On Sep 29, 12:52*pm, (Victor Sack) wrote:
> spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> > On Sep 28, 1:47 pm, (Victor Sack) wrote:
> > > spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> > > > German drugstores don't sell coffeemakers or lawn furniture. If it's
> > > > not drugs they don't stock it.
>
> > > German drugstores, Drogerien, do sell all those things. They are rather
> > > similar to American drugstores in most respects, except they never sell
> > > drugs. Here is an example of a Drogerie chain, one of the largest in
> > > Germany: <http://www.schlecker.de>
>
> > > > OTOH, they're the only stores
> > > > authorized to sell aspirin.
>
> > > No, they are not authorized to sell drugs of any kind.
>
> > > In Germany, drugs are dispensed by Apotheken (chemists/ pharmacies).
> > > Most Apotheken also sell some other products vaguely related to health,
> > > such as food supplements and cosmetics.
>
> > Dude, if they don't sell drugs then they're not a drugstore. We call
> > "Drogerie" un faux ami. Apotheke is what I clearly meant by German
> > drugstore -- a German store that sells drugs.
>
> Well, "dude", it is just too bad - "Drogerie" may be a faux ami to some,
> but it does literally mean "drugstore"; "Drogen" means "drugs".
> Drogerien are referred to as "drugstores" in English: see
> <http://www.schlecker.com/htdocs/cms/index_uk.htm>.
>
> Some Drogerien sell wine; some consider wine a drug...
>

American drugstores sell drugs; German Drogerien do not. Not even in
German does Drogen mean only "herbal remedies," but those are the only
kind you can get in a Drogerie.