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Just how German are "German Christmas Markets"? (lemmy.world)
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All the staff are bloody English! How am I meant to practice German if none of them bloody speak it?!

False advertising.

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[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Paying silly money for it IS however very genuine for a German Christmas market.

[–] Treczoks@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Well, yes indeed!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s a German Christmas Market

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 points 1 year ago

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 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a regular Christmas Market. Never heard of a German one though

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They are from Germany, that's why some call them "German" Christmas Market.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glühwein is awesome. How does European Santa differ from I'm guessing British Santa?

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm used to Coca-Cola (capatilist) santa.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think "European Santa" is very far from that, with bunch of variations across Europe of course