Yeah i have to say Rammstein is also popular where i live.
Where i live : Tomah, WI [Don't Ask Why Its Popular]
Some more info :
On some stuff
Intro :
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Spoken intro) "Nun, da sich der Vorhang der Nacht von der Bühne hebt, kann das Spiel beginnen, das uns vom Drama einer Kultur berichtet..."
(Translation) "And now, as the curtain of night rises from the stage, our play can begin, which tells of the drama of an entire culture..."
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ABVS.
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ARD Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands
German's first public broadcasting network
ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Germany's second TV channel
C&A Clemens & August
A chain of clothing stores
BRD Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Federal Republic of Germany
DDR Deutsche Demokratische Republik
German Democratic Republic
(= the former GDR)
USA Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
United States of America
BSE Bovine Spongiforme Encephalopathie
Mad cow disease
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV (Aids)
DRK Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
German Red Cross
GbR Gesellschaft des Bürgerlichen Rechts
Private company
GmbH Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Limited company
Ihr könnt mich mal Ihr könnt mich mal!
You can go to hell!
THX Tomlinson Holman's Experiments
Quality standard for cinema sound
VHS Video Home Systems
Video Tape Standard
FSK Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle
"Voluntary self-restraint" (= the German media's code of conduct)
RAF Rote Armee Fraktion
Red Army Fraction (German left-wing terror organisation)
LSD Lysergsäurediethylamid
Hallucinogenic drug
FKK Freikörperkultur
Naturism
DVU Deutsche Volksunion
Extreme right-wing political party
AKW Atomkraftwerk
Nuclear power station
KKK Ku Klux Klan
Extreme right-wing organisation (USA)
RHP Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt
Frankfurt rap group
USW Und so weiter
Et cetera
LMAA Leck mich am Arsch
You can kiss my.....
PLZ Postleitzahl
Postcode (five figure in Germany)
UPS United Parcel Services
Parcel delivery company
DPD Deutscher Paketdienst
German parcel delivery company
BMX Bicycle Motocross
BMX!
BPM Beats per minute
The speed of a song
XTC Ecstasy
Designer amphetamine drug
EMI Electrical and Music Industries
Publishers behind the "Fantastischen Vier"
CBS Columbia Broadcasting System
Record label behind the "Fantatischen Vier"
BMG Bertelsmann Music Group
German-based record company
ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club
German RAC / AA
DLRG Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft
German Lifesavers Society
Ojemine Oh Jesus mich nicht!
Oh dear!
EKZ Einkaufszentrum
Shopping centre
RTL Radio Television Luxemburg
Broadcasting company
DFB Deutscher Fussball-Bund
German Football Association
ABS Antiblockiersystem
Car braking system
TÜV Technischer Überwachungsverein
Agency for product safety. Best known for regulating the MOT system for cars.
BMW Bayerische Motorenwerke
The motor manfuacturers BMW
KMH Kilometer pro Stunde
Kilometres an hour
ICE InterCity Express
Flagship train of the German railway company "Deutsche Bahn"
Eschede Eschede
Town in Lower Saxony where an ICE train crashed in June 1998
PVC Polyvinyl-Chlorid
Man-made material
FCKW Fluor-Chlor-Kohlenwasserstoff
Fluorohydrocarbons (= cause of greenhouse gas)
Is nich OK Is(t) nich(t) OK
"... is not OK"
HNO Hals Nasen Ohren
Throat, nose and ears (= area of medicine). Also the name of a Swiss rap group!
EKG Elektrokardiogramm
Electrocardiogram
AOK Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
German health insurance company
LBS Landesbausparkasse
German building society
WKD Wirtschaftskontrolldienst
German police department which investigates infringements of business law
IHK Industrie- und Handelskammer
German Chambers of Commerce
UKW Ultrakurzwelle
VHF Radio. Also a famous band from the Neue Deutsche Welle (see below)
NDW Neue Deutsche Welle
German New Wave. Pop movement of the 1980's
Hubert Kah Hubert Kah
Popstar of the German New Wave
BTM Betäubungsmittel
Anaesthetic
BKH Bundeskriminalamt
Federal Criminal Police Office based in Wiesbaden
Hahaha Ha ha ha
The universal sound of laughter!
LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH
International airline
TNT Trinitrotoluol
High explosives
IRA Irish Republican Army
Irish paramilitary organisation
N-TV N-TV
24 hour German news channel
THW Technisches Hilfswerk
German emergency service
DPA Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
German news agency
H&M Hennes & Mauritz
German clothing chain
BSB Backstreet Boys
American boy-band.
FDH Friss die Hälfte
"Eat half of it". Unscientific means of losing weight
SOS Save our souls
"Help" in morse code
110 110
Emergency telephone number in Germany
tatütata tatütata
Dingalingaling! Siren sound made by fire-engines, ambulances etc.
SED Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands
The ruling political party in the former GDR
FDJ Freie Deutsche Jugend
GDR youth organisation
KaDeWe Kaufhaus des Westens
Europe's biggest department store, situated in Berlin
FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
German daily newspaper
BWL Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Business management studies
FDP Freie Demokratische Partei
German liberal party
EDV Elektronische Datenverarbeitung
Data processing
IBM International Business Machines
Computer manufacturers
WWW World Wide Web
The internet
HSV Hamburger SV
German football club
VfB VfB Stuttgart (= Verein für Bewegungsspiele)
Another German football club
Oleole Oleole
"Olé! Olé!". A football chant
ABC ABC
British pop group (1980's)
DAF Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft
German pop group (1980's) - (="German-American friendship"
OMD Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
British pop group (1980's)
TM3 tm3
German TV station targeted at women
A&O A&O
Supermarket chain from the 1970's
AEG Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft
(also:"Aus Erfahrung gut"
Manufacturers of household appliances
TUI Touristik Union International
German travel company
UVA UVA
Ultraviolet light rays in the range 400-320nm
UVB UVB
Ultraviolet light rays in the range 320-290nm
THC Tetrahydrocannabinol
The active substance found in hemp, and used for cannabis and hashish
OCB Odet Cascadec Bolloré
Manufacturer of cigarette papers made of hemp
Is was ich dreh Is(t) was ich dreh(e)
"(THC in OCB)... is the cigarette that I roll"
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