Comments on: Boring ‘Very British’-Festival http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/ English Life in the Ruhr-Metropolis, the community of 53 cities and towns in the heart of the German state of Northrhine-Westfalia which will be Europeans Cultural Capital 2010 is covered by this blog. The larger cities of this area are Duisburg, Essen, Bochum and Dortmuind as well as Oberhausen, Mülheim, Herne, Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dirk Schmidt http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Dirk Schmidt Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:37:46 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1037 Well, I am working on that list. I am looking forward to get a first edition soon. The roundtables are run by private person. Therefore I need their permission because I want to list contacts for each roundtable. Well, I am working on that list. I am looking forward to get a first edition soon. The roundtables are run by private person. Therefore I need their permission because I want to list contacts for each roundtable.

]]> By: linden http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 linden Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:17:44 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1035 BTW I would love to see a list of roundtables PLEASE if you do not list them could you give me some idea where to find them PLEASE PLEASE BTW I would love to see a list of roundtables PLEASE if you do not list them could you give me some idea where to find them PLEASE PLEASE

]]> By: linden http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 linden Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:15:37 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1034 We went to this fiasco as my husband is English. It was VER BORING. LOL He has met the queen on 3 or 4 occassions and been to several garden parties. She speaks VERY good German so WHY did she address the German people in a German city in ENGLISH!! Not a complete disaster, she looked good...until she open her mouth. other then that we walked around, had a coffee and went home. On the day we went *the first Saturday) there was very little happening. Even listed events were not happening. For us it was a good time out but otherwise a waste of time We went to this fiasco as my husband is English. It was VER BORING. LOL He has met the queen on 3 or 4 occassions and been to several garden parties. She speaks VERY good German so WHY did she address the German people in a German city in ENGLISH!! Not a complete disaster, she looked good…until she open her mouth. other then that we walked around, had a coffee and went home. On the day we went *the first Saturday) there was very little happening. Even listed events were not happening. For us it was a good time out but otherwise a waste of time

]]> By: Dirk Schmidt http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Dirk Schmidt Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:21:31 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1032 Members at this site? Well it's me that writes the articles :-) Due to Google Analytics there are 15 to 20 unique visitors to this page each day. That's not many compared to other site I care about. But one thing is different: I get emails and comments. It seems to me that the few people who google for information that is provided on this site are very interested in it. Therefore they reply. There is no forum for discussion in the website of this blog. There is only the option to comment on articles. If there will be more comments I might ad a more prominent listing for "recent comments". For now, it is at the end of the page. I might set up a list of the existing roundtbales. There is no schedule or calendar. Sometimes I post upcoming events but I don't think it's worth keeping record ... at least at the moment. I started collecting information on English acitivities after my wife joined the second roundtable I knew and after I met a girl that lived here for several years. The assistance of her dentist finally brought her to a meeting. There seems to be a demand for English activities for native speaker and others. Members at this site?
Well it’s me that writes the articles :-)
Due to Google Analytics there are 15 to 20 unique visitors to this page each day. That’s not many compared to other site I care about. But one thing is different: I get emails and comments.

It seems to me that the few people who google for information that is provided on this site are very interested in it. Therefore they reply.

There is no forum for discussion in the website of this blog. There is only the option to comment on articles. If there will be more comments I might ad a more prominent listing for “recent comments”. For now, it is at the end of the page.

I might set up a list of the existing roundtbales. There is no schedule or calendar. Sometimes I post upcoming events but I don’t think it’s worth keeping record … at least at the moment.

I started collecting information on English acitivities after my wife joined the second roundtable I knew and after I met a girl that lived here for several years. The assistance of her dentist finally brought her to a meeting. There seems to be a demand for English activities for native speaker and others.

]]> By: Roderick V. Lee http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Roderick V. Lee Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:42:25 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1028 Hello, This is an inquiry not a comment or criticism, but I do see a comment area at this site. How many members do you have at this site? Is there a calendar of events? I think this website is a great idea, but I do not understand if there is a forum for discussion, networking, etc. I am American living in Essen. I have lived here for seven years with my German wife. I am a Business English trainer. I think there many Germans in the Ruhr that would like to meet on a casual basis to speak English. Have you found this to be the case, too? I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Roderick Hello,

This is an inquiry not a comment or criticism, but I do see a comment area at this site. How many members do you have at this site? Is there a calendar of events? I think this website is a great idea, but I do not understand if there is a forum for discussion, networking, etc.

I am American living in Essen. I have lived here for seven years with my German wife. I am a Business English trainer. I think there many Germans in the Ruhr that would like to meet on a casual basis to speak English. Have you found this to be the case, too?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Roderick

]]> By: Wolfgang Wosmann http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/2009/07/boring-very-british-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Wolfgang Wosmann Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:34:45 +0000 http://www.ruhr-in-english.de/?p=312#comment-1025 I do agree. Unless you were a fan of vintage British cars it was a waste of time to go there. I do agree. Unless you were a fan of vintage British cars it was a waste of time to go there.

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