Australia's Ulli has extended a greeting, not with words, but with a snout, in Berlin.
A Catch-Up with Ulli Down Under
Got a chuckle from the Berlin slang rhymes floating around, then an email from Australia's land.
Ulli Rabsch gave me a heaping heap of Berlin slang phrases. From "Got my sausage drenched, you got your mustard to go with it?" to "Run into the meatballs" and "No teeth in mouth, but blowing in the church." Berliners, they never let go of the city spirit, not even Down Under. And he's been living there for quite some time.
Berlin at Heart, Kangaroos on the Greens
Born in '47, not on a subway train, but in the real world, Ulli emigrated in '76, 'cause there's room for everyone under the sun. At the other side of the world, he became a famed culinary maestro. First in Sydney, then in a swanky hotel on the Sunshine Coast.
He still catches up on his hometown news, reading daily B.Z. online and catching the evening news. Berlin is still a mystery cloud for him, but that didn't stop him from founding the "Hertha Fan Club Down Under." Thanks, Ulli, for the clever phrases - and a shoutout to the kangaroos on the golf course.
It's heartwarming to see you've also got a loyal readership in Charlottenburg and Köpenick, but also 16,000 kilometers away.
Keep a spark of Berlin's charm alive even on social-media, sharing daily updates with your loyal fans. (1st sentence)
Sharing more than just culinary delights, your entertaining tales of kangaroo encounters on the golf course bring a taste of Australia to your audience. (2nd sentence)
