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Observations Regarding Germany

Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
ChristineM said:
Ive never had to pay for water in restaurants unless its a named bottled water.

Attended public toilets have a charge. Unattended ones don't.
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Toilet attendants...what exactly do they attend to
while you're performing a numbered function?
 
ChristineM

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Revoltingest said:
Toilet attendants...what exactly do they attend to
while you're performing a numbered function?
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Not much other than clean up after you, preparing the cubicle for the next sucker person.
Ask nicely and they will look after your luggage while you are performing your named function
 
Audie

Audie

Veteran Member
Revoltingest said:
I'd been informed (by youtube & people) some things about the old country.
It didn't always comport with my experience there.
Deutschland relative to Ameristan.....

Claim: Germans are cold towards people they don't know.
Finding: They're actually quite outgoing & friendly.
Strangers struck up conversations with us.
(One thought we were Canuckistanian. Must've been the accent, eh.)
Perhaps some judged by the occasional sticks in the mud.
Who doesn't have those, eh.

Claim: Germans like cash, but not credit cards.
Finding: Credit cards are welcome in many places frequented by foreigners.
But they share my love of cash (freedom dollars Geld).

Claim: Toilets aren't free.
Finding: Indeed, you pay for public Toiletten.

Claim: Germans are aggressive drivers.
Finding; This was not so, however they strive for efficiency.
This could be seen as aggression.
But I found them considerate, competent, & courteously efficient.

Claim: Many Germans know English.
Finding: True dat. While many don't, the country is English friendly.

Claim: Germans & Ameristans shouldn't discuss politics.
Finding: We all discussed politics...even guns & gun control.
It turned out that we had similar opinions. No discord whatsoever.
Being civil, thoughtful, & engaging always succeeds.

Observation: Relative to Ameristan, everything in Germany is...
Dainty but efficient:
- Smaller cars, trailers, & trucks.
- Smaller houses.
- Smaller roads.
Clean, well maintained:
- No trash along roads.
- All homes look new & tidy.
- All cars look clean & new...even vintage ones.
- Villages are confined, leaving open natural & farm land devoid of urban sprawl.

Observation: No hardware stores. We dismantled & packed
an engine in Hof. The seller (who lives there) said that when
he needs hardware, he has a neighbor who deals in it.
Yes...it struck me as much like needing illicit drugs.

Observation: Airport security is more thorough.
But it was reasonable & efficient.

Observation: I saw more guns in Germany than in Ameristan.
They do love their H&K machine guns...but only in the hands
of cops, especially at the airport.

Observation: Smoking was surprisingly tolerated.
We marveled at cigarette vending machines still existing.
They even smoke in restaurants. But most abstain.

Observation: They charge for things that are free in Ameristan.

Observations: Germans like their bottled water, especially with
"gas" (carbonated). So I asked for "stille wasser" (tap water)
cuz I'm a cheapskate, & I like to avoid packaging (even though
they recycle).
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Visit Hong Kong next, give us your impressions.
 
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