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der Flachlandtiroler (-)
   would-be mountaineer/skier, inexperienced skier (slang - "flatland Tyrolean")

Bei Snowtropolis (Cottbus) rüsteten sich so manche Flachlandtiroler in Ski- und Snowboardkursen für den Wintersport in den echten Bergen.
At Snowtropolis (in Cottbus) many a would-be mountain sportsperson took ski and snowboarding courses to prepare for winter sports in the real mountains.
Die beiden Messner-Darsteller bleiben weitgehend ausdruckslose, hochdeutsch sprechende Flachlandtiroler.
The two actors portraying the Messner brothers remain mostly expressionless, High German-speaking would-be mountaineers.
So wurde nach langem Hin- und Herüberlegen der Bandname „Heiko Wolf und seine Flachlandtiroler“ geboren.
Thus, after long deliberation, the band name “Heiko Wolf and his Flatland Tyroleans” was born.

Related:
das Flachland flatland, lowland, plains
der Flachländer flatlander, lowlander
der Tiroler/die Tirolerin Tyrolean, person from Tyrol

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