Sarcasm....the highest form of expressing your german disdain

There was a time when i  believed the germans didn't understand  sarcasm. A time when sarcastic response to say, a german pointing out the obvious would immediately be met with confusion...or worse

German: the sky is blue

Me: How observant of you

German: Your right, I am very observant, thank you for noticing

Nevertheless, it has lately come to my attention that the Germans do understand sarcasm, or rather that they understand their own particular brand, which is used almost exclusively to convey spite and what a shitty day, week (or 1939-1945) , they are having

Z.B the word toll (good) is used almost exclusively in a bitter sarcastic sense, much like jawoll (the enthusiastic ja as i call it)

Teacher: Ok you're taking the class today, because i dont feel like it

Ali: but i'm only the assistant, i'm not prepared

Teacher: toll.....(lifeless face)

Ali: ok maybe I could do something, spontaneous

Teacher: das wäre wunderschöne.....(lifeless face)

Ali: erm everything alright?

Teacher: jawoll.....

Ali: right then...vielen Dank

the list could go on but there's no real need, because as I write this, I am reminded that I am simply pointing out what has become obvious to most, that the majority of (ok so not all just mostly older generation) Germans are bitter, humorless and wouldn't know a hard days work because they're already to busy filling out Complaint form b6-325 "had to work beyond lunch time today-therefore couldn't go home and eat cabbage or watch Bauer sucht Frau....also there wasn't enough pickle on my Müsli this morning"

Everyday this blog becomes less of a recording of my experiences and more of a rant....maybe its for the best (und daher wird es vielleicht witziger? Egal!)

Wer ist dieser Sherlock? Das macht kein Sinn

Luckily the irony is lost on me...... 

kein Bock

So lately i haven't been posting much, because i'm really lazy and any kind of writing seems a chore to me...
Nevertheless; i have say to that if i see one more weird german pupil try and sneak a stealthy sandwich bite during one of my lessons again i'm actually going to piss myself laughing.....then maybe il beat the crap out of them with their baguette, gotta keep them disciplined.

I see you, you sneaky bastard

In other news ive bought more tabacco, and it turns out vanilla and cherry combine so well....shame there's no fuckin menthol filters in this bloody country.....

Also lessons have been going well lately.....especially the one where we played taboo (2 hours of cutting out freakin cards) but it was worth it for 20mins of joy on their faces. 

Bochum this weekend, i'm buzzin for it...until next time reader...

for crying out loud...that's not even subtle

.....on a serious note today we remember....wear your poppies with pride

Possible Dissertation Topic:

'The Myth of German Efficiency';

how the fuck did it start and who keeps spreading this bullshit?

I've already written like 500 words on this, i could easily stretch it out to 10,000 after another 7 months here....

Changing the topic, outside of work things have been going really well here. Just got back from Düren, was in Düsseldorf a few days before..TWICE..its been awesome
- i'd write more but im feeling lazy, but expect more juicy blog entries in the next few days as i sit hopefully altbier in hand, with a bit of free time and creative inspiration. In the meantime I say tchüss bis später!

also fuck knows there's no way i'm choosing to write a dissertation next year, haven't got the patience for it...even though the paper would be the dog's bollocks. Gott sei dank i get the choice at Leeds
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