• Sign up or login, and you'll have full access to opportunities of forum.

The Coffee Shop

  • Thread starter The Fallen Angel
  • Start date
Go to CruxDreams.com
Because I am such an extremely compassionate person, I must say, there is a defeated person, who makes me feel a little sorry for him ... - ... but unfortunately not sorry enough ... - ... by far ... not enough.
And because we Germans are famous for some strangely combined words like "Schadenfreude", there are some examples from all over the world and those from some famous German politicians surprised me the most.

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.11.09_19h21m16s_001_.jpg Ruprecht Polenz was the former general secretary of the CDU, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.11.09_19h22m15s_003_.jpg Karl Lauterbach is member of the Social-Democratic Party in Germany and responsible speaker for this party's health program - maybe that's the reason why he really seemed to hate ... someone.

Being a Science-Fiction-Fan, I liked also this one very much:

Ashampoo_Snap_2020.11.09_19h46m35s_005_.jpg

Even if you do not understand German, you might like this further compilation here and I always ask myself who is combining such great videos like in the last link by Robert De Niro?

www.n-tv.de

US-Präsident zieht Spott auf sich

Joe Biden feiert, Donald Trump wütet, und das Netz lacht. In Memes und Sketchen rechnen User mit dem amtierenden Präsidenten ab und zeigen, was sie von seiner Reaktion auf die Wahlniederlage halten.
www.n-tv.de www.n-tv.de
 
If you have not seen “1917”, it is a masterpiece of film-making, and an excellent way to mark remembrance of what those young men went through. The film starts strongly, then gets better and better. And better. The whole movie is basically one long shot with no cuts, no editing. It puts you right there in the trenches beside the two soldiers whose mission we follow. Here are the first nine minutes:
 
Rias said:
oho also 11 november independent day in poland meow :oops: :cat: :conejo: :mouse: :sing: :dancing:
Click to expand...
And I think in Poland - especially in Poznan - it is celebrated as Martinmas (feast of St Martin) - with tasty almond croissants?

1605137226105.png

(It was also the date when Prussian serfs were liberated, in 1810)
In Germany and the Netherlands, and in a few German-connected places in USA, children are supposed to process with lanterns - do they still?

Martinmas in Britain and across Europe was traditionally the end of the livestock-farming year, when most of the beasts were slaughtered to be eaten during the coming weeks, or salted to keep longer.
 
Eulalia said:
In Germany and the Netherlands, and in a few German-connected places in USA, children are supposed to process with lanterns - do they still?
Click to expand...
Yes, that tradition is very much alive,
but this year because of Covid it was a very reduced affair.
usually there are big lantern & song processions followed by either mass or a big bonfire with singing.
All the official events were called off this year.
 
piraland said:
Today, November 11, anniversary of the end of the 1st world war!
A thought for all those who died defending freedom.

View attachment 926087
Click to expand...
Rias said:
oho also 11 november independent day in poland meow :oops: :cat: :conejo: :mouse: :sing: :dancing:
Click to expand...
November 11, in my country, is the day when people eat or gift a specific brand of chocolate cookie, which is a ripoff of Japanese product called Poky:



Nobody is sure of its origin although it's likely that the company is trying to promote the practice for an obvious reason. Still, it's pretty big here and you can't walk down the streets on November 11 without bumping into huge pile of that chocolate cookie boxes in all sorts of extravagant wrappings.

It feels a bit weird to reflect how the rest of the world commemorates the end of the Great War while we just eat chocolates.

P.S.: If you are a history buff and interested in the WW1, search “The Great War” on YouTube and you can thank me later ;)
P.S.2: I just did a web search and they say that about 60% of the annual sales of that chocolate cookie happens on November 11.
 
Last edited:
fallenmystic said:
November 11, in my country, is the day when people eat or gift a specific brand of chocolate cookie, which is a ripoff of Japanese product called Poky:



Nobody is sure of its origin although it's likely that the company is trying to promote the practice for an obvious reason. Still, it's pretty big here and you can't walk down the streets on November 11 without bumping into huge pile of that chocolate cookie boxes in all sorts of extravagant wrappings.

It feels a bit weird to reflect how the rest of the world commemorates the end of the Great War while we just eat chocolates.

P.S.: If you are a history buff and interested in the WW1, search “The Great War” on YouTube and you can thank me later ;)
P.S.2: I just did a web search and they say that about 60% of the annual sales of that chocolate cookie happens on November 11.
Click to expand...
Never apologize for finding a reason to eat chocolate.:cool:

Anyway, eating Pepero on 11/11 makes as much sense as the Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day.
en.wikipedia.org

KFC in Japan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
Naraku said:
Never apologize for finding a reason to eat chocolate.:cool:

Anyway, eating Pepero on 11/11 makes as much sense as the Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day.
en.wikipedia.org

KFC in Japan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
Click to expand...
That's why we exported our "Pepero Day" back to Japan, so now they celebrate "Poky Day" on Nov. 11, or maybe just having another excuse to eat some chocolate, depending on the perspective. :p

P.S.: Nov. 11 doesn't mean much to me though, because a) it's already Nov. 12 here, and b) it's mostly for young people with a date but I'm neither young nor in love... maybe I need a suitable excuse to eat some chocolate now that I'm reminded of that gloomy aspect.
 
Last edited:
Eulalia said:
And I think in Poland - especially in Poznan - it is celebrated as Martinmas (feast of St Martin) - with tasty almond croissants?

View attachment 926150

(It was also the date when Prussian serfs were liberated, in 1810)
In Germany and the Netherlands, and in a few German-connected places in USA, children are supposed to process with lanterns - do they still?

Martinmas in Britain and across Europe was traditionally the end of the livestock-farming year, when most of the beasts were slaughtered to be eaten during the coming weeks, or salted to keep longer.
Click to expand...
oho u can order they in allegro.pl website is like polish ebay not is sure they sent croissants abroad but me think yes meow niam niam mniam :oops: :cat: :conejo: :mouse:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/rogale-swietomarcinskie-9844098953
 
montycrusto said:
If you have not seen “1917”, it is a masterpiece of film-making, and an excellent way to mark remembrance of what those young men went through. The film starts strongly, then gets better and better. And better. The whole movie is basically one long shot with no cuts, no editing. It puts you right there in the trenches beside the two soldiers whose mission we follow. Here are the first nine minutes:
Click to expand...
The film is excellent and I still don't understand how they managed just one shot.
 
montycrusto said:
If you have not seen “1917”, it is a masterpiece of film-making, and an excellent way to mark remembrance of what those young men went through. The film starts strongly, then gets better and better. And better. The whole movie is basically one long shot with no cuts, no editing. It puts you right there in the trenches beside the two soldiers whose mission we follow. Here are the first nine minutes:
Click to expand...
The 'Saving Private Ryan' - theme; other war, other army?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom