Prague - "the journey"

Hey guys,

I have been in Prague for 3 days. This trip was organized by my school. and now I will tell you some facts and things I liked and disliked.

So the first fact is that you have to drive by bus for 5 hours. This was very hard for me, because after half the distance my body had hurted so much that the rest of the ride wasn't enjoyable. After arriving we walked throught the city more than 3 hours, it was so exhausting.
In Czech Republic the beer is so good. Our whole group liked it so much, so we drunk more than 50 litre beer in 1 hour!!
The biggest problem was that it was raining all day long, so we were wet like a fish.
The next day we also walked over to the other side of the city and did some sightseeing within leading of our guide. It was still raining and we shipped on the moldau, it's the longest river in this country.
On the third day we got a guided tour in the budweiser brewery. After we turned a round throught this factory, everybody bought beer so most of the souvenir shop was empty.

I really liked this trip and think that it was the right decision to go on this journey. I really recommend you to go to Prague once in lifetime.

See you.

Stereotypes about Austria

Hey guys,

This semester I'm a buddy and welcomed James. He is an exchange student and lives in England, near London. His name is James and he has orange hair. Also he is as big as me. His hobbies are playing football, basketball or going for a swim. As a buddy I have already spent some time with him, and realised that he has heard of some stereotypes about Austria. So today I'm writing about these and try to explain them.

On Monday he told me that he always thought that Austrians don't go out without wearing a "Lederhose" or a "Dirndl". But this isn't correct, because people in Austria only wear this traditional clothes at festivals or at some weddings. Fifty years ago people in Austria used to work in these clothes every day. But nowadays the people don't wear this anymore.

On the next day my mom prepared lunch very well, but James was confused, because there wasn't any "Schnitzel" on the plate. He thought Austrians eat "Schnitzel" every day! So this is the next stereotype he had about Austria. That's not right, because most of us only eat this food once a month. But Kugler Simon really eats this food almost every day, because he has a eating disorder, so he can't eat other food!!

I hope I could inform you and James about the Austrien culture.

See you,

Patrick

Funny Advertisements

Hey guys,
last english lesson we were talking about advertisement, and so I show you a very funny ad.

This is an ad of Pepsi Cola and they developed a new Cola with Lime juice in it. In this picture the Lime is urinating in the normal Pepsi Cola.

I think the target group of this advertisement are people, who like cola with lime (it tastes very good).
In my opinion this product will bring better sales figures than Pepsi Maxx or MezzoMix.

In my mind you can't go outside without seeing an advertisement and that's really harmful for our society.
The companies use big bold words, bright colours and a lot of other "eye catching" effects in their ads to get our attention. With these ad's they want to change our minds on their products.

See you, Patrick

New Yorker

Hey guys,

today I'm writing about the chain store New Yorker. This chain store is one of the most popular clothes store and also one of the most popular brand in Austria. The company was founded by Tilmar Hansen and Michael Simson in 1971. The first store was in the downtown of Flensburg. Few years later New Yorker has taken over by Friedrich Knapp and now the company has 980 chain stores in 39 countries.
Their target audience are people at the age of 12 til 39.
The main place of the company is in Braunschweig, Germany and they have over 16.000 employees.

I really like New Yorker, because I like the style, what they offer and I like also the style of the chain stores.

The main place in Braunschweig

See you,

Patrick

Interview of Donald Trump

Hey Guys,

last lesson we watched an interview with Mr. Colbert Donald Trump, one of the candidates for presidency in the USA.

He has spoken about to built a wall at the border of the USA and Mexico, if he was elected for the presindecy. With this kind of wall he wants to stop the illegal immigration and drug traffic between the USA and Mexico. He only wants to have legal immigration so he wants to build a big door into the wall.

I think it's the wrong way of thinking, because everybody should can go everywhere he wants to.
Drug traffic a very critical issue and it have to be stopped, but a wall isn't the right solution for this problem.
As for his chances to become president of the United States of America I believe that he has bad chances to get this presidency, because all of his solutions aren't the right one and most of the population know this.

I think the next American president will be Hillary Clinton.

See you,
Patrick  

My shopping habits

Hey Guys,

today in class we talked about shopping and kinds of shops, so I'm writing about my shopping habits!

What do I like buying?

I like to buy new clothes, sweets, mobile phones and videogames!

What do I dislike buying?

I really hate to buy clothes for other people or go shopping for them.
And I also hate to buy some sorts of fruits and vegetables.

Do I look for bargains?

Yes I do, because if I found a really good bargain, I would immediatly go and buy it and it would make me happy.

Which days are my favourite shopping days?

My favourtite days are friday and saturday, because there is enough time to do the right shopping.

What do I buy to reward myself?

I don't reward myself, because if I deserved a reward, I would get it from someone else.

What kinds of shops are near your place?

There are supermarkets in Perg and Arbing and also in Perg there are some sorts of discount stores, chain stores and specialty shops.

Where do I ever shop?

If I go shopping for clothes I will go to PlusCity, because in this shopping mall is all what I need.

Have I ever done some online-shopping?

Yes I did some online-shopping, because I bought a phone case for my Sony-phone on Amazon

Where would I buy...

• ...food?: I always buy food in supermarkets like Eurospar.
• ...laptops, electronic equipment?: If I buy a laptop, I will compare the prices and wait for a bargain.
• music?: I never buy music, because I use Youtube for this.

What kind of shops are my favourites?

I prefer speciality shops and shopping malls, because in a shopping mall there are all shops at one place and in speciality shops there aren't so many different product but the product depth is bigger than in supermarkets and that's why I like those shops.

See you,

Patrick.

A comparision of christmas traditions in New Zealand and Austria!!

Hey guys,

today I'm writing about the christmas tradition in New Zealand and Austria.

In New Zealand Christmas comes in the middle of the summer holidays, but some people also have christmas trees and decorate it like in USA or in UK.
In comparision with Austria, the christmas trees don't have so much sweets on it like in the USA.

Many New Zealanders have a barbecue for Christmas lunch and this is becoming more popular, because it's sommer and very hot. In Austria it's almost very cold there and the people like to sit at home with the family and eat some warm food.

In New Zealand they have an english type christmasmeal in the middle of June (New Zealand's mid winter)

Now, you know a little bit more about christmas.

See you,
Patrick