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I've never been to a "German Christmas Market" in the UK, but I'll be there in December, so if you can point me to one round NEL, I could check how much "German" is there.
I had a "German Bratwurst" in the UK once. The Bratwurst was OK, but the roll was a soft roll, which would be a no-go in Germany, I assume the "German Christmas Market" is similar, trying to copy, and getting it right up to a certain level.
They're quite common in most of the big cities (I've been to the one in Manchester quite a bit, that's been running since the 80s) you get to drink gluhwein, eat schnitzel, but wooden toys and get a bit cold and underwhelmed in the process.
You drink weird tasting warmed wine and eat stale pretzels. Creepy European Santa is present. Also, pop-up shops and I didn't know dried horse meat was a thing in Frankfort.
They are a German thing that does happen in Germany in pretty much most inner cities. At least for the bigger ones.
Christmas markets date to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire that included many eastern regions of France.[2] They became a popular Advent custom during the Reformation era.[1] Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434 and one of the first true Christmas markets;[5] earlier markets of the season were "December markets".[5][6] Early mentions of these "December markets" can be found in Vienna (1298),[7] Munich (1310),[5] Bautzen (1384),[8] and Frankfurt (1393).[9]
I went to one in Bonn but as it was so long ago that Bonn was still the capital of West Germany I don't remember it will enough to say how it compares to Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh etc.
Also went to Cologne cathedral and there was some b*****d in a kilt standing outside playing the bagpipes
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Treczoks@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 2y
Wenn Du Deutsch üben willst, dann lass uns anfangen...
I've never been to a "German Christmas Market" in the UK, but I'll be there in December, so if you can point me to one round NEL, I could check how much "German" is there.
I had a "German Bratwurst" in the UK once. The Bratwurst was OK, but the roll was a soft roll, which would be a no-go in Germany, I assume the "German Christmas Market" is similar, trying to copy, and getting it right up to a certain level.
EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
What is NEL?
CptVimes@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Not OP but I'd assume northeast London
snaprails@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
Very close. Well, on a cosmic scale anyway 🙂 (I'd assumed London too until I saw the answer)
Treczoks@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y
North East Lincolnshire, our twinned city.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I complain loudly about this type of thing every time I go to Taco Bell.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
That is ridiculous and hilarious!
theKalash@feddit.ch · 7 pts · 2y
You probably need to go to German Christmas Market in Germany. Though most of the staff will still speak English.
Z3k3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
What's a German Christmas Market?
Is that an England thing or just a long name for Christmas markets
cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Manchester and Brum have them round Xmas time selling 'German' Bratwurst and beer for £8 with lots of German flags waving.
People were buying tiny pots of baked beans with curry powder in them for silly money.
If they plan to charge me a tenner for a sausage I demand to be served in bloody German!
Treczoks@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 2y
OK, one thing I can tell you is that "baked beans with curry powder" is 100% NOT genuine for a German Christnas market.
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y
Paying silly money for it IS however very genuine for a German Christmas market.
Treczoks@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 2y
Well, yes indeed!
Emperor@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 2y
They're quite common in most of the big cities (I've been to the one in Manchester quite a bit, that's been running since the 80s) you get to drink gluhwein, eat schnitzel, but wooden toys and get a bit cold and underwhelmed in the process.
Z3k3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Edinburgh has a regular Christmas Market. Not a German in sight.
Although I will admit it is superbly underwhelming.
Never seen the personally in Glasgow but I'm not there as often as Edinburgh
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
You drink weird tasting warmed wine and eat stale pretzels. Creepy European Santa is present. Also, pop-up shops and I didn't know dried horse meat was a thing in Frankfort.
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
But the horse meat!?
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
DarkThoughts@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Horse schlong pretzels.
Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
Z3k3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Sounds like a regular Christmas Market. Never heard of a German one though
DarkThoughts@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
They are from Germany, that's why some call them "German" Christmas Market.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Glühwein is awesome. How does European Santa differ from I'm guessing British Santa?
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Looks like regular Santa to me, not sure what's creepy about that. Is British Santa not the same as that?
Pistcow@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I'm used to Coca-Cola (capatilist) santa.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I don't think "European Santa" is very far from that, with bunch of variations across Europe of course
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
DarkThoughts@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
They are a German thing that does happen in Germany in pretty much most inner cities. At least for the bigger ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_market
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
snaprails@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y
I went to one in Bonn but as it was so long ago that Bonn was still the capital of West Germany I don't remember it will enough to say how it compares to Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh etc. Also went to Cologne cathedral and there was some b*****d in a kilt standing outside playing the bagpipes
knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
They are very german where i live
starchylemming@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
are they in germany perhaps?
ken_cleanairsystems@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y
But you probably don't call them "German Christmas markets"...
DarkThoughts@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
We do, just without the "German" but of course in German and as a compound word: Weihnachtsmarkt