dave weil wrote in message . ..
On 31 Mar 2004 07:01:41 -0800, (J. Del Col)
wrote:

"Mark. Gooley" wrote in message ...
Ach, It's Gruesome

Mark., with apologies to Gruess an Aachen


"Gruss an Aachen" may sound funny to anglophones, but it doesn't to
German speakers. In Austria the traditional greeting exchanged by
everyone is "Gruss Gott." I spent three months in Salzburg in 2002
and quickly learned that if you didn't say it in response to the
phrase, you were considered rude and uncouth.

However, this phrase isn't used up north (and certainly not used in
Aachen). Up there, you say "Guten Morgen or Guten Tag - good morning
or good day.

Or just "Morgen."

In Vienna you sometimes hear "Servus" as a greeting, but usually only
from the elderly.

Phoenix requires larding or a moist cooking method. It is similar to
Guinea Fowl in that respect.


J. Del Col