Here is something that is just too good not to share...



It's an extract of the official PDF for people attending to a Sedimentology congress in Bochum next september.



For the ones who do not know anything about geology, the third and fourth point may give an idea of why this science is attractive for many of us... ;-)



Sorry about the format, I copy/pasted it from Acrobat...







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8. Essentials for non-German speaking Sedimentologists



• How to get to the Ruhr University?: "Wo geht’s zur Ruhr Uni, bitte?"



• Where is the AudiMax, please?: "Wo geht’s zum AudiMax, bitte?"



• I would like to get a big beer! "Ich möchte bitte ein großes Bier!" (note the local one is

called Fiege Pils, try the Fiege Schwarzbier too). Note, ‘small’ means ‘klein’.



• How to get to the Bermuda Triangle? (the pub and night live district in Bochum)?: "Wo

geht’s hier zum Bermuda Dreieck, bitte?"



• I would like to have some dinner.: "Ich möchte bitte Essen bestellen."



• I would like to pay, please.: "Ich möchte bitte bezahlen."



• How much would this cost?: "Wieviel kostet das?"



• Where would I get a Taxi, please?: "Wo fährt denn hier ein Taxi?"

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Who said that scientists do not know how to live well? :cool:



Cheers!



Syd.

Syd_BrownAug 21, 2008 @ 13:00