English-German language practice Stammtisch

This is the discussion archive for the English-German language practice Stammtisch in Hamburg.

To view current details about when and where for the next meet up, see the live topic: English-German language practice Stammtisch

Would be interested in meeting for a Stammtisch. I'll be checking the board for information on the next one. Thanks.

Woow!!! That's cool.

The English-German-Stammtisch-Posting is back on the top. I know everything takes its time.

So in the next days i will post the information for our first meetup in the year 2007.

I wish you all marry X-Mas and a good start into 2007.

cu
michael

Would be interesting to get to know something about your first meeting.

Yep, I'm interested. I'm sure it would help me. Need lots of practice.

Would be interesting to know if it really worked the first time at the Stammtisch - or if it was more like what always happens to the two of us: we have the intention to speak Germany, and after abt. 2 minutes slide back into English...
*note to self* speak more German with Mat
*bang head on wall*

Hi Michael...

I know you have heard this before...l but I would also like some feedback about your first meeting and information on any other meeting that are likely to happen in the new year... It would be so helpful to speak more German... and of course any excuse to see other english speaking people... (I know this sounds pathetic I need to get out more) Merry New Year and Happy Christmas to All.

Hi there...
where can i find an ecxperience picture of the first meetup? Who have a link?
thx

@hammonia

I have some experience with English-German Tandempartnership (one native english speaker meets one german native speaker) and this works well ... sometimes a little bit too good

Now let's found this English-German-Stammtisch together ... just to see if it will work ... i think this is a very good idea.

cu
michael

Hi everybody!

For our first meetup in 2007 i suggest to go to the Cafe September. It has enough space and it is very central.

You can find it in Feldstr.60/ Ecke Karolinenstraße near the U-Bahn station Feldstrasse. For more information about the cafe
go to http://www.cafe-september.de/

I like to meet on the second sunday next year, 14. Jan 2007, at 11 o'clock a.m. and have brunch together.
I hope you all like this idea and have time on this sunday.

First meetup 2007: Sunday Brunch 14. Jan 2007
Time: 11 o'clock a.m.
Location: Cafe September Feldstrasse 60 Karolinenstraße near the U-Bahn station Feldstrasse

For this first meet up in the new year I suggest to speak all the time in german and then the next time in english and
afterwards keep this cycle. For people who are not used to speak continously in the foreign language it is ok to switch
anytime to their own language.

So ... please just post here if you like to come so that I can book seats accordingly.

Maria (from UK)
Michael (from Germany)
Jacob (from US)
...
Jun ?? (from New Zealand)
upupandaway ?? (from US)
Hammonia ??
Expat Mat ??
SunshineCoaster ?? (from Australian)
AndreHH ?? (from Germany)

For further native german speakers i will invite some friends of mine ... so there will be enough persons to speak german with.

ciao for now & cu
michael

Cafe September (Not nice cafe with horrible breakfast buffet) My suggestion, speak German and drink coffee!! (that was not too good either ) But do not eat there... it is a bit like an expensive imbiss...
Good luck on the learning German though

@aprilfool
I was already several times in Cafe September and everything was fine. But I have to admit I do not know the breakfast buffet. So if you are an expert for brunch and breakfast buffet which cafe would you recommend to meet up? It should be as centrally located as the Cafe September.

@all
Does anybody know a good cafe with a good brunch? Any suggestions are welcome.

And from my point of view the Cafe September is a nice and good cafe. If there is no better idea I still like to meet there.

Will be there, love the idea of a German/English Stammtisch

About the venue: if the breakfast is really that bad at September, maybe we should go some place anybody has actually tested for the breakfast?

My suggestion would be the Alex at Jungfernstieg, have been there with Mat's sister and brother-in-law, we all loved it. They have a huge range of warm and cold brunch buffet, as far as I know til 2 p.m.
It's central and easy to find.
Quite crowded though, so reservation is essential, i guess.

That an idea?

That's great and the idea to meet at Cafe Alex it's great too.



Now we are ...

