| Page Views: 187 Last Visit to Cologne: August, 2007 | More than the World's Second-Highest Church Spire by Kakapo2 - last update: Sep 28, 2008 |
| The Dome from the square in front of Philharmonie. |
Let me tell you a real life joke about Cologne.
No, first let me give you a little introduction about German mentalities.
So... I would consider myself quite a chatty person, but compared to people from Cologne I am not very communicative. You know, they have the Carnival in Cologne, and they are chatty Westphalians, whereas we Swabians from the South are a bit slower. We do not think more slowly but it takes a moment longer until we say what we think, and when we speak we speak more slowly. Some people do not speak a lot at all, just mumble some significant words, and that's it. They are called "mundfaul" in German, litterally translated: mouth-lazy. Meaning they do not use their mouth a lot for talking.
So, once I arrived in Cologne by train to pick up a Ford car directly from the factory. I took a taxi, and immediately the driver started to chat.
He asked: "Where do you come from?"
I answered: "From Ulm."
He said: "Ah, one of those hick-towns." (Original: "Auch so ein Kaff...")
I said: "I like it."
He asked: "What attractions do you have there?"
I answered: "For example, the world's highest church spire - three metres higher than the Dome in Cologne."
This ended the conversation. |
| St. Martin and Martinswinkel. |
|  | I have been in Cologne quite often because a lot of important sports events took place there. But it took several years before I knew more than Müngersdorfer Stadion. Last year I went back there with my Kiwi husband who had always wanted to know how the Dome builders could lose the competion against the Ulmers... ;-) As soon as I have time I will add some tips. |
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