tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post7640402608835643578..comments2024-03-28T05:57:41.542-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: The Results Of A Trip To GermanySannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-83029431291968797852015-03-30T07:10:51.651-07:002015-03-30T07:10:51.651-07:00Not in Germany, but there are German speaking mino...Not in Germany, but there are German speaking minorities in Romania and special schools for them where everybody can study if they speak the specific language and want to attend every subject in that language. My parents chose a German speaking nursery school and school for me and I grew up in a German speaking community. I have nice memories that I owe to my former teachers, many of them of German origin. I forgot to mention that I lived in a part of Romania that used to be part of the Habsburg Empire, where both Hungarian and Saxon (German speaking but not German) minorities lived for centuries in Siebenbuergen, a province that now belongs to modern Romania since 1918.Preoteasa Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996489147504336535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-64649146250205652732015-03-30T04:15:29.240-07:002015-03-30T04:15:29.240-07:00Were you educated in Germany? How very thrilling. ...Were you educated in Germany? How very thrilling. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-1024193319219514532015-03-30T02:26:52.837-07:002015-03-30T02:26:52.837-07:00I must smile whenever I see something German, it&#...I must smile whenever I see something German, it's just part of my childhood, school time and having no speaking partner in this language makes me pretty sad sometimes. I owe very much to this culture and I admire it, the religion is the only thing I do not owe to the German education I received. Preoteasa Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996489147504336535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-27885349675427029612015-03-30T01:35:54.613-07:002015-03-30T01:35:54.613-07:00I thought you'd like them! Now aren't they...I thought you'd like them! Now aren't they snoezig???Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-7805030007096816212015-03-29T21:44:36.806-07:002015-03-29T21:44:36.806-07:00I have always liked anything German and admire the...I have always liked anything German and admire their national tenacity and their national spirit, especially the Christians.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-39339963401424202352015-03-29T10:10:03.139-07:002015-03-29T10:10:03.139-07:00Marietta, if I really make an effort, I can unders...Marietta, if I really make an effort, I can understand German:) With speaking it's more difficult, though, especially comparing to my husband, who practically speaks fluent German. <br /><br />I myself prefer German magazines because they often feature housewives, while Dutch magazines nearly totally ignore our existence, plus I like German decorating style more because it's so cheerful, always flowers and bright colours. <br /><br />Yes, it's Palm Sunday today, but the weather has been so bad, we stayed home, as I'm still not fully recovered from my recent illness. We did read about Jesus coming to Jerusalem on a donkey after dinner, though. I hope next week I'll finally be able to make it to our own church, which is in a different town. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-67656730548585332952015-03-29T09:07:55.241-07:002015-03-29T09:07:55.241-07:00Is it difficult for you to read German? It is very...Is it difficult for you to read German? It is very similar to Dutch. We were in a restaurant in Germany and we heard people talking at the table beside us. It wasn't Dutch, nor German, so we concluded that they must be from Belgium. <br />I love Dutch decorating magazines, because the homes are so different from here. I envy the smaller spaces - so much easier to decorate. <br />Today is Palm Sunday - Jesus riding on a donkey - so thankful what He did!Mariettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421484144455924614noreply@blogger.com