Anyone interested in starting a Germany Forum?

[Eurobabe]

We need 10 people I think. Please let me know...

[MissHoneychurch]

1. I'm in

as you can imagine :)

[Eurobabe]

2. Wow, we got a big response...

:eyes:

[stx53550]

64. Aalen

[stx53550]

63. Aachen

[DFW]

3. I'm sort of here

Texan, but spending a lot of time in Germany, mostly Düsseldorf area
base of orpeations (usually different country every day).

[MissHoneychurch]

4. If you are ever in the Frankfurt area let me know

Would love to meet other DUers in Germany

[stx53550]

67. achim

[tango-tee]

55. DFW?

I lived a bit south of you for many years - in Beaumont, at the Texas/Louisiana border. Hot and muggy, but great Cajun food. That is where my son was born, grew up, got married and started his family.

[stx53550]

68. Adelsheim

[stx53550]

65. adorf

[stx53550]

66. Abenberg

[LynzM]

5. Hi 48%er :)

We (Briarius and I) are planning to move to Munich next fall.... I'd love to have a Germany DU forum :D

[Eurobabe]

6. Well, you will have a ready made DU friend then

because I live just south of München. If you need any advice or help, PM me! :hi:

I guess not enough people want a Germany forum, but maybe we can round up some more people between now and next fall? :shrug:

[LynzM]

7. Oh, my goodness, I have a million questions

But I won't bombard you with them all yet. :) At the moment, the biggest things on my mind are finances and Stuff. As in, what to do with it all. I'm hoping we can sell a bunch of it, thereby helping the finances worries, as well!

[Eurobabe]

8. I've been through it 2X

moves to Deutschland, email me on DU and I'll give you the scoop. With preparation, it usually goes pretty smoothly. I've moved so many times I am a professional at it. LOL.

If it is a company move, don't worry about the "stuff" they pack it and move it for you. If you are moving yourselves, my advice would be sell any extraneous items, have a family member/friend take care of or get storage place for other things you don't want to bring with, and only bring most important stuff you can't live without. Unfortunately the euro makes it hard to replace even the most normal things without dropping big bucks. :(

Email me anytime. :hi:

[LynzM]

9. Thanks, dude, I'll be doing that!

:hi: Talk to you soon!

[Eurobabe]

10. I'm a dudette

just so you know. :D

[LynzM]

11. Gotcha :)

I tend to call everyone dude, regardless of gender... it's a holdover from rock climbing :)

[Eurobabe]

12. Well then you will love it here

there are MOUNTAINS to climb, everywhere. And it is clean and beautiful.

[LynzM]

13. Yep!

John (Briarius) and I actually met in Germany, when we were both on study abroad to Stuttgart.... it's been pulling at us (ok, mostly me) to come back ever since! :)

[stx53550]

74. allstedt

[stx53550]

73. alsfeld

[stx53550]

72. alfeld

[stx53550]

71. aken

[tango-tee]

56. Nuremberg checking in here!

Let me know if you want to visit for Schäufele and Knödel!

[stx53550]

70. Ahaus

[stx53550]

69. Adorf

[LSK]

14. I would be interested in it

[Eurobabe]

15. 5 people now, anyone else? Germany forum?

Hello?? :shrug:

[DFW]

16. I haven't had time to clone myself yet.

[Angela Shelley]

17. Here´s number 6, count me in for a Germany Forum.

but, only under these conditions:

1) if there are no unqualified derogatory comments made about the country, the people or culture.

2) if Germany as a country and Germans as a Volk are treated with respect.

3) if forum members are interested in a positive and peaceful relationship between the US and Germany, and between the US and the European Union.

4) if forum members respect the rule, BYOB and BYOP (P as in pretzels)


Herzliche Grüsse aus Bavaria!

[Squatch]

18. Count me in!

[no_hypocrisy]

19. Auch ich bitte!

Danke!

[tango-tee]

57. Genau!

Ich bin auch dabei!

Liebe Grüße
Anke

[Book Lover]

20. I would be interested

Please count me in!

