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Just how German are "German Christmas Markets"? (lemmy.world)
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All the staff are bloody English! How am I meant to practice German if none of them bloody speak it?!

False advertising.

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wenn Du Deutsch üben willst, dann lass uns anfangen...

I've never been to a "German Christmas Market" in the UK, but I'll be there in December, so if you can point me to one round NEL, I could check how much "German" is there.

I had a "German Bratwurst" in the UK once. The Bratwurst was OK, but the roll was a soft roll, which would be a no-go in Germany, I assume the "German Christmas Market" is similar, trying to copy, and getting it right up to a certain level.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What is NEL?

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    • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    You probably need to go to German Christmas Market in Germany. Though most of the staff will still speak English.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I complain loudly about this type of thing every time I go to Taco Bell.

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    • [+] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They are a German thing that does happen in Germany in pretty much most inner cities. At least for the bigger ones.

    Christmas markets date to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire that included many eastern regions of France.[2] They became a popular Advent custom during the Reformation era.[1] Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434 and one of the first true Christmas markets;[5] earlier markets of the season were "December markets".[5][6] Early mentions of these "December markets" can be found in Vienna (1298),[7] Munich (1310),[5] Bautzen (1384),[8] and Frankfurt (1393).[9]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_market

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I went to one in Bonn but as it was so long ago that Bonn was still the capital of West Germany I don't remember it will enough to say how it compares to Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh etc. Also went to Cologne cathedral and there was some b*****d in a kilt standing outside playing the bagpipes

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    • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What's a German Christmas Market?

    Is that an England thing or just a long name for Christmas markets

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Manchester and Brum have them round Xmas time selling 'German' Bratwurst and beer for £8 with lots of German flags waving.

    People were buying tiny pots of baked beans with curry powder in them for silly money.

    If they plan to charge me a tenner for a sausage I demand to be served in bloody German!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    OK, one thing I can tell you is that "baked beans with curry powder" is 100% NOT genuine for a German Christnas market.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What’s a German Christmas Market

    They're quite common in most of the big cities (I've been to the one in Manchester quite a bit, that's been running since the 80s) you get to drink gluhwein, eat schnitzel, but wooden toys and get a bit cold and underwhelmed in the process.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Edinburgh has a regular Christmas Market. Not a German in sight.

    Although I will admit it is superbly underwhelming.

    Never seen the personally in Glasgow but I'm not there as often as Edinburgh

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You drink weird tasting warmed wine and eat stale pretzels. Creepy European Santa is present. Also, pop-up shops and I didn't know dried horse meat was a thing in Frankfort.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've never seen Pretzels on a christmas market in Germany.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Glühwein is awesome. How does European Santa differ from I'm guessing British Santa?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Looks like regular Santa to me, not sure what's creepy about that. Is British Santa not the same as that?

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    • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They are very german where i live

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