD

Also some writers produced a book called:

"sänk ju vor trävelling" , wich means the way thank you for travelling is pronounced in extremly bad english by most of the conductors.....
very funny, they also complain about the always late trains with bad service, and overpriced tickets/food if you're good enough in german I recommend it to you!!

by the way: an easy way for learning other languages is (if you're a fan)e.g. Asterix(or other comics or easy to understand lecture
good luck at that

[Jona L.]

The october fest really builds up their "palana spoiler"!  But it's very nice during the october fest as everybody is so happy that you rarely see people which are happyer!

well.. didn't you say youre around ......  13/14... whatever: tooo young to drink beer, so what did ya do on the Oktoberfest on the "Wiesn"

dzdzdzdzdz.....
Das ist auch nicht gut.... genau wie mein rauchen!
that is also not good.... exactly like my smoking!

one of the few sentences where german and english word order is the same

[Filippo]

well.. didn't you say youre around ......  13/14... whatever: tooo young to drink beer, so what did ya do on the Oktoberfest on the "Wiesn"

dzdzdzdzdz.....
Das ist auch nicht gut.... genau wie mein rauchen!
that is also not good.... exactly like my smoking!

one of the few sentences where german and english word order is the same

Don't worry, I don't drink beer, I don't even like it that much! Though, sometimes I have a tiny sip of wine or beer as people say that it's not bad when you are 13 to have a little to get the liver used to it so you don't get drunk easily when your older.

I was there in October as I have a week holiday in October and as I wanted to see how it was. I ate lots of bretzels though 

[Dorito_25]

To Filippo:

I actually don't own a valid passport, mine expired YEARS ago. The thing about my family is that I rarely travel internationally (actually, i have never been out of Australia. The closest thing I have been is flying over the Arafura Sea, then turning around to go to the Darwin Airport  ), where as in Europe, you take a 30 minute flight and you have passed three countries!   I believe you can have an Italian passport, but that is valid for all of Europe. I think it's the same for if you had a passport from a European country, you can use it all over Europe?? I know I am able to get a Greek or Italian passport as my dad was born in Italy and my mum's parents were born in Greece.

A week ago when I turned 13, my mum told me the story about the Italian families that get their son to drink wine so that they don't become alcoholics when they are older. It "prepares" the liver. Isn't that interesting?

Just this second I heard about a mid-air drama...I think it was about the man wanting to open the doors of the Qantas Flight. I think he has a mental illness because apparantly he doesn't recall holding the door-handle. I would be so scared if someone just got up and walked around for a bit, then tried to open the door. So stange. Anyway, I need to go to school now, you enjoy your holidays  

[Filippo]

To Filippo:

I actually don't own a valid passport, mine expired YEARS ago. The thing about my family is that I rarely travel internationally (actually, i have never been out of Australia. The closest thing I have been is flying over the Arafura Sea, then turning around to go to the Darwin Airport  ), where as in Europe, you take a 30 minute flight and you have passed three countries!  I believe you can have an Italian passport, but that is valid for all of Europe. I think it's the same for if you had a passport from a European country, you can use it all over Europe?? I know I am able to get a Greek or Italian passport as my dad was born in Italy and my mum's parents were born in Greece.

In the EU (shengen) , when travelling across any border by air, you have to show a passport or ID card. By car, technically you should identify yourself with a document... but usually they just look at you and what you have in your car.

A week ago when I turned 13, my mum told me the story about the Italian families that get their son to drink wine so that they don't become alcoholics when they are older. It "prepares" the liver. Isn't that interesting?

That's what I'm doing

Just this second I heard about a mid-air drama...I think it was about the man wanting to open the doors of the Qantas Flight. I think he has a mental illness because apparantly he doesn't recall holding the door-handle. I would be so scared if someone just got up and walked around for a bit, then tried to open the door. So stange. Anyway, I need to go to school now, you enjoy your holidays 

Probably he came out of an early Octoberfest!!!  

[samomuransky]

I think it's the same for if you had a passport from a European country, you can use it all over Europe??

I don't know about other countries, but my passport is valid for travelling all over the world But if you are citizen of EU, you have some advantages in other EU countries. Useful thing is also that in case of problem aboard in country where your country don't have consulate, you can use consulate of any other country. For example, we don't have consulate in Tunisia, but if I get into troubles there, Czech Republic consulate should help me too.

Also, there is a Schengen Agreement which is signed by most of EU countries (not every country) + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. While travelling only in Schengen Area you don't need present any ID on border. However, you must carry some ID (passport or ID card preferably) since there might be random check on border and of course, police can ask you for ID also in country.

DB, always late, pay high, service low     xD

I see you never use Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (Raiway company Slovakia). They have great InterCity trains, but that's where it ends. Regional trains are terrible. Truth is that they are (slowly) making it better

About alcohol - here I can't drink until 18. How it is in Germany? I know that in Austria, I can drink soft alcohol since I'll be 16 - what means since October

[Filippo]

Alitalia:

Always
Late
In
Takeoff
And
Late
In
Arrival

Immagine what to say about the Italian trains... The "Freccia Rossa" (high speed intercity) is OK, but the rest...

[Jona L.]

I hope you don't hate me for not referring to everybody while answering.....

So the alcohol thing:
  In germany you can drink alcohol from 16+, but only alcohol under 10 or 12.5% vol., for more things like Vodka, Grappa or Ramazotti/Averna , or what I prefer: Gin-Tonic; you need to be 18 or more, that also goes for cigarettes...

well everybody drinks alcohol a little earlier, except for idiots, or pussies !
Also, in germany the most people at the stores aren't interested in you age, if don't look like beeing 5 or so .

