Klarinet Archive - Posting 001209.txt from 1999/07

From: Note Staff Unlimited <notestaff@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rationality [and rant in manners]
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:51:36 -0400

Christian Budde schrieb:

> David,
>
> On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Note Staff Unlimited wrote:
>
> ---snip---
> > I still have a problem with the "German mentality". Whereas in
> > England, if someone just gets near you (not in the underground
> > station for some reason) they usually apologize but in Germany, if
> > they say anything it's, "Watch out!".
>
> Sometimes when I see this (esp. in foreign countries), I wish I could
> speak english so well that they won't recognise me as german :-)
>
> > Differences in rehearsal methods are apparent. In England, I often
> > heard - only partly in jest, "It'll be alright on the night!" In
> > Germany, there is much less room for spontaniety.
>
> That's "deutsche Gründlichkeit" :-)
> I personally go with Murphy's law: "What can go wrong, will go wrong",
> and if this happens during rehearsals, nothing can be better.
>
> > Are we getting way off topic?
>
> Oh, certainly not ;-)
> (I hear those voices calling for the moderated group)
>
> Greetings,
> Christian
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm sorry Christian, didn't mean to step on any toes! It was only an
observation, something which caught my attention.

As to the "deutsche Gründlichkeit", it has advantages and disadvantages. For
me, the advantages *usually* outweigh the disadvantages.

And in Germany, there is not only "gruendlichkeit" but also "gemuetlichkeit"!

Ciao,

David
David Glenn
notestaff@-----.de

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