My problem is always with the umlauts. This US keyboard doesn't have those characters, or is there a trick to add German letters on a US Mac that I'm not aware of?
My problem is always with the umlauts. This US keyboard doesn't have those characters, or is there a trick to add German letters on a US Mac that I'm not aware of?
I remember the day we (Americans, working in Deutschland) first discovered kartoffelpuffers. We thought we had gone to Heaven.
Press and hold the a, o, or u keys for a second or two and a little pop up will pop up. Works the same on iOS and watchOS.My problem is always with the umlauts. This US keyboard doesn't have those characters, or is there a trick to add German letters on a US Mac that I'm not aware of?
I remember the day we (Americans, working in Deutschland) first discovered kartoffelpuffers. We thought we had gone to Heaven.
One of our new recruits had to take a run to the toiletten one morning ... I was sitting at the tisch eating leberwurst for breakfast. Mmmm.Oh, you can bet your butt!
Not my actual Frühstück, sadly, mostly because I can’t get actually good soft pretzels or rolls to safe my life over here. But close enough for illustration purposes.
With that said, there’s a nice restaurant up in Sutter Creek, CA, the creatively named Sutter Creek Hotel, and they have pretty decent soft pretzels on the menu. They dowse them in butter, which I don’t love, but they’re better than most other soft pretzels I’ve ever had on the west coast. And there’s a German bakery in San Jose, CA, that’s got some pretty good stuff. But they’re both a bit too far away from where I live to go fetch some fresh baked goods for a proper breakfast.
Fingers crossed that this will change once I’m in Texas. The area that I’ll be moving to in a few weeks has a strong, active German background, and here’s hoping that there’s at least one solid bakery in driving distance.
Speaking of soft pretzels…
I don’t remember where exactly that was, but one of the best soft pretzels I’ve ever had was in Manhattan, somewhere around the Hell’s Kitchen area. Warm and crunchy and just the right amount of salt — and filled with marzipan!
Sounds like an abomination? Sounds like heresy? Oh, you’ve got no idea! The only heresy here is that it tasted like literal heaven on earth!
The Noah's Mills is an underrated spirit that I wager you will enjoy.
My morning UPS delivery, I believe I mentioned I needed to try more Willet products and this package showed up, no note, just the address of the online liquor store? My thanks go out to that mystery person, I must have sent them something in the past.
The Rowan's Creek as well. We were just discussing these bourbons a few days ago here. I will be interested in what you think about the Rowan's, Tom.
I have had the Willet before but not the other two. I crossed five people off my suspect list since they had already sent gifts.
I really suspect that conversation led to this gift, most local friends get me Buffalo Trace products.
We discovered it whilst living in Cincinnati ... another US place with a large German population.Love it.
Although, calling Kölsch a beer is taking some poetic license, for sure.
Anya should watch this showI decided to join Head-Fi when I discovered this thread. Lurked around for quite awhile, afraid to post.
Only real Germans eat sliced salami for breakfast. Or should I call it fruhstuck? My favorite word in German is Gemütlichkeit. It goes well with Stammtisch.
Since we are (were) talking grandkids, this is Anya.
She's the one on the left. Now she's 17 and trying to decide between Stanford and Yale.
ps. RIP Robin Williams, and thanks to whomever posted that clip. What a genius he was.
Well, whoever sent it recognizes your design acumen as well as your fine craftsmanship. You cannot buy the things that you design and build in a store.I have had the Willet before but not the other two. I crossed five people off my suspect list since they had already sent gifts.
