qype reviews - now offline
22.10.2007 from AndrewLiving away from Blighty can sometimes be painful, especially when it comes to the home comforts you’re used to, such as PG tips. The Germans have several approximations on the tea theme, but sadly none of them are that good. Which gave Liron the inspired idea of offline Qype reviews. It’s simple - take a green marker pen, and the object in question, and draw on your rating!
Our first attempt here - “Gut und Gunstig” tea. Now I’ve no idea what gunstig means, but as you see from the photo… it’s definitely not gut!
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:48 pm
“Günstig” means “cheap”, so according to your rating you could give it a C&A level (cheap and awful). :)
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Thanks for that! I was rather daunted by the 28 meanings suggested by leo.org :)
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:38 pm
some of them are rather misleading without proper context. “low priced” is probably the closest, while “fortunate” might lead one to think of fortune cookies to go along with the tea … ;)
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:47 pm
I think cheap would be “billig”, personally I’d translate “Günstig” in this context to be either “affordable” or “low-priced”.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:57 pm
or perhaps in marketing lingo it would be something like “nice-price” :)
October 28th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Get thyself to a specialised tea shop! Bying tea in the supermarket is something you may get away with in Britain, but in Germany it’s bound to disappoint. However, there are loads of shops selling high-quality tea all over the place.