Absolutely True Facts About Germany

No one in Freiburg wears flip flops. They all have cool boots and Vans and sneekers. I could probably pass as a European except for my love of the flip flop.

I’ve noticed that there are so many pregnant women here. I mean you see them everywhere and they usually have another kid or two hanging around. I told this to my friend and she said it’s because the government has started giving incentives for couples to have more children. Yeah! They pay for all the hospital bills and they give them money yearly until they’re 18: as long as they have them within a certain time frame. I looked it up online and there’s a whole article on it in the NY Times.

Google weather doesn’t know anything about Freiburg. It’s pretty much always over cast and gloomy. It says there’s supposed to be sunshine all week, but the sun has yet to come out on this Tuesday morning.

Out side the States, pepperoni is an actual pepper. If you want a “pepperoni” pizza, ask for salami.

The stores don’t have grocery bags or baggers. So you better bring your own and bag your stuff fast or everyone will be really mad and you’ll feel like a stupid foreigner. However they pretty much always have the amount you owe showing on a screen. So if you don’t know how to count in German you’re saved a little embarrassment.

Jay walking is in fact illegal here. Everyone waits for the light to turn and the cops will fine you a hefty fine if you’re caught crossing the street out of turn.

There are as many bike riders here as there are car drivers. Old, young, fat, skinny, boys, girls, the poor or the wealthy. So watch your back or they’ll run you over.

Skinny jeans are in. But I’ve also seen quite a few people wearing those India Jenie pants we got in India. Can’t believe I didn’t bring mine….

If you need to pay for a ticket when you get on the bus, just put whatever money you’ve got on the table in front of the driver and let him give you your change. Don’t keep talking to him in English because if he knew English he would have said so ten minutes ago.

People here have the coolest dogs. And they take them everywhere. Even into the grocery store and restaurants.

If you get caught on a bus or train without a ticket you can get fined from 40 to 80 euro!!

Entschuldigung is the word for excuse me or sorry. But you don’t hear it very often. If some one wants to move past you they’ll kind of just stand there until you notice them. Awkward.

Most German guys are attractive.

People get kind of freak out if you tell them you don’t drink alcohol. (not really but kinda)

Just like in the states, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints is also true here in Germany.