Monday, June 23, 2008

Noboday's Business but the Turks

So, Germany and Turkey are in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 2008. This is old news. But, have you heard - there's a special at the local bar/restaurant (Kronenwirt) in our neighborhood - Currywurst for the German fans & Döner (Kebap) for the Turkish fans.



The German flag & the Turkish flag celebrating together.
On top of the German flag you see "Currywurst" (a bratwurst with curry ketchup or curry sauce, and usually french fries)
On top of the Turkish flag you see in "Döner" (as in Döner Kebap, which is the Turkish version of the Greek Gyro)

Very funny. We are still routing for Germany as are many in our neighborhood (see the flags beow), but there are 1.5 million Turks living in Germany. So, the bigger hope is a well played and fair match.



3 comments:

D-USA said...

I love the first picture, it really shows how deep the Germans and the Turks are connected in Germany. If you don't mind I would love to use the first picture in my blog (www.d-usa.info).

Gardner said...

Hi Marcus
feel free to use the pic. The ties are strong - the Turkish and German chancellors sat together at the game on Wednesday as a gesture of unity.

lytha said...

long time gone, constantinople