Bollard, Simmerath, Germany Superthread

[Axver]

Have a good one, Jen!

 

[Cin]

anyway guys, im going to leave you with your russian bands and gaelic sayings and head off to bed with mah reading ,
catch ya all later and take care

I won't be far behind you. Keep the bed nice and warm for me will you babe?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

You were born in Belarus, right Vlad? When did you move over here, out of curiosity?

Yes, yes, when I was nearing 4 years old. I have many fond memories of the place, many memories.

 

[Alisaura]

Oh, you still don't know? I thought you'd established it's a guy.

We won't know for sure until it's 18 months old (it's about a year old now), and the presence or absence of a black ring around its neck will tell us if it's a boy or a girl... but we're 90% sure it's a guy. One of our friends seems determined that it's a girl though... we'll see!

Mohawk/Kanien'keha is quite different to English... the words for different objects are sentence long descriptions of them, and pretty much everything is long. "Tohsa sasa'nikon:hren" = "don't forget". Good advice.

Blimey. Imagine something epic like War and Peace translated into that...!

 

[Cin]

Yes, yes, when I was nearing 4 years old. I have many fond memories of the place, many memories.

You remember that far back?

 

[The Sad Punk]

Yes, yes, when I was nearing 4 years old. I have many fond memories of the place, many memories.

Ah right, cool. Yeah, I'd love to go to Minsk one day. Looks like a really nice place.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

You have my sympathies!

I have to wonder what classic rock from Russia would be like though, given it'd have come from the Soviet era and had to have passed the state censor ...

It's just pure classic rock with a few drops of folk. Russian bands never forget their folk roots.

 

[The Sad Punk]

You remember that far back?

Well, I have memories of when I was 3-4, I remember going to Sydney back in 92 or 93, if I can remember a crappy place like that, I'm sure Vlad can remember his home country.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

You remember that far back?

Surprisingly, yes.

Ah right, cool. Yeah, I'd love to go to Minsk one day. Looks like a really nice place.

It is, it is, beautiful city. Though i'm surprised any of you would even know anything about the city.

 

[Axver]

Blimey. Imagine something epic like War and Peace translated into that...!

It'd be handy if you wanted to fill an entire bookshelf!

It's just pure classic rock with a few drops of folk. Russian bands never forget their folk roots.

Ah, right - though I was thinking more in terms of lyrical content. Can't imagine much incisive socio-political commentary, you know? I'm more than aware of what some Russian authors had to go through.

 

[Cin]

Well, I have memories of when I was 3-4, I remember going to Sydney back in 92 or 93, if I can remember a crappy place like that, I'm sure Vlad can remember his home country.

I guess so. I lived in the same house til I was 19 but I recall my grandparents farm from when I was around five.

 

[Alisaura]

Seeya Jen... and I think I'm going to pike too. Good to see you all!

 

[Axver]

Minsk is an awesome band.

... named after an awesome city.

 

[Cin]

The only thing I know about Minsk was learnt from watching Friends.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Ah, right - though I was thinking more in terms of lyrical content. Can't imagine much incisive socio-political commentary, you know? I'm more than aware of what some Russian authors had to go through.

Yeah, there still was the politics. Some patriotic stuff too.

 

[Axver]

Have a good night, Alison!

 

[The Sad Punk]

It is, it is, beautiful city. Though i'm surprised any of you would even know anything about the city.

You're right, I don't know that much about it, but it seems pretty good from what I've seen and read! I'd like to tour around Eastern Europe some day to visit places like Minsk and Kiev. Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania interests me a lot too, a lot of history in that area.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Minsk is an awesome band.

... named after an awesome city.

There's a band called Minsk?

Now heres something for you history nerds (Axver) out there, Minsk was given the title of Hero City in 1974. (I think?)

I've got a few imported books on Belarus and Minsk. Showing pictures of the city and the oh so breathtaking countryside, plus, the only country along with Poland where you can still find European Bisons!

The only thing I know about Minsk was learnt from watching Friends.

Haha! I remember that episode, Minsk is also mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'!

 

[Cin]

can't fight it anymore. Bedtime for this gal.

 

[The Sad Punk]

God be with you, Alison.

...

 

[Vlad n U 2]

You're right, I don't know that much about it, but it seems pretty good from what I've seen and read! I'd like to tour around Eastern Europe some day to visit places like Minsk and Kiev. Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania interests me a lot too, a lot of history in that area.

I would recommend it. Many Westerners avoid it because they think you'll get shot if you set foot in the country.

Amazingly, there are a few historic castles that still stand even after World War I and II!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Bye, Alison, Cin.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Haha! I remember that episode, Minsk is also mentioned in 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'!

One of the main characters in the web-comic Achewood is from Minsk. Ashley's a big fan of it as well as myself.

Also, while playing Medieval II: Total War as the Lithuanians, I took control of Minsk and thought of you, Vlad. Then I built a brothel in it.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

One of the main characters in the web-comic Achewood is from Minsk. Ashley's a big fan of it as well as myself.

Also, while playing Medieval II: Total War as the Lithuanians, I took control of Minsk and thought of you, Vlad. Then I built a brothel in it.

I wasn't aware those existed at such times.

 

[Axver]

G'night, Cinner!

There's a band called Minsk?

Now heres something for you history nerds (Axver) out there, Minsk was given the title of Hero City in 1974. (I think?)

I've got a few imported books on Belarus and Minsk. Showing pictures of the city and the oh so breathtaking countryside, plus, the only country along with Poland where you can still find European Bisons!

There is a band called Minsk, but you'd probably hate them. Atmospheric sludge metal. I'm pretty fond of their album The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment, just epic sludgy riffing. Amusingly enough, some of Minsk's members have also recorded with a band called The Cedars Of Lebanon.

Huh, nice, what'd Minsk do to earn that? I'm familiar with the likes of Stalingrad being awarded Hero City status, but not Minsk.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Just had a look at the top of the page and I saw advertisements for Ukrainian women!

 

[Axver]

One of the main characters in the web-comic Achewood is from Minsk. Ashley's a big fan of it as well as myself.

Oh, who?

I wasn't aware those existed at such times.

It's the world's oldest profession.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I wasn't aware those existed at such times.

Yeah, I thought you'd like that.

They were basically the only buildings that existed in those times! Plus, my Lithuanians were the last heathen Pagans in all of Europe, like they gave a damn.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

G'night, Cinner!



There is a band called Minsk, but you'd probably hate them. Atmospheric sludge metal. I'm pretty fond of their album The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment, just epic sludgy riffing. Amusingly enough, some of Minsk's members have also recorded with a band called The Cedars Of Lebanon.

Huh, nice, what'd Minsk do to earn that? I'm familiar with the likes of Stalingrad being awarded Hero City status, but not Minsk.

Right ...

They earnt it for bravery, I think. It was one of the hardest hit cities in WWII, my dad says basically 1 in 4 people living there died, something like that. They've had to rebuild the city many times, attacks by Genghis Khan, WWI, WWII etc.

They never gave up, they could've easily just abandoned the city and left it as a memorial.

 

[Axver]

So, Vlad, how distinctly different are the Belarussian and Russian languages?