Comments on: It's Official http://frogparade.com/2008/12/its-official/ We like it here! One German and one American translating Los Angeles for the World. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Petra http://frogparade.com/2008/12/its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Petra Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:07:45 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=499#comment-412 Everybody keeps asking me that. It's hilarious. But you have to see it like that: living in a region with moderately bad to really bad weather (which means cold) does not mean that one gets used to it. I function best at temperatures from 75 F on upwards. Maybe they messed up the blue prints when I was created and used the one for a true Californian - only to dump me then in Germany. Never forget: "Summer in Germany is but winter painted green." (Heinrich Heine) The full quote is: "Unser Sommer ist nur ein grün angestrichener Winter, sogar die Sonne muss bei uns eine Jacke von Flanell tragen, wenn sie sich nicht erkälten will." (Our summer is but winter painted green, even the sun has to wear a flannel jacket if she doesn't want to catch a cold.") Everybody keeps asking me that. It’s hilarious. But you have to see it like that: living in a region with moderately bad to really bad weather (which means cold) does not mean that one gets used to it. I function best at temperatures from 75 F on upwards. Maybe they messed up the blue prints when I was created and used the one for a true Californian – only to dump me then in Germany.

Never forget:

“Summer in Germany is but winter painted green.” (Heinrich Heine)

The full quote is: “Unser Sommer ist nur ein grün angestrichener Winter, sogar die Sonne muss bei uns eine Jacke von Flanell tragen, wenn sie sich nicht erkälten will.”

(Our summer is but winter painted green, even the sun has to wear a flannel jacket if she doesn’t want to catch a cold.”)

]]> By: Karen http://frogparade.com/2008/12/its-official/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Karen Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:34:16 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=499#comment-411 Are you quite sure you grew up in Germany? Dragging out the coat, scarf, mittens for near 60 degree weather? I would have thought that was balmy weather in Germany. The son has a flannel sheet blanket that suffices him for what passes for winter out there. Are you quite sure you grew up in Germany? Dragging out the coat, scarf, mittens for near 60 degree weather? I would have thought that was balmy weather in Germany. The son has a flannel sheet blanket that suffices him for what passes for winter out there.

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