Germany 16

Listen to Germany 16, a 36-year-old man from Münster and Hamburg, Germany. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 36

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/08/1976

PLACE OF BIRTH: Münster, Germany

GENDER: male

ETHNICITY: Caucasian

OCCUPATION: consultant

EDUCATION: university degree

AREA(S) OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject was raised in Münster but lived in Hamburg for more than 10 years.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

He travels a lot for work.

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RECORDED BY: Courtney L. Young

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 19/08/2012

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Uh, I’m from Hamburg, which is the second biggest city in Germany. Um, it has 1.7 million inhabitants and it’s in the north of the country. Um, we have, uh, big river going through the city, which is called Elbe. And the second biggest port in whole Europe, which is, um, the first one is Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Uh, Hamburg is about 50 kilometers from the the Baltic Sea and 80 kilometers from the North Sea, so on the weekends I like going there and hanging out at the beach and spending some time uh just relaxing. Um, compared to Hamburg, there is another big city in the South which is called Munich and has the great Oktoberfest, where you drink a lot of beer just for two or two and a half weeks without … without a break.  Um, actually while not being at the beach so in October I like going there and have this as my alternative program. Um, except Munich and Hamburg there is, of course, our great capitol Berlin, in the east, which was, uh, divided like some years ago. Um, and it’s the coolest one of of the big cities in Hamburg because it has a lot of cultural um things, art things going on and all the artists, and musicians, and actors are living there. Um, so, if you if I would have to make a choice I would go there every second weekend. In brackets we’re not going to the sea, of course. So, we have Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg, and the fourth biggest city is Cologne. Um, it’s right in the center, where they have a great carnival. I was told it’s the second biggest, it’s like always the second biggest, I say the second biggest in Europe except Tenerife, and, of course, um, smaller than the one in Rio. Um, so finally the fifth. The the the next city which is important to me is my hometown; it’s Münster. It’s in Westphalia, actually close to Cologne. Um, it’s a city with 200,000 inhabitants. It has a big University with about 50,000 students and of course, well related to that, a great nightlife, uh with a lot of bars and uh discos and stuff like that. Um, actually there is no water around but a lot of forest and fields and it’s close to the border of The Netherlands.

TRANSCRIBED BY: Courtney L. Young

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 19/08/2012

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