[patrice]

21. Yes. Germany is the land of my ancestors. I would like very much to:

know more about it's history and culture, including pre-christian culture;
become more familiar with Goethe and Nietzsche;
learn about German politics, scientists, geography, musicians, best places to visit . . . .

[Angela Shelley]

22. Wir haben jetzt 10, vielleicht kommen noch mehr dazu?

[Karenina]

23. Warum nicht?

Ich bin darin! :hi:

[Angela Shelley]

24. Yippee! ... for Karenina

and his/her/its interest in tantalizing discussion about Germany :-)

[Karenina]

25. DIE MÄDEL, DU!!!

;-)

[Angela Shelley]

26. Ein Mädchen, ein Mädel, ein Fräulein!

It´s a girl!

[Karenina]

27. Hä? Was sonst??? A Boy Named Sue?

:rofl:

[Angela Shelley]

28. Sorry ... this is DU ...

and there have been alot more stranger things than that.

See you again at the Germany Forum!

:toast:

[Karenina]

30. Kannst Du mir bitte ein link schicken

wenn alles in Ordnung ist? Ich bedanke mich!

[tango-tee]

58. Ganz bestimmt!

Freue mich schon auf unser erstes Treffen!

[Canuckistanian]

29. Gute Idee!

I'm in!

[flygal]

31. I'm here

American expat in Germany :)

[Angela Shelley]

32. Guten Morgen, flygal,

welcome to our pre-forum activity!

Schöne Grüsse aus Bayern :-)

[Eurobabe]

33. We need a MISSION STATEMENT! And then I can ask Skinner

I got a little ahead of myself, I just read the rules on starting a new group. We have 13 potential members.

Here are some of my ideas for mission statement, please feel free to help and give input, this is a group effort.

Here's my suggestions:

1. Group will promote intercultural exchange between German DU'ers and American DU'ers.

2. Give all the chance to improve knowledge of EU, Germany and the German language.

Got any other ideas?

48%er

[Angela Shelley]

34. Additional mission statement comments

1. Group will promote world peace by supporting intercultural exchange between German DUers and American DUers.

2. Group will help all members to improve their knowledge about the political landscape, the economical environment, and social atmosphere in Germany.

3. Group will motivate DUers to improve their German-as-a-second-language skills.

4. Group will inspire DUers to better understand the importance of healthy and positive relationships between the USA and Germany, and the EU.


more ideas? ... please change wording and/or add to the list.

[Eurobabe]

35. Sounds wonderful to me, du bist ein Geni!

Sorry I am rather brain dead after 4.5 hours of Konjunktionen: Hauptsätze, Nebensätze und Konditionaladverbien. :crazy:

[Angela Shelley]

36. Should we add this one?

Group contacts will be of immense value should the homeland economy disintegrate (maybe the relatives in Germany have a spare bedroom?)

[Eurobabe]

37. Yeah, it's a sad but important point.

If McBush gets elected, the US DU'ers will need a safe house.

[LynzM]

38. Yep...

Those two-family houses seem like a better and better plan... to house our family and friends for an extended vacation....

:hi:

[JackRiddler]

40. I'd participate...

lived in Cologne and Berlin 15 years total... still linked!

[Karenina]

42. Hmmm...

Group will provide historical and current links to broaden understanding of our connexions as Menschen.

[DFW]

39. If by "mission statement," you mean raison d'être

To use an old German expression...........

We could also do a running commentary on pros and cons of the whole
German system vs. the American system: health care (what's better here,
what's better back home), unemployment problems and underlying causes
of same (my wife is a German social worker who works with unemployed
people, and she gets those who need help as well as those who are
parasites, and MAN, are there ever both!), education (our children have had
the chance to experience school in both countries), etc. etc. etc.
Uncaring bureaucrats (probably an afliction of both countries), stuff like
that. Also: life in general? Except for some parts of New England, the small
town as an integrated social unit doesn't seem to be very typical in North
America any more. In our town, we have a circle of friends that all have
the keys to each other's house. Take care of pets, mail, check on damage,
break-ins, etc when one of us is out of town. I don't know anyone in the
States with that any more, with the possible exception of my sister, who
lives in an isolated area of a small town in New Jersey.

