( WhichI know was somewhat lacking only from hearsay)
#BerlinStation Starting my German language coaching tomorrow. What is German for 'public male bonding dance/fight' ? pic.twitter.com/N2MrtbvvHZ
— Richard Armitage (@RCArmitage) September 30, 2015
@RCArmitage Re; German Language Coaching. Hope he Does Better than his Russian.
( WhichI know was somewhat lacking only from hearsay)
Armitage Agonistes 
His silly sense of humor shows itself again! Love this tweet.
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Silly? Downright cheeky 😉 But yeah, even I as a humourless German had to giggle.
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Yes, this morning I saw that tweet and thought to myself… wonder what funny quips my German friends are trading. Then I thought to myself… isn’t that remarkable? Friends around the world. =)
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Hehe, the German contingent was involved in extensive German wordplay and also some Bavaria-bashing. You see, it is extremely frustrating that Germany is always identified with Bavaria. As a Northener that *really* gets my back up. Stereotypes are just so… annoying – says Guylty while being stereotypically humourless 😀
And yes, friends around the world – isn’t that fantastic? And hey, I hear that I will meet you in the flesh next year!!! *whoops*
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I figured as much as I scanned the comment section on that tweet! But we have a German restaurant here called Royal Bavaria… never thought twice about it until you mentioned this. And as to your so-called humorlessness… either you’ve broken that mold, or my 1/4 German ancestry identifies with your humorlessness in perfect synchronicity. *whoops*!!
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You guys were cracking me up 😀 I had no idea about the “Great Germany-Bavaria divide” 😉 I consider myself (somewhat) informed now (but not really 😛 ) When I hear “Bavarian” I think “pastry” lol! I thought it was all good 😉
Interesting that in so many countries there is a North-South divide…. there definitely is in the US as well….
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Yeah, there is a bit of a divide. Bavaria has a very distinct culture/accent, and it tends to irk the rest of the country to have the stereotype of Bavaria applied to Germany as a whole. The North, where I come from, is completely different – the landscape is flat, the accent less pronounced, and the people are said to be more reserved than the Southerners.
And yes, funny that it is often North-South. Mind you, there is a bit of East-West going on in Germany, too, due to our history…
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Mind out Ladies!!
I’m from the Deep Bavarian South!!! Don’t make me defend Bavarian tradition!!! LOL!
BTW ‘Ogling’ men (actually from ALL OVER the world!) wearing something like Lederhosen when they stay here in Munich for some days for the Oktoberfest (which is taking place right now!) is a really, really, really tough job!!!!!
I’d imagine Richie will have a hard time finding some of this dancing guys in Berlin! But working for the intelligence could be helpful…… 😉
(Never knew (to my amazement/regret) why Germany as a whole is represented abroad mainly with Dirndl and Lederhosen, Pretzels and beer (especially in the US)!!! )
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and all that without even hearing the slapping noises those chaps make 🙂 but yeah this is the fun bloke i like :-p
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Oh, slapping noises? It gets better and better!
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yes of course, there is quite a bit of thigh slapping going on 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ7ohu0a074
🙂
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Good fun! I love these guys, but what on earth are they doing in that photo RA sent? LOL.
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i couldn’t find a video of that dance but i have seen it live 🙂 the roll on top of each other’s back and lift each other and such in rhythm with the music of course, quite entertaining and difficult to execute 🙂 But a lot of traditional male dances are about display of sheer force, aren’t they? and agility 🙂 ‘ggg’
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But do they regularly involve sticking their faces in each others’ crotches and rear ends? Maybe so, LOL. It reminds me of that other manly art, wrestling.
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no, the thigh slapping is much more usual, this is not quite the common move even for that weird dance, he research really hard – as usual – to unearth this :-p
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The slapping made me think of Monty Python’s Fish Slap Dance, no doubt inspired by folk dancing 🙂
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riiight, forgot that! 🙂 the Greeks have one too, but no slapping 😉 we could do a whole research project on ‘male bonding dances’ 🙂
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hee, hee.
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Well, I know just what to do if I need a giggle. OMG what I wouldn’t give to see RA in that type of get-up. =)
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i have to ask now.. the traditional knee-length Lederhosen or the outrageously short ones these dancing blokes seem to sport for enhanced sound of thigh slapping? :-p
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The outrageously short ones! After all his time wearing short shorts as Francis, this should present no problems. LOL
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I’ve missed his “silly” tweets so much! Loved this one too! ❤
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I see some Francis Dolarhyde moves there.
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