The train thing: I did really never travel by train in slovakia, as I have naver been further on than the austrian-german border
(I have been further east so far, but not in that area ), but the German train experience is enough to know what bad service is.

what you like more??
White wine
Red Wine
Beer
Vodka
others (please name)

About the Passport thing:

in the European Union (Union European; Europäisch Union; EU) you do only need your useal Personal-Identification-Card (PIDC; Peronalausweis); to travel arround, it is weightend equally to the passport. to travel to non-EU countries you often also do not need it, but in fact for that you need an passport, to travel to the US you have to have a biometric-machine-radable-Passport(expensive),
a passport from the EU/any other country in the world is valid everywhere in the world!!! the only restriction is for some countries not wanting special nationalities enter there country, e.g. as an Iraqui it is very difficult to enter the US (if not impossible), and the USA request the special passport, all others are free.

also, nice thing with alitalia (mine only make sense in geman, but I'll transalte ):
Mazda:     Opel(2x):     FIAT:    AEG(2x):     Simens:

Mein         Ohne          Fehler     auspacken     Sicher
Auto         Plan           in           einschalten    ist
zieht         einfach      allen        geht nicht.    eins,
der           Losgebaut.  Teilen.                       man
Abschleppdienst.                        An              erhält
              Ohne                         Elektrolux     nur
              Power                        gescheitert. Schrott.
              ewig
              letzter.

translations:
Mazda: My car is driven by the towing services.
Opel (1st one): Without a plan just started building.
Opel (2nd one): without Power infinite last.
FIAT: Mistakes in all parts.
AEG (1st one): pack out - switch on - won't work!
AEG (2nd one): Failed on Electrolux.
Simens: sure is one, you only got scrap.

and to add a joke for Aliatlia:

why does the pope every time landing kiss the ground??

ever flown with alitalia??



Jona L.
CEO of LLL

[Jona L.]

Just this second I heard about a mid-air drama...I think it was about the man wanting to open the doors of the Qantas Flight. I think he has a mental illness because apparantly he doesn't recall holding the door-handle. I would be so scared if someone just got up and walked around for a bit, then tried to open the door. So stange. Anyway, I need to go to school now, you enjoy your holidays  

You cannot open the plane doors while flying over 1500 metres!!
the pressure in the cabin is higher than outside (kept at average pressure of 100m), and after this has time ago happened, they constructed the doors in another way:

you have to pull it to the inside of the plane, before opening it, and that is not possible, because even 0,1bar (don't know hom much in pascal/psi , but very few!!!) is enough to close the plane door permanently till equation of the air pressure of the plane

[samomuransky]

So the alcohol thing:
  In germany you can drink alcohol from 16+, but only alcohol under 10 or 12.5% vol., for more things like Vodka, Grappa or Ramazotti/Averna , or what I prefer: Gin-Tonic; you need to be 18 or more, that also goes for cigarettes...

well everybody drinks alcohol a little earlier, except for idiots, or pussies !

OK, I'm idiot Also here, they sell alcohol to anyone, but I would never break a law in this. So, since October, I'm going drink to Austria where it's legal. Next village is actually in Austria and there is bus every hour for 75 cents

but the German train experience is enough to know what bad service is.

Well, this morning I used german train (EC Jan Jesenius from Budapest to Hamburg) between Bratislava and Brno (Moravia) and that was terrible - you don't have power sockets in trains??? To be honest we also don't have in 2nd class, but now in new carriages they are installed. And in Austria they are in every long-distance train!

in the European Union (Union European; Europäisch Union; EU) you do only need your useal Personal-Identification-Card (PIDC; Peronalausweis); to travel arround, it is weightend equally to the passport. to travel to non-EU countries you often also do not need it, but in fact for that you need an passport, to travel to the US you have to have a biometric-machine-radable-Passport(expensive),

For EU travelling you need ID card, outside EU passport. You can travel to US with STANDARD PASSPORT, but need visa. If you have biometric passport, you can travel just with ESTA (applicable for SELECTED COUNTRIES ONLY). In Slovakia you can have only biometric passport which cost 33 EUR - I think (more if you want it faster - for 33 EUR you get it in 30 days, however, my was made in one weekend since there wasn't many orders that time.. Here, when your passport is ready to pickup you'll get SMS information).

[ICEcoldair881]

not entirely true. SAA 192 opened their doors in flight @ 29000ft, and it still worked. the doors have been constructed the same way since the 50s/60s, so they had the same doors as aircraft now.

about Alitalia:
THEY ARE A LOAD OF SH**! I flew them ONCE, and they bickered about every little thing, THE ENTIRE WAY THERE AND BACK! Large things such as how high we were flying was bit**ed about, even small things like WHEN TO SERVE THE GOD DAMN 1/2-of-the-bottle POP!!! I hated Alitalia, yet my friend still flies with them. I should get new people...

also, here in law-ridden Canada, you can't even have a bottle of wine in your car, open or closed; it has to be in your trunk. Also, 19 is the minimum drinking age, along with smoking. how expensive is it for insurance in the EU guys? I had a quote on a BMW 328i (brand new from my grandparents) for $14,000 A YEAR! NO JOKE. even a sh**ty 1823 chevy lumina had a $7500 a year quote! jesus christ Canada, get a grip! (although I understand why they do it: teens that finally have their license tend to speed, make illegal left turns, drive very dangerously and even drag race on major highways and roads! stupid teens )