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reccymech_2000
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er........hi
hi all i'm new to this, but i've been in the army two years and still loving it! i'm posted in germany at the mo, i enjoy running, drinking and living life to the full i hope we could have a few laughs along the way
i'm posted in germany at the mo, i enjoy running, drinking and living life to the full i hope we could have a few laughs along the way-
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O.K., reccymech here's a civilian's observation about Europeans from someone who's traveled a lot there. I don't care what they say about the European Community, the place is split eight ways from Sunday. Which makes it child's play for a visiting American. Just figure out the hot button and use it. Flattery will get you everywhere, especially if accompanied by strategic derision of the appropriate target.
So next time you're in the Czech Republic, let it slip that you're glad to be in the place where Germans learned how to drink beer. Germans, on the other hand, love to be thought of as worldly and outgoing and smarter and more mature than the rest of Europe. Especially appreciated are compliments on their English, which isn't hard because a lot of Germans speak great English. You can never go wrong complimenting French food and their pace of life. Never mention that the French consume, on a per capita basis, more McDonald's food than any other country in Europe. If you're in Spain, let it be known that you're aware that most of the Italian olive oil actually comes from Spain, and that Spanish olive oil is the best.
If you're in Northern Italy, you want them to know that you regard Southern Italy as a hopeless mess and that you wonder how the Northern Italians, who are so much more modern, can stand it. And of course you want to tell them that their food is much better than French cuisine. The Swiss want you to say appreciate how orderly their country is, in spite of all the concessions made to the rif-raff in some of the bigger cities. It's the countryside you really enjoy, you say to the Swiss.
If you're in Holland, especially Amsterdam, you comment on how unbelievably open, relaxed and tolerant they are. Don't mention the strung-out derelicts in the train station. In Scotland, you'll probably get a free beer for telling the bartender that you've never seen so many sticks rammed so far up so many asses as in England.
Just thought I'd help. Europe's a gas. Have a great time!
So next time you're in the Czech Republic, let it slip that you're glad to be in the place where Germans learned how to drink beer. Germans, on the other hand, love to be thought of as worldly and outgoing and smarter and more mature than the rest of Europe. Especially appreciated are compliments on their English, which isn't hard because a lot of Germans speak great English. You can never go wrong complimenting French food and their pace of life. Never mention that the French consume, on a per capita basis, more McDonald's food than any other country in Europe. If you're in Spain, let it be known that you're aware that most of the Italian olive oil actually comes from Spain, and that Spanish olive oil is the best.
If you're in Northern Italy, you want them to know that you regard Southern Italy as a hopeless mess and that you wonder how the Northern Italians, who are so much more modern, can stand it. And of course you want to tell them that their food is much better than French cuisine. The Swiss want you to say appreciate how orderly their country is, in spite of all the concessions made to the rif-raff in some of the bigger cities. It's the countryside you really enjoy, you say to the Swiss.
If you're in Holland, especially Amsterdam, you comment on how unbelievably open, relaxed and tolerant they are. Don't mention the strung-out derelicts in the train station. In Scotland, you'll probably get a free beer for telling the bartender that you've never seen so many sticks rammed so far up so many asses as in England.
Just thought I'd help. Europe's a gas. Have a great time!
