Well, on the old board I realised, that I was complaining about a dying thread in exactly this thread, which I thought would have died.
A little thread in English is definitely required in the kitchen as well. So someone has to start it...me...
But what talking about? All real topics are already covered with the other boards.
One topic was Björk, wasn’t it? Has someone already listened to her new album? How is it?
A couple of days ago I watched some Videos with ST Voyager episodes, which I haven’t seen yet. It was in English and I thought wow. What about Captain Janeway/ Kate Mulgrew? What a voice! And how she can modulate it (and manipulate other people with it)! Gorgeous! I never realised what a talented actor she is.
Has onyone else seen Voyager in the original version? The synchronised version is really lacking.
Bye bilana
I haven't seen Voyager in the original version, but I experienced that movies are always better and much more fun to watch with the actor's voice instead of the dubbed one. Sometimes there are jokes in the dialogues which cannot be translated into German so that they leave them out altogether What one can also notice is that some dialogues have a completely different meaning in the original version. Very often the translation seems quite strange and silly...
Edit: typing error...
Well normally I watch a movie in English or German, so it's hard for me to tell exactly. The only English film that I watched in both languages was Charlie’s Angels. I only remember minor changes, but I think this film hadn't so much sense at all, so it wasn’t problematic.
In my opinion the thing is, that the people who speak the synchronised version are sort of failed actors, that’s why they do synchronising, not on-screen acting.
I also experienced this with TNG and The A-Team (don’t beat me, ok?). There some actors appear also much better in the original. But with Janeway's voice it was really stunning. She transporting so much emotions, just with her voice, which has such a wide range. It all is lost in the German version.
I enjoy watching films in English with German subtitles. It means I can get the original sound and still make sure I understand everything even if the movie is in some strange dialect. I also watch English-only originals, of course, but I can remember some dreadful examples (eg "Driving Miss Daisy") where I just couldn't make sense of the dialogue - one of the cases where I would have gladly swallowed my pride and resorted to a German version!
I do think that films lose a lot in their dubbed version though. An example is my favourite, "Fried Green Tomatoes", where you just need Idgie's and Ruth Southern drawl to get properly into the atmosphere.
Anyway, my favourite example of a subtitle is from "Das Boot", which I watched the other way around, ie in German with English subtitles (this was on UK TV a long time ago). There was one scene where the crew was getting ready for their buffet dinner, and one of them said to the others "Dann mal ran an die Buletten!" Meaning, of course, that they wanted to move over to the buffet and get started. The subtitle, however, said, in a faithful translation: "Let's attack the meatballs!"
Thanks @bilana for reviving the English thread!
have you ever listened to gillian anderson's original voice? it sounds really freaky high. in the german translation her voice sounds much better.
kate mulgrew is one of the talentst actors, i've ever seen. but you're right. in contrast to gillian anderson, she is better in the original edition.
that's what i'm talking about!
movies translated into german always seem somehow mutilated to me... that's why i like dvds - i dig the language selection option ;o)
I really don't like subtitles. Even if I can understand everything very clearly I have to look at the subtitle, even if I cannot read it! It irritates me a lot.
Of course “Scully” is an infamous example for a German voice which is much better, than the original, but that’s just the sound. BTW I think the “market” for speaking German documentaries is completely in the hands of the voices of “Scully” and “Captain Picard”, but Patrick Stewart is still better in the original.
Kate Mulgrew’s voice is very unique. I needed 2 episodes or so to accustom, but then I found it quite powerful and sexy. Especially when she is speaking in this husky low voice it makes me sitting on the edge of my seat. And these glances, she can initiate a warp core meltdown with it.
Sometimes the use of “Sie” is irritating. It gives relationships rather different meanings, compared to the original. It is cooling down things.
In Berlin we have a store where you can rent out videos, that is specialised of original versions only. That's a luck, because I refuse to sit in front of my computer, when I'm supposed to enjoy a good movie. And very old ones, like Repulsion you wont get on dvd.
hey there!
in times of dvd i watch everything in english (naturally) but i remember times i watched star trek on german tv, synchronised. then i didn't mind, but now i just can't listen to it anymore...
(please, can anyone tell me in three sentences what happened to the old forum, whether it's gonna be back and, if so, when?
greetings
the dragon
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please, can anyone tell me in three sentences what happened to the old forum, whether it's gonna be back and, if so, when? |
yeah...thanks to the dvd
i'm not too fond of sub-titles...i always tend to read along, even if i understand enough to get the meaning...in my opinion each translation loses some of the humor and the 'flow' of the language. i'm also lucky enough to live close to a cinema where they show a lot of movies in the original version (as long as it's english..that is).
apart from that...is anybody also enjoying getting english literature (not least of all lesbian fiction ) via amazon? one of the greatest advantages of the www...
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any other questions? |
guess what I just read... did you know??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/rachael_stirling.shtml, who played Nan Astley in "Tipping the velvet", is the daughter of http://ddr.theavengers.tv/emmapeelgallery.html, the famous Emma Peel in "The Avengers" - and if you look at the pictures they can't deny it either that they are mother and daughter.
Just yesterday I wanted to order some books for my upcoming holidays. Only one book out of ten was awaylable within a week. The others would take more than 2 weeks. I was quite disappointed, especially after I tried without success to buy some good English books in the Dussmann store.
What is it all about? The book shop around the corner is closing and everywhere else, where I try there is only the same stuff to buy. Marion Zimmer-Bradley, Terry Pretchet and silly cheap novels for women.
hey, don't insult bradley and pratchett!
@ time: yep!! I think Amazon is a really GREAT advantage of the www.!!!
I tend to order too many books there but it is a) always nice to receive packages and it is always nice to brush up your English with "good" and comparatively cheap literature! I really like to browse through their pages and see what kind of bargain offers they have - and there it goes again! I always buy at least one book!!! :-( But well - I can always try to tell myself that it is a good excercise and that it is worth the money
As blue moon mention in another thread a while ago, try also www.abebooks.de for cheap books. They might be cheaper in some cases. Useful sites for English books are also www.alibris.com, www.booklooker.de and www.strandbooks.com (have you ever been to The Strand in N.Y.C.? A huuuuuuge book store full of rare out of print books).
@ revelo: have been there a couple of times, although i'm not sure if i liked it or not...so many books (great!) but kind of confusing to find your way around. i preferred some of the smaller bookstores like the 'oscar wilde memorial bookstore'
i always tend to order more than i wanted, too... it's too bad that amazon sometimes takes so long to send the books. haven't tried the other sites yet, but i think i'll take a look around (and probably end up with some more books again *g*).
why is it that even the huge bookstores don't have sections with lesbian/gay literature? it's not that they wouldn't sell.
Well I always think I have to order only one specific book, but once I'm logged in I also find this and that interesting and end up ordering several books.
There was a Kiepert store with a rather big section of gay and feminist literature, but they are bankrupt now.
@TiredDragon:
Don't mind, I'm just no big fan of fantasy and think it’s a pity that the glorious times of Scifi are somehow belonging to the past.
Once I read The Colors of Space from Bradley. At the end I was crying! Such a great story, so well and lovely written. Everything explained logically without to much techno babble. I was keen on reading more from this author but was quite disappointed. Couldn’t make much sense out of this Avalon stuff.
ok, well, i too do prefer scifi, but i don't mind reading fantasy as well!
it's a shame the english-tread is about to die out...
indeed it is, it is...
Hi there!
I'm kind of a "mainstream"-reader, meaning mostly thriller. I found that bookstores in all big train stations (e.g. Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hannover, Berlin) have a pretty good selection of english books available.
As far as I know there's an English bookstore in Berlin somewhere close KuDamm. I think it's calles Marga Schöllers, but I'd have to ask my mum who's a regular there (English teacher). Forget that I just looked it up: Marga Schöller, Knesebeckstr. 33, 10623 Berlin, phone 030/ 881 11 12
Greetings,
rainbowgirl
could this be called the "lesbian thread-death" ...?
Why can't we just revive it?
Or is there absolutely no hope for the patient to make it through the night?
There is a ...certain ...chance to keep this thread alive, but I needed some kind of subject to talk about!
Good ideas around??
English films? English books? English music?
does anyone of you like "the streets"? i really dig this singer with his accent, though i sometimes have to listen very closely to understand him...
What's Beuteschema in English: Is it only prey-pattern or also booty-pattern? I mean if you use it in a suggestive, nasty way.
Prey sound like hunting in the woods. At least fette Beute machen can be translated as capture a lot of booty (if we speak about bank looting or so.) Am I wrong?
Well, you see I'm puzzled about Beute, may someone is willing to help?
I'm sure that "Beute" in this context is "prey". It is, after all, about hunting. However, I'm not sure that "prey pattern" exists, and Google also seems to find it mainly on pages by non-native English speakers. I'd probably translate "dem Beuteschema entsprechen" as "be someone's typical prey" or some such... but I'd be interested to see what native speakers say.
Yeah, that's why I'm asking. LEO and my big fat Pons don't know the word Beuteschema in English. And what I googled sounded quit scientific, biological.
Probably the word really don’t exist in English. At least I found it in a translation, so I wonder what the American original is.
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Hi, millicent,
sounds like a very good idea to me...
Unfortunately 9 years ago I did not have any idea about being lesbian, so I probably won't be able to really contribute to this. (But then again - maybe at least by keeping this thread alive a little longer? )
I have been living "open" for about one year now, and I have to admit that I had expected it to be more difficult. I was rather scared of how people would react to a lesbian couple and was surprised that here - which is in the middle of Berlin - people usually couldn't care less.
But I don't know too much about the scene, never mind about it being separatist or political - I would prosume it is less political than nine years ago?
How about living in the UK? Or, as far as you can tell, where are or were the differences between living in the UK and in Germany?
Hello Lisabeth!
You know, I'm not sure if I am really qualified to contribute - it's not as if I ever got to go on the scene when I lived in Germany.
