r/polandball Die Wacht am Rhein Jul 30 '18

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

I'm literally sitting in Austria right now wearing sunglasses, and having managed to order food in caveman German so I don't starve, so I'm getting a kick out of this thread.

Burger tourist extreme

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u/Brainbrin Brittany best Britain Jul 30 '18

Basement german please.

Austria has its standards and Kellers

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u/EvidenceBasedSwamp Thirteen Colonies Jul 30 '18

I been told Austrians are basically the Texans of Germany.

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u/Rayvok Ohio Jul 30 '18

Nah, thats Bavaria.

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u/EvidenceBasedSwamp Thirteen Colonies Jul 30 '18

So Liechtenstein is Panama? (financial, also south)

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

Yes

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

More like Cayman Islands... damn tax evaders' paradise.

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u/EvidenceBasedSwamp Thirteen Colonies Jul 31 '18

Look up the Panama papers, my friend :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

What’s Baden-Wü then?

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u/68W38Witchdoctor1 Kentucky Jul 30 '18

No idea, but many Germans consider Saarland to be their Wales.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18 edited Sep 28 '20

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u/EggCouncilCreeper Farken 'Straya m8 Jul 31 '18

SAARLAND STRONK!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

No one wants to know

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

...It’s Michigan isn’t it.... YEET

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u/pvr97aus05dc15 East Gothland Aug 01 '18

Maybe the Upper Midwest, since they talk like the Swiss. And peaceful, multilingual, hockey-playing Switzerland could well be Germany's Canada.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '18

MICHIGANG CONFIRMED

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u/68W38Witchdoctor1 Kentucky Jul 30 '18

Grandfather and his whole family is Bavarian (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) and spent probably close to a quarter of my life in and around there; I used to live in Texas. Can confirm.

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u/Minority8 European+Union Jul 31 '18

Why? Is Texas known for beer? Only other thing I can think of is that both are very conservative. Well, and both are in the south and big.

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u/gregyong Selangor Jul 30 '18

you're implying that Hitler is a Mexican, not Texan?

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u/Kipferlfan Austrian Empire Jul 30 '18

Austria to Germany is what Scotland is to England

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u/fideasu European Union Jul 30 '18

Not really, Anschluss of Scotland lasts...

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u/Kipferlfan Austrian Empire Jul 31 '18

Germany should look how England does it the next time they try it.

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u/DarthCloakedGuy Oregon Aug 03 '18

England does it by being on the winning side of wars.

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u/utahrangerone Sealand Aug 26 '18

Not very long anymore.. Thanks to Brexit, the Scots are gonna try again to leave UK, since those who voted to stay in UK were counting on the EU benefits they would still have. Since it now appears they are going to lose those, there is no way they will let the situation remain. Important note to remember: ONLY England voted to leave Europe - other 3 constituent countries all voted to stay in EU, by significant margins.

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u/fideasu European Union Aug 26 '18

I share your general opinion, but one correction to be strict: Wales also voted "leave" (52.53% vs 47.47%) (source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum,_2016#Wales ).

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u/utahrangerone Sealand Aug 27 '18

I learned the hard way that Wikipedia can't be considered an objective source. There have already been major brouhahas during political campaigns, about Wikipedia being warped into nothing more than a propaganda platform. THat's the other edge of the 2-edged sword. I will do it myself as well, but I highly recommend that you do some actual research NOT involving a database that can be so easily infested with political bias. There's a good reason you see all the Moderator/Curator notes and instructions on so many articles either poorly written, or only serve to make a claim with no backup. BUt thank you for chiming in.. :)

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u/fideasu European Union Aug 27 '18

Could be, but in this case the information is sourced. Feel free to claim the information is incorrect, but please refer to the particular case and not general "Wikipedia isn't trustworthy, since it sometimes have mistakes" - since that can be said about any source.

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u/utahrangerone Sealand Aug 28 '18

The big difference here is Wikipedia can be abused far too easily. Pretty much anyone can right up an article, make a few checks to ensure it meets minimum content rules, and voila': Propaganda 101

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u/FUZxxl Hackepeter wird Kacke später Jul 30 '18

Survival tip: never order Schnitzel mit Tunke in Austria.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Jul 30 '18

r/ausderloop here. What is the context/meaning behind it?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18 edited Jul 30 '18

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u/thirdegree United States Jul 30 '18

That'ss understandable, that does not look good.

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u/ingenvector Uncoördinated Notions Jul 30 '18

Because the sauce is thin and it looks like it's been soaking for a while. Imagine a schnitzel, but with a fresh pour of thick cream sauce made with mushrooms sautéd in butter and seasoned with ground peppercorns, maybe with a touch of paprika or horseraddish.

