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Just how German are "German Christmas Markets"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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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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[–] Treczoks@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is NEL?

[–] CptVimes@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not OP but I'd assume northeast London

[–] snaprails@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Very close. Well, on a cosmic scale anyway 🙂 (I'd assumed London too until I saw the answer)

[–] Treczoks@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

North East Lincolnshire, our twinned city.

[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They are very german where i live

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

are they in germany perhaps?

[–] ken_cleanairsystems@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you probably don't call them "German Christmas markets"...

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

We do, just without the "German" but of course in German and as a compound word: Weihnachtsmarkt