I've been out (to myself) since I was 16 - I came out to my friends and family about two years later. I grew up in a small Catholic village in Northern Bavaria and it was quite difficult - there was nobody to talk to - and there certainly were no pubs or clubs to go to.
I met my first g/f in an all girl language school - we decided to go to the UK for 12 months to brush up on our English and then come back and go to Uni.
We rented a flat in Brighton together (by that time we'd split up) and six months later I met the love of my life (who's English), so I'm still here.
When ever I did go out on the scene, I have to admit that I did find it quite seperatist. Sometimes I went out with my best gay male friend and we often couldn't find a venue that was mixed.
I am also not sure if I am qualified to talk about life as a lesbian in the UK, because I don't know how representative Brighton is for the UK. (My g/f says - not very.) Brighton is apparently the gay capital of Britain - it is also quite cosmopolitan (lots of different nationalities - Spanish, French, Italian, German, Australian, Austrian,...) which gives the place a nice vibe. And because there are so many gays and lesbians, being queer is not an issue, really.
I love it. It's the first place I've felt really at home. It's a city, but it's quite compact, so you can walk everywhere and don't need a car. And it's 45 minutes by train to London (if I feel like a REALLY big city).
I don't go out on the scene much now (I've gone all married) but I find that on the whole dykes seem to have more fun over here. By that I mean that they seem more relaxed with things like butch/femme/drag kings being fun and not some sort of dodgy political statement. And there are quite a few mixed places.
(But probably I just went to the wrong parties when I lived in Germany! I'm sure Berlin is NOT like where I grew up.)
Then, again, people seem a lot less political here - we went to Munich Christopher street day last year and it felt very much like a demonstration, a proper march. I SO enjoyed it!
Here, Pride is FUN (in capitals!) and yes, it's great, and there are bands and a fun fair and market stalls, but it is very much a "parade", not a march.
It's very much about getting dressed up and dancing your socks off.
With pride, of course.
Gay marriage has been legal in Germany for a while now, hasn't it?
How is that going? Is it a really big thing? (Gay marriage will be legal here in December and already lots of businesses are springing up targetting the Pink Pounds of the soon to be married gays and lesbians.)
Have there been any divorces yet?
Hello millicent,
Brighton sounds like a wonderful place to live..
(I haven't been there for ages, must have been more than .... 20 yrs ago? With my parents?)
I have only been out (to myself and within a few weeks to my friends and family) for about 1 1/2 yrs now. It did come as a big surprise, luckily I had made the decision to leave a small, catholic town in Baden-Württemberg and move to Berlin years ago.
Live is a LOT different here - I suppose there it was not so very different from living in a Bavarian village..
I really cannot imagine to live there anymore..
Since I was married with children at the time of my CO there also aren't too many experiences with going out on the scene.. But you might be right concerning the fact that it IS rather "separatist". But then again, maybe I purposely picked the places with "women only" - I don't quite remember.
(I WAS feeling a little strange in the beginning.. So I was glad there were only women. )
Actually last year, my first year of "being out", was the first year I did NOT go to any CSD.. But here in Berlin I remember it to be more like a big parade rather than a demonstration? (I have to admit I left Munich at the day of the CSD last year.. Which did not really have to do with the CSD at that point! )
But as I wrote before, I am very glad people are rather relaxed here, I was able to talk to the teachers of my sons and there haven't been any difficulties at that point.
A little over a year ago now I fell in love with my girlfriend, another reason I don't go out on the scene as well..
She lives at the other end of Germany, more or less, and we spend a lot of time getting back and fourth.. The rare times we are able to spend together we do enjoy so much more to just be able to be "together".
And between her and my children and all the other little things one has to deal with in everyday life there is just not much room left for "being on the scene". Besides I love spending time with my friends, more like having a nice breakfast or cooking dinner together.
Quite a few things I probably just don't know so far, for instance how "serious" all the things about butch/femme/ drag king are?
As I said, it hasn't been that long, but I am learning!
Yes, you are right, gay "marriage" has been legal for a while now. But if you look around a little you will find some threads here concerning this so-called "Verpartnerung". Unfortunately rights in gay marriage still differ from rights for hetero-couples, therefore there is not too much enthusiasm (yet?).
I have no idea about divorces?
How about in the UK? will it be comparable to the marriage of hetero-couples?
Oops, I've got to go...
Have a wonderful day!
It's dead Jim.
Oh no, I'm in the wrong movie and I'm not Bones.
Anyway, the thread looks dead. Is it worth to take out the defibrillator or shall we bury it six feet under?
Burying this would be a shame I think!
On the other hand there really is quite a lack of topics, which are not already covered by any other thread. So that's the difficulty I presume?!
Anyone any other suggestions concerning topics?
Something from normal day-to-day life?
Or shall we rather talk about books and films (as did here before) anyone read or viewed in English?
Last thing I read in English was... Harry Potter - and there already is a thread about that so...??
Anyways: have a nice evening and probably let's just try chatting along
Uhm, well I know….
Recently I saw the latest Jim Jarmush movie. The interesting point is, that Jarmush don’t want his movies dubbed, so you have to watch it in English. (For the reason we discussed in this thread.)
Unlucky me saw in a cinema with subtitles and they always distract me. The movie, Broken Flowers, was really nice, if you like this kind of movie. Reminded me of Lost in Translation, not only because of Bill Murray.
Since I was forced to make my DVD player work I discovered it’s a nice chance to watch movies or tv shows in English. To bad my DVD player is only for Region 2.
Oh and I’d like to say that it really seems like prey-pattern or booty-pattern is not existing. I asked an Irish man lately. Just in case someone is still interested in the booty-question.
Have a nice day.
Sorry but I don't know at all what this movie is about; like to tell a bit more about the story behind it??
As for the subtitles: I just know what you are talking about; whenever there are subtitles in German I get distracted immediately and even though I don't want to look at them and read them my eyes are simply drawn to them and I can't help it... Sigh!
But as also said here before: English subtitles with an English film are better in a way! This way you have to read the English text and listen to the English words and even though I am still a bit distracted it is much better that way. But normally I just stick to the audio part without switching on the subtitles. Even if I don't get the whole movie I try to figure out the main parts (which I might miss) from the context.
Well then. And now I suppose I might just check which DVD I can watch as I am hooked to talking in English or watching a movie!
You too have a nice evening!
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As for the subtitles: I just know what you are talking about; whenever there are subtitles in German I get distracted immediately and even though I don't want to look at them and read them my eyes are simply drawn to them and I can't help it... Sigh! |
So I suppose the reason why he visits all 4 or 5 of them then is that he doesn't exactely know WHO wrote this letter? It was an anonymous one then? Sounds quite interesting.
I am planning on going to the movies to watch the new Jodie-Foster-movie next week. Anybody else planning to watch it? I am already looking forward to it.
I think it might be quite suspenseful though at the moment I am a bit torn because I don't know if it really might be reasonable?!? Sounds a bit weird that the girl is "lost" or hidden on the plane... but we will see (and then again I don't really care that much about it )
Which was the "best" movie you watched so far - or better the movie you liked the best?
Yeah, the letter was anonymous.
But you really have to like Jarmush’s way of story telling and Murray’s acting.
I’m not sure about Flighplan yet. I can only stand a certain amount of tension in a movie. Think this one has lot of tension.
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Which was the "best" movie you watched so far - or better the movie you liked the best? |
Yes, I know that the question concerning "your favorite movie" is a tough one (which I coulnd't answer by the way ) but anyways... do you have special movies that you really, really like and wouldn't wanna miss? Or that are your all-time favorites?
I think I wouldn't wanna miss movies like 'Fried Green Tomatoes' for example; or even 'Bridget Jones' and 'Love eventually'.. There are some movies that I am really fond of (for different reasons, feelings, occasions), which I can watch over and over again and never get tired of...
What kind of movies do you prefer by the way? Action, Thriller, comedy...? I suppose it always depends on the mood one is in but anyways...?
I think I am a kind of comedy-lover (but not too slapsticky, if you know what I mean; but I DO like a good laugh every now and then - though I think it is hard to watch a movie all on your own and laugh - this only seldomly happens...) Can you laugh on your own or are you also more like a person who needs others to laugh at special situations in a movie for example?
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Can you laugh on your own or are you also more like a person who needs others to laugh at special situations in a movie for example? |
So, if you love Comedy you should really watch Banger Sisters with Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon.
I have no special genre preference, but what I do not like are cheesy love stories. I adore movies like Dancer In The Dark, Million Dollar Baby and Festen – Das Fest. But these are not movies that I like to watch over and over again; on the contrary, they’re too much depressing for that.
Indochine was great. In this movie you just don’t know what to adore more: Catherine Deneuve, who never looked better, or the marvellous shots of Vietnamese Landscape, including Halong Bay.
What I can watch over and over again is Star Trek. Some TNG and VOY eps are just great. These days they’re airing all the movies and I’m waiting for the really interesting ones, Nemesis and Resurrection. We have a cinema here that is having Star Trek marathons now and then.
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QUOTE (Pippilotta @ 15.Oct.2005 - 19:21) Can you laugh on your own or are you also more like a person who needs others to laugh at special situations in a movie for example? This happens quiet often. Especially "Ellen" and two swiss comedians (Ursus und Nadeschkin) make me laugh on my own.... But, to be honest, sometimes I feel a little nuts, laughing all alone.... |
I think I haven’t watched the “Banger Sisters” with G.Hawn yet. Thanks for the info.
I do like most of the movies with Goldie Hawn (I liked her in “The First Wives Club” ;-)
What a shame: I didn’t watch any of the movies that you mentioned so I don’t know what they are all about (though I did hear about some of them but I always like to see on my own and make up my own mind about it
Though I think “Dancer in the Dark” was the one with Bjoerk, right?
