The Frying Pan

Last time I told my father someone walked me home from a concert, he ordered me to a) get a picture of him and show it to him, b) ask him what he works etc....

rfusca

hahaha

if they only knew that you were considered 'hot'

;)

rumtscho

9:45 PM

I told him the boy is a rail car product designer, but that I won't bring him a picture

But I didn't think that there is a single company which builds rail cars in the city

rfusca

lol

rumtscho

So next day he told me "you should pay for a taxi tonight, he won't be able, because they haven't got their salary paid for the last 3 months at the rail car factory"

We are talking about a boy I met on a rock concert on a vacation in Bulgaria, in a city which I would leave 7 days later and not return to at least until next summer.

rfusca

lol

anyway....i got to head out

merry christmas everybody!

rumtscho

Oh, OK. I should go too.

Good night, and have a nice celebration.

Mien

I really don't get parents.

They like it that I'm into cooking/baking etc.

They give me some useful utensils or ingredients.

But some days ago, they gave me a large bag of cinnamon.

They both detest cinnamon...

rumtscho

9:50 PM

Did they get you something cooking related for Christmas?

Oh, only cinnamon?

Mien

I got a metal cookbook from my bf, some weeks ago, but it was for Christmas (he's bad at waiting).

And some really nice information/cook books from my grandmother.

Er, the cinnamon

and a new knife, I dropped mine the day before yesterday.

rumtscho

Maybe your parents wanted you to make you feel free to bake things to your taste?

Mien

I feel free. I don't want to make things to throw them away. I want some people to eat it.

rumtscho

I don't know about yours, but presents from my parents always have some hidden message.

Mien

Ah, I don't think so.

I still live with them.

rumtscho

9:54 PM

In the sense that they feel every interaction between them and me should teach me something.

They were this way when I lived with them, and haven't changed since.

Mien

My real chrismas gift from my parents was a dog walk.

that doesn't seem like the correct word.

rumtscho

What did it consist of?

Mien

I mean something like this:

Polyester?

rumtscho

Ah, a draft stopper.

At least I think this is a word in English. "Dog walk" is certainly not it. I almost thought they went outside with your dog and took you along :)

Mien

yes.

Well, in Dutch it's "tochthond"

google translate does not know that word

tocht = draft

but it also means 'walk'

rumtscho

9:59 PM

In other countries, they mostly come in shapes different from dogs.

Mien

Not in Germany?

rumtscho

In Germany too, I've seen plain bundles, and all kinds of animals besides dogs.

I don't even know a special word for them.

But probably "zugluftschutz" would be understood.

"zug" is a pull

"zugluft" is draft

and "schutz" is prevention.

Mien

'zug', isn't that 'airplane'?

oh no that's 'fliegzug'?

rumtscho

No, "train".

Mien

ah yes :)

rumtscho

10:05 PM

"Flugz*e*ug" is airplane

Mien

I haven't spoke German in a long time.

rumtscho

Hmm, Markdown doesn't work that way.

You speak German?

"Zeug" is "thing" or "stuff".

Mien

ah we have 'tuig'

rumtscho

But still, a good association with Flugzeug.

Mien

and also 'vliegtuig'

First time I make the connection :)

rumtscho

10:07 PM

And I found your "tocht" funny, because in German, "Tochter" is "daughter"

OK, I'm off to the shower. Want to curl up with a book early.

A nice holiday to anybody still celebrating. * looks west *

Mien

Everybody here is in the west for you ;)

rumtscho

But you are in the same time zone as I am. The Americans probably have the big family dinner before them.

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