Correct if you only think about the clothes and dances. But what about eating habits? Lederhosen wearers like to suck the veal sausage out of the skin and eat it with sweet mustard
When Spain claimed sovereignty over the area now known as Texas, they didn't actually have de facto control.
A big chunk of modern day residents of Texas trace their lineage back to waves of German and Czech migration. One large wave showed up in the 1830's and 1840's, negotiated a treaty with the Comanches who still controlled the land, and established German-speaking settlements through much of Central Texas. So actual control over the land was established by Germans more than it was Spanish.
Even in the portions of Texas conquered by Spanish settlers have now been settled by people who don't trace back to those Spaniards. The Spanish-speaking people of Texas declared independence with the rest of Mexico and became Mexicans. Then, after the war of Texas Independence, were mostly driven out by English-speaking Texians who had migrated from America (and largely trace back to to English, Scottish, or Irish migrants).
So no, modern day Texans are more German than they are Spanish. Just because the Spanish were the first to do it doesn't mean that they or their descendants actually held the land in the centuries that followed.
However, the majority of Texans according to the 2020 census is of latin/hispanic ethnicity (40.2%), followed by 39.8% white.
I don't know what US americans need to claim any descent or ancestry, but I have a feeling that more people would claim spanish than german.
Still, my original reason for making a comment is probably true, too: the actual displacement of Native Americans from Texas probably mostly happened at the hands of European Americans who weren't Spanish, because the Spanish were themselves displaced before Texas was "settled" by European Americans.
I'm arguing that the Spanish didn't "settle" most of Texas at all. They claimed sovereignty without control, and didn't "settle" it themselves because they were driven out themselves, before they had the ability to displace the native American tribes that were already there.
I'd say Germanys east is more like the flyover states in the US:
Used to be full of high payed industry jobs that were moved overseas (or Westgermany) and now it's nothing but hopelessness, crumbling infrastructure, meth, and faschists...
In my hometown up in the north, there was a students pub that offered a "whore's breakfast" ("Nuttenfrühstück") that was just a cup of coffee and a cig, so....
I moved from Bavaria to Saxony about two years ago. I always thought the whole "The West" "The East" thing was a joke and no one actually talked and thought like that.
Then I realized that it was just that there is "The East", "The West", and "Bavaria". Bavarians don't identify with "The West". Nothing "The East" says about "The West" applies well to Bavaria. It's just a very shielded microcosm. Bavarians don't identify as Germans. They identify as Bavarians primarily. They are doing their own thing.
I thought it was meant to be for if youre dumping someone and dont want the meal to last long or to pay for their food. Get in, have your 'last meal' together and then drop them and get out lol.
It's in the airport. Actually, Airbräu is the only brewery that is located in an airport as far as I know. It has also weirdly cheap (and very tasty) beer for being both in "Munich" and in an airport .
Mett is raw minced pork meat, and it is delicious. You just need good food saftey standards.
If you have a "eeeeeew" gut reaction about eating raw pork - that's how I felt hearing about sushi the first time. It's mostly about what you're used to.
Sushi and Mett, they are both quite safe to eat here in Germany. Of course there's always some minor remaining risk, but that's a looooot smaller than the risk of getting ran over by a car on my way to the store.
Good safety standards are wildly different in EU and US. In many parts of EU some form of raw meat or other is common, raw milk is not too unusual. Consuming these items in US is a small step away from voluntary food poisoning. Not considering all the cases of unsafe foods delivered to the US supermarkets. Anecdotally, I would say some call back or other happens once a month in US (would love more precise data, too lazy to look)
Uncooked ham is pretty common in the U.S., too. Anything labeled "country ham" is dry cured, and is usually uncooked. Prosciutto generally isn't cooked, either.
In terms of imports, the U.S. has approved the importation of some Spanish hams (jamón ibérico and jamón serrano) that are cured but not cooked, as well as uncooked prosciutto from Italy. The regulatory hoops are a little more difficult and hard for small producers to justify, but there are a handful of producers who have received the appropriate approvals to export to the U.S.
In defense of the restaurant (because I used to go there a lot) they also have a selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes. They do serve Bavarian classics and that's their main focus, but there are always some "modern"/"alternative" dishes.