Oh – right!!! @shark: Ellen definitely is one of the comedies that I can fully enjoy on my own and find myself laughing out loud She IS great and funny!
I liked to watch Star Trek when I was little (I still remember that; I think they showed it Saturdays or Sundays back then and it was really cool ;-) And a co-worker is a real Trekkie – with special “uniform” and he sometimes goes to conventions – and hearing him talking about that is fun!
But nowadays I don’t really watch much TV – I don’t have that much time for it and then I also find it hard to concentrate on TV – there are no real eye-catchers for me, that can hold my attention long enough…
I love going to the cinemas but haven’t been often lately. I am not a fan of those big movie theaters though. I like small ones, that have an atmosphere – but unfortunately due to all the big theaters and the competition on the market all our small movies had to close. We do have one cinema though that only shows not-so-common films and one that shows all movies in the original language – so I prefer to go to those movies.
@bilana: do you ‘never’ like romance movies/love stories? Or do you just don't like the ones that are too 'greasy' so to say?
Yeah, Dancer in the dark is with Björk and Catherine Deneuve. Since both are no English native speaker and are portraying immigrants they speak in such a cute accent. I seriously love that.
I thought I’m grown out of Star Trek, but I still love it. Especially since there is still hope that Voyager with Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine is going to warp on the big screen. I have missed most of Voyager and DS9 on TV and now I have a lot of fun watching it in the original Version.
I know several people who go to conventions. It’s always fun to watch their pictures and listen to their stories.
I think I even would like to see Tea at Five with Kate Mulgrew. Oh sister, that would be great, to see her in London and on top of that to see Patrick Stewart in the Globe Theater as this gay guy or whatever he’s playing at that time, hopefully Shakespeare.
Years ago I watched Stewart in his one man show in London with classmates. Our English teacher lured us into the play, by pointing out that we sure wished to see “Picard” in person. It was defiantly worth it. We also saw a musical in London.
True, I don’t like greasy love stories, so that means I don’t like most of the Hollywood love stories. I like to see complicated relationships.
Have you seen Nochnoj Dazor, this Russian movie? I found it interesting.
Hey, is that supposed to be a two women show, here?
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Hey, is that supposed to be a two women show, here? |
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If he wouldn’t breath you wouldn’t sometimes recognize he’s alive at all. |
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I am planning on going to the movies to watch the new Jodie-Foster-movie next week. Anybody else planning to watch it? I am already looking forward to it. |
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do you have special movies that you really, really like and wouldn't wanna miss? Or that are your all-time favorites? |
@Bilana: no – I didn’t watch it. If I recall right (or better the right movie ;-) I think it might have been a bit too heavy for me; wasn’t that some sort of thriller with quite a few murders?
@Lempicka: (by the way: really nice that you also joined the conversation!)
So: did you go and watch the Jodie Foster movie? And what do you think about it (without spilling the beans for those who want to go watch it – quite a difficult task
Well I went and I liked it; time flew by and I didn’t feel bored or wished for the movie to end on the one hand; on the other hand I still have some loose ends in my mind that I need to tie up – some things bothered me a bit about the plot; but nevertheless it was worth going I think. I had a nice time! (not only because Jodie Foster )
Thanks also for your info on ‘Ladies in Lavender’; I checked the papers yesterday and they are showing it here. So my next trip to the movies may end with me watching that one!
Oh yeah! Catherine Deneuve was really great in “8 femmes”; I liked that movie as well. It was different and also kind of unexpected.
As for the other movies that have been mentioned here: I didn’t watch “Goldfish Memory” or “Chtuney popcorn” (can you let me know more about them? Are they worth watching?) but I also liked “Fried green tomatoes” or “Two girls in love”.
Also – with non-lesbian-themes – I liked “Love actually”. Sometimes I get a fit and have to watch that movie for x-mas – puts me right into the mood!
And years ago when I was younger I also liked to watch movies with Meg Ryan.
And I have to admit that I enjoyed the one with Jack Nicholson and Dianne Keaton – let me think about the title…. – I think it was ‘Something’s gotta give’. I sometimes really like that sort of Hollywood love story and I think in that one the dialogues were quite funny from time to time!
Anyway: have a nice Sunday and enjoy watching TV and tell us about it
Hi there! If ist`s allowed to join this conversation... .. (it´s seems of a quite high standard) ..I`d like to ask:
Why are you so interested in watching the movie with Jodie Foster, only because of her? The story seems to be very dramatic in an arduous way..searching for a lost child on an airplanetrip...much to heavy for someone like me (I am such a coward ).
I heard it even was planned to be a movie based on terrorism, but then the topic became to difficult to tell these times.
My kind of movie rather is romantic, adventurous topics are my choice too, like science fiction movies...Alien is one of the best realistic sf-movie I ever saw yet...and it`s also unrealistic enough to not frighten me....hope you know what I mean.
So long , good night...
Great you joined, Lempicka.
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@Bilana: no – I didn’t watch it. If I recall right (or better the right movie ;-) I think it might have been a bit too heavy for me; wasn’t that some sort of thriller with quite a few murders? |
Ellen also has two stand-Up comedy dvd's out that are hillarious
If you are into her comedy stuff those are definately a purchase worth adding to your collection
I have not seen jody fosters new movie since I am not able to go to a movie theater to watch movies when they first come out
sounds interesting enough though and I think jody is a great actress so maybe I will get to watch it when they release it on dvd sometime
Good Morning Ladies, ,
shame on me - I still haven't been in Jodie Foster's new movie. I say "shame on me", cause I'm waiting since last year fot that movie and I was so keen on seeing this film by the first oppurtunity. But I do hope that it will work this week!!! And then I can tell you what I think about the film...although ... I suppose, I'm easily influenced, cause I LOVE seeing Jodie Fosters acting at all
But I went to "Ladies in Lavender" yesterday evening. As I supposed before, it is a very touching movie with beautiful pictures and two wonderful actress And both together...a good combination. But I have to say, without telling too much, I was a little bit disappointed about the fast, that the historiy about each person is not going into the deep - and so, I went out and a lot of questions are open.
And I saw the trailer of Isabelle Hupperts new film again yesterday...It's about "Two dissimilar sisters" - here is a http://www.zwei-ungleiche-schwestern.de/ to the film. The story sounds very funny, as the title expressed it allready. The music remembered me a bit on the soundtrack of "8 femmes".
@spazlez: Do you mean the both DVD's "the beginning" and "here and now" from ellen degeneres? I thought of buying them, but then I saw that the DVD is playing in Region 1 only and I don't have a DVD Player who plays this mode. How do you solve this problem?
they shouldrun on any computer with region 1 playback activated or on any newer model dvd player asmost of those are now able to handle either regions
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As for the other movies that have been mentioned here: I didn’t watch “Goldfish Memory” or “Chtuney popcorn” (can you let me know more about them? Are they worth watching?) ... |
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...I liked “Love actually”. Sometimes I get a fit and have to watch that movie for x-mas – puts me right into the mood! |
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...I think it was ‘Something’s gotta give’. |
Hello everybody!!
How great that this thread has been re-animated!
Seems that there are quite a few ladies joining now – cool!!! (… the more the merrier)
@outlook: I wanted to watch Jodie Foster’s movie because I like to see her movies (well – all but ‘Nell’ that is I didn’t in the least bit care about that one). Though I must say that I was a bit “let-down” by “Flight Plan”; probably I expected too much. It was a nice film but not very thrilling I think. Though a couple of twists were quite ‘nice and interesting’. And some thoughts were well played out and it was really interesting to follow.
@SpazLez: I also don’t have those DVD’s you are talking about but I have an audio book of Ellens comedy and I read “MY point and I do have one” and found both of them quite funny at times! Alltogether I really think she has some good potential as comedienne! I like to watch her and I also liked her sitcom a lot!
“Ladies in Lavender” is already on my ‘to-watch-list’; maybe I will manage next week.
Autumn time is always a great time to go to the movies and enjoy a film I think!
@Lempicka: thanks for the info on the two other movies; I really didn’t know both! But I will watch out for them in the video store next time I go because I think they both sound quite good! And I am always greatful for good movie-reccomendations
Have a great day everyone! (hope it isn't as wet as here - it is raining cats and dogs at the moment! )
I saw Flightplan - I enjoyed the film from the first till the last second and in my opinion it was a quite thrilling movie but...as I said before...I waited for this film since almost one year and it was worth waiting for it!
But now I can imagine what you mean, Bilana, as you said, that Jodie Foster always acts the same. Can it be, that you mean the way she is looking/staring???
Nevertheless, I LOVE her eyes....
@spazlez: well, I have to see if this works with my notebook and my dvd-software too I always thought it won't work. but if it would, I would have much more possibilities
@Pippilotta: I do no know if you will find this DVD's in a video store - if you do, than it's a great video store!! I ordered my DVD's in Great Britain and I think they are not available in Germany yet, but I'm not sure about this.
By the way ...does anybody know why "Super RTL" doesn't show Ellen anymore? It was announced that they will send them all, but at least, they ended after the first half of the season....
Oh yes, I know what you mean when you said that she sort of just has one look
But nevertheless I like her also for her intellect and for her strength - even though of course, I don't know her.
Just in case anybody who wants to join but doesn't want to talk about movies is out there...
is there anybody that is also interested in audio books? I really like to listen to them. When they were quite new I thought they might not be interesting for me because I have always been a lover of books but nowadays I must say that I think they come in handy! I like to listen to audiobooks while driving and it is quite convenient and entertaining.
Or what about just good old printed books? In English of course....
QUOTE (SpazLez @ 24.Oct.2005 - 10:15) |
they shouldrun on any computer with region 1 playback activated or on any newer model dvd player asmost of those are now able to handle either regions |
QUOTE (Pippilotta @ 24.Oct.2005 - 19:49) |
is there anybody that is also interested in audio books? |
Well I'm a virgin if comes to audio books, but that will change soon. A fellow from my sports group has promised to uhm...give me security copies of the play Tea at Five and a Trek novel (funny how you learn new things about people whom do you know for long time), both read by Kate Mulgrew. So I’ll give it try rather because I have a nag on her voice and what she can do with it than because of the audio book thing itself.
