Lea Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 We have a lot of Bazaars this time of year. Sounds kinda like what you mean. They sell all kinds of stuff at them. Mostly handmade stuff. People rent space in a building and either set up booths or tables to display their stuff on. They have bazaars through out the year but holidays are the biggest draw. A lot of them can be kind of expensive. I've been both a seller and a buyer at them. There fun. Some people make a lot of money selling at them throught out the year. People work making the stuff for a good part of the year so it will be ready for the Christmas season. I haven't gone to one in years tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 We don't really have Christmas markets that resemble German ones. I wish we did, I remember liking those from back in my very-young days in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) We have a lot of Bazaars this time of year. Sounds kinda like what you mean. They sell all kinds of stuff at them. Mostly handmade stuff. People rent space in a building and either set up booths or tables to display their stuff on. They have bazaars through out the year but holidays are the biggest draw. A lot of them can be kind of expensive. I've been both a seller and a buyer at them. There fun. Some people make a lot of money selling at them throught out the year. People work making the stuff for a good part of the year so it will be ready for the Christmas season. I haven't gone to one in years tho. I wouldn't describe it as a bazaar, really - the stuff you can buy there is mostly an extra to the experience of actually being there also I forgot to mention that there are a couple of small rides, ferris wheels etc, but that's mostly for the kids anyway and while every city above a population of 10.000 has one, the one here, in Rostock, is the "biggest in the North (of Germany)"... 250 booths on a stretch of 3.2 km (2 miles)... I think they expect something between 1.5 - 2 million visitors this year... PS. more pictures Edited December 6, 2007 by Guest link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 We have "Holiday Fairs" here. They are not called "Christmas Fairs" for fear of the ACLU suing them, but we have similar events. There are also parades in a lot of the smaller towns in LA county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 We are uncomfortable with the use of the Islamic word 'bazaar' as it strikes us as being a bit too Islamic and a potential for a hotbed of fundamentalism . Please call them 'Freedom Sales ' from now on . -Der Dept. Of Homelund Sekurity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 out here in the West we use the term "craft fair" (where people seel their homemade creations), "farmer's market" (for the open-air markets where you can buy lots of great fresh veggies and fruit), and "street fair" (which is everything all rolled up into one). There's also swap meets which occur weekly where people typically have a "permanent" booth set up to hawk their wares, whether it be food of some sort, new products, or used items like you would sell at a garage sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 out here in the West we use the term "craft fair" (where people seel their homemade creations), "farmer's market" (for the open-air markets where you can buy lots of great fresh veggies and fruit), and "street fair" (which is everything all rolled up into one). There's also swap meets which occur weekly where people typically have a "permanent" booth set up to hawk their wares, whether it be food of some sort, new products, or used items like you would sell at a garage sale. yes, we call that 'market' the Christmas market is a different concept, I guess you have to be there to know what it's like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 we call that 'market' Then I'll go with the short answer: yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 a very common superstition here is that wishing someone a "Happy Birthday" in advance brings bad luck... so much that eg, it's much better to wish them a couple days later... is that a German quirk only or do you know something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 it's bad luck when you forget someone's birthday I'm actually the worst person in that, every 15th of february my parents have to remind me it's my birthday xd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 ^ is that a hint? don't worry, we won't forget (there's a little cake next to your name then ) now, I googled a bit and so you see that I'm not crazy: German Culture Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 hehe no it wasn't a hint, I don't actually care that much about birthdays, every excuse to party is good for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Are you sure you didn't hear about the valuable SongFacts Gift Pack that is sent to everyone on their birthday? Hmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 keep talking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I've already said too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I saw on a Travel Channel program that parks in Munich are "clothing optional". Is that common in Europe? I've never heard of those sorts of parks anywhere. Beaches, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 that's the "English Garden" in Munich, and I think this rule only applies to parts of it (with a river or lake in it, so that could qualify as a beach ) I dunno if other large city parks have that rule too, it could very well be *shrugs shoulders* btw, I heard that many locals don't like to use it anymore because apperantly it became quite famous for foreign tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 we don't have that here, but we do have a nude-beach arn't those parks in the US too? (or was it UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ry 71 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 it's bad luck when you forget someone's birthday Hey, everyone here forgot my birthday (or just weren't notified/aware of it, but let's ignore that). A PLAGUE ONTO YOUR HOUSES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 well, to tell you the truth, YOU were the one who didn't want to inform us of your birthday how were we supposed to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 we don't have that here, but we do have a nude-beach arn't those parks in the US too? (or was it UK) Well, they aren't legally clothing optional in the states The show I saw made it seem like the whole park was clothing optional. I had never heard of a park being that way, so I was a little surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 There are a few legal nude beaches sprinkled up and down the California coast, but they are all difficult to get to so that there is some sort of shelter from prying eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 There are a few legal nude beaches sprinkled up and down the California coast, but they are all difficult to get to so that there is some sort of shelter from prying eyes. I thought prying eyes were the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyJane Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi everyone! my name is Tammy and i live in sunny South Africa! at the moment i am living in a suburb of Johannesburg but i will soon(as in tomorrow) be moving to Pretoria as i am going to university there! okay. when i look outside my window... sorry to disappoint but i live on a main road opposite a fire station and next door to a KFC. no wild animals in sight. we have a holiday house in Vumelane which is near Kruger National Park and we see wild animals there but otherwise not so much. as for education, im not the best person to ask because my school did the Cambridge system so i have just written my AS and A levels on a british syllabus. Im sure wikipedia has some frightening statistics on literacy and education here because it is frightening. feel free to ask any other questions you may have about my country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hey, everyone here forgot my birthday (or just weren't notified/aware of it, but let's ignore that). A PLAGUE ONTO YOUR HOUSES! Yes, Farin is right... you should have told us... instead of posting a weird funeral cake as your avatar I even asked you if it was your b-d but I got no answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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