@CalamityJane,
It was a joke! Hamburger understood it right away and helpfully found the definitive reference >
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....., in der Schweiz Fasnacht,
......... während man dort im Hochdeutschen ausschließlich von Karneval spricht.
..........also sicherlich nicht ein " volksfest " im norden und osten deutschlands . [/quote]
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> I'm sorry you thought your comment was upsetting - on the contrary, I find these linguistic variations absolutely fascinating. And oh, yeah, the man on your video getting interviewed in Leipzig is definitely someone to avoid