@matthiasott

Here is a detailed discussion of the role climate change may have played in the wildfires, published by the University of California at Los Angeles: https://sustainablela.ucla.edu/2025lawildfires

@kagan I get your points. Thanks for the explanation!

I choose my words more carefully in English than in my native German. Sometimes my use of the English language may even be more precise than a native speaker’s because I learned it based more on rules than immersion. I also often look up words to check if I got the meaning right.

@kagan If they use a non-native language for spell-casting, how do they make sure their spells have the intended meaning?

For example: I know of a company that tried to translate their German marketing slogan “Kleben ist besser als Schrauben.” into English. The result was quite funny and definitely not appropriate as a marketing slogan.

@kagan Lang lebe die Neue Deutsche Welle!

Nena‘s “99 Luftballons” and Falco’s “Der Kommissar” are two songs I hear here in the U.S. in their original German version every now and then.

I had to consult Wikipedia: After the Fire did the English cover version (which I didn’t know). The original version is by the Austrian artist Falco, who is probably best know in the U.S. for “Rock Me Amadeus”.

Enjoy your Schnitzel and/or Bratwurst! I hope they have Bavarian beer, too.