There is no doubt that mobile phones and their translation / AI capabilities make some things easier for me as a teacher of German to non-lliterate foreigners, especially in the very beginning. But then – it should stop. At least in class – if they … Continue reading One Day I am going to throw all mobile phones out of the window
When I recently visited the city of Mainz with my sister we were a bit puzzled by all the sculptures and monuments we encountered to be wearing a yellow sash (turns out they were meant to represent gold).
From Johann Gutenberg (who together with Peter Schöffer invented book printing as we knew it until recently in Mainz) to a carnival fool (Mainz together with Cologne is the heartland of German carnival) to a naked lady holding two fish (I have no idea why but she looks nice), and quite a few others.
At first we thought it was a prank and it took us a while to get a decent look at the QR-code to figure out the meaning of the gold sash or ribbon:
It was a campaign to support the international childhood cancer awareness month.I learned that different varieties of cancer have different coloured ribbons, as well as other illnesses and causes.
Cancer occurs in children and adults. Cancer is a bitch – and that’s putting it mildly.
Both these artists delivered a piece for the theme “luck” or “lucky”. Which speaks more to you? Ragtag Daily Prompt: Lucky
Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for some… thing to devour. “Waffles, waffles would be nice,” he muses while lounging in front of his tv watching a quiz show. The main prize is a kissogram delivered by Michael Sheen. PS: … Continue reading The Sandman Fan Fiction
After two years of learning Italian (ad a couple of attempts earlier in life) I know the word presto. In Italian it’s not just used by stage magicians (literal and figurative) but whole conversations can be carried on with presto. It can mean soon, early, quickly, shortly, easy, quick, before long, in a short time, with an “a” added in front it can mean “see you soon!” or “I’ll talk to your soon!”
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Cigarette advertising from a few years ago in Germany: “Sooo grand, sooo grandios, sooo Gauloises!”
Now read this with an English mind: “Sooo gross, sooo grandiose, sooo Gauloises!”
I like the description “gross” in connection with smoking and cigarettes. Remind me to tell my sons (again).
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and cheese Margarete has asked for “buying and selling things” for this week’s Monochrome Madness: Selling and Buying. You can link your contribution to her post or to Leanne’s Monochrome post. I’ve shown photos of the “Worschtmarkt” fountain in Bad Dürkheim. Today it is the … Continue reading Worscht un Woi (Sausage and Wine)
