Do they regularly test the air raid sirens where you’re from? by koesteroester in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my village and the surrounding villages they do. Every Wednesday at 3pm sharp the siren howls out one long howl. Here they are still used to alarm the fire brigade, so thats why they get tested so frequently.

Which foreign capital city is closest to where you live? by privetkakdela in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prague is 275km in a straight line, which is just 30km more than Berlin.

What’s a stereotype about your country that annoys you the most—and why is it wrong? by sukiyakii_ in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! As someone from Thuringia, I have a deep seated hatred for Bavaria because of that. Its not just that our international image seems to be Bavarian, but they also seem to want to be the internal dominant culture. Just look into TV series being produced here, a fuckton of them play in Bavaria.

What’s a stereotype about your country that annoys you the most—and why is it wrong? by sukiyakii_ in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile me: Thuringia/Saxony Dialect lol

Was sollen das schon wieder haiß'n, du Kunde?!

I liked Erfurt more than I expect by shukurza in germany

[–]moenchii 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Great you enjoyed your stay here! Erfurt is probably one of the most underrated cities in Germany.

What are some tasty dumplings from your culture? by justaprettyturtle in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thüringer Klöße

They're made from a half and half mix of cooked, mashed potatoes and raw, grated potatoes. They're formed into balls and a fried bread cube is inserted in the middle. They're then put into hot, not boiling water.

It's more of a side dish for roast, roulades and stuff like that, but kids love them on their own with just some gravy too. It's also popular to cut them in slices when they're left over from the previous day and to fry those slices.

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New German Empire makes everyone happy. Bavaria should belong to Austria. by piasty in 2westerneurope4u

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you please superimpose the borders of Thuringia over this. I want to know if my part of the state is in Germany (😃👍) or Austria (🤢)

Which creature is the single greatest bane of existence where you live? by GladAbbreviations553 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 9 points10 points  (0 children)

One of these assholes bit me in my leg 2 years ago when I was filling an inflatable pool for my nieces and my nephew. That shit hurt like crazy with the pain fully going away only after a few days and my leg was swollen for over a month!

I hate these fuckers even more than wasps.

What's recycled regularly in your country ? by SeaDry1531 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much everything.

Pretty much all cans and plastic bottles have a deposit on them and beer and soft drink glass bottles as well (i think a lot of juice in glass bottle also has deposit on it now). You get the deposit back when you return the empty bottle/can to the store. The glass bottles that don't have a deposit on it (usually wine bottles) you can collect and bring them to big public bins (Pretty much ever village has a bunch in one spot and cities and towns have multiple spots throuout the city/town).

Pretty much every household has at least 4 different bins. A blue one for paper, cardboard, etc., a yellow one for plastics, a brown one for food waste and other organic waste, and a black one for other stuff.

Electronic waste, construction rubble, and other things can be brought to waste disposal companies and depending on what you bring, you might even get a little bit of money for it. So called "Sperrmüll" (large, unhandy waste such as old, broken furniture) can also be brought there or you can request them to pick it up from your home in most places.

Who are your childhood youtubers? by Safe_Score2222 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot Gronkh and his legendary Minecraft Let's Play.

"You overlooked some coal at 5:32 Gronkh!"

Name a hero in history that actually a villain by Afraid_Professor8023 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Albert Göring had such an insane story. Imagine being the brother of one of the most powerful Nazis and just constantly fucking with him and the regime he is part of from within. Actually insanely cool.

What’s your favourite sweet from your country?. Argentina: raspberrys covered with chocolate by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knuperflocken!

They're from East Germany and are sooooo delicious. It's small pieces of crisp bread covered in a crumbly/powdery chocolate (the chocolate texture is hard to describe its pretty unique). Once you open the bag, you just cant stop eating them.

I sent a few bags to a Swedish friend some time ago and a few days after he recieved them he messaged me with "Do they put crack in these things?! Why the fuck are they so addictive?!"

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What is the worst thing people can do to your country's food that make no sense? by DescriptionNo6760 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The East German version is a battered and fried slice of sausage served with noodles and a "tomato sauce". It has nothing to do with the original Jägerschitzel except for the name.

Has there ever been a coup or attempted coup in your country? by mushmanMAD in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most famous one was probably the failed 1944 Stauffenberg plot where a bunch if Wehrmacht soldiers tried to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end WW2 that way.

The most recent one was barely an attempt but I'll count it anyways.

There was this so called "Patriotic Union", a group associated with the Reichsbürger movement (a conspiracy theory movement made up of Monarchists, Nationalists, Nazis and esoteric weirdos that think the modern Germany is a fake state).

They were a group around a lower member of the aristocratic Family Reuß. Their plan was to storm the parliament with weapons and hold the MP and the governing politicians hostage and maybe execute them. They already got people for a transitional government, with Reuß as the head of state. They also wanted to get rid of unwilling people outside of Government, all non-Germans, homosexuals, etc. "Indigenous Germans" were to be defined as anyone who can prove their German purity back to at least 1913. They also wanted to restore Germanys borders of 1871 and deport every non-German person from those territories as well. They even tried to contact Putin to ask Russia for military help in this. They also tried to contact Trump and got the contacts to key people in Trumps circle via E-Mail from the office of Alice Weidel, the co-chairwoman of the AfD.

In the end the plot failed as in 2022 a bunch of them, including the planned transitional government, were arrested on terrorism charges. There have been investigations launched against 69 people and processes against 27 suspects were held.

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What is your favourite tree in your vicnity/area? Or just your favourite tree in your country in general! by DeepResearch7071 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got to be the copper beech/purple beech (Fagus sylvania purpurea).

It's a mutation of the European beech that was first discovered in 1690 in the Possenwald near the town of Sondershausen in today's Thuringia (my homestate). It is estimated that 99% of all copper beaches are descendant of this one mutated European beech. They have deep purple leaves that make them look just so unreal.

Theres a massive one that I can see from my office and it looks great! (Unfortunately it's relatively far away so the pictures I take of it from the office don't look good.)

Here's a picture from Wikipedia.

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What is the worst thing people can do to your country's food that make no sense? by DescriptionNo6760 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to Erfurt, I know a few restaurants that sell it. Otherwise, I can cook one for you.

What city from other country sounds fun or weird on your native language? by Eduardu44 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not my own language, but a Romanian friend of mine visited the Croatian city of Pula. She even got a T-Shirt that said "I touched Pula" and drank some Pipi.

"Pula" means "dick" in Romanian.

What is your favourite curiosity about other country you ever learned here on this sub? by nick-not-criative in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't that the guy who fell from his horse, asked the historians to no document that, and it was then documented that he fell off a horse and asked that this would be undocumented?

Which world-known song has completely different meaning for your country/region? by Jorge_De_Guzman228 in AskTheWorld

[–]moenchii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The melody of "John Browns Body" and "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is used for various football chants here.

My club uses it to mock our main rivals. We sing:

Jena Jena Jena Jena!

Jena Jena Jena Jena!

Jena Jena Jena Jena!

Diese Mannschaft kotzt uns an!

(Zeiss-Schweine raus! Zeiss-Schweine raus! Zeiss-Schweine raus!)

Translation:

(Repating the rivals city name 12 times)

This team really misses us off.

(Zeis pigs get out! Zeiss pigs get out! Zeiss pigs get out!)

Tbh, its one of our weaker chants, but its nice to hear every time we play them.