Sunday, February 8, 2009

A Little German Culture Anyone? Warum Nicht?

Dorms are called Colleges
Fruit punch is bright orange, not red (and really good!)
"Exit" signs are little men running towards rectangles
Public transportation can get you where you want to go without a car
A drivers license costs > 1000 Euros
Beer is sometimes cheaper than water, and cheaper than soda most of the time
Cars and trucks are all tiny
Commas are periods and periods are commas. $1,000.00 ->1.000,00 E
Be sure to stay off the bike paths! Bikers have no mercy!
Nobody jaywalks, it is a large fine, and considered rude because it sets a bad example for others
If you make eye-contact with a bum, it means you are expected to give him/her money
German beer is required to have only 4 ingredients
Oftentimes beer has a higher alcohol content than in the US
Professors squeegee chalkboards
There is no sun!
Traffic lights for pedestrians have 2 reds
Cafeterias are Serveries
At German clubs, you only dance with people you know, and don't usually speak to other people
There's nothing wrong with hitchhiking
German trains (and public transport) arrive on time
Really nice cars look terrible with ugly hubcaps

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