High German is a highly relative thing. Seen as linguistically speaking "high German" refers to the dialects spoken around Swabia, Baden and the Swiss border (Alemannisch) ... but I digress.
It's weird, isn't it. It's just baffling to notice cultural differences where you aren't expecting any, and language is a huge part of that ...
no subject
Date: 15 Feb 2011 03:57 pm (UTC)It's weird, isn't it. It's just baffling to notice cultural differences where you aren't expecting any, and language is a huge part of that ...