How to end a letter? - (Mar/20/2008 )

And, casandra-erl you've not by chance German ancestors? I remember there was something with an excessive preference for cars. Big, fast cars....I won't even think about it

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And, hobglobin mon chéri...I can`t remember anything about an excessive preference for cars...you must be dreaming so yes, don`t even think about it.... too

PS
and we`re known for our excellent sense of humour!!!!

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Denial won't help, somewhere in the vaults of bioforum there are the posts (too lazy to search). I guess you are a real ecological problem

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Sterotypes, how I love you! Are making the life a lot easier!
Like all Germans are stuck on the motorway in their big and expensive cars for hours without any sense of humour! And we Austrians are walking by in our "Dirndl" and "Lederhose" on our way to the mountains, jodeling and schuhplatteling....

I will not be messing around with more stereotypes, otherwise I will get no more answers to my question

*yodel*

gebirgsziege

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And a yodel to you too gebirgsziege. Don't worry about stereotypes bec sometimes they're true...
f.i. we canadians like hockey, beer and snow (in that particular order) and more precisely, we live in igloos . We don't get offended...bec we're also a very polite, respectful lot. Being teutonians, don't you and dr. hobglobin here have more or less the same degree of sense of humor (or lack thereof)? am not stereotyping here...

regards,

casandra

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got you!!
tj

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Yup, you got it alright… the stereotype I mean…but not exactly me . I’m still not fond of that drink though I may be in the minority. What is probably more true is that we like our alcohol (but who doesn’t anyway… of course barring those who don’t, for religious or cultural reasons). Nice to see you back, TJ

casandra

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Dear Casandra,

never ever dare to compare an Austrian to a German! Doing this at the wrong place you may be beaten up (even if you will have some kind of advantage with your attached hockey stick )! We Austrians are charming, have a great sense of humor and are much more relaxed than our German neighbours!
But without stereotyping: As far as I know it is quite difficult for Austirans to understand some sorts of German humor...just to mention German carnival (I know lots of Germans don't think its funny as well, but maybe we referre to the expertise of hobglobin here )....but its the same vice versa!


g

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And I am already charmed...wish I could say the same thing for your german counterpart . And no worries, the hockey stick comes in handy only in the rink or extreme cases of provocation. Otherwise (and this is not a stereotype) we are a very peaceful people...I guess you can make the same parallel between us and the americans ..but like I said... we are a very peaceful people plus we know where the baltic states are or used to be..


yours,

casandra

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"...used to be..." is treacherous .

That German carnival is funny I always thought this is a myth (never was there), same as 'Oktober Fest', that is arranged by savage mountain people, with "Dirndl" and "Lederhosen" on , yodelling and schuhplattering, and drinking thin beer all the time . But they are called Bavarians

What about South American carnival carnaval carioca? Toejam should be the specialist for it. Can imaging him dancing samba with a fancy costume on .

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