But I think I’m too much visual for audio books. My imagination works better with the old fashioned printed books. (I can’t even stand if people try to read newspaper articles to me.)
Lately I’ve read some Southasian books and plays in English. That’s interesting me a lot, because I just love that cultural region and I’m always entertained to no ends by fine Hinglish. And Southasian authors never fail in that, no matter how much they try to write British English.
Good evening Ladies
Well, @Lempicka: pssttt!! Don’t tell but I only have ONE in English, too! The other audio books that I have are also in German
But nevermind – I like to listen to them while driving in my car (mostly); sometimes I take them into the house but quite seldom. I like to listen to almost everything that has a pleasant (in my ears ) voice. I have found out that I can really appreciate an audio book with a nice-sounding narrator’s voice. Thus e.g. I liked Ken Folletts “Der dritte Zwilling”.
The other audio books that I have are quite a mixture of things. I also like to listen to stories from Mary Higgins Clark or Charlotte Link. A friend borrowed me her Kay Scarpetta (Patricia Cornwell) ones. But I have found out that it is difficult for me to be ‘hooked up’ on a story if the voice is not pleasant for my ears; I tend to drift away with my thoughts then.
As for English books, I also like to read quite a variety of books. I like thrillers as well as romantic stuff. The last English book that I read was (I think) “Love in the Balance”, which was, lets say, easy to read and easy to guess what would happen next. Not really a “big deal” but sometimes I also like “easy” stuff a lot because it is quite relaxing for me
When German books with lesbian contents were not so easy to get (in the far-away-days, when internet was not yet so common ) I liked to buy English books with ‘lesbian’ stories and I liked to read them (e.g. ‘Curious Vine’ and some others by Katherine V. Forrest, or some books like ‘Early Embraces’, ‘Beginnings’ etc.)
@Bilana: so, let’s know when you tried out the ‘audiobook thing’ I am interested in getting to know how you liked it!
What kind of books were the ones you read last that had this funny Hinglish in them? Can you also notice that in the written text?
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@Bilana: so, let’s know when you tried out the ‘audiobook thing’ I am interested in getting to know how you liked it! |
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What kind of books were the ones you read last that had this funny Hinglish in them? Can you also notice that in the written text? |
QUOTE (Bilana @ 03.Nov.2005 - 17:29) |
Oh, it was The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Two books by Amitav Gosh (ok, I’m not entirely through with them) and various plays by Abhi Subedi. As for other English books, I’ve read a lot non-fictional stuff, which is just not available in German. |
Oh well I'm no patient novel reader. So a novel really must mean something to me, that I'm going to read it. I like more short stories or non-fictional stuff. Still the most intriguing stories are told by life itself.
But I just love South Asia, so I read such novels now and then. Amitav Gosh’s writing is epic, much history is in there, but really easy to read, quite enchanting. At least Gosh is well-known in the western world I think. Roy is different. I found her difficult to read, because her characters where of Malayalam origin. I have no feelings about Malayalam names. They don’t tell me gender or age, like a European or Hindi names would do. So it was difficult to keep track with her many characters. Also she has a real weird approach to language. Rewriting would be as ridicules to her as re-breathing. And the good thing about not knowing the rules of writing is, you don’t bother to break the rules. After reading her book I’m sure it is not exaggerated at all. And then she has a typical Indian way of story telling. However she managed to win some serious prizes with the novel. It reflected life of women in rural India and the language might be one part of it. Oh yeah and she has written down the story of a very famous Indian feminist, called the Bandit Queen. I’ll read it after I have recovered from her first book.
As for Abi Subedi, he is a Nepalese play writer. He is like Shakespeare in England, except Subedi is still very much alive. Everyone knows him, but outside the country he is not know at all.
So if you want to get the real hindi-feeling without being able to read Hindi, English is the first choice.
However, I don’t distinguish between easy and not easy reads, but between interesting ready and not interesting reads. And sometimes the most profane writings are interesting to me (like the last ST Voyager short story collection) and sometimes it is something else. The main point is an intriguing story, then I’m even willing to wrestle through the most absurd writing styles, but if the story is boring, smooth writing won’t help to make me read it through.
Oh and no, I haven’t the CDs yet. I would have to push an elderly lady, which I would never dare.
I already suspect I'll love these ones for the voice, but will be never become a fan of audio books, but I'll let you know, when I got the chance to listen to them.
Greetings.
Hello everyone,
oh, I see its's time for me to join the fun ;-).
I've always loved watching TNG and Voyager (because of the lovely ladies of course ;-)) and I at that time I started trying to get the episodes in English. So in a way learning English was connected to my time as a trekkie. My first English novel was "Imzadi" which I read in grade 10.
For me this is just such a lovely playground and I'm so happy to have found some fellow fans.
It used to be such a nice time when we went to movie fairs, exchanged tapes and met with many people to watch the latest episodes of ST or the X-Files.
Are you also a bit nostalgic about this? For me it was a special time when people came together to watch series while nowadays you can download it so easily and watch it on your own.
I also love going to the movies and whenever it is possible I watch them in English.
During the last years I also fell in love with French cinema. I've also seen 8 women, Dancer in the Dark and so on and I can also recommend the latest Isabelle Huppert film where she's starring opposite Catherine Frot. It has this lovely scene where they watch this old Catherine Deneuve musical where they play twins and sing the song together. What a nice reference.
For those who live near Essen: There`ll be 8 Women on stage soon!
I hope we can go on with this.
Love,
Oncemore
Welcome, welcome, you're sure a woman after my own heart!
The first English novel I’ve ever read was also a TNG novel (Dark Mirror). That’s quite long ago. I also must have been in grade 10 or. Funny. At that time, without amazon, it was quite a challenge to get such an novel in English..
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It used to be such a nice time when we went to movie fairs, exchanged tapes and met with many people to watch the latest episodes of ST |
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Are you also a bit nostalgic about this? For me it was a special time when people came together to watch series while nowadays you can download it so easily and watch it on your own. |
A little off topic, but I have just one question:
Have you ever heard of "GUPPYS" ?
It seems to be a not-so-nice nickname or shortcut for a lesbian or other group.
edit: GUPPY doesn't mean the little coloured fishes in this case
I've never heard of that...
When I read it I immediately thought of the fish... maybe it means
Genius
Unbelievable
Proud
Pretty
Young Lady
But seriously: Do you know where it comes from?
Oh I got it (Thanx to Google):
It's nothing bad: It's like Yuppie just GAY urban professional instead of YOUNG urban professional.
I've read it in a lesbian book, always written in big types (example: you're a GUPPY).
I think it's a dirty word, so your suggestions doesn't fit.
edit: to late *g*
Yes, this could be the meaning, thank you
hm that's what google says...
Edit: also too late
look at my edit
Hellooo..
it seems as if this poor thread died a few times..
Even if it might take a few months for somebody to answer, I'm willing to try reanimating this thread again... But what could be interesting enough to keep it alive afterwards?
Well, I will think about it and after I found something, I will let you know
Let's talk about S**
No Stroeses around?
If we don't want to let it die, we can perhaps have an English Guten-Morgen-
Küche - which means using the language a lot without worrying about clever themes...
What do you think about that?
Since I'm not good with clever themes, I would say, it's a nice idea and worth trying
But could you maybe first explain what you meant here:
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Let's talk about S** |
Muslpu, to make it more easy for you
Lokk at the smiley - what is it doing?
edit: why do I feel I have to write "more easy" - shouldn't it be "easier"?
The smiley? It is.. dancing? But that is not spelled with an "S" whatever..
p.s.: it should be "easier"
The (singing!!!) smiley tells you that "Let's talk about XXX" (one of the letters is right - which one ) is a song...
QUOTE (Liane @ 13.Jun.2006 - 22:12) |
The (singing!!!) smiley |
Regenbogen, the smiley has its mouth open - it's singing for sure !!!!
then it must be really fit - I can't sing and dance at the same time for a very long time!
I didn't say anything about how it was singing....
Perhaps we should meet for sports (when it's less hot.....)
Liane, I think that is just a wonderful idea! A Good-morning-kitchen without a specific topic sounds good!
So - good morning everybody and hope you have a great day
The day is wonderful indeed - I did the washing at 8, and everything is already dried
And the tomatoes are getting bigger and bigger
It was a nice day so far, but I hope those clouds covering the sun right now will be gone in the evening.. My friends and I planed to watch the football game(s) together and barbecue aswell. What am I gonna do with the meat in case it will be raining all evening?
I hope the weather is nicer in your areas
It's a shame, but it really seems as if this thread is fated to die What about the "good-morning-kitchen" ? I thought the idea was well-liked..
Ah well - somehow
I still do like the idea of the good morning kitchen - problem is that I am not surfing that often at the moment.. (I'd say due to the weather)
But I think to post every now and then in this thread and thus trying to keep it alive is a good start.
Anyway: enjoy the day.
Is anybody planning on watching Germany play tomorrow?
Since I do not call a TV set my own and I probably won't have the time to go out to watch it - no.
I will probably keep an eye on the ARD live-ticker whenever the cheering and screaming is getting real loud in the neighborhood.
Of course I´m going to watch Germany - Ecuador tomorrow - although they´ve already reached the next round. Actually I´m watching Spain-Tunisia, hoping that Spain will win this game...
(Sorry, my English hasn´t been used for years, but I´d like to try it again in this thread...
@muslpu - so I don´t think this thread is going to die...
