For a few reasons - Firstly I am alwas impressed by someone who speaks a 2nd language - I studied German at school (a good few years ago now) so am not toally new to the language.

I am also half german myself (german father) so I have a link to Germany. Unfortunately I was not brought up bi-lingual.

Finally, I have spent qite a few £££s on German language CD's -so if I don't use them the other half will kill me [sm=smiley1.gif]

 

[align=center]Cool which you have there forwards.
In which part of Germany do you stand in contact???
Or in which Federal State in Germany you are in the contact???
Again learn much luck with.

Nicky#69
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I don't really have any relatives in Germany now, but they were in Hamburg - I used to visit every year when I was a kid, 25 years ago or so!

I have not been to Germany for a long time now, but if I manage to get better at the language I'd like to do a bike trip over there - next year perhaps.

 

Wow,Hamburg is a very beautiful city.
Here I have some pictures of my homeland
in the federation state Bavaria for you.











Despite which I live in beautiful Bavaria,America
is my favourite country.
Much fun with look at the pictures from my homeland.

Nicky#69

 

Hi and [sm=welcomesign.gif]Destructo!
Always glad to have Brit on the board
Oh, and lovely 900RR...err.. I mean Fireblade

 

Wow Nicky, you live in an amazing place - those pics are great! There are some nice places over here too - the Lake District and parts of Scotland look similar.

 

Thanks for the welcome - do you not use the 'Fireblade' name in the US?

 

Hey Destructo.
From a fellow Pom living in Oz,long Term,the recession will hit as the year gets on,only early yet.Big slump in un-employment is forecast,especially in Manufacturing.Utilities expected to rise sharply ie;Gas,Electricity etc.House prices are expected to drop & rents to go through the roof.......etc etc

 

We have always just known them as Fireblades here ..also shortened to just "blade" ..they absolutley exploded here in the early 90s and everyone and his brother got himself a blade .. I suppose with good reason, they really were *that* good ..anyone else from the UK remember one of our experienced motorcycle testers killing himself not long after launch?? ..I think it was superbike or performance bike or one of them ..I think he opened the taps too much too soon and hit a van, had a family and children too .. very sad

Jules

 

Hmm, sounds like we'rea fewmonths ahead of you or so - we're not 'officially' in recession yet, but will be when it is announced this month when the last quarter's figures are in. The media are going on about 600,000 people to lose their jobs this year + other general doom and gloom - I'm a firm believer that you can talk yourself in to a recession (or at least make it worse) and that is just what we are doing over here.

We still plan to get over to Oz, but will have to wait and see now what happens - we had planned to be leaving the UK at the end of 2009 but that plan is out of the window. Still, good things come to those who wait, or so they say.....