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  • The atmosphere Thursday through Saturday is as authentic as the "gemutlichkeit" - good-time feeling - that abounds at festivals throughout Germany, said Germania president Jim Scheu.

    Evansville Courier & Press Stories 2010

  • While some bankers were put off by what they described as her aggressive style and occasional name-dropping, he told The Times that Mrs. Kohn could also be charming, displaying flashes of the "gemutlichkeit," or coziness, her hometown is famous for.

    DealBook 2009

  • In various towns of Germany I found myself admiring the cheerful, bustling gemutlichkeit of the people, the splendid organization of their civic life, their industry and national spirit.

    The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

  • They begin with the gemutlichkeit served up by German spots like Resi's Bierstube and Laschet's Inn. The dining selection extends to other North Center favorites like O'Donovan's, Orange Garden Chinese restaurant and neighborhood hangout Chicago Joe's.

    chicagotribune.com - 2010

  • Feast on Spanish tapas as mariachi music serenades you; join the gemutlichkeit while hoist - ing a stein of pilsner; dance the Greek syrtaki or an Irish jig-all in San Antonio.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • At the Wie Haus Family Restaurant, where we went for sit-down, the seats were red leatherette and the walls were gemutlichkeit and paneled, decorated with framed deep kitsch, wide-eyed shepherdesses and jesters.

    NPR Topics: News 2009

  • At the Wie Haus Family Restaurant, where we went for sit-down, the seats were red leatherette and the walls were gemutlichkeit and paneled, decorated with framed deep kitsch, wide-eyed shepherdesses and jesters.

    NPR Topics: News 2009

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