Good morning, ladies! Have a wonderful day!
oh dear... I was talking to a couple of people tonight when I realised that one of them doesn't understand German very well, so I promised to speak sloooowly... it didn't work at all - after a few sentences I switched to English because that was much easier than speaking German slooooowly
(it's not surprising though that those Brits and Americans find it hard to learn German - everyone will always speak English to them )
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 22.Jun.2006 - 20:09) |
.. it didn't work at all - after a few sentences I switched to English because that was much easier than speaking German slooooowly (it's not surprising though that those Brits and Americans find it hard to learn German - everyone will always speak English to them ) |
QUOTE (Pippilotta @ 22.Jun.2006 - 21:19) |
Oh yes! I know just what you mean! But then I usually think that I am way too impatient! A friend of mine would really like to improve her German but how is she supposed to when I don't give her a chance because I am too impatient? Pfew... that is really hard sometimes, isn't it? |
Did someone say "good morning kitchen"?? Well here I am!
Good morning ladies, have a nice day and a nice weekend!
Hej girls nice chat here!!!
QUOTE (mayfair1965 @ 23.Jun.2006 - 07:30) |
Did someone say "good morning kitchen"?? Well here I am! |
QUOTE (Pippilotta @ 24.Oct.2006 - 19:38) |
Anyway: any new topics at the moment that we could actually talk about? |
Good morning @ all!
I'll try to write in English now, too. I think you'll have much to laugh than. My English is catastrophic. But I have to learn it because I start a "Z-Kurs" in the next year that allows me to study in 2008.
(Corrections are allowed) :-)
Hello everyone
Ok, so I finally decided to post in this thread as well, because it sounds like a nice idea, even tough it might be tough at times to keep it going w/o a special topic, but we'll see. Would anyone have any suggestions for a special topic or something she would like to talk about at the moment? Right a way, there is nothing that comes to my mind, that I could present as a discussion topic.
Anyway, just wanted to say hello
ok, I just reread Simonettas post.
Something that comes to mind right away for me would be a book. Does anyone have a book she could recommend to me, preferably in English? Or maybe a good movie?
Besides that: How was your day everyone?
Hi Schneeland and everybody!
There are a lot of English books and I can recommend - as some of you know, I prefer to watch / read the original rather than wonder what has been "lost in translation".
At the moment I am reading "Needful Things" by Stephen King.
I think it is a very good book and it gives me a hard time putting it away, 'though I don't have a lot of time to read at the moment as I am learning for my final exams next year.
I need to go now, because I have a "Kant-Seminar" to attend - but I'd really enjoy to read some English posts when I come back.
Have a nice day everyone!
Pumuckl
What the heck's a Z-course?
Regarding good books - Nick Hornby's always a good choice. Entertaining, well written and the vocabulary's quite simple.
QUOTE (schneeland @ 25.Oct.2006 - 13:39) |
Does anyone have a book she could recommend to me, preferably in English? |
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 25.Oct.2006 - 18:33) |
And if you want to read a really good lesbian novel, check out "Stir-Fry" by Emma Donoghue (which I'm just re-reading for the third time!!). Hm, and there's another lovely novel that I can recommend - it's easy to read and although about serious things, quite funny and entertaining: "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time" by Mark Haddon. |
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 25.Oct.2006 - 18:33) |
And if you want to read a really good lesbian novel, check out "Stir-Fry" by Emma Donoghue (which I'm just re-reading for the third time!!). |
Hey everyone!
Wow, how wonderful! Thanks a bunch for all the recommendations!
I have read "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time" by Mark Haddon, even though I have to admit I read it in german. But it was still great
Nick Hornby I also like. So far I have only read "How to be good" which I highly enjoyed! I think he is a great writer. So maybe I should check out some of his other books, too?!
I checked out the abstract on "stir fry" (thanks for the link Regenbogen!) and that sounds interesting, too. Well and when I hear that you have read it a couple of times already Simonetta, I take that as a very positive reference, so that will defenitly be on the list.
"Extremly loud and incredible close" has been on the list for a while. So I'll keep that in mind too. How did you like his writing, Simonetta?
@Pumuckl: So how was the seminar? Sounds like a though one?! What is your major?
Thanks again for all the great ideas!
Have a good night everyone!
Good morning everyone!
Something else that came to mind this morning and that I was wondering about. Hope it fits in this thread, if not just ignore it.
What is home for you? Is it a place, or a feeling, or a person or something completly different?
This question came to mind, because it's such a beautiful day out today. It's fall and a bit cold and the sun is shining. All this reminds me of a beautiful place in Canada that I become "homesick" for almost every winter. I guess it's linked to a bunch of wonderful friends and memories, but it always makes me wonder, what defines home? I guess for me it's something different every time I am trying to get a hold of that term. Most of the times it's a feeling though I guess, linked to different places and different people, depending on the current situation I am in whenever I think about it.
What are your experiences concerning this? Or is it something you never bother about or that is cut clear for you? Or does something totally different occupie your mind?
Greetings,
schneeland
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 25.Oct.2006 - 19:57) | ||
... which I've still got on my bookshelf to look forward to! If it's anywhere near as good as "Slammerkin" and, in particular, "Life Mask", it'll be wonderful... |
QUOTE (Pippilotta@25.Oct.2006 - 19:25) |
So... Simonetta... what's Stir-Fry about? Maybe you can give an itsy-bitsy summary? Would be nice |
QUOTE (Pippilotta@25.Oct.2006 - 19:25) |
And the book by M. Haddon... isn't that the one who is autistic and writes about the neighborhood dog?? (I think I had a look at it a couple of weeks ago and found it kind of interesting) |
QUOTE (schneeland@25.Oct.2006 - 22:26) |
"Extremly loud and incredible close" has been on the list for a while. So I'll keep that in mind too. How did you like his writing, Simonetta? |
@schneeland:
That's an interessting question. I guess, home is for me... a cosy feeling, a warm bed, the feeling of security.
A place where I can rest and maybe hide from the world outside.
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 26.Oct.2006 - 11:22) | ||
I LOVE his writing!! There used to be a thread on him on the literature board started by Pippilotta, but I can't find it anymore... Where has it disappeared to? Admins, please ! |
@Simonetta: thanks for writing a bit more about the book and
@regenbogen: thanks for the link.
I did have some problems finding the book at first (at least at amazon.de) but with that link I was already able to read a bit about it. Sounds quite interesting and it IS tempting. Especially now that winter will be here (well... some day I think; though not today )
I already put it on my list...
@schneeland: good question... what is home...
Sometimes I am in a mood to define this (for me) as well. But actually I have never really gotten a complete answer and sometimes I am still on the look for "home".
First of all I'd say it is a "place" where I feel sheltered and were I feel cozy. Where I can get to rest and where I am accepted without "being" some image of somebody else...
It needn't really be a special place but I think it is a feeling I have deep inside...
In total I think it is hard to describe but I am curious what others might think about this as well
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 26.Oct.2006 - 15:03) |
http://www.lesbenforen.de/iv/index.php?showtopic=4969&st=0 |
Home is
my personal centre of the universe
the one place from which I can start out to discover new places because I always know where to come back to
the place from which starting out is a possibility, but not a necessity
It is entirely tied up with people (and cats :-) - family and friends, because if I took those people and put them down in, say, Toronto, then my home would probably shift to there
On the other hand, it is not entirely independent from "place" as such, because I am sure there are places where I could never feel truly at home, even with all my loved ones around me.
Wow, now we have a lot of recommendations. That's good, because I have already been asked twice for a X-mas wish-list!
I really LOVE books, but sometimes I really have problems buying books by authors I don't know. Because I can't afford to go book-shopping all too often I don't want to by something bad. So usually I stick with authors I know and like.
But of course, that way, I don't get all too many new experiences. So I am always happy to have someone recommend books too me.
(Although everybody has a different taste. Funny thing: I keep recommending books to my best friend (who shares a similar taste!), but she says she doesn't read books that are written either in the I-perspective or in the present tense. No matter how good I say they are! )
Speaking of Nick Hornby:
I have read all his books... has anybody read "A long way down?"
I really enjoyed that one.
@ schneeland
It was very intersting, although quite difficult to understand everything. But I hope it's gonna get better with time.
Actually I stu dy psychology, but one of my sjavascript:emoticon(':)')
smilieubjects is philosophy. My homework is to read ten pages in "Kritik der reinen Vernunft" and a friend of mine said: "What are you complaining about, it's just ten pages!"
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 27.Oct.2006 - 09:42) | ||
Thank you so much! Where did you find it? I looked in the living room, but couldn't find it... |
Hey everyone!
Thanks for all the ideas on the term "home" in addition to all the great book recommendations. Foer will be studied more intensely and then put on the "christmas wish list" I guess
Even tough "stir fry" will probably be the first book I am going to read next, because "snuggly feelings" are just what I need right now.
Right now home is just a place to me where I have tons of allergies
Well but in a broder way I guess my definiton would be pretty close to what Agnetha and Simonetta had posted too. It's about beeing comfortable and at ease I guess and about people of course.
Somehow I realised that for me thinking about questions like "what is home" and stuff like that is often linked to a feeling of lonelines, too. When I am doing fine, I don't think about stuff like that too much, but when I feel a bit lonesome or the like, I start wondering about such things like home I guess.
Would you say, that you have different homes or different feelings of home? I mean, I do feel at home where I grew up, but I also say "I am going home" when I go back to the place where I live at right now. Even though for me that is just a temporarly place to live, it feels like home. But on the other hand it also does not quite feel like home in a sense, that I know it won't be for much longer. Mh, well I guess that was confusing. To me it was anyway. Sorry, 'bout that, but maybe someone can at least partially relate to what I've said or make some sense of it
@Pumuckl: Your major is psychology??? That's funny, mine is too And I know there are a couple more of them around here But we don't have great classes like philosphy or any such thing offered here as part of the curriculum. Well but I shouldn't complain, at least got two interesting classes this year and I am working on my final thesis so that's ok. Good luck with your reading, ten pages Kant can be tough I guess (I have the whole edition somewhere hiding away in my closet.... ).
