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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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Germany - Word Association?
What up to a dozen or so words or phrases come to mind when you think of Germany? - Positive words or phrases only please.

Mine

Bratwursts
Beer Halls
Beer Gardens
Pretzels
Gluh Wein
Orderly
Aldi
(Have a) Gute Fahrt
Autobahn
Die Bahn
Oompah Bands
Dirndls
Prost!

WHAT WORDS COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN THINKING OF GERMANY?
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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oompah bands is NOT a positive word lol
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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Oktoberfest
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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King Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz
Oktoberfest
Burg Eltz
Gulaschsuppe

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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Castles
Alps
J.S.Bach
weinerschnitzel
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Spaghetti-Eis !
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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all of the above, plus..

Reunification
Schweinhaxe
Riesling
Luther
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Beer Stein
Icewine
Cuckoo clocks
Black Forest
Berlin Wall
Octoberfest
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Noch einmal.
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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Clean
Efficient
Automobiles
ICE
Alps
Venison
Dornfelder
Castles
Rivers
Pubs
Strudel
Advent
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Spargel
Lederhosen
Hofbrauhaus
The Student Prince
Sebastian Koch
Anne-Sophie Mutter
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Wanderweg
Aussichtsturm
Brauerei-Gaststätte
Frühstücksbuffet
Hefeweizen
Nußschokolade
Riesling-Kabinett
Christkindlesmarkt
Gemütlichkeit
Moselschifffahrt
Weserrenaissance
Bettbezug
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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My daughter-in-law.
Forests
Mountains
Riesling
Friendly
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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riesling
fake efficiency
long lead times
clean
great bus systems
weekday soldiers (spent the weekend inside a german security zone, no one noticed)
safe party enviroments(limited yob culture)
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Rauchbier (Schlenkerla)
Wurst
Weisbier (Weihenstephaner)
Spargel
Weisbier (Franziskaner)
Lebkuchen
Weisbier (Hacker-Pschorr)
Schweinhaxen
Weisbier (Erdinger)
Gruss Gott
Weisbier (Augustiner)
Tschuss
Weisbier (Paulaner)
Brezeln
Weisbier (Schneider)
Augustinerkeller
Bamberger Zwiebeln
Knodel
Sehnsucht....sniff......sniff
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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Oops ... I forgot: my brother-in-law and my two nieces
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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Weißbier (Huber Weisse)
http://www.hofbrauhaus-freising.de/huber-weisses/
Weißbier (Karg)
http://www.brauerei-karg.de/
Weißbier (Straubinger)
http://www.roehrlbraeu.eu/
Weißbier (Scheyern)
http://www.klosterbrauerei-scheyern.de/
Only the BEST.
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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Eventually I'll going to make my way to those too, logos.
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Old Aug 4th, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Ein prosit
Oktoberfest
King Ludwig II
Neuschwanstein
doppelbock dunkle
pork & chicken
maß
alps
spaetzle
castles
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