That's not Germany that's Bavaria. Come on, every country has that one part full of crazy people that you don't want to compare the whole country to.
So, Bavaria is Germany’s version of Montreal or Florida?
I've seen it being compared to Texas before and - from a non-American point of view - that seems pretty accurate.
Accurate in more ways than one. "Howdy, pardner!" and cowboy hats is to the US what yodeling and slapping your Lederhosen is to Germany.
Correct if you only think about the clothes and dances. But what about eating habits? Lederhosen wearers like to suck the veal sausage out of the skin and eat it with sweet mustard
Aren't Texans originally German settlers anyway?
No. The original "settlement" (aka stealing land from and genociding indigenous people) of what is today Texas was done by the Spanish.
When Spain claimed sovereignty over the area now known as Texas, they didn't actually have de facto control.
A big chunk of modern day residents of Texas trace their lineage back to waves of German and Czech migration. One large wave showed up in the 1830's and 1840's, negotiated a treaty with the Comanches who still controlled the land, and established German-speaking settlements through much of Central Texas. So actual control over the land was established by Germans more than it was Spanish.
Even in the portions of Texas conquered by Spanish settlers have now been settled by people who don't trace back to those Spaniards. The Spanish-speaking people of Texas declared independence with the rest of Mexico and became Mexicans. Then, after the war of Texas Independence, were mostly driven out by English-speaking Texians who had migrated from America (and largely trace back to to English, Scottish, or Irish migrants).
So no, modern day Texans are more German than they are Spanish. Just because the Spanish were the first to do it doesn't mean that they or their descendants actually held the land in the centuries that followed.
Okay, I misread the original claim, my bad.
However, the majority of Texans according to the 2020 census is of latin/hispanic ethnicity (40.2%), followed by 39.8% white.
I don't know what US americans need to claim any descent or ancestry, but I have a feeling that more people would claim spanish than german.
That's fair, you're probably right.
Still, my original reason for making a comment is probably true, too: the actual displacement of Native Americans from Texas probably mostly happened at the hands of European Americans who weren't Spanish, because the Spanish were themselves displaced before Texas was "settled" by European Americans.
describes later waves of settlers
I'm arguing that the Spanish didn't "settle" most of Texas at all. They claimed sovereignty without control, and didn't "settle" it themselves because they were driven out themselves, before they had the ability to displace the native American tribes that were already there.
I believe that’s Wisconsin. Polish & German pocket of ancestry.
Uhhh, WISCONSIN!
Montreal is awesome wtf are you on about? You mean Alberta?
Interesting. I've spent more time in Ontario than any other province, and Newfoundland seems to be the area they all make fun of.
No, that would be the entirety of east Germany.
I'd say Germanys east is more like the flyover states in the US:
Used to be full of high payed industry jobs that were moved overseas (or Westgermany) and now it's nothing but hopelessness, crumbling infrastructure, meth, and faschists...
If the US had a state-sized version of Detroit, that would be a good comparison, too. Rust belt and such.
I mean, have you been to Michigan?
(jk, I haven't been and looking at orange turds antics probably won't visit the US in the near future lol)
I have not. My knowledge about Detroit is entirely based on 8 Mile.
Well that last part sure sounds like FL or man of the fly over states.
In my hometown up in the north, there was a students pub that offered a "whore's breakfast" ("Nuttenfrühstück") that was just a cup of coffee and a cig, so....
Australia has a "Dingo's Breakfast" = a piss and a look around
So after that you go find a baby to eat?
Ba-where?
I moved from Bavaria to Saxony about two years ago. I always thought the whole "The West" "The East" thing was a joke and no one actually talked and thought like that.
Then I realized that it was just that there is "The East", "The West", and "Bavaria". Bavarians don't identify with "The West". Nothing "The East" says about "The West" applies well to Bavaria. It's just a very shielded microcosm. Bavarians don't identify as Germans. They identify as Bavarians primarily. They are doing their own thing.
Hey now not everyone has a Florida
The “Perfect For Sharing” title should be placed on the top part of the box. At first glance, I thought the last meal was the one for sharing.
"You gonna finish that cigarette? Can I have it?"
Twos on that mate?
I remember a time doing fours on a cig lol
I hated that guy. Fuck off and buy your own fags!!