Just yesterday I had a little chat with a friend of how we define home.
For me 70% of my home is the people I share it with. The rest is the way my flat looks and the fact that I can do there (nearly) everything I want.
But I have different homes, I can say that.
My first home is this place, my flat.
My second home is my parent's house, where I grew up.
My third home is the house (and the parents :-)) of my ex-girlfriend, where I lived for half a year in 2002 when my own parents practically threw me out of the house. (Guess why? ).
I once read a nice quot, but I forgot who said it. I think it goes something like "Home is not the place where your were born, but where you love and are being loved". I think I can totally secon that.
@schneeland:
Oh we are collegues, then! (Or at least we are going to be, hopefully not all too far i the future). Well, I am reading myself throuh a laaaaaarge amount of studies, too at the moment for my thesis. Unforunately I have not reached the point where it all makes sense and were you have a broader picture of everything. But it's a lot of fun, anyway.
QUOTE (schneeland@27.Oct.2006 - 14:46) |
Somehow I realised that for me thinking about questions like "what is home" and stuff like that is often linked to a feeling of lonelines, too. When I am doing fine, I don't think about stuff like that too much, but when I feel a bit lonesome or the like, I start wondering about such things like home I guess. |
QUOTE (schneeland@27.Oct.2006 - 14:46) |
Would you say, that you have different homes or different feelings of home? I mean, I do feel at home where I grew up, but I also say "I am going home" when I go back to the place where I live at right now. Even though for me that is just a temporarly place to live, it feels like home. But on the other hand it also does not quite feel like home in a sense, that I know it won't be for much longer. Mh, well I guess that was confusing. To me it was anyway. Sorry, 'bout that, but maybe someone can at least partially relate to what I've said or make some sense of it |
just something passing through completely off-topic...
found some old http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cspzlDSvM&mode=related&search= on YouTube... just lovely
Didn't know where else to share that, if I used the wrong subsection, please move me to where I should have postet that one...
Hey dandelion,
I just watched the YouTube file, and it was hilarious!!
Thanks for sharing
heeeeeelp!
how would you translate "weihnachtliche besinnlichkeit will sich nicht so recht einstellen" and "bewirtschaftest du deine farm auch noch selbst?" ?
kann auch sinngemäß sein.
hmmmm.... *ersten Versuch in die Runde schmeiß*
I'm finding it difficult to get into a peaceful Christmas mood
Do you still do your own farming? (in welchem Sinne "auch"? )
Wer bietet mehr....?
merci ähm thank you!
der erste satz ist klasse! *notier*
"auch" im sinne von: wohnst du noch allein auf deiner abgelegenen farm und bewirtschaftest sie auch noch selbst?
QUOTE (Masi @ 14.Dec.2006 - 21:43) |
"auch" im sinne von: wohnst du noch allein auf deiner abgelegenen farm und bewirtschaftest sie auch noch selbst? |
hm, das klingt irgendwie so herablassend. und ist überhaupt ne saublöde frage.
ich glaub, den teil mit der arbeit lass ich weg. schließlich soll ich nur sinngemäß "so was in der art schreiben"
dank dir, regenbogen darf ich dich weiterempfehlen? *g*
QUOTE (Masi @ 14.Dec.2006 - 21:59) |
und ist überhaupt ne saublöde frage. |
QUOTE |
darf ich dich weiterempfehlen? *g* |
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 14.Dec.2006 - 22:03) | ||
na, da kann ich nun nix für |
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 14.Dec.2006 - 21:38) |
I'm finding it difficult to get into a peaceful Christmas mood |
ich habs eh umgewandelt in " blabla... so it's difficult to get into a peaceful Christmas mood", deshalb fiel mir das I'm finding nicht auf.
rein gefühlsmäßig würd ich aber auch sagen, da hakt was.
QUOTE (Muslpu @ 14.Dec.2006 - 22:22) | ||
Ich würde nicht "I'm finding" schreiben - ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob das present progressive in diesem Zusammenhang benutzt werden kann, da man ja nicht gerade/im Moment dabei sein kann etwas ... zu finden. Genau wie "I'm knowing that" nicht möglich ist. |
Ich bin zwar keine Muttersprachlerin, aber ich arbeite dran. Und ich stimme regenbogen zu, was "I'm finding" angeht. Ist vollkommen in Ordnung so.
*Lehrerinnenbrille aufsetz* 15 Punkte *Lehrerinnenbrille absetz*
Edit: Brille hinzugefügt
Hm ja so gesehen klingt das dann doch wieder richtig. Ok, ich hab nichts gesagt
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 25.Oct.2006 - 17:33) |
And if you want to read a really good lesbian novel, check out "Stir-Fry" by Emma Donoghue (which I'm just re-reading for the third time!!). |
ähm sorry- es mag sein dass es nicht hierher passt- jedoch wüßte ich gerne was das auf englisch heißt : guten appetit.. > good appetite oder enjoy your meal ?
thanks!
QUOTE (Number @ 12.Mar.2007 - 12:51) |
ähm sorry- es mag sein dass es nicht hierher passt- jedoch wüßte ich gerne was das auf englisch heißt : guten appetit.. > good appetite oder enjoy your meal ? thanks! |
QUOTE (Number @ 12.Mar.2007 - 12:51) |
ähm sorry- es mag sein dass es nicht hierher passt- jedoch wüßte ich gerne was das auf englisch heißt : guten appetit.. > good appetite oder enjoy your meal ? |
"Enjoy your meal" hört man typischerweise von der Bedienung in Restaurants. Wenn man selbst mit am Tisch sitzt, sagt man eher nur "Enjoy", das französische "Bon appétit" ist auch sehr beliebt.
And also "happy meal" is common in different parts of the USA and Canada
QUOTE (Maloma @ 14.May.2007 - 21:03) |
And also "happy meal" is common in different parts of the USA and Canada |
Why don't we also play "Truth without dare" (or what shall we call it? ) here on the English-thread? Like we do in French and Swedish? That would be lovely, wouldn't it?
Ok, first question! Do you like rainy days?
Yes, I do! Rainy days are baking days.
What's your favorite musical?
I must admit that I'm not really into musicals at all...
So did you bake anything good today?
Come on, girls, tell us about your baking adventures...
Ok - if this is a difficult topic, fine. Then why don't you just ask a new question? Please. Come on.
Just stumbled over this thread... I probably risk sounding presumptuous, but have been active on English boards and in English forums only over the last years and still find it a bit strange to suddenly post in German again, because the mere act of posting has been connected to that language in my mind.
To bring something of the previous discussions up again: I usually read books in English if the original has been written in English, and prefer watching English films in the original: most of the dubbed voices are just horrible. Since I have some problems with thick American or Australian accents, I need to watch these with subtitles, though, preferrably English subtitles. "Little Fish", for example, has been one long piece of guess work in English, didn't get a bit. Unfortunately, the German DVD doesn't offer subtitles, so I had to watch the dubbed version to understand the dialogue, and then get back to the original language.
But, back to topic: No, I did not bake anything today. Not much of a baker here; the last time was before Christmas, lemon-flavoured biscuits.
New question: what's your favourite film? (Very original, I know...)
I baked an nice plum-cake yesterday. It was not really an adventure...
Oh, we have a new question (I am a new in here)...
My favorite film? Oh there are some... I saw a new one some months ago which I really liked (and therfore I have watched several times already) - "Love actually". I really like Hugh Grant in his role that is similar to all the others he plays (or perhaps he plays himself and therefore gets that kind only), I love the cute two in Marseilles - and the little boy
Allthough Alan Rickman is not Severus Snape, he gives the feeling of Okklumentik
And I really like Emma Thompson
Do I have to invent a new question or do others answer the same as well?
just asking myself how it's possible that I've been posting on this board for five months now and never came across this thread
My favourite movie is "Shadowlands". No other movie even gets close to that one. (Does anybody else know it?) I've seen it in both English and German but I have to admit that I needed to see the German version first. I'm not sure why but I find it hard to understand, even though I watch programs in English on a regular basis and rarely have trouble with it.
For my part I can say that I have more of a hard time with British English than with American English, but tha's probably just a question of what your used to.
So do we start a "truth without dare"- like thing here? In that case, I'll just ask a new question. But if you'd rather stick to the movie question, just ignore the new one.
Hmm... did you ever stay in an English speaking country for an extended period of time? If so, where did you stay? And did you like it?
Hey... cool, guys... You've finally copped on!
Yeah, I'd say we play "truth without dare".
I lived in Limerick for a year way back in the 90s... and I loved Ireland. Also, I spent, like, two weeks in a small town in South Dakota in 2000, and although two weeks doesn't sound like a long time at all, I felt so at ease and at home there that, thinking back, it feels like I really lived there for a while.
What made you smile today?
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 20.Aug.2007 - 22:52) |
What made you smile today? |
A little baby-boy who smiled at me when I was walking by.
What are you looking forward to?
finally starting to gather data for my diploma thesis
Where do you picture yourself 10 years from now?
OMG - I'm past the age of thinking ten years ahead!
What about you?
@simonetta: oh puh-leeeze, come on...
I hope for a job in a private research institute, a partner at my side and maybe two or three kids running around. Add two cats, a dog and a horse and most of my dreams have come true.
When was the last time you needed to be brave?
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 20.Aug.2007 - 23:05) |
OMG - I'm past the age of thinking ten years ahead! |
Yesterday I think... Misinterpreting written words can be rather painful
What´s worse: physical pain or emotional pain?
edit: fucking orthography
Emotional pain cause it's almost impossible to soothe it.
What would you do if a stranger offered you $10 mio for a night with your g/f ?
Beat the hell out of them.
What would you do if a stranger offered you $10 mio for a night with yourself?
i would take the money and suffer with a partial anamnesis...
afterwards i would make a great invitation to lesbenforen to spent a real great night at a very beautiful place....
