Steve G.


Frequently Asked Questions / Fragen und Antworten

What happened to the pictures that used to be here?

I have them on another site - write to me for the link... I may eventually put them back here at some point though...

What's working in a funeral home like?

Just another job bearing only some resemblance to Six Feet Under... 

What about IT?

I finally graduated last year with a degree in IT. The job market sucked at that time and I just took my old job back. Then I got busy with other projects that I do on my own time, most notably neighborhood security in Midtown... My original plan was to look for a job in Germany and hang out there til it's time to come home... 

Where do you hang out?

I am not much of a bar person but yes, that is me you see in Hoedown's and at Starbears every once in a while...

What's the story behind the pic of you in police uniform?

A  friend in Berlin was with the East German border police before the wall came down. That is his uniform. 

Du bist als DDR-Grenzpolizist bekleidet - wo haste die Uniform her?

Die Uniform gehört einem Freund in Berlin, der vor der Wende DDR-Grenzpolizist war. Das Foto wurde Januar 2002 aufgenommen.

Wann kommste nach Deutschland wieder?

Januar/Februar 2004. Ich war in Berlin und Düsseldorf. Fotos sind unter www.streetspam.org/germany zu finden.

Wie kommt es, daß Du so gut Deutsch sprichst?

Mit der deutschen Sprache war ich schon in der Oberschule angefangen. Sonst selbsterlernt. 

Was meinste von Denglisch?

Finde ich geschmacklos... Deutsch ist eigentlich eine sehr schöne Sprache, und finde es traurig, dass Deutschland von Anglizismen überlaufen wird... dabei ich die zweisprachigen Schilder nicht (z.B auf Flughäfen, Bahnhöfen, usw), sondern die Korruption der deutschen Sprache durch Werbung, Umgangsprache, usw. Weitere infos sind unter Verein Deutsche Sprache.

Other languages?

I took French in high school (that's been over 20 years now). I did not retain that much of it. I have tried to teach myself Spanish and Italian, but I got busy with it and just could not find time to stick with it...

What are your pet peeves?

I don't think about them too often but street spam comes to mind... Every weekend I spend about an hour ridding my neighborhood of street spam... See my site about street spam. 

What's the best way to find a good man?

I am wondering the same damn thing too... Man is the easy part, good man is a whole other story... My experience is that they come when you least expect them... but I have had my share of lemons... so being available without looking is probably the best way...

I don't understand German - can  you please translate some of the foregoing?

Yes I can but no I won't... Learning another language is an option... tut mir nicht leid...

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