I thought the same, like congrats on making it even more pathetic. Hey bro wanna go halfsies on a last meal?
"Babe, you just chill, I know exactly what to order"
I thought it was meant to be for if youre dumping someone and dont want the meal to last long or to pay for their food. Get in, have your 'last meal' together and then drop them and get out lol.
That’s almost like the old ”Finnish Breakfast Meme” but a healthier version.
https://youtu.be/GZSxuXwJE7k
The most German thing here 'sausage salad'
It's a lighter, refreshing alternative to meat salad.
I like steak salad. with bacon instead of lettuce
Pretzel and 2 slices of bread.
1 cigarette for a €1? That seems like a deal.
Cigarettes have become more expensive but right now they're at 9 € for 22 pcs. So less than 50c a piece.
Your packs come with 22?
Been some time since I stopped smoking prepacked, but they were available in 21,22, 27, 30 and 35 I believe. Dependent on the brand
They're available in different sizes
That's fascinating..neat
Vegan
Oops, sorry. This is pork-derived water.
Wurstwasser.
Lard or milk in the bread, or horse hooves in the glue in the cigarette
Replace the water with coffee and it's the European breakfast in its purest form.
continental breakfast? should be a croissant.
Or so the French would have you believe
Napoleon strikes again
In my town there ist one restaurant which offers this as smoker’s breakfast, including coffee.
In Germany that's called a hooker's breakfast.
France just calls that breakfast.
And you're trying to tell me this isn't perfect for sharing?
That sounds like it's illegal under our tobacco tax law
Reminds me of the "Poachers Plate (free)" for small kids having some food from their parents order.
You're at Airbräu! I love it!
I don't get it, what is this? Is this some kind of reference to something?
"Last meal" is what you eat before being executed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_meal
The Québec style is a can of Pepsi with a cigarette and some religious words that are also swear words because reasons.
Is it good bread?
Probably depends on the standards you're used to. For germans it may be okayish at best, for americans it might be the best bread they've ever tasted.
German bread is quite good generally
I'll have mine with a last word
Why's the menu in English?
German restaurants usually have English versions of their menus in areas that get a lot of tourists.
It's in the airport. Actually, Airbräu is the only brewery that is located in an airport as far as I know. It has also weirdly cheap (and very tasty) beer for being both in "Munich" and in an airport .
Sounds like America to me
https://youtu.be/1YCOT5LasKc
The cold snack platter looks to have a big helping of raw pork 🤢
What we call raw ham in Europe is just a method of preparing ham without cooking. It is salted and dried for month. Very safe.
Ok, but that's still weird in my mind. That's not raw, that's preserved.
Let me introduce you to Mettbrötchen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett
Mett is raw minced pork meat, and it is delicious. You just need good food saftey standards.
If you have a "eeeeeew" gut reaction about eating raw pork - that's how I felt hearing about sushi the first time. It's mostly about what you're used to.
Sushi and Mett, they are both quite safe to eat here in Germany. Of course there's always some minor remaining risk, but that's a looooot smaller than the risk of getting ran over by a car on my way to the store.
Good safety standards are wildly different in EU and US. In many parts of EU some form of raw meat or other is common, raw milk is not too unusual. Consuming these items in US is a small step away from voluntary food poisoning. Not considering all the cases of unsafe foods delivered to the US supermarkets. Anecdotally, I would say some call back or other happens once a month in US (would love more precise data, too lazy to look)
Uncooked ham is pretty common in the U.S., too. Anything labeled "country ham" is dry cured, and is usually uncooked. Prosciutto generally isn't cooked, either.
In terms of imports, the U.S. has approved the importation of some Spanish hams (jamón ibérico and jamón serrano) that are cured but not cooked, as well as uncooked prosciutto from Italy. The regulatory hoops are a little more difficult and hard for small producers to justify, but there are a handful of producers who have received the appropriate approvals to export to the U.S.
This might blow your mind but in parts of the world which have actual food safety standards this isn't a problem.
Yeah, it's a thing in Germany. Usually served ground up and called Mett.
Still the tastiest thing you can get on that menu
In defense of the restaurant (because I used to go there a lot) they also have a selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes. They do serve Bavarian classics and that's their main focus, but there are always some "modern"/"alternative" dishes.
You never had good sausage with cheese salad?