Things I noticed in Germany
In the time in Germany certain things cough my eye. So here is a list of them. Please let me know what you think about it and If I missed something, let me know in the comments.
- Lots of homeless and begging people.
- Kitchen and living room on the first floor.
- People really smoke a lot.
- In every village no matter how small it is you can find a cigarette vending machine.
- Wen there is a cigarette vending machine nearby there is a candy machine.
- 80 procent of the people in Noordrijn Westfalen have an electrical bike at least the people I’m encountered.
- A lot of the electricity Supply is above ground.
- Church towers ring bells more often than in the Netherlands.
- The foot pass along the road is almost always made of asfalt.
- In a lot of places you can’t pay with your bank card or credit card.
- The fire department is also an ambulance
- Tractors have license plates.
- Train tickets don’t have a fixed Price, similar like airplane tickets.
- People cycle on the pedestrian lane.
- Sometimes the walking paths and the cycle path combine to one. What’s really annoying. By the way people get mad at you while you’re walking there. Why don’t they cycle just on the road where they belong.
- The watermeter has a quite prominent place in the bathroom so while you’re under the shower most of the vtime you can see how much water you use, that’s quite confronting.
- Construction workers do not wear ear protection.
- Dogs do not walk free and when they do owners grap their dog anxiously when I walk towards them.
- Dog on the leash then they have a leash of 10 meter.
- Almost every house has one or more fireplace(s).
- All kids/teenagers carry a big Ordner with them if they come frome school. They all have the same model.
- All houses have (roller-down) shutters.
- Monks cheat God with Maultasche.
- There are many hunting cabins through out of Germany.
- Railroad crossing take for ever if the close. Because it takes at least three minutes before the train comes.
2 thoughts on “Things I noticed in Germany”
Hi Aladin,
Me and Max really love your list of things you noticed in Germany. I like the way you look at places you pass or visit and the little things you discover.
My favourite is definitely the watermeter-position. You are absolutely right – the meter is in a VERY prominent place in our bathroom. And I could watch it whenever I wash my hands or take a shower or a bath. Fact is: I look at it only once in a year (to read the metercount at the end of the year) and apart from that I just ignore it.
Most readers will be wondering what the „Maultaschen-cheat“ means – I suppose that not many people know the story I told you – it is a local thing. For those who are interested: as you probably know Catholics don‘t eat meat on Fridays.
People say that in old times in order to eat meat without God noticing, Monks started to „hide“ the meat-filling in a kind of „big ravioli“ as Aladin described it. That is why in some regions in Southern Germany the Maultasche is also called „Herrgotts-Bscheißerle“ (bescheißen = to cheat).
Please, Aladin, do continue that kind of list in the countries you will travel ! I find it intersting to see the “national differences” through your eyes!
What a super nice comment! And it is also fun to see that you are still reading along. Thanks for explaining about the meat. I am curious myself what the next country’s will bring
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