Yet Düsseldorf is no slouch in art scene terms.
They were "closed worlds" and had their own lingo, adopted from the ballroom scene: terms like "throwing shade" (disrespecting), "trying it" (being cheeky), and "reading" (insulting).
There he helped lay the groundwork for what became known as the alt-comedy scene (a term he says he's never really understood), alongside Louis C. K., Mr. Stewart, Janeane Garofalo and others.
Colbert likes to say that the whole show is a "scene," a term that in improv-speak means not just a unit of dramatic time but a transaction in which one character wants something from another.
But in embracing the English language, Ankst prepared the ground for one of the remarkable success stories of the 1990s: the "cool Cymru" scene (a term disregarded in Wales in much the same way as trip-hop is in Bristol).
Mr Sharon, known as "The Bulldozer", was a giant of Israel's military and political scene, whose term as prime minister ended abruptly when he had a major stroke that put him in a coma in January 2006.
According to Jüri Kaljundi, a well-known figure on the Estonian startup scene, the term was coined by Dave McClure when he was trying to make sense of Erply and Zerply, two Estonian startups.
San Francisco's' authorities, like those in other parts of the country, find themselves embattled with a burgeoning "pop-up club" scene, a term sometimes used to denote unlicensed raves going down in abandoned buildings.
There had been grumbling behind the scenes this term.
The city also boasts Europe's oldest university and the large student population ensures that the scene in terms of bars and clubs is booming.
