Words And Phrases To Party With The Germans
The Germans are not the first people who come to mind when people think about party nations. The German stereotype is more the workaholic who perhaps takes himself a little too seriously. I still haven’t figured out how the Germans managed to fool the world into believing that they are so conscientious about their work. The fact is that not only do the German’s have a very short working week, but they also enjoy some of the longest holidays in Europe. That’s why whenever you travel abroad it’s almost inevitable that you will meet Germans. These days more than ever you’ll find that Germans prioritize time with friends and family above the prestige of a high earning job.
A popular German pastime is of course watching football and celebrating in style with plenty of flowing lager when their team wins. The German language has so many funny German phrases to describe having an absolute ball because it’s such a popular national pursuit. For example the German equivalent of “to paint the town red” is “die Sau rauslassen” which literally means to let the pig out. I think you’ll agree this expression does a good job of capturing the spirit of wild parties and the kind of chaos that spreads across the country when the German national team wins big international matches. More funny German words to describe intense party commotion are “eine Bombenstimmung” (literally a bomb atmosphere) and “das Remmidemmi”, which is pure mayhem.
As already mentioned, more than anything else international football victories inspire some of the longest and wildest German parties. The German literally party until they drop or in German “Sie feiern bis zum Abwinken”. So the next time you’re on the lookout for a party holiday destination, I can highly recommend visiting Germany – especially if it’s during the football World Cup! I’d also advice learning a few more cool German words before you head off and you’ll have no trouble integrating with the locals.