New question: What was your major achievement today?
My major achievement today will be the cleaning my flat. The only achievement so far was getting up instead of lying in.
What piece of clothing wouldn't you be caught dead in?
a tight nylon v-necked top in turquoise with flowers on it in combination with a turquoise hair decoration
what type of house work do you dislike the most? I hate having to put new bedcloths on my bed (its so strenuous)
Ironing
Could you be enough in love with a woman to iron her clothes?
actually i am well... i think i did it once... back in the day
would you take a walk on a cemetery at midnight?
aaargh!!! I wrote that!
I wouldn't exactly volunteer...
Name 3 things you believe in!
true love, the WTC conspiracy, the origin of species by means of natural selection
spring, summer, fall, winter- what's your favorite season and why?
Every season, at its own good time.
Whose kindness made you feel good today?
my co-workers, who were all really supportive today
What's your favourite Shakespeare quote?
"A star danced, and under that I was born" - Beatrice in "Much ado about nothing"
And yours?
"Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy if I could say how much." Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing
What was the last thing that made you laugh so hard that you had tears running down your cheeks ?
my girlfriend
what's your favorite us-state?
I've just been to two - Texas and South Dakota. If I had to choose between the two, I'd definitely go for SD! But I would love to visit some other states before I make my decision - like Washington State for example!
If you were a film director - what would your first film be about?
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 31.Aug.2007 - 00:36) |
"A star danced, and under that I was born" - Beatrice in "Much ado about nothing" And yours? |
QUOTE |
If you were a film director - what would your first film be about? |
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 02.Sep.2007 - 21:02) | ||
the same! |
What's going on here?
Is everybody gone?
QUOTE (Simonetta @ 02.Sep.2007 - 21:06) |
Come to think of our birthdays, we must be born under similar stars anyway, though in different years. |
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 19.Sep.2007 - 21:00) | ||
@malene, thank you for pushing the thread, because I never saw Simonetta's answer! So... *big hug* for my dancing star sister I love the thought |
May I join this family?
Join the family is a lot to ask for... But you can join in the game for a start. You simply have to answer the following question
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If you were a film director - what would your first film be about? |
A broken heart, a promise kept, and a long way home.
Is there a person you would give your life for?
Wow - this is a difficult question if one has never been in the situation where this was necessary. Of course, I hope I would be prepared to give my life for someone I really love. Risk my life - definitely, in the hope of saving both of us.
Have you ever saved somebody's life?
No. I was never obliged to do it either.
Do you know how to do first aid?
Not really - although I'm supposed to, as a teacher. We had to attend a course, but I keep forgetting how this stuff works. I pray to God I'll never be in a situation where I'll have to give first aid. It would be a f...... desaster.
Do you? (like, know first aid?)
I think, I'm less unsure, than you are , because I attended a first aid course twice during the past three years, but it's certainly a big difference between practising first aid in a course or in a real life emergency situation. I don't know, if I would be able to do all I learned, if I was nervous and totally on my own.
What would you like to learn in your life that you didn't learn yet?
Actually, most of the things that just crossed my mind are things I am already learning, but want to know muchmuchmuch better. Like Swedish, for example...
Are you a perfectionist?
Not really. I sometimes try to be one (especially in my profession), but I often leave things as they are.
Are you afraid of spiders?
Depends on their size. (I should add that I haven't taken the rubbish out today because there's one just above the bin outside that definitely exceeds the acceptable size.)
Which fear have you overcome?
The fear of writing in this thread.
And you?
The fear of making a fool of myself.
Are you good at comforting people?
Not good enough.
Are you a good friend?
Yes, I am, if my expectations of what friendship means to me are satisfied.
Your definition of friendship?
There are many different kinds of friendship - like there are many kinds of love, or snow. But what rules out friendship for me are dishonesty and disloyalty.
What rules out friendship in your opinion?
As you said: dishonesty and disloyalty, plus distrust and selfishness.
Did you ever have to break up a friendship?
No, but I am thinking about it at the moment Even though I would probably never really end a friendship in that I would really say "hey sorry, we're done". Guess I am more the "time will tell" type of person.
What helps you to make yourself comfortable in a new place?
QUOTE (schneeland @ 29.Sep.2007 - 19:13) |
No, but I am thinking about it at the moment Even though I would probably never really end a friendship in that I would really say "hey sorry, we're done". Guess I am more the "time will tell" type of person. What helps you to make yourself comfortable in a new place? |
What I had in mind was a new city I guess, but you choose. New apartment would be another interesting question as well. You might even answer for both options if you would like too. Whatever suits you best!
Ok, I choose the first option and make a new question from the second one.
In a new city: take loooong walks, find a lovely coffee shop, sit there and watch people, try to catch smiles, talk to people at cash desks, discover a favourite book shop.
What helps you to make yourself comfortable in a new apartment?
Having my personal stuff around me, like photos of family and friends, books, furniture - and the music I like.
Do you like to take photos?
Well- I actually only take pictures of my cat(s), but hardly ever of anything or anyone else, as I'm never taking the camera anywhere. So obviously - I only sort of like taking pictures.
When was the last time you received a gift that you weren't completely happy with? And - did you tell the person who gave it to you?
I don't remember exactly, when it was, maybe several months ago. A friend of my mother gave me a little gift (through my mother, she didn't give it to me herself) that she had bought in Spain. The gift itself wasn't that bad, but I didn't like it anyway, and first of all I didn't like the gesture. She was my teacher once, but this was more than 20 year's ago. I think she appreciates me more than I appreciate her.
And no, I didn't tell her. Honestly, it wasn't that important to me...
Are you a patient person?
Hi to All!
I am new! And I am half German half American (not my fault). I grew
up in Germany and still live here.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Hi Triathlon! Welcome to the board and especially to this thread. Lovely to have an American here. What we do in this thread is play a game: one girl asks a question, then the next one answers the question and asks a new one.
The current question is
QUOTE |
Are you a patient person? |
Yes, I am very patient with others but sometimes not with myself.
Have you become more laid-back growing older?
Absolutely.
What's your favourite place in the States?
Edisto Beach
I hope I spelled it right. It's on the East coast near Charleston?
Do you think there is a soul-mate for everyone?
Not in the sense of one exclusive person that is out there, meant to be found by you, but certainly I believe in the phenomenon that with some people, it just clicks right away, that you feel that their minds somehow work very much like your own does - that there is a spontaneous intimacy of souls not necessarily accompanied by physical attraction.
According to your experience, are physical and intellectual attraction related - and how?
According to your experience, are physical and intellectual attraction
related - and how?
Well, that's a tough question!
If you see a woman for the first time, she can be overhelming attractive
till the point you discover she is not like you assumed her to be.
On the long run there is no physical attraction without intellectual
attraction. But it is not only the mind I am interessted in but also
how she sees life, job, friends, family etc.
I fall in love with small things wich are not necessarily obvious to others.
I don't know if I have answered the question?
Why do we fall in love with people who are not good for us?
Because they challenge us the most and add this way to our growth
What do you like the most about yourself?
BTW I am new to this part of the forum. I hope you all don`t mind if I am joining the game?
<"BTW I am new to this part of the forum. I hope you all don`t mind if I
am joining the game?"
Hello, and welcome to our game. Nice to have you here!
<"Because they challenge us the most and add this way to our growth"
I hope this is true!!!
<"What do you like the most about yourself?"
My kindness...
What do you like the most about yourself???
@Triathlon: if you want to quote another user's words, use the "Zitat"-button.
QUOTE (Triathlon @ 30.Sep.2007 - 22:32) |
What do you like the most about yourself??? |
I have no endurance... (Not a very nice question!)
In which situation where your ashamed?
When I lost my temper at work (only 2 weeks ago...)
Do you remember your last nightmare?
I hardly ever have real nightmares, but I do remember a rather weird dream with negative imagery that I kept thinking about for a long time.
Do you think living close to the sea would change you as a person?
What a question to ask... I like it!
It might not change me as a person, but I think it would make me feel calmer and happier.
Depending on which you like best, the mountains or the sea, what is it that fascinates you?
Hey, interesting question, too. Ok - I don't like mountains. Hills yes - because they offer surprises and give you the possibility to look down on things without losing touch with them. Mountains scare me - they lock you in. And I simply LOVE the sea. I love the wind - I cannot even say why, but it makes me feel soooo good and free. Also, the pure space that the sea offers to your eyes... Here, every horizon is full of things. The sea forces human beings to leave some spaces empty.
Can you answer the question, too?
I can't really explain what it is. The mountains just don't do anything for me (yes, except for making me feel locked in occasionally), but the sea opens my heart.
I remember a day trip to the mountains with a friend... it was an extremely beautiful winter day, blue sky, harsh rock, white snow, some green grass, and a clear bright sun shining over it all, and had we taken pictures we would have won any photo competition hands down. Looking at all this splendour, I asked my friend: "Und, geht dir jetzt das Herz auf?" She replied: "Nö. Dir?" "Nö." I rest my case...
The sea, on the other hand... Whatever the weather, when I take my first look at the sea it makes me take a deep deep breath and marvel at the space and the peace. Walking on the beach with my feet in the rippling waves or sitting on the beach with a book just listening to the turf is my idea of perfect happiness.
Has "mountain or sea?" ever been an issue when planning a holiday with your family/wife?
QUOTE (regenbogen @ 01.Oct.2007 - 20:31) |
I remember a day trip to the mountains with a friend... it was an extremely beautiful winter day, blue sky, harsh rock, white snow, some green grass, and a clear bright sun shining over it all, and had we taken pictures we would have won any photo competition hands down. Looking at all this splendour, I asked my friend: "Und, geht dir jetzt das Herz auf?" She replied: "Nö. Dir?" "Nö." |
QUOTE |
Has "mountain or sea?" ever been an issue when planning a holiday with your family/wife? |
That I would understand everything, when I was grown-up.
