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Originally posted by Kraut View PostI didn't take any offense at all, don't worry (that's not that easy to achieve! ) Just saying that those foreigners who try to settle here don't like to be called guests.
I don't know any particular bars in Cologne I'm afraid. Last time I was there (ages ago), we did a crawl... one pub as good as any other eventually
I will certainly be eating wursts and drinking beer when I am cologne I will still be a guest mind you!!Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghost View PostI was quite amused when my Indian colleague related the tale of the time he met another Indian gentleman on the street & after trying one or two Indian languages, they found their only common language was English.
I was told on one contract by an Indian colleague they had to speak in English to each other as even the dialect of Hindi was different."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Kraut View PostNow that is something a foreign national might find offensive, who has been here for almost a decade, has permanent residence, got married, and has paid much more in taxes to HMRC than the average British tax payer. It implies that the welcome is time limited.
I've got a thick skin though, so no worries.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostA recent job I was in a team of 9. 6 Hindi speakers. They would often speak in Hindi. Which is fine for personal stuff(if they want to exclude others). But for work it was quite frustrating.Comment
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Originally posted by Kraut View PostI am a foreign national, and I wouldn't take any offence whatsoever in such rules. If you live/work in a different country, you of course try to speak the local language whenever you can!
In fact, I would find it rather rude to speak my native language in the presence of Brits in Britain, because they obviously won't understand.
Btw, where did all the :nazi::nazi::nazi: dissappear to after 1945?
Nein, nein, ve are Germanz! Not Nazi! :nazi::nazi::nazi:Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostAssuming you're German, why wouldn't we understand? We had to sort your country out after Adolf's Adventures in Europe, 1936 to 1945.
Btw, where did all the :nazi::nazi::nazi: dissappear to after 1945?
Nein, nein, ve are Germanz! Not Nazi! :nazi::nazi::nazi:Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View Post
Btw, where did all the :nazi::nazi::nazi: dissappear to after 1945?
Nein, nein, ve are Englander! Not Nazi! :nazi::nazi::nazi:“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAnd you also spend much of sad sorry existing pouring scorn on the UK“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View Post
Anyway know any good bars in Cologne?
Severinsviertel (*), although quite a few don't open until 22:00. Friesenviertel and this area: Ausgehen am Ring - Köln - Stadtspiel - Stadtverführer - Stadtspiele-Verlag
Actually most of Köln is good which is why it has the reputation of the best nightlife in Germany...
(' Viertel menas quarter which means area...)“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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