Imagine what Brazil could be if it remained a monarchy. European immigration to there would last longer and even higher. Education being a priority, strong economy and extremely high political stability.
I do not know about other languages, but in Russian there is the following idiomatic expression. It sounds like this: "To tear someone's ass like the British flag." It means inflicting very serious bodily harm on your opponent.
Ich bin aus Venetien. Also ich startete, Deutsch zu lernen, scherzte ich dass die Sprache, die würde ich nachdem zu lernen, wäre Magyar; beide, die Sprachen von meinen früheren Mitbürgern....
To the foreigners: this song is even cooler when you know the backstory. Before the civil war, there were violent clashes between pro and anti slavery millitias. The most famous anti slavery millitant was john brown. When brown was hung for raiding slave plantations, his supporters wrote "john browns body," which is this song with different lyrics. You can still see how the lyrics of the battle hymn are inspired by abolitionist thought: "as he died to make men holy let us die to make men free."
Hallo from Roma. I'm a great fan of Rammstein, Tokio Hotel, Accept, Helloween und Scorpions. I love Germany especially MARKTL AMM IN 11 Schulstrasse the residence where the Pope Benedict was born.
I can't believe this glorious hymn got associated with chokers like Man Utd and Tottenham. You yanks better distance yourselves from these banter club teams.
