Larian Studios Forums General Chat Cultural Differences

1. There are regions in Germany where potatoes are less popular than noodles (Spaetzle!), of course them being more in the southern part, it may be roman influence and actually be pasta <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

The real reason though is that in northern Germany more potatoes are grown, and the south cultivates more wheat.

2. There are over 100 different kinds of "Schnitzel" - there even are restaurants called "Schnitzelhaus" competing on who has the most variations.

"Wiener Schnitzel" is veal - same recepy, but with porc it's called "Wiener Art" (Art meaning "kind" - not relating to "artistic" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />)

"Jägerschnitzel" (Jäger = hunter), is porc with mushrooms, and probably more typical German.
"Zigeunerschnitzel" (Zigeuner = gitanos) is with paprica, imported recepy obviously, but popular.

3. "Kraut" is cabbage, as shown by Stone, preserved in vinegar (Sauerkraut = sour cabbage). Can be eaten raw ( <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />) or cooked.

Cooked unpreserved cabbage is "Kohl" - there also is a "red" and a "green" kind. Some like it - this German doesn't; doesn't eat it, and has not voted for him <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> (the latter Kohl was certainly neither red nor green <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />)

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It is interesting, in the topic of cultural differences, that within Germany, the separation between celtic/roman influenced south and germanic influenced north still shows - but that for the outside world "the German" eats Kraut, drinks beer, and wears leather shorts; all of which are more southern German traditions - bad marketing that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />

All of this is very superficial, of course. Germany, lying in the middle of Europe, has been "walked over" a lot. First from south to north, then from east to west, finally from west to east - and each passer-by left some genes...

Oh I love spaetzles. I used to make it for my mulitcultural club at school. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Glance <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> but you forget the Kukkucksuhren.

And the Hats with red Balls


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But if you come into the north of Germany you see this.



Südwester called.

As you are talking about food :

For dinner i have eaten a home-made (not by me !) choucroute with grilled jambonneau and of course potatoes !
Yumi, yumi, yumi. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />

Barta

Clam chowder: a tasty new England soup. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

me jealous, Womble.
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

Only hamburgers here... while getting home from work in a hurry.

Yeah, I remember there being quite a few McDonalds in Belgium. That was about 5 years ago too...

French fries and mayo..... yum! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

I stopped at a "frituur". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Haven't been to a McDonalds in... 3-4 years... maybe longer.
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I was just in a hurry to get out of the office I was working at. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

Today i had a nice dinner and i did not go to work !
I was on strike.

It's a french cultural difference :
French people are always on strike ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />

Barta

So what's the difference?
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

Belgian people are also always on strike ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Have the Larian guys ever been on strike against their boss ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Barta

Let me try to explain.

If something wrong French people are going to strike, go on the Streets and say to the political leader, Stop this. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

In Germany, if something wrong, we look in the refrigator and have we enough beer at Home everything is allright. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I had some kind of... pot? cassleroe? (no silly jokes please...) made out of coconutmilk, containing mushrooms, paprica, and served with rice. Typical old-time Swedish food. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />.

Übereil

You mean this?

In Germany we say "Kasserolle"

The word of the dish is taken from that kind of thing, yes. So I was referring to the contence of the pot, not the pot itself (luckilly no one got enought time to start cracking jokes about a pot made out of coconut milk etc...)

Übereil

Ok, i know now what you mean.
In Germany we have several meals with the word Kasserolle in the Name too.
Or Soups will often called "Eintopf" --> "Onepot" the translation make not really a sense <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> but it means something like Soljanka if you know that.

Constantly.
They still are... in a way.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

Yep the german labor unions use to make a better work than the french labor unions. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepey.gif" alt="" />
This fact can explain why the german workers just have to look in the fridge for the beer and don't have to go on strike. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kitty.gif" alt="" />
Is it politically correct ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/XmasJump.gif" alt="" />



In France we say "Casserolle".

Barta

Who knows/cares?




And the question is: who isn't spelling it correctlly???

Übereil

You ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />



Both of us spell it correctelly, in german language by Stone and in french language by me.
There is no spelling mistake !

Barta