Drinks and German language practice

alas, I'm going to be stuck in France next week too... Arwen, can you take over??

alas, I'm going to be stuck in France next week too... Arwen, can you take over??

I'll try and make it, getting my german lessons on tuesday/thursdays but we'll see how the brain is holding up after those.

a couple of drinks works wonders at loosening German vocab from the brain

@arwen- can you coordinate this one?

can we get a show of hands at those who'll make the event?

fuck me what a scintillating night out that sounds like...

works for most people making the effort to learn German... but then the goal isn't a drinking session.

And Thursdays is when I head off to Volkschulhe to learn the German that I could then ptractice with you lot - so I won't be there

am starting up my lessons again this week, so I may try and attend. warning though - my German is so bad your ears may start bleeding...

I can't guarantee it but I can try to be there to help out. However, I speak Bavarian rather than proper German (Hochdeutsch) although there isn't much difference at the beginner level.

woof.

@shaggy, i'll do so!

hope to see alot of people there!!!

We will be there round 9ish...after our German lessons...this may be too late as last time people left shortly after we arrived (was it something we said...in Deutsch?!)

But alas...can't hurt to pop by and have a small conversation. The more practice the better.

I'll be there showing off my new Passiv capabilities...

@persimmon, we'll all be testing you

@wendy, i'm sure we'll be there longer than 9pm this time! so i'm sure you get to practice alot! looking forward to seeing you tomorrow

Well I should also be there this time !

I think I could possibly be there...??!!

count me in, please!

I'll be there, too.

in.

great! i'm looking forward seeing you all there tonight!!!

bis später!

ok, who that's going can barely speak German (like myself)? Any 3 year olds?

Butterbean, I think you'd be better off w/ someone who actually speaks the language properly. Don't worry, you'll be fine.

BTW, I'll also show up

@bb
i may go, in which case, be the closest thing to a 3 year old there. i'm quite proficient at pointing & grunting and after concentrating for a while, i might even drool a little bit.

@Toast: I thought Slim did all the pointing, grunting, armpit scratching, hot wax skin burning and drooling. Plus he looks (and acts) more like a 3 year old than you...IMHO.

Also in.

Okay...what do you know that we don't? I did not see that mentioned. Is that some part of that male bonding thing that we never get to see?

@bb
A three year old is actually better than me. No I swear...I hear them everywhere yapping away and think...how do they know the gender??!!?? Little s**ts (no really, I am ready to be a mom).

Drooling, pointing, grunting...can't wait. Hope my mommy will let me play too.

Spoken German is a little easier, as you can just mumble the gender, and hope no one is really paying attention !

You do tend to learn languages much better when you are younger, if only I had paid attention in class !

I'll be there for awhile (+1). I'm suffering from german memory loss at the mo... Apart from that, it will be good to catch up with you all again.

Bin dabei!

great that so many will come!
just extended our reservation at the twisted bavarian !
talked with jürgen and he said we'll get the back room for ourselves!

it's true. that's why I'm coming with a full wallet.

I too shall be coming along with a friend Well will actually be there early as going straight from work for din dins

Ich komme gegen 20 uhr vorbei ! Bis dann ...

i'll show my face (and how bad my german is)

ARGH! that was painful, particularly for those sitting near me! very glad I still went though - good fun and good practice and, I think, good conversation. particularly the one I had before I left.

great evening, lots of people showed up! thanks for coming!

as usual great conversations - you guys are awesome!

and you are an extremely patient listener and teacher.

Thanks for organizing...and ditto to what Liz said

I think TwiBa makes a good venue for the event...having that back room... it was easy to talk to people and although the tables are a bit of an awkward layout...was still easy to mingle if you wanted. Quiet places always get my vote for the Stammtisch.

thanks for organizing. Passiv didn't go over so well, but next time...

it is so much fun to talk with you all and see how much you all improved over the last month!

i also agree with blimeygirl, i think the back room at the twisted bavarian is just perfect for a meeting like this!!

Well this was only my second time, and it actually gave me confidence, to know that my German was actually OK, and I was actually able to help others !

Twisted B is a great location for this, if was so much better that we were able to talk amongst ourselves (making fools of ourselves sometimes) without having everyone looking over at you !

Sounds like the TB backroom really suits.. howabout make this the standard venue during winter? (a proper Stammtisch )

Sounds good to me, I think this should work really well.

i'm def up for this !

IN!

Hi!!! When is the next stammtisch? Would be good to practise the old deutsch with some other who make as many mistakes as I do (please tell me you are not all fluent?!?)

No worries raindrops, just keep an eye on the board for when the next one is organised, and the levels are completely different from the absolute beginners to the natives !

next event will be on Thursday 27th at the Twisted Bavarian... mistakes are part of the qualification to attend ;-)

Mods- we'll fix the venue at th Twisted Bavarian for the next few events thus could you update to reflect?
Thx.

Twisted Bavarian, 7.30pm
Thursday Jan 27th
Thursday Feb 10th
Thursday Feb 24th

Hey does one still need to RSVP for a "proper" Satmmtisch or is drop in ok?

If we can only speak German...I won't be saying much, since I probably know about 20 German words, but I guess you have to start somewhere. I would only be able to get there shortly after 9p.m. will people still be around ??

Absolutely, some people stay until late, but typically we switch to English around 9 - 9:30pm.