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Wherever I go my country's scent stays with me

German translation: Wohin ich auch gehe, der Duft meiner Heimat haftet mir an

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English term or phrase:	Wherever I go my country\'s scent stays with me
German translation:	Wohin ich auch gehe, der Duft meiner Heimat haftet mir an
Entered by:	John Farebrother

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15:10 Oct 11, 2011

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English term or phrase: Wherever I go my country's scent stays with me

Wherever I go my country's scent stays with me

Everyone loves to bring back souvenirs from their travels to remind them of the sights and sounds. But it’s not easy to bring back the smell of a destination.

Unless it’s Lithuania. In which case you can buy a “national perfume” that captures the country’s scent.

That’s right, Lithuania’s foreign ministry has come out with a fragrance that synthesizes the smells of the country into a single bottle.

And in Lithuania’s case, that smells like paganism.

We’re not kidding. The perfume is a blend of sandalwood, cedar, musk and moss, which is designed to recreate the scent of a pagan wood-burning ritual in the woods.

In other words, you’ll walk around smelling like a forest fire. And chances are this stuff is strong because the whole idea behind the perfume is that it’s supposed to reflect the “Lithuanian strength of character.” Strength of character means hard-working, and hard-working means lots of sweat… and that doesn’t translate into perfume form well.

So far the “Feeling Lithuania” perfume has only been sent to Lithuanian ambassadors and soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, but soon visitors will be able to take home the smell of Lithuania as embassies, hotels and airports will also distribute the perfume.

We guess the “I ♥ Lithuania” t-shirts aren’t as popular as they used to be.

Okay, this sounds like a terrible idea… but it could be worse. Just think what the national smell of other places would be. Like America. That perfume would smell like fried food and used tires. Kinda makes the smell of a pagan ritual seem refreshing.

John Farebrother
Austria

Wohin ich auch gehe, der Duft meiner Heimat haftet mir an

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als Idee

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Katja Schoone
Germany
Local time: 15:58

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3 +5

Wohin ich auch gehe, der Duft meiner Heimat haftet mir an

Katja Schoone

3 +2

Wohin

Evelin Mrose

Egal, wo ich bin - der Duft der Heimat ist bei mir

Anne-Kathrin Braun

Egal wo ich hingehe, der Duft meiner Heimat trage ich mit mir

erika rubinstein

Heimatlicher Duft in der großen weiten Welt

Thomas Pfann

Discussion entries: 3

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

wherever i go my country's scent stays with me Wohin

Explanation:
... Wohin ich auch gehe, begleitet mich das Parfüm meiner Heimat.

Evelin Mrose
Local time: 15:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

French

3 hrs confidence:

wherever i go my country's scent stays with me Heimatlicher Duft in der großen weiten Welt

Explanation:
oder auch „Der Duft der Heimat in der großen weiten Welt“

Früher verließ man die Heimat, weil man „den Duft der großen weiten Welt“
schnuppern wollte. Heute (wenn es denn nach den litauischen Duftvermarktern geht) will man in der großen weiten Welt den Duft des Heimatlandes riechen (oder gar dort seine Duftmarke setzen?).

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 20

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

wherever i go my country's scent stays with me

Wohin ich auch gehe, der Duft meiner Heimat haftet mir an

Explanation:
als Idee

Katja Schoone
Germany
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

vielen Dank

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Oliver_F: m.E. der beste Vorschlag!

3 hrs

-> Danke sehr!

agree

mrmp: So gehts, und so kommt vielleicht auch ein Hauch Ironie herüber, wenn ich an die "Ugly Germans" z.B. in Thailand, Mallorca oder Neuguinea/Ozeanien denke; scent sehe ich eigentlich etwas in Richtung Witterung, passt aber wohl nicht

7 hrs

-> Vielen Dank!

agree

Annett Hieber: mit Oliver

11 hrs

-> Danke, Annett!

agree

Texthexe: Ja, eindeutig der beste Vorschlag!

18 hrs

-> Danke dir!

neutral

dutchesrees34: Grammatische Korrektur: "... der Duft der Heimat haftet an mir" und nicht "... haftet mir an": die deutsche Grammatik hat doch noch ihre Tuecken, und ich merke, dass die juengeren Leute sie nicht mehr so beherrschen!

1 day3 hrs

-> Da muss ich dir widersprechen, das ist eine poetische/literarische Verwendung des Verbes, das wusste schon die Bibel. Werde den Link für dich in den Diskussionsbereich stellen.

agree

Andrea Flaßbeck: Sorry, dutchesrees, aber Kleber haftet an mir, Duft haftet mir an :).

2 days10 hrs

16 mins confidence:

wherever i go my country's scent stays with me Egal wo ich hingehe, der Duft meiner Heimat trage ich mit mir

Explanation:
Bleibt bei mir

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Note added at 14 Stunden (2011-10-12 05:29:31 GMT)
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Ich wollte zuerst bei mir tragen schreiben, si ist DER Duft geblieben.
Das ist kein Grund gleich über mich herzufallen

erika rubinstein
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 19

1 day16 hrs confidence:

wherever i go my country's scent stays with me Egal, wo ich bin - der Duft der Heimat ist bei mir

Explanation:
klingt für mich natürlicher im Deutschen als das "wo ich hingehe", denn m. E. geht es eher um das Sein der Person und des Duftes als um die Bewegung

Anne-Kathrin Braun
Local time: 15:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

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