Also: who or what we see as parallels (to American Democrats) in German politics
Bound to be some heated discussions there! My wife votes Green and/or SPD,
although she hates plenty of some aspects of both on the national level.
We both despise the "Linken" as they refuse to repudiate many of the aspects
of the SED, and we have plenty of friends who suffered plenty under the Stasi,
including some who spent time behind bars for "Republikflucht." There are bound
to be some who think the "Linken" are OK despite that. Sparks will fly! LOL

Interestingly, I was just at the U.S. Democrats Abroad (Germany) annual
meeting in Göttingen (won the prize for knowing the most political
trivia!), which was interesting as well as good getting to know others
of "us" out there in the hinterlands.

Anyway, these are just a few suggestions. Probably useless, all, but ya gotta
start somewhere.

[Eurobabe]

41. Great ideas, maybe Angela_Shelley can help

incorporate some of those ideas into our mission statement? Thanks for your input DFW. I would say we can discuss anything and everything. This group is for Americans in Germany, Americans in America, and Germans in Germany. One big happy family. :grouphug:

I am trying to do my Hausaufgabe, Angie? :hi: :loveya:

[Karenina]

43. Anyone pick up *stern 21.02?

ELITE ohne Moral

[Eurobabe]

44. HELLO, MODS, SKINNER WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE NOW

YES I am shouting because no one is answering my email request to formally start a Germany forum.

Help please! Thanks 48

[Eurobabe]

45. Does Skinner hate Germany so much that we can't have a forum?

Just askin'

Like we've been put on ignore or something. :wtf:

[Pierre.Suave]

46. I would love to

so I can get to know more people before I move there...

[newfie11]

47. Count me in also

I went to Germany to pick up a puppy and fell in love with the place.

[Eurobabe]

48. I can't wait to get back "home"

everytime I come to the US, the decay, the squalor, the senseless waste just makes me more sure in my heart that Europe is where I will stay long term.

[MissHoneychurch]

49. I'm glad to hear that

:D

[newfie11]

50. OOPS!! Sorry

It seems I already posted here. Anyway I am still interested!

[Eurobabe]

51. I know, I have to contact one of the mods

to find out what's up. Thanks for the reminder. ;)

[Darth Lenore]

52. I'd love a Germany forum

I kind of desperately need to get out of the US and I'd love to go to Germany. Too bad I'm a cripple and I doubt any country would take me if I can't really work. But I could still live vicariously through others!

[Gedankenaustausch]

53. Count me in too

Is this thing gonna get started?

[tango-tee]

54. Count me in!

I'm a newbie and don't know if my vote counts - but yes! Seems there are quite a few of us here! Wouldn't that be great - perhaps we could even manage a get-together?

Where are you located? I live in Nuremberg.

[newfie11]

59. of course I would love it

But this has been asked before and nothing happens.

[tango-tee]

60. Eurobabe, seems a Germany forum won't exist.

But for those of us who are interested, could we perhaps manage a get-together? Germany is such a small country that people wouldn't have to drive for days to get from point A to point B. Wouldn't it be great? How could we coordinate this? Any ideas?

[Rinti]

61. I need 12 people to help me get the hell out of Germany again

DO NOT move to Germany! If you do, you will regret it. Give it some time and you will learn that after you set foot into this country you're basically giving up the rights that you had as an American. This is one of the most disturbing and backwards countries I've ever been in and I've been to some sketchy places. I don't even want to know what it's like the further east you go in Europe. Everybody wears the same creepy beige or brown jacket. Nothing's ever open and these people are the rudest, nastiest, and most racist, sorry bunch of SOB's I've ever seen! You spend most of the day waiting in freakin' line. It's like living in an institution and I'm suprised that these bastards haven't started shooting at me yet. If you think that racism in the South in the 1960s was bad, just try moving here. So why don't you just do yourself a favor, and don't. Otherwise you might get stuck in this nightmare time warp that I'm in.

[stx53550]

62. Aach

[mwaussie]

75. I'm in.

Moving to Berlin this fall, would love a place to discuss it!