I honeymooned in Southern Germany back in '97. In the outskirts of Munich, we visited a charming little town where an nice old man showed us his homemade mechanical creations which each utilized the hydropower of water flowing downhill in in his yard. After viewing and marvelling at his genius, I departed with a hearty "Tschuss!". He just looked at me, seeming to scowl with contempt. I've assumed all this time that I somehow failed to offer proper deference to his age and status by using such an informal term. Still don't know if I just misinterpreted his response, or what.
On 1/12/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My daughter spent a year in Germany in 99-00. She used it then. We > visited her family in Bavaria (Bayruth) in 2002 and they all used the > word. I can't remember is the family in Aachen used it, but I think they did. > > I am afraid the [slang?] has even been put to use in Bavaria. I wondered > about the origin and use also. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D (207k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
