Tag: Kratzs
Kratz’s vocabulary: A birthday party for Gstandne z’Minga – Bavaria
stand On Saturday, Franz Duke of Bavaria celebrated his 90th birthday with many guests. At the thanksgiving service in the Jesuit Church of St. Michael in Munich, dozens of delegations…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Hemada, Haferlschuhe and Tote Hosen – Bavaria
Traditions, such as clothing, may seem strange to one or the other. It’s easy for an assignment to go completely haywire. shirt “I raised all oide Hemada!” an acquaintance recently…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Gfeide children and watery soups
In addition to its many timbres, the Bavarian dialect has another special feature: some attributes experience a shift in meaning, depending on whether they are given to a young or…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Pratzen away from the Töpferlbad – Bavaria
Many apartments once had no bathrooms, people washed in public institutions. The shower and tub baths were called drip baths because the water there often only trickled weakly from the…
Kratz’s vocabulary: How Nagelsmann mutated into Giftnickl – Bavaria
The FC Bayern coach was almost as annoyed as the HB male, who blew up in the TV commercial with anger. The Bavarian vocabulary knows the term Giftnickl for quick-tempered…
Kratz’s Vocabulary: Was Bertolt Brecht a Buckler? – Bavaria
buckle driver The playwright Bertolt Brecht was born 125 years ago. As important as his work may be, it used to annoy entire generations of students to be teased with…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Stöcklreiser – a slippery pleasure – Bavaria
Ice skates used to be designed in such a way that you had to screw the jaws of the runners to the shoes with a wrench. Many a boot heel…
Kratz’s vocabulary: when the teachers were still illuminating ear washes – Bavaria
When authorities still considered themselves to be immutable, it was truly no pleasure for a child to be disobedient. Ear Wash Race Recently on the train from Regensburg to Landshut.…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Can a smoked Rankerl be a sin? – Bavaria
About a specialty that is very popular with connoisseurs – unless they are vegan – at the turn of the year. In addition to the culinary delights, it is also…
Kratz’s vocabulary: Can a smoked Rankerl be a sin? – Bavaria
About a specialty that is very popular with connoisseurs – unless they are vegan – at the turn of the year. In addition to the culinary delights, it is also…