Would you like to be a child again?
Certainly not.
Would you?
No.
For what reason would you leave your current city?
Nothing would make me leave this city...
Do you like your life today?
I like my life but I HATE the backache I have today.
What about you?
Oh today turned out to be quite beautiful and inspiring (though it didn't look like this for most of the day), so yes I do like my life today
@lioness: sorry to hear about your back pain, hope you get well soon!
What is your momentary definition of a "perfect evening"? (..., knowing quite well, this might be a flexible construct, but still, give it a thought...)
QUOTE (schneeland @ 04.Oct.2007 - 21:52) |
What is your momentary definition of a "perfect evening"? (..., knowing quite well, this might be a flexible construct, but still, give it a thought...) |
Sitting in a bar or a restaurant with a good friend and having a deep conversation, sounds pretty perfect to me.
Did you ever keep a diary?
No, never, I prefer to write fiction.
What about you?
When I was a teenager, yes, but I was never very good at keeping it up over extended periods of time. I still sometimes jot down a few lines, but only rarely.
If you were to write a novel, what would it be about?
I'm not good at fiction... Maybe some lesbian love story.
Do you watch horror films?
I used to when I was still a teenager, but ever since, interest faded. For some weird reason, I get scared more easily these days.
Did any piece of art (a book, a film, a painting, a song etc.) ever change the course of your life?
I don't think that happened in the radical sense of "I read this book, packed my bags and walked out of my life" - but certainly in the sense of inspiring me, keeping me sane, helping me survive. More than once, a song or a poem has been in my personal survival kit.
Is there any special story involving you and a very special book, story, poem, song or other piece of art?
Actually there are several stories about me and a special piece of art... One thing was my ex-gf calling me at 4 am in the morning and singing to me: Unforgettable ... this will be always a special memory to me.
Is there a special place on earth where you can find healing?
The place itself (in a geographical sense) doesn't matter that much, but simply going someplace else can be healing, because it puts things into perspective. I would always choose the sea over the mountains and almost always a big city over a small place - but it's actually in a very small place far from the sea that I have recently experienced the healing power of traveling.
Would you ever consider traveling into space?
No. But I wouldn't hesitate to give away tickets to the moon...
Would you like to do a cruise?
No thanks
Which talent would you love to have?
confidence! as in trusting that everything will turn out well...
which season of the year do you like the most?(and why?)
I love autumn. Everything seems to live up again for a short time, colours as far as the eye can see - before everything goes to sleep until reviving in spring. Great season...
Imagine yourself having the opportunity to start your life from scratch. What would you do differently and why?
QUOTE (Sagittaria @ 29.Nov.2007 - 02:16) |
Imagine yourself having the opportunity to start your life from scratch. What would you do differently and why? |
@regenbogen: Hellooo . Feels good to be back ^^
I'm not sure... Maybe I'd try to work on my self-esteem earlier. I'd definitely wear my braces regularly ( ) and I'd take my car keys with me to England so my sister couldn't crash my car -.-"...
What is it you can't live without?
Nature
And you?
Music.
If there was one song you'd be forced to listen to every day for the rest of your life - which one would it be?
This is very clear. For me it would be Pinks song "Family Portrait"
QUOTE (neelia @ 30.Nov.2007 - 12:25) |
This is very clear. For me it would be Pinks song "Family Portrait" |
Oh, I forgot. Sorry
Have you read the book "tortilla cutrain"?
not cutrain, "curtain"
No, I haven't.
What is this book about? ^^
It`s about a Mexican migration family. They try to achieve the American Dream in USA.
I have to read this for school
And again we're lacking a new question
How about this one: Do you believe in miracles?
Mh, at times I believe in the conspiring forces of the universe or something of that sort, but I wouldn't call it miracles Event though I am really hoping for a miracle to happen right now
Do you?
QUOTE (schneeland @ 01.Dec.2007 - 00:11) |
Even though I am really hoping for a miracle to happen right now |
Making myself free from the thought everybody had to like me took me 23 years ;o).
Imagine your girlfriend having her ex coming over to spend the night at her house - how would you feel?
1. My relationship took forever to come on its way. But it has been worth the effort
2. Don't enjoy the thought. Would feel bad. But will thankfully not happen
Do you like choirs (be it you like singing in one, or listening, or both, or none or whatever else you have in mind )
QUOTE (schneeland @ 30.Nov.2007 - 23:25) |
Do you like choirs (be it you like singing in one, or listening, or both, or none or whatever else you have in mind ) |
Totally! I used to sing in a choir back in school and still sing whenever I can. Mostly in the shower or in my room while listening to my favourite music ^^.
How about you?
Help needed!!!!!
A friend of mine asked me to translate the summary of her writing examination.
Unfortunately it is about the economy system and taxes and my business English is not as good as it needs to be!
Is there anybody who can help me????
Thanks a lot!
runaway
@runaway
What do you mean by summary of writing examination?
Send me a PM and we'll see...
Well, we have now seen...
I'm afraid we need someone who knows a lot about accounting/investor relations terminology and a little about statistics. Not necessarily a native speaker - but not me either.
I hope that somebody is here, who knows about this....
But thanks a lot, regenbogen!
Sorry, I'm totally ignorant towards everything related to business... But I'll help and push the subject for you.
Hey runaway - have you been successful?
No, I have not been successful...unfortunately!
So i did the translation by myself -as good as I could have done it-
New questions, please, girls...
Your wish is my command ^^.
What does it take to make you entirely happy?
Where did everybody go? Come o-hon, girls, don't leave me standing here .
sorry, I was out and about trying to buy a car...
Even though it might sound a little trashy, I think love and humour make me entirley happy (and usually the other people around me too).
What situation makes you feel really free??????
I always feel free if I see broad acres I can smell the air and have to hold me back not to run over it
Or sometimes if I hear a real good song.
American English or British English?
Oh, definitely British. I'm not one of those Brit fanatics who can't stand the sound of American English (or, even worse, Aussie fans who claim that Aussies speak English "without an accent" ), but when I open my mouth, it's British. To the point that Americans sometimes take me for a Brit.
And you?
I prefer British too. But when I open my mouth, it sounds neither american nor british
If you had to go to America, where would you want to be?
Somewhere sunny would be nice. Maybe Florida for a weekend or something...
Have you ever tried English "cuisine" and if so, how did you like it?
nope... i didn't dare to try it yet.
i don't like british english at all. i can hardly understand it. i love american english, expecially southern drawl.
so has anyone of ya'll ever been to the deep south?
nope, I'm afraid of flying ...
Where did you learn english?
The little bit I know, I have leanrt at school. I'm lerning this language since 10 years, but the most I know, I have learnt during the last 2 years.
How often do you speak english?
QUOTE (MonaLisa20 @ 24.Jan.2008 - 20:58) |
How often do you speak english? |
Every so often. I hope that the son of my woman will make (?) a school exchange and that we get an english student for a few months
Do you look movies in english?
QUOTE (Moosmutzelchen @ 24.Jan.2008 - 21:22) |
Do you look movies in english? |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Did you like english in school already?
QUOTE (Moosmutzelchen @ 24.Jan.2008 - 21:28) |
Did you like english in school already? |
tz tz tz, a man
Well, I dont like the American "culture" so much, and I am just discover the british culture. My experiences so far are: they are extreme narcissistic, but really nice and uncomplicated and kinda funny
And you?
I like the Brits for their serenity... my impression is that as a general rule they are far less uptight than the average German (including me )
Could you imagine having a relationship "in English"?
I already had one for 2 years.
Do you distinguish between America and Canada?
QUOTE (Moosmutzelchen @ 24.Jan.2008 - 22:11) |
Do you distinguish between America and Canada? |
Shame on me I don't know her music
Have you ever been to Canada?
No, but I hope I could go there when I´m older...
Have you ever been there???
Nope, but I hope the same.
Have you ever seen "The Sound Of Music"?
Had the opportunity to watch it several times.
Have you?
Yep, I want to see it again, although my girlfriend won't like it
What's your favourite english word?
I have several favourite words; I like "awesome", "approximately" and "immediately" ^^.
Is there an English word you don't like at all?
Hi everyone ^^
how are ya?
hmm english words i dont like :
extinguisher ( hard to pronounce and even harder to write right )
and
jealous
QUOTE (Sagittaria @ 28.Jan.2008 - 13:17) |
I have several favourite words; I like "awesome", "approximately" and "immediately" ^^. Is there an English word you don't like at all? |
QUOTE (Sagittaria @ 28.Jan.2008 - 13:17) |
Is there an English word you don't like at all? |
QUOTE (Stracciatellaa @ 29.Jan.2008 - 14:27) | ||
continuously...I wrote it wrong the whole day (And I wrote it very often today...) |
Is there anybody who can translate the word "sidekick"? I did'nt find it in the dictionary.
Thanks, Miriam
PS. There is no special English word I don't like. I don't like the whole language very much because it doesn't sound nice.... (But I really think that it's necessary to learn it!)
QUOTE (miriam @ 30.Jan.2008 - 12:32) |
Is there anybody who can translate the word "sidekick"? I did'nt find it in the dictionary. |
The American heritage dictionary says: close companion or comrade (Gefährte, Kamerad)
However, I think this definition misses an important fact that regenbogen already mentioned: the sidekick usually is a supporting character. The person who's sidekick he/she is, is in a superior position and generally more important.
@regenbogen & Amelia
Thank you, all your translations fit!
Miriam
What is the new question?
I don't know
What was the worst film you ever watched?
I think it was one of these thousands of Lovefilms...
What was the best film you ever watched??
I'd have to say this one, because it had the most lasting effect, and I think it's also the one that I've watched most often:
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00018GWEO/lesbenforende-21 <--- klick
And yours?
"Silent running"
The most touching lesbian love story you've ever read?
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