Observations... From Germany
Some people mentioned to me how much they liked the “Observations” blog entry I did when I was in Budapest, Hungary so I felt that I should also do one for Germany. Since Adam has lived in Germany for a year, I was aware of some of the observations I have listed below, before I left for this trip. Daily task and such are not as surprising since Adam gave me a good pre-departure orientation for Germany : ) Thanks Adam!
So here are my observations so far…
- When one comes to the office in the morning it is customary to shake everyone’s hand and say “Guten Morgen”
- If you want ice cream in a cone you must have it for take away
- It is customary to say “Mahlzeit” just before and after lunch to your colleagues, the direct translation of the word is “Meal Time”, I just don’t get this one...
- Most German companies do not have voicemail I also do not get this one…
- Germany loves gravy on everything, it is commonly referred to as brown sauce
- There are the same number of cell phone contracts as the number of people living in Germany, more even more
- Cell phones are referred to as “Handy’s”
- Germany is very talented with parking many cars in the smallest amount of space possible (ie. a five-storey parking garage along a bridge, a revolving two level personal parking garage for a house)
- The water used to make beer is better then the water they serve for drinking
- Germany loves to mix beer with anything, lemonade, coke, berry syrup and even banana juice (Although I haven’t tried beer with banana juice, beer and coke is my favourite so far)
- There is a person in my office who still uses a typewriter!
- The older your car in the LESS you pay in insurance
- German television dubs everything… and the movies too (It is quite funny to listen to Paris Hilton with a German accent)
- A lot of things in Germany have touch sensors (ie. Vending machines, toilets, subway doors, ticket booths and crosswalk request buttons)
- It rains a lot in Germany!! (Or maybe I just have bad luck)
Well that’s all I got so for, hope you enjoy. Check back often for more blog entries soon!! And of course pictures!
So here are my observations so far…
- When one comes to the office in the morning it is customary to shake everyone’s hand and say “Guten Morgen”
- If you want ice cream in a cone you must have it for take away
- It is customary to say “Mahlzeit” just before and after lunch to your colleagues, the direct translation of the word is “Meal Time”, I just don’t get this one...
- Most German companies do not have voicemail I also do not get this one…
- Germany loves gravy on everything, it is commonly referred to as brown sauce
- There are the same number of cell phone contracts as the number of people living in Germany, more even more
- Cell phones are referred to as “Handy’s”
- Germany is very talented with parking many cars in the smallest amount of space possible (ie. a five-storey parking garage along a bridge, a revolving two level personal parking garage for a house)
- The water used to make beer is better then the water they serve for drinking
- Germany loves to mix beer with anything, lemonade, coke, berry syrup and even banana juice (Although I haven’t tried beer with banana juice, beer and coke is my favourite so far)
- There is a person in my office who still uses a typewriter!
- The older your car in the LESS you pay in insurance
- German television dubs everything… and the movies too (It is quite funny to listen to Paris Hilton with a German accent)
- A lot of things in Germany have touch sensors (ie. Vending machines, toilets, subway doors, ticket booths and crosswalk request buttons)
- It rains a lot in Germany!! (Or maybe I just have bad luck)
Well that’s all I got so for, hope you enjoy. Check back often for more blog entries soon!! And of course pictures!
posted by Katie Paterson at
7:20 AM
2 Comments:
Mahlzeit Katie!!
Try beer with banana! A lot of people don't like it, but I really like it. Was years ago when I last drank it, though
By
Dominik, at 3:30 AM
Hey Dom! Malhzeit!!
I will let you know when I try the beer and banana juice.. I might just like it!
By
Katie Paterson, at 11:46 AM
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