Ask Kosmonaut anything !

[Kosmonaut]

Yeah, I think guys can be brutal to each other in a very base way.  It's not just women who get brutalized by guys, mentally & physically.  Bad stuff.   

Got another question.  Kosmo, in which European city would you most like to live, and why??

South of France; Marseille i would guess, mainly for the gatronomy.
I imagine I would hang around cafes all day drinking fine wines and eating Bouillabaisse, generally just watching the world go by.
I've never actually been there though. I may spend a few days there this year, i could do with a holiday.

Nothing quite like traveling alone, is there?  A sense of total freedom, weightlessness almost.  I remember feeling that way in the Frankfurt airport once, waiting for a connecting flight to Nuernberg.  I felt so light, almost as though I didn't exist.  For a few hours, totally cut off from where I'd been and where I was going.  Just watching people and enjoying the fact that I didn't really have to be involved.  But then I went and learned the damn language, and now I'm not able to tune it out anymore. 

Which city in Europe did you dislike most, a place to which you'd never want to return?

I've not done much travelling, especially over the last few years.
Only been to some places in France, Spain and Greece.
Athens was a shit-hole, but that was before they put a lot of work doing it up for the Olympics.
There are some Greek islands i have no desire to return to.
 

[Tristeza]

I think Karma wants to fuck you, Kos.

The eyes, chico: they never lie.

Nice one.   

Don't worry, Kosmo.  I'm really harmless.   

[Calandale]

Don't worry, Kosmo.  I'm really harmless.   

Yeah, right. Tell that to your victims.

[Tristeza]

Don't worry, Kosmo.  I'm really harmless.   

Yeah, right. Tell that to your victims.

I know, heehee.    

He called me Karma!     If only!

[Soph]

Yeah, I think guys can be brutal to each other in a very base way.  It's not just women who get brutalized by guys, mentally & physically.  Bad stuff.   

Got another question.  Kosmo, in which European city would you most like to live, and why??

South of France; Marseille i would guess, mainly for the gatronomy.
I imagine I would hang around cafes all day drinking fine wines and eating Bouillabaisse, generally just watching the world go by.
I've never actually been there though. I may spend a few days there this year, i could do with a holiday.

Nothing quite like traveling alone, is there?  A sense of total freedom, weightlessness almost.  I remember feeling that way in the Frankfurt airport once, waiting for a connecting flight to Nuernberg.  I felt so light, almost as though I didn't exist.  For a few hours, totally cut off from where I'd been and where I was going.  Just watching people and enjoying the fact that I didn't really have to be involved.  But then I went and learned the damn language, and now I'm not able to tune it out anymore. 

Which city in Europe did you dislike most, a place to which you'd never want to return?

I've not done much travelling, especially over the last few years.
Only been to some places in France, Spain and Greece.
Athens was a shit-hole, but that was before they put a lot of work doing it up for the Olympics.
There are some Greek islands i have no desire to return to.
 

when I went to greece I nearly drowned in the kids' pool. my mum had to pull me out by my hair

i like france though. french people are cool 

[Calandale]

Indeed.

[Kosmonaut]

Yes, i like french people.
They are nice once you break through their veneer.
They have good taste in food, wine and art: very cultured.

[Tristeza]

I've been to Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Austria & France.  I thought the French people were the nicest.  Very reserved, but they actually went out of their way to help me when I needed it.  They act like they actually give a damn about other people, which is more than I could say for most of the Germans.  I could easily imagine living in France.

[Alex179]

That is weird, the Germans were much more friendly to me than the French, several went out of their way to give directions and one guy even bought us beer.   Maybe I just hung around really friendly Germans that were drunk most of the time.   The French were ok, but the Swiss people I met though seemed a little shady.   Both the Swiss and French would lie and say they do not speak English, while the Germans seemed more honest in regards to preference of language.   I didn't expect people to speak English anyways, even though some of the areas are pretty much tourist heavy in traffic.    The people in Southern France (Buene specifically) were much more friendly than those in Paris.   Everyone in Paris was going somewhere and in more of a hurry.   That is to be expected of large cities though.

[Kosmonaut]

I have not really had much contact with Germans to make a comment. They seem to have a bad reputation with English people, maybe this is something to do with the war ( Basil Fawlty  ), which obviously is completely stupid.
The Dutch people i have met have been friendly and laid-back.
Parisians tend to be stand-offish and ive seen them pretend not to comprehend English when I have heard them speak it to me. I think if they see that you are making an effort, then they will parlez-vous Anglais with you. A way of filtering out the English lager lout chav tourist, also providing amusement for the Parisians.

[Tristeza]

"Don't mention the war!!  I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it!"  That was the funniest episode ever, that and the one when Basil wins money on the horse!   

I went to Germany and Austria to visit friends, and their crowds were very nice to me (aside from the requisite anti-American commentary and jokes).  But when I was off on my own, I noticed the people in general didn't seem very friendly.  It was so funny in Germany, because I look German and people would come up to me and just start talking away.  I didn't know German when I first started going there, and so I'd just shrug and start giggling because I was embarrassed.  That usually pissed them off, but I just couldn't help it!     So yeah...maybe I provoked them just a little!   

[Calandale]

I guy I know here, was visiting Germany.
He rather LOOKS german. Anyhow, he met
an American there, who asked him directions,
which he gave (he had lived in that area for
a couple of years). She said he spoke English
very well. 

THEN, she asked where he was from, and he said
Oregon. She complemented how well they must
teach English there. He never could convince her
that Oregon was part of the US.

[The_P]

What will be the subject of your new YT video, Kos? Any ideas?

[Kosmonaut]

What will be the subject of your new YT video, Kos? Any ideas?

I'm still thinking about that, probably whatever is on my mind when I am in the mood to do one.
I am always open to suggestions.

[Lucifer]

What will be the subject of your new YT video, Kos? Any ideas?

I'm still thinking about that, probably whatever is on my mind when I am in the mood to do one.
I am always open to suggestions.

now that's a dangerous thing to say, young kosmo.