ME: “What’s that building there?”
MR: “That’s the Rathaus.”
ME: “Oh, did they stage a coup against the cats?”
ME: “Hey look, it’s the Bürgerhaus.”
MR: “Very good, Jennifer.”
ME: “Do you think they serve french fries as well?”
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Hmmm… who is that MR guy? Funny quotes. 😉
I suppose I should mention, for the sake of my non-German speaking readers, that Rathaus refers to the city hall, where the politicians live, funnily enough, and bürgerhaus is for the city administration (I believe… someone correct me if I’m wrong).