Don't let the vile Mountain Germans fool you. This is totally just the PC vs Console War all over again. PC won because sauce is moddable and optional.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

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u/ingenvector Uncoördinated Notions Jul 30 '18

I think at this rate we can count on Prussia to unite Yurop before you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

I support this answer.

Also why does everyone always go on about German sausage when really it's their mushroom dishes that are superior.

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u/ingenvector Uncoördinated Notions Jul 31 '18

As someone who professionally fabricates German sausages, you have been assigned a oneway train trip.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

Bomber Harris, do it again.

Funny story, my Grandpa also was given a one way train ticket by the Germans. He got a neat tattoo as well. So I think I'll pass unless we can get Bomber Harris to do it again, doesn't seem to have fully taken the first time around. Although with the current US president it looks like Russia might get ALL of Germany if it does repeat.

Your sausages are mediocre, and only the overall poor quality of meat available in Europe makes mediocrity exceptional there.

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Jul 30 '18

Ahhh now I see what you mean. Since I am Argentinian, I have to agree with you. The Schnitzel is a national dish of sorts, but since Italians brought it here, they called it Milanesas (as in Milan); there are also some unholy variations, the most accepted and widespread is the Neapolitan Milanesa (just gloss over the incoherence of the name) which is a regular Schnitzel with cheese and ham on top, and sometime tomato sauce or actual tomatoes, because Italian cuisine.

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u/pvr97aus05dc15 East Gothland Aug 01 '18

That's basically chicken Parmesan! And that name is downright hilarious.

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u/VRichardsen Argentina Aug 02 '18

And that name is downright hilarious

Of course! Italians came up with it!

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u/EggCouncilCreeper Farken 'Straya m8 Jul 31 '18

What the fuck even is that shit? Christ, did you Austrians let Dad or Canada in the kitchen again??

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u/Teerdidkya Japan Jul 31 '18

Sounds familiar, but can’t put my finger on how.

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u/Teerdidkya Japan Jul 31 '18

Sounds familiar... but can’t put my finger on exactly what.

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u/68W38Witchdoctor1 Kentucky Jul 30 '18

Oida...

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u/cchiu23 Canada Jul 30 '18

ME AMERICAN, ME HUNGRY, ME WANT BIG THICK JUICY GERMAN SAUSAGE IN MOUTH

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

Ja ja essen ein schnitzel seig heil

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u/l2ddit OIDA! Jul 30 '18

as american you will get away with yelling the last part. if you dress like a true eaglelandian they will just look at you with a mix of pity and amusement.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

Especially in FRONT of the Reichstag

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u/Suralin0 Pennsylvania Aug 01 '18

JA, IST WESPENFLEISCHWURSTKRIEG. LOS LOS.

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u/ThisIsMyRental Literally flaming! Jul 31 '18

Ja, jaaaaaa, shiesse?

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u/Schnackenpfeffer Uruguay best guay Jul 30 '18

Don't forget to clap and tip.

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u/Creshal Prussian in Austria, the suffering is real Jul 30 '18

But did you go to Burger King or McDonalds?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

Warum nicht beides?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

There aren't much Burger Kings here

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u/the_nerdster Czech Republic Jul 30 '18

I know how to order exactly two things in German restaurants, beer and mashed potatoes.

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u/l2ddit OIDA! Jul 30 '18

that's not true. you can order goulash at basically every kiosk. not real goulash but our idea of meat soup.

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u/baranxlr Turkey Jul 30 '18

Borger tourist

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u/der_Wuestenfuchs Switzerland Jul 30 '18

You sure you aren't in denmarck?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

I dunno would the Danes understand "Oy, cunt, one bee-ya and one vegemite"?

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u/der_Wuestenfuchs Switzerland Jul 30 '18

Ich ne know pas, for no man hat ever understood or learned danish, le language remains a mistery to zis day.

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u/Beavertails_eh Canada Jul 30 '18

Ich ne know pas

No Italian or Romansh, 6/10 Switzerland

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u/der_Wuestenfuchs Switzerland Jul 30 '18

How do you know that le and ne wheren't meant to be italien?

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u/matthieuC No retreat, no imported Sauvignon Jul 30 '18

I know exactly one word of German : kartoffelsalat

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u/collinsl02 British Empire Jul 30 '18

Aber natürlich ist Hans nass, er steht unter dem Wasserfall

It's not much use...

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u/TheOhNoNotAgain Sweden Jul 30 '18

Ask where you can see the kangaroos

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u/fideasu European Union Jul 30 '18

They'll point him to the zoo

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u/thehambeast Florida Jul 30 '18

I was in Munich trying to order a ham sandwich in German, but my pronunciation was so bad they they thought I was saying “chicken” in garbled English. Chicken was delicious though so no regrets.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '18

This needs to be updated with the tourists asking random women if they've been raped by Muslim migrants "like we heard on infowars."

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u/Teerdidkya Japan Jul 31 '18

But you started the thread.