Comments on: Meta - Book is out + excuses, excuses http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/ German Quirks from an American Perspective Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dave http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-48884 Dave Thu, 12 May 2011 13:21:06 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-48884 I lived in Germany for a few years and thought of something for you to write about. Germans give themselves birthday parties. You have to pay for all your friends on your birthday! Another odd thing, never wish Happy Birthday in advance. It's bad luck. I just love your blog and will use it in my German class. Thanks to your "no bad words" policy, my middle school students will be able to enjoy it. I lived in Germany for a few years and thought of something for you to write about. Germans give themselves birthday parties. You have to pay for all your friends on your birthday! Another odd thing, never wish Happy Birthday in advance. It’s bad luck.
I just love your blog and will use it in my German class. Thanks to your “no bad words” policy, my middle school students will be able to enjoy it.

]]> By: Florian Blaschke http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-32813 Florian Blaschke Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:34:02 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-32813 Marie, unfortunately there's no English translation yet so far ... Marie, unfortunately there’s no English translation yet so far …

]]> By: Marie http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-32517 Marie Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:40:20 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-32517 Hi. I have spend a year in the United States and I am now reading your book. I really like it and I would like my American family that I stayed with during that year to read it. Is it possible to get the book in English? If so: where am I supposed to get it? Thanks. Hi. I have spend a year in the United States and I am now reading your book. I really like it and I would like my American family that I stayed with during that year to read it. Is it possible to get the book in English? If so: where am I supposed to get it?
Thanks.

]]> By: Heiko http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-31152 Heiko Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:28:51 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-31152 Hi John, first, friends from North Carolina sent me some pages from your blog a couple of weeks ago. Last week I found your book on the shelf at my favourite book dealer. I really like it. And yes - irony is not understood by the translator - but nevertheless, her comments are very funny too. Heiko Hi John,

first, friends from North Carolina sent me some pages from your blog a couple of weeks ago. Last week I found your book on the shelf at my favourite book dealer. I really like it. And yes - irony is not understood by the translator - but nevertheless, her comments are very funny too.

Heiko

]]> By: Maren http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-30105 Maren Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:51:15 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-30105 Hello John, I got your book as a birthday present from a good friend. I read it a few days ago, chapter by chapter and I really loved it. :) One big thing I need to say is that I like American English best. In school we had to learn British English and it never felt good to learn these words.. :( I'd like to go to America one day to see how the people over there really are. :D Keep going, I also hope to read more of you soon. Greetings from Lover Saxony Maren Hello John,

I got your book as a birthday present from a good friend.
I read it a few days ago, chapter by chapter and I really loved it. :)
One big thing I need to say is that I like American English best. In school we had to learn British English and it never felt good to learn these words.. :(
I’d like to go to America one day to see how the people over there really are. :D

Keep going, I also hope to read more of you soon.

Greetings from Lover Saxony

Maren

]]> By: Niko Schwarz http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-24993 Niko Schwarz Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:46:17 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-24993 I've bought your books, now write more articles! I’ve bought your books, now write more articles!

]]> By: Mike http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-24417 Mike Sun, 16 May 2010 00:38:16 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-24417 Hello John, I´ve read your book "Nothing for ungood" and I recognized myself in some captures :) and I loved it, especially the capture "Why the sun doesn´t shine in Germany" When I read Janas comment before, I remember the capture, which is describing that Germans are always correct the faults of Americans in Pronunciation. So, I hope to read more of you. Nice greetings from Saxony (same Bundesland like Jana) Mike Hello John,

I´ve read your book “Nothing for ungood” and I recognized myself in some captures :) and I loved it, especially the capture “Why the sun doesn´t shine in Germany”

When I read Janas comment before, I remember the capture, which is describing that Germans are always correct the faults of Americans in Pronunciation.

So, I hope to read more of you.

