summer
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Sprechen Sie Englisch?
Before I started taking German here, the only useful phrase I knew was “Sprechen Sie Englisch,” which means “Do you speak English?” in its formal form. Of course, one could argue that it’s a useless phrase as anyone who’d answer yes to “Sprechen Sie Englisch” would understand “Do you speak English?” anyway, so it wouldn’t… Continue reading
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I want to take Mozart home with me
As I said before, Mozartkugeln is a really big thing over here. To be honest I still can’t tell if it’s a tourist thing or if it’s a genuine Salzburg thing. I suspect it’s the former, since the hugest displays are in the more tourist-centric areas, but Wikipedia won’t tell me anything. In any case,… Continue reading
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I told you Austrian dumpsters were small
I took this photo while waiting at the bus stop today. That brown thing that looks like a doghouse? That’s a dumpster. They are all that tiny. Continue reading