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

Entry: Fasching - Verb or Lifestyle? - A976818
Author: Chairman Mei - U176022

More education from The Chairman

No racial stereotyping here, then. Mind you, it did sound stereotypically Bavarian!

I like Germans, and almost all of the ones I know actually have a great sense of humour. What they also have is a strong sense of the appropriate. If I quipped a swift aside in the midst of a business meeting it confused them. But, as a 13 year old girl of my aquaintance said to me: 'don't tell Dad, but those guys can Party!'.

a Brit called Ben

I take it you don't live here then?

Worked in Hamburg and Munich in 2000 and 2001/2002 respectively, and had hung around Munich before then in 1998.

B

A thoroughly enjoyable vicarious experience. Having lived in the fatherland for many years it was good to catch up with old friends...as you so rightly observe not good enough for a return visit.
Take care
Boots

Just like to add that I wrote the thing last night, then we switched on the telly to find a fuul-blown Fasching programme on. The reality was a lot more of a racial stereotype (especially the heavy high-kicking ladies!). Oh how we laughed. Well, beats crying.

This has to be read more! I've never been to Germany, but I could visualize the whole ordeal in crystal drunken clarity!

I like, I like!

"They were not size-ist, in fact when it came to accepting all builds, they could have headed the waist-relations board. "



All good stuff, stylishly executed with just the right level of bewildered dismay verging on sympathy for the participants.

Definitely worth a read - is this appropriate for the front page and UG status, or would the mocking tone meet with italic disapproval? I'm thinking back to some controversy surrounding a certain item bemoaning the difficulties of life on a caribbean island...

If not, it would certainly get a good reception in the revitalised CAC, I think.

One small question, Mr Chairman - You start off talking about November 11th, and state that this is when the Fasching fun begins, yet finish by saying it'll all be over by Lent! Shirley they don't keep it up for 6 months?

Thanks for putting this in the AWW, anyhoo, a great read!
cya
spiff

I'm aiming for a UG selection, this is definately the type of writing we've been supporting so far.

hey, I'm game for anything... as long as it's slowly... awful lot of horridness been going on, so haven't been very present (or past, or future for that matter). really would like to get my act together again, need my "donkey" (as, I beleive, our American cousins call it) kicking... any offers?

!"You start off talking about November 11th, and state that this is when the Fasching fun begins, yet finish by saying it'll all be over by Lent! Shirley they don't keep it up for 6 months? "! Er, well, actually, technically, in fact, traditionally, yes. But the Jolly Japes start in ernest this week. You gotta see the "sitzungen" on telly here... wow!


The Chairman
(feeling ignored)

sorry, another, just found this as back up: "Officially it starts am elften elften elf Uhr elf (11th November at 11:11am) and continues in a fairly low-key way for about three months before the Tolle Tage (Crazy Days) which climax on Rosenmontag, the 42nd day before Easter. Carnival season is traditionally seen as a chance for people to go wild and let their hair down before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. In the Christian church Lent is a serious time before Easter for fasting (eating no food or very little food) and making up for your sins and mistakes."

I dare say, and I do, the last clause sums "Fasching" up well.

The Chairman
(still paranoid... but who isn't?)

"There is no such thing as paranoia. It really is as bad as you think and they are out to get you." -bumper sticker

Now that I'm back online I'll try to bring more attention to this great peice.