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Hi, or Moin as the nothern german says

Post: # 82828Post Arimiel »

Hi,
I am Arimiel or rather Lisa- the crazy german that regulary beats herself up about her terrible grasp of her favourite langauage. So do not mind my comments, my bad spelling and grammar... 9 years of only schools english weren't very productive...
I am currently 19 and likely one of the youngest here.. so most of my knowledge is rather second hand than expirience....
I lived in a little village till I was 11 but then we moved twice till what remained of my family made itself a nest in Bremen...
I would rather live back in my village with all the gossipers and criminals that made my childhood an adventure...
I am becoming selfsufficientish on m balconery because its the only place in my rooms which isn't overun by books.... :geek:
I do mostly reading... but I dream to write some awesome book to get the money for my own little selfsufficientish farm...
Well... i hope I can do it fast because (spoken with the true impatience of youth) i do not want to work till I am 60 to suddenly realise that there isn't any slightly natural place to live left...well....
I hope we will have fun togehter here
(I told you already in the beginning but for good measure...english is only my second language.... please forgive me my small and big mistakes :cooldude: )
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Post: # 82834Post snapdragon »

Welcome in Arimiel

your english is considerably better than my german (three years of school german classes many many years ago)

Aber wilkommen in SelfsufficientIsh, :mrgreen: Ich hoeffe sie haben hier viel spass

Now I'll bet my rememberance of grammar has gone and I got the verb in the wrong place :oops:
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Post: # 82856Post Arimiel »

Thank you for the warm welcome, snapdragon...
You would have lost the bet ^^The verbs are on the right places... Your german is good for three years...
I had five years french... (okay... I didn't do a thing for it) .... and I can barely say what my name is and how old I am XD the very first chapter of the school books... :lol:
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Post: # 82859Post red »

welcome :flower:
You English seems pretty good to me, and much much much better than my German, (I only know enough to order a large beer, and say thankyou....).
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Post: # 82867Post Millymollymandy »

I won't even attempt any German, I'll just say Bonjour which I'm sure you remember from school! Welcome. :flower:

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Post: # 82894Post gigglybug »

Hello and welcome Arimiel :hello2:

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Post: # 82913Post old tree man »

Hi and welcome Arimiel

Russ :flower:
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Post: # 82943Post Arimiel »

Wow, thank you for the warm welcome! I am sure we will have much fun and very nice discussions/chats...
Can't wait to make your knowledge mine, too :geek:
Ah.. a little warning bevor hand.... ahm... I am very very crazy... so.. don't mind some of my comments.... XD .. I am a weirdo... :dave:
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Your in good company then :geek:

welcome to 'ish :wave:
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Post: # 82993Post mauzi »

Hi and Welcome. I also think that your english is pretty good. It is such a pleasure to see someone so young on the forum and interested in a self-sufficienisht lifestyle. I love your courage and look forward to catching up some more. PS I did my equestrian training in Germany and I can tell you my German is no where as good as your english.

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Post: # 83259Post Arimiel »

thank you fo the warm welcome,too, annpan and mauzi.
You came for your equestian training the whole way up/down :cooldude: to germany?Do/Did you ride in competions?
Which part of this little country did you live in? I hope you were south..... my homestead is pretty boring..... and unnatural.... the north of the lower saxon is pretty much wrung out of swamps and wrestled out of the sea.... so its mostly pasture... flat.... wide.. full of fences.... and a few trees and many houses in between.... famouse for its sheep, cows, and Rhododendron..... yuck.... why do people love a flower/scrub that is oly beautifull for 2weeks up to a month and then pretty useless... and quite ugly..
Lol.. i love to make my coutry looking bad.... the only really good thing is the sailor delicacy Labskaus..... potatos and corned beef mashed together served with fried egg and gherkins (sometimes with "matjes"/Soused herring and beetroot).... :lol:
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Post: # 83265Post ina »

Moin, moin, Lisa - you are not the only German here! However, I live in Scotland...

Don't run down my favourite part of Germany - I love the North, flat as it is! And last time I was there I didn't see that much Rhododendron, either - far less than there is here, anyway!
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Post: # 83267Post Jackie »

Finland is as flat and lots of water and swamps too. :wink:

And I am also a German. :flower:

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Post: # 83274Post Arimiel »

waah.... so many people who welcome me... i am touched ^^
Thanks, you two...
wow... germans living all over the world... i really love that... i wish all people could live in the country they want.... without having to fear the beraucracy or the political climate.... <<do you see the order... i fear nothing more than paper-shufflers....(i like that word... i hope its usable in context...)
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waah.... so many people who welcome me... i am touched ^^
Thanks, you two...
wow... germans living all over the world... i really love that... i wish all people could live in the country they want.... without having to fear the beraucracy or the political climate.... <<do you see the order... i fear nothing more than paper-shufflers....(i like that word... i hope its usable in context...)

Jacki...Finland ... wow ^^ a friend of mine plans on moving there after university.... she wanted to take me with her but i thought it much to cold... and the language would kill me....^^
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