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Bollé Brands is an eyewear and head protection group that designs, markets and distributes sunglasses, safety glasses, goggles and ski and bicycle helmets. The group owns the brands Bollé, Bollé Safety , Cébé, H2Optix, Spy Optic and Serengeti and is headquartered in Lyon , France .
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterisation of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilisation and humanitarian values having ...
Kraut is a German word recorded in English from 1918 onwards as an ethnic slur for a German, particularly a German soldier during World War I and World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its earlier meaning in English was as a synonym for sauerkraut , a traditional Central and Eastern European food.
This is an incomplete list of well-known Alsatians and Lorrainians (people from the region of Alsace and the region of Lorraine). Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences. Alsatian culture is Alemannic, with German and French influences.
Bolle reiste jüngst zu Pfingsten (Bolle made a trip on whitsun) is a folk song in the Berlin dialect. The song mocks the stereotype of Berliners as unrestrictedly revelrous. According to music professor Lukas Richter the song is of the Schwank type common in German-speaking countries (compare to Oh du lieber Augustin). [1]
The exact origins of rolle bolle are unknown, but it is known that it was developed in Flanders, a Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, before the 20th century.. The Dutch name for rolle bolle, krulbollen, literally translates to "curve ball" due to the elliptical path taken by the bolle.
The goggles were curved to fit the user's face and had a large groove cut in the back to allow for the nose. A long thin slit was cut through the goggles to allow in a small amount of light, diminishing subsequent ultraviolet rays. The goggles were held to the head by a cord made of caribou sinew.
There are many studies about whether "beer goggles" is real; that is, if drinking truly makes people perceive other people to be more attractive. One of the first studies on the topic of "beer goggles" was done in 2003 which took 80 heterosexual college students to a bar, served drinks and then showed them pictures of people of the opposite sex ...