Maria (from UK)
Michael (from Germany)
Jacob (from US)
Hammonia
...
Expat Mat ??
Jun ?? (from New Zealand)
upupandaway ?? (from US)
SunshineCoaster ?? (from Australian)
AndreHH ?? (from Germany)

For further native german speakers i will invite some friends of mine ... so there will be enough persons to speak german with.

ciao for now & cu
michael

Now I made the decision and the first meetup in this year will be at Cafe September.

I think it is a nice cafe and the atomsphere is very good to meet for an English-German-Stammtisch.
For the next meetup as you like we can go to Cafe Alex or any other nice cafe in Hamburg.

To find the Stammtisch in the cafe just ask the waitress or waiter for the English-German-Stammtisch TT.

Again all the important information when and where the meetup will be:


First meetup 2007: Sunday Brunch 14. Jan 2007
Time: 11 o'clock a.m.
Location: Cafe September, Feldstrasse 60 Ecke Karolinenstraße near the U-Bahn station Feldstrasse
Homepage: http://www.cafe-september.de/


Following persons have agreed to be at the English-German-Stammisch:

Michael (from Germany)
upupandaway (from US)
Hammonia
Expat Mat (Hammonia told me)
Sunshine Coaster (from Australia ) & Andreas (from Germany)
Andre (from Germany)
Jacob (from US)
Maria (from UK)

If anybody needs my mobile number for further questions or to be sure to find us please send me a message or an email.

I am very pleased to meet you all.

Bye for now

Michael

Hello Michael,

I'm new to this web page That all sounds like a great idea! I'm not in Hamburg yet, but me and a friend are planning to come and live there for a few months in the next couple of weeks - we love that city! I'm jealous that I cannot join in already! We have just got back from visiting friends in Hamburg and have suddenly made a crazy decision to go there to live and work. After just finishing University, we want to do something fun and exciting...my plan for this year was to learn German properly and living there is the perfect opportunity! However, we are both from England and our German speaking skills are very limited... therefore your English-German Stammisch sounds perfect. If you are still having these meet ups in a few weeks, i'd love to come along, or know how they are going. Also, this isn't really relevant to your posts, but do you have any advice that you could possibly give me on finding jobs (bar work etc) in Hamburg?! You sound like a very wise Hamburger, hehe!! I look forward to hearing from you,

Thank you!

Helen

Hello Michael,

I'm new to this web page That all sounds like a great idea! I'm not in Hamburg yet, but me and a friend are planning to come and live there for a few months in the next couple of weeks - we love that city! I'm jealous that I cannot join in already! We have just got back from visiting friends in Hamburg and have suddenly made a crazy decision to go there to live and work. After just finishing University, we want to do something fun and exciting...my plan for this year was to learn German properly and living there is the perfect opportunity! However, we are both from England and our German speaking skills are very limited... therefore your English-German Stammisch sounds perfect. If you are still having these meet ups in a few weeks, i'd love to come along, or know how they are going. Also, this isn't really relevant to your posts, but do you have any advice that you could possibly give me on finding jobs (bar work etc) in Hamburg?! You sound like a very wise Hamburger, hehe!! I look forward to hearing from you,

Thank you!

Helen

There will be many meetups in the next months. Take an appropriate one! the job will be more difficult. Every student here are looking for work in a bar or restaurant...

Hi Helen,

when you are both back to Germany I am sure the English-German-Stammtisch will still exist. Otherwise we could then start the Stammtisch together again.

cu soon

michael

That sounds like a very good plan to me Thanks for the job advice - my big problem's gonna be my limted knowledge of German!! Think my best bet might be trying some irish/english bars to start out!? Oh well, i'm sure it'll be OK. Good luck with your meetings, hope they work well and i'll let you know when we get there xx

Really sorry, but Mat and I can't make it to the Stammtisch tomorrow, but will be there next time. Just let us know the date.

Hope you guys have a lot of fun. Sorry again.

Hi Hammonia, it is ok. I hope we well see you next time.

Now we are four english native speakers and four german native speakers ... this looks very good to start an English-German-Stammtisch.

See you tomorrow.

did you guys meet?

my husband and i would be interested in joyning the stammtsich as well.

