Die Kaffeestube Teil 2 - virtual Kaffeeklatsch in Germany and Austria

[cheaspicks]

Chat for those living in a German-speaking country, or anyone else who is interested.

[worldcitizen]

Okay, hello everyone. I live in Hamburg

[itsMYNutella]

Ooohhhh it's so big and roomy in here :)
I'm in Hannover world (hope you don't mind me shortening it) I think I'm the only non mother on the thread, I'm almost 22weeks pregnant with my first. Been in Germany for almost two years.

Thanks for the new thread cheas almost wrote silken duh! I better stop mums netting and shopping online... Going for a walk, see you in a bit! :)

[AntiqueMuppet]

Afternoon all!

Thanks for the new thread, cheaspicks!

Hi worldcitizen. Have you been in Hamburg long? Hamburg is one of the cities here I haven't really visited yet but it's on my list.

Nutella Is there a Primark near you? There are a few branches dotted around Germany and I got a load of sleepsuits for DS there. I think I paid about ?10 for a pack of three and they all had poppers all the way down the legs :)

admylin Glad you enjoyed your trip to Berlin. Have a nice time with your guests for Eid.

Englishwoman Have a lovely time in London.

Linzer Are you on holiday again? :)

Ploom Hope you had a nice afternoon with silken & Linzer

[AntiqueMuppet]

Oh, it's me, gator, by the way. Changed my name a few days ago then never got around to posting!

[itsMYNutella]

Nice to meet you world :)
I love Hamburg I find Hannover is a bit unexciting... And ugly.... But I believe it rains even more in Hamburg than Hannover. I never lived in a particularly rainy place in England and when it rains for days on end I find it really hard....

muppet there is Germany's biggest primark in Hannover.... I'm not sure if anyone shops anywhere else now ... So far I've avoided going in there but I'm weakening for baby stuff... Although I haven't been able to find muslin cloths anywhere either.

[awesomesauce]

Hi all

Just thought we'd pop in and introduce ourselves - we are a bilingual family (Canadian Mommy, German Daddy, 18 month old daughter & super gentle Hungarian doggie) living in Berlin...

We're located in the fabulously green (but unfortunately unfriendly) area of Köpenick =O)

If anyone's interested I've shared a few of my 'Life in Germany' experiences on my blog: awesomesauceasshattery.wordpress.com/category/life-in-germany/

Anyone else have any tales to tell about Leben in Deutschland?

[worldcitizen]

Hello awesome. Looking forward to hearing about your tales of Köpenick

[AliceAtTheMadHattersTeaparty]

The summer holiday

is going on forever

and dh is away again next week..

flops in a shady corner,,

[Ploom]

Oh a new thread!! Like!

Welcome to all newcomers - the more the merrier.

awesome - I've only been to Berlin a few times but each time was to Köpenick - thats where my IL's lived at the time (over 10 years ago). Remember it being really easy to access the countryside but being soooo far from Tegel airport. Really loved Berlin and often try to get dh to organise a weekend there but he's not as enthused.

Am on the iphone app so cant remember the namechanges but just popping in to say we had a fab afternoon at our wee meet up but it was way too hot. I'm also glad its a good 8 degrees cooler today .

[Ploom]

alice - I agree about holidays going on forever. But today is "hump" day - they've been off for 22 days & go back in 22 days so as of tomo we're over the hump!!

(Disclaimer - I love my dc but all day every single day is making me go quietly crazy!)

[admylin]

Thanks for the new thread cheaspicks!

Hello to all newcomers - I agree with ploom the more the merrier!

Hi to everyone else, still got guests here but marking my place quickly! Thank goodness it's cooled down abit. Could you all get to sleep at night OK? Big black rings under my eyes here from bad sleep, somehow our 2nd floor flat didn't cool down even at night.

[itsMYNutella]

Can totally believe it Ploom and not at all surprised! :) I think Mum managed to arrange plenty of activities for us in the holidays just to avoid seeing us moping around the house!

Oh dear admylin sorry your flat didn't cool down :( we have all the windows open as long as possible to keep what little draft we can blowing through. Perhaps getting all the guests out somewhere for the evening will help? Hope you sleep better tonight!

And awesome I've had a peek at your blog! I mean.... Love your ideas for re-fashioning stuff! Wish I was a bit more handy with needle & thread / sewing machine / knitting etc etc etc... ho hum...

[Emandlu]

Hello everyone,

Do you mind if I join in? I am not in Germany but love the country and would move there in a heartbeat if I could persuade DH to learn the language.

I am learning German (badly) and my kids are learning also. My Dad's family originate in Germany and I would love to go back to the area they came from.

[worldcitizen]

Hello there emandlu, where do they originate from, if I may ask

[Emandlu]

It is the Stuttgart area. I cannot remember the town exactly without looking it up.

[Emandlu]

I will get to visit there one day, our next holiday to Germany will be in Hamburg, and then to friends in Kassel. I am really looking forward to it so very much. I feel so much less stressed in Germany as generally things seem to work as I wish they would here - if I could just get my head around the language, I'd be away

[worldcitizen]

Don't forget your husband emandlu

[Emandlu]

Husband???


D'oh! I will persuade him yet! He's agreed to go back for a holiday after all.

[worldcitizen]

Good work. Thumbs up .

No, I am only joking of course. I still am trying to figure out, why I could never persuade my exH to visit the UK more often or to move to the UK permanently.
I was not successful. i wonder why,'til this day

[NoHunIntended]

Checking in! Wow, loads of new people - hello! :-) - and loads of namechangers! I need a spreadsheet!

[admylin]

Morning from a nice cooler Hanover! Guests have gone so had all the doors and windows of the flat open and slept well at last.

Awsome great blog, my dd would like you to adopt her - she's got so many ideas and is so creative and although I try, I don't live up to her expectations in creativity!

WorldCitizen when your dd started learning German how old was she? My dc started off with just English, then German at Kindergarten from age 4 and now my dd won't speak English anymore. Ds is bilingual but dd is in a German phase!

Emandlu I lived near Stuttgart for a few years - lovely area and very easy to get to France, Black Forest, Switzerland, Munich for day trips even. Worth a visit!

Nutella I remember my only muslin cloths came from UK so I wonder what Germans use instead? Did you know Marks and Spencer deliver to Germany for about 7? so worth buying stuff there. Dh gets his shirts and jumpers there as he can't find similar price and quality here.

ploom hope the next 22 days go smoothly! It is long isn't it? In the US and France most dc go to holiday camps/colonie for a few weeks. Would be a good thing to have here. I'd be evil and send dd to a maths camp and ds to a sports camp!! Although he is going out swimming with his friends today but only after abit of nagging from me! Dd was out all day with her friend in town again shopping yesterday! And only a week and a half to go to school start.

Muppet hope you have a nice time at the Einschulung! It's a big day in Germany and they celebrate it as if they dc has just got a PhD or something!! It's a nice tradition and good to go for a meal out too!!