User:Krankman

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Living Languages

de	Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch als Muttersprache.

en-3

This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.

si-2

This user is able to contribute with a intermediate level of Sinhala.

fr-2

Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau moyen en français.

nl-1

Deze gebruiker heeft een beginnende kennis van het Nederlands.

ta-1

இந்த பயநாளர் தமிழில் அடிப்படயான அளவில் பங்களித்து உதவமுடியும்.

hi-1

यह सदस्य हिन्दी भाषा का प्रारंभिक ज्ञान रखते हैं।

nds-1

Disse Bruker hett grundleggen Plattdüütsch-Kenntnis.

Classical Languages

la-2

Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest.

grc-2

Ὁ ἐγκυκλοπαιδειουργὸς οὗτος τὴν ἀρχαίαν Ἐλληνικὴν γλώτταν γράφειν μέσως οἷος τ' ἐστίν.

sa-2

एष उपयोजकः माध्यमिक-संस्कृते लिखितुं शक्नोति.

pi-1

ayaṃ puggalo navako Pāliyaṃ.

Other

ipa-4

This user nearly completely understands the International Phonetic Alphabet.

...

This user would like to be able to speak more languages.

Yet Other

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MA	This user has a Master of Arts degree.

This user graduated from the University of Göttingen.

This user contributes using Opera.

C₂H₆O-3

This user utilizes alcohol at an advanced level.

80s

This user enjoys 80s New Wave music.

1 Hello.
2 Serious Political Concerns (USA)
3 My Contributions
4 To do

[edit] Hello.

I am a German from Westfalia, but I have Silesian and Pomeranian roots. After finishing my studies of Indology, Linguistics und Journalism in the beautiful town of Göttingen, I came to Cologne in 2002 to learn Tamil. I love living in the big-city atmosphere of provincial Cologne with its friendly people and its Kölsch, the Cologne Carnival and Kölsch. For a while I've been trying to put together a dissertation, a process that will hopefully come to a successful end later this year.

My main area of interest is the South Indian region, particularly Sri Lanka, where I have spent many months in the last 15 years. I'm especially fond of Sinhala, my knowledge of and fluency in which I've been trying to improve for a long time. In this task the music of The Gypsies helps me a lot; their interpretations of Sri Lankan Baila are my favourite music.

[edit] Serious Political Concerns (USA)

Since user boxes concerning serious sociological and political matters are really hard to come by, I'd like to state here that--although I have several close friends in the USA and my favourite TV shows are American--I detest that country's policies of

using war as a means of "conflict solution" while actually expanding the sphere of influence
proclaiming to defend democracy abroad without adhering to democratic rules at home
putting economy above ecology, culture and human rights
restricting freedom of information whenever it is in the own interest
blaming the poor for their own fate.

(see for example [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7])