Hello, yesterday it was very nice at our English-German-Stammtisch and we like to continue to meet in regularly intervalls.
In all probability I will organize the next one in two or three weeks. And for the next time I will send all persons who agreed to
come my mobile number. So it will be sure that everybody could find the Stammtisch.

Stay tuned for the next meetup.

Hi.

I'm usually interested in coming to meetings, but it would have to be a totally smoke-free environment. Oma's is not, by any means, smoke-free.
Let me know when a meeting takes place.

Cheers!

Hello everybody!

Last sunday we had our first meetup and it was very nice. For that we like to continue the English-German-Stammtisch.

The idea ... Who likes to improve his or her german-speaking language skills? We are looking for native english speakers who like to meet native german speakers so that we can pratice together our foreign language skills in a relaxed atmosphere.

Last time we nearly spoke all the time in German ... so it would be nice this time to begin with English and if we like later on we can switch to German. This is a good change for the english native speaker to get acquainted with the german native speaker and it would be easier then to talk in german.

Because of the cosy atmosphere of the Cafe September we like to stay there for the second meetup which will be on Sunday, 28. Jan 2007, at 11 o'clock a.m. and if you like have brunch together.


Second meetup 2007: Sunday Brunch 28. Jan 2007
Time: 11 o'clock a.m.
Location: Cafe September, Feldstrasse 60 Ecke Karolinenstraße near the U-Bahn station Feldstrasse
Homepage: http://www.cafe-september.de/


All are welcome and join this Stamtisch having a great time and lots of fun.



Please send me a messages or just post here so that I can book seats accordingly.

If anybody needs my mobile number for further questions or to be sure to find us please send me a message or an email.

I am very pleased to meet you all.

Bye for now

Michael ; )

Following people already agreed to be at our next meetup:

Gabriela (from USA)
Jacob (from USA)
Michael (from Germany)

...
...

Hi guys,
Chris and I had a great time at the German/English Stammtisch yesterday. We hope to see you all in two weeks and maybe meet some new people who will hopefully come to the next meet up.
Michele

Indeed it was very nice and a lot of new people came along. Together we were 10 persons, 6 english native speakers and 4 german native speakers.
That's very good for an English-German-Stammtisch.

I still like to have the next meetup at Cafe September. But if anybody has a recommendation of another nice and centrally located cafe like this one
we can also rotate the location.


Next meetup: Sunday Brunch 11. Feb 2007
Preferred language this time: German (take the chance to practice your German language skills )
Time: 11 o'clock a.m.
Location: Cafe September, Feldstrasse 60 Ecke Karolinenstraße near the U-Bahn station Feldstrasse
Homepage: http://www.cafe-september.de/


Please send me a messages or just post here so that I can book seats accordingly.

If anybody needs my mobile number for further questions or to be sure to find us please send me a message or an email.

cu in 2 weeks

Michael

At the moment following people will be there this Sunday:

Jacob (from USA)
Sonya (from UK)
Gabriela (from USA)
Michael (from Germany)

.. and you
.. and you too

cu
michael

... and Jessica (from Germany)
and perhaps Florian (from Germany too)

Hi, I've just arrived in Hamburg this week speaking very little German. I don't suppose there's another meet-up planned soon as it would be great to practise some German with other English-speaking people.

Natasha

This is a great idea! How has it been working out? Please let me know when the next meeting is, my husband and I will be there!

Ps. Is it okay if your German isn't very good yet? Can you still come and observe somewhat, or should we be fluent to join in?

Next German\English Stamm Tisch is on Sunday 25 February at 11.00pm... Mangold Lokal... Öl Mühle 30... U-Bahn Feldstrasse... into Marktstrasse... first right...

Let me know if you are interested in coming... I have to make bookings... it is always interesting and enjoyable...

MargieX

Next Stamm Tisch will be on Sunday 25 February at 11.00pm... Mangold Lokal... Öl Mühle 30... U-Bahn Feldstrasse... into Marktstrasse... first right...

Let me know if you intend to come... I have to make bookings...

MargieX

...and the next one??