h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi from Germany - don't worry, you can talk to me, I don't plan to immigrate

I see you're pretty new to hootoo - are you finding your way around ok?

Have you discovered the German Department yet? We might be able to use your help there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A2718001

Tavaron's in charge of that, she's from Austria. We can use a few more funny accents

Hi neighbour! You have not to worry neither, I'm none of those swiss patriots but we need them, without them we would have more foreign people than swiss guys

Well, thank you for your question, I must say, that I have some problems. I'm a catastrophy with computers and also homepages. I wrote some infos about me in the space, but it looks very boring and I've no idea to add some pictures. (by the way, your space is really nice! )

This German Department sounds interesting. But if you want to find a new accent, then I have to disappoint you because I can only write in this "book-german", we learn only this writing in school, none of the accents. But I can try to speak like a "Bayer" or a real swiss politican!

and they'd eat all your chocolate

Thanks, but my space was made by Tavaron, last time she was here - I have no idea how to put in all the pictures myself I'll help you if I can, though.

Pity, that But we have arguments about the "right" word for things sometimes, you can join in those For a chair, Tav says "Sessel", I say "Stuhl" - for a pillow, she says "Polster", I say "Kissen", etc

Out of interest, what are you studying that involved orienteering hikes?

Oh my god, I didn't tought of this! *buying all chocolate in every shop*

Hmm, then I have to become a friend of Tavaron, haven't I?

Well, I can teach the germans to speak swiss-german, then you would say "Stuehl" or "Hocker" instead of "Sessel/Stuhl" and "Chüssi" instead of "Kissen/Polster" and there are a lot of funny expressions in swiss german!
I didn't find the link to add this department...

I'm at the gymnasium (I think it's more or less the same like "Abi"..) and we have 3 hours sport in a week and in this lesson we made a orienteering hike.

You can give her some of your to start

See, that's what I mean. I need to practice, actually, we have a lot of Swiss professors coming at the end of the month and I have to take them all out to dinner

Ah, I see We never did anything that interesting

But... but... why chocolate?

Fine I can teach you some swiss expressions to impress them. But why do they come to you?

you just bought so much

Thanks

I'm working at the University where I also study, and the institute I work in is hosting a conference, which will be about Swiss architecture, so they're coming to give lectures about it

Swiss architecture? What's so special about Swiss architecture, that your institute has a conference about that?
You have to tell me how the meeting was, when it is over, I wonder what you'll thinking of swiss people and like I said, if you want to know a specific word in swiss german, ask me.

(Sorry for replying you so late! I had some problems with my computer, like always when I have to do with technique )

Sure. The Swiss I've met so far are mostly harmless

There are simply a lot of famous Swiss architects - Mario Botta, Herzog & de Meuron, etc.

with that in future!

Hope you had a great day..?
Well, I have to say that I was really impressed when I read that you met Mario Botta (I don't know the other two, ahm.. actually I don't know any architects exept Botta.. so I have the expression that he is really famous otherwise I wouldn't know him neither...)

I don't want to bore you and so I will leave you with the opinion that I wrote you as a important person

I haven't met him *yet*, just telling you why the subject is Swiss architecture.

I'm busy putting together my boss's presentation for his speech now

Hey Malabarista
It's very long ago since I wrote the last time, I'm really sorry. I haven't even another excuse than idleness
I hope you had a great start in the new year and also a nice end
Well, I wanted you to know, that I didn't forget you
Have a nice day!

That's as good a reason as any Happy new year!