My Germany

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August 31, 2009

So as you may have noticed, we are in Germany. I love it here! When we got off the train, I turned to a giant blond man and said, “Excuse me. Ummm, gutentag?” He looked at me. Said nothing. And walked away.

I felt at home, like I was back in Chile. :)

All kidding aside, the Germans we’ve met, except that one, have been extremely kind. I learned how to say the basics, “Hi, how are you, do you speak English?” And almost every single person I’ve asked has responded with, “Only a very little bit.” Then, they bust out with perfect grammar and a minimal accent — even the guy at McDonald’s. Yes, we did do Mickey D’s while traveling through Europe, and I’m not ashamed. The one thing that isn’t cool about Munich is that everything closes down at 8pm on the dot. So we got back from a palace sight seeing trip and it was literally the only thing we could find on the street that was still open.

Aside from that, I LOVE Munich. We were walking to the bus today and an old lady LET ONE RIP soooooooooo loud. I have NEVER heard anybody fart like that in public. It was AMAZING. I think maybe she was going deaf because she didn’t look embarrassed or anything. Seba and I cracked up so hard! It was a hilarious contrast to the pristine, perfect streets of the city.

A few other random observations about Germany:
*They really do say “Yaaaah,” all the time and it sounds just like the stereotype of Germans talking.
*In regular clothing stores, multiple times I’ve seen typical dirndl dress sections. Sophia, our host, said that they’re larger right now for Oktoberfest, but that stores really do carry them year round. Funny.
*Germans drink beer the way U.S.Americans drink pop, out on the street, at McDonald’s, everywhere.
*There are a lot of castles. They are all amazing. Pictures to come.
*Germans don’t dress as flashy as the Swiss. They do however, drive incredibly flashy cars — BMW convertibles all over the place.
*I haven’t seen one person who was impossibly Europeanly skinny like the girls in Switzerland. The Germans seem to be a little heartier. Not fat, by any means, but compact, like me. I’m with my people in this country.

PS. Tomorrow is voting for the free wedding photography, and I would REALLY appreciate if you would participate!

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  1. Sounds like my kinda place!

    Comment by amanda — August 31, 2009 @ 6:02 pm

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  2. Sounds like my kind of place!

    Comment by Ritamae39 — August 31, 2009 @ 6:38 pm

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  3. I love Germany, I haven't been to Munich, but I've always had a ton of fun being there. Try to get your hands on the Milka Chocolate Mousse Egg things. They're white and milk chocolate eggs with chocolate mousse inside…pretty much orgasmically delicious is what I am saying!

    Comment by Decoybetty — August 31, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

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  4. baahahah… i have seriously had the person next to or in front of me rip a huge one right in public about 5 times this winter. the first three times i was seriously taken aback, thinking i must have surprised walked up on them and they would be embarrased to see me, and now i'm starting to wonder if people just don't care. ick!

    Comment by lydia — August 31, 2009 @ 7:38 pm

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  5. Hallo, wie gehts!? :)

    I'm glad your liking Deutschland. It's where my mutti (mom) comes from.

    Can't wait to see the castle pics!!

    Comment by GlobalButterfly — August 31, 2009 @ 7:58 pm

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  6. Haha, I'm glad that you've found your people. Just as long as you don't use that as an excuse to start farting all over the place because “it's cultural” :)

    Comment by emilyinchile — September 1, 2009 @ 7:23 am

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  7. Oh wow, haven't been by in a while and I missed so much! Your photos of Switzerland are fantastic. We haven't been there yet, but it looks absolutely amazing.

    I love Munich and really hope to go back again. It was a really quick trip the first time. I had the same experience as you with the speaking in Vienna. I learned what to say in German and they always responded “a little bit.” It was so funny when we went to the Sacherhotel there to have Sachertorte. I asked the waiter if he spoke English and he looked at me like I was a complete idiot. Like as if to say, lady of course I do, only tourists come here. Ha, ha!

    Comment by lori1329 — September 2, 2009 @ 11:46 am

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  8. Oh wow, haven't been by in a while and I missed so much! Your photos of Switzerland are fantastic. We haven't been there yet, but it looks absolutely amazing.

    I love Munich and really hope to go back again. It was a really quick trip the first time. I had the same experience as you with the speaking in Vienna. I learned what to say in German and they always responded “a little bit.” It was so funny when we went to the Sacherhotel there to have Sachertorte. I asked the waiter if he spoke English and he looked at me like I was a complete idiot. Like as if to say, lady of course I do, only tourists come here. Ha, ha!

    Comment by lori1329 — September 2, 2009 @ 6:46 pm

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