Germany is one of my favourite countries in the world. I've only been to Berlin and Munich but every German I have met is pleasant, knowledgable and helpful.
Great beer, decent food, cheap - what's not to like? Sent from my iPhone On 7 Dec 2012, at 09:30, "Tim Leslie" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Germans have got so many things right IMHO. Been over there a few > times now and just think they have got it right on so many levels. The > football is brilliant, I don't think the quality is La Liga/Premier League > level, but the connection to the fans is fantastic, at the end of the game > the players ALL come over to (In our case the Gelderd End) to thank the > fans properly (Whilst they all jump up and down in unison) It's called > something but I can't remember. Cheap tickets, great atmosphere, beer and > food in and around the ground. > Plus you get a sticker on every pub door, which denotes whether it is a > smoking pub or a smoke free one, exactly what IMHO we should have done in > this country. If you haven't been, go to Dusselfdorf via Jet2 and spend a > weekend in the Altstadt with a few mates (Try the brilliant Pork Sarnie > shop in the middle of the main drag at around 11PM, you'll never want to > eat a mucky kebab again!). HufHauses, Precision engineering that works, > good but cheap software (Teamviewer and PRTG are superb for the price!), > the ability to drive like a mature adult on the Autobahn. Their foods a > bit average mind. Shame half the country thinks their still all Nazis and > can't forget something that happened 70 years ago! > > >> I remember it being considered 'poncy' to go in any seats. >> >> On 3 Dec 2012, at 11:41, David Nattan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2012/dec/02/ermany-bundesliga-noisy-fans >>> >>> A real reminder of the good old days at ER and elsewhere - half of me >>> does >>> not want Prem football because it is so sanitised and seems to be >>> getting >>> worse season by season. I hardly watch any football inc MOTD and part of >>> that is down to the total lack of atmosphere at the grounds. ER is >>> getting >>> worse every year and only partly due to the team and the general malaise >>> around the club - all seaters and over enthusiastic stewarding etc are >>> killing it all and driving away the old , mainly working class*, fans >>> who >>> used a Saturday afternoon to get rid of all their pent up emotions etc. >>> Costs need to come down and safe standing areas are a must in my view >>> (albeit I would stay in the seats!) >>> >>> Dave >>> *( I know I am firmly middle class) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: >>> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