Nice greetings from Saxony (same Bundesland like Jana)

Mike

]]> By: Jana http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-23026 Jana Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:34:04 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-23026 Hallo John, ich habe Dein Buch verschlungen und es - ganz im Gegensatz zu Schreiberin Eva Wolf (siehe oben) - seeeehr lustig gefunden. An vielen Stellen habe ich laut losgelacht. Ich freue mich schon sehr auf ein weiteres Buch (!???), denn es gibt garantiert noch tausend andere Dinge auf so eine charmante und witzige Art zu analysieren! Mir fiel übrigens auf, dass Du in den Beispielen welche Du aus Deinem blog (am Ende des Buches) zitierst häufig in Lautsprache die Übersetzung gibst. Ist es nicht (auch wieder so eine komische deutsche Art etwas gerade tun zu sollen statt "nicht" zu tun) besser, um bei dem Beispiel im Buch zu bleiben: "Ick be-donke-a mick by eenan reckt herts-lick" das ausgesprochene deutsche 'ch' zu ersetzen durch das englisch 'sh' wie "shining", also : Ish be-donke-a mish by eenan resht herts-lish"?? Denn das "ick" und "mockte" (in der Aussprache) macht ja das amerikanische Deutsch gerade so lustig! Ich werde das Buch auf "alle Fälle weiter empfehlen"! Liebe Grüsse aus Sachsen (einem Bundesland, dass Du leider nicht besucht hast - es aber beim nächsten Mal unbedingt tun solltest, denn bei uns ist wieder alles anders) Jana Hallo John,

ich habe Dein Buch verschlungen und es - ganz im Gegensatz zu Schreiberin Eva Wolf (siehe oben) - seeeehr lustig gefunden. An vielen Stellen habe ich laut losgelacht.
Ich freue mich schon sehr auf ein weiteres Buch (!???), denn es gibt garantiert noch tausend andere Dinge auf so eine charmante und witzige Art zu analysieren!
Mir fiel übrigens auf, dass Du in den Beispielen welche Du aus Deinem blog (am Ende des Buches) zitierst häufig in Lautsprache die Übersetzung gibst.
Ist es nicht (auch wieder so eine komische deutsche Art etwas gerade tun zu sollen statt “nicht” zu tun) besser, um bei dem Beispiel im Buch zu bleiben: “Ick be-donke-a mick by eenan reckt herts-lick” das ausgesprochene deutsche ‘ch’ zu ersetzen durch das englisch ’sh’ wie “shining”, also : Ish be-donke-a mish by eenan resht herts-lish”??
Denn das “ick” und “mockte” (in der Aussprache) macht ja das amerikanische Deutsch gerade so lustig!

Ich werde das Buch auf “alle Fälle weiter empfehlen”!

Liebe Grüsse aus Sachsen (einem Bundesland, dass Du leider nicht besucht hast - es aber beim nächsten Mal unbedingt tun solltest, denn bei uns ist wieder alles anders)

Jana

]]> By: Schenja http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-22056 Schenja Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:09:51 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-22056 Hi. I really enjoyed reading this book. :) :) :) Es ist nicht empfehlenswert es an öffentlichen Orten (z.B. im Bus zu lesen), weil man ständig Lachanfälle bekommt und einem merwürdige Blicke sicher sind. "Der Smoking ist ein tuxedo. Nur mit einer Zigarette bekleidet zu einer Festveranstaltung zu gehen wäre unter Umständen auch nicht ganz angemessen..." ROFL Hi.

I really enjoyed reading this book. :) :) :) Es ist nicht empfehlenswert es an öffentlichen Orten (z.B. im Bus zu lesen), weil man ständig Lachanfälle bekommt und einem merwürdige Blicke sicher sind.

“Der Smoking ist ein tuxedo. Nur mit einer Zigarette bekleidet zu einer Festveranstaltung zu gehen wäre unter Umständen auch nicht ganz angemessen…” ROFL

]]> By: Niko http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-20935 Niko Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:07:30 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2009/10/15/meta-book-is-out-excuses-excuses/#comment-20935 I bought your book! Love me! Btw, does it sell nicely? I bought your book! Love me! Btw, does it sell nicely?

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