Thursday, January 3, 2013

Warmth trumps fashion!

Things Justin and I have learned in Germany, so far (in no particular order).

If you are wearing a white coat (just washed) and you see a street cleaner, cross the street. RUN.

Warmth trumps fashion!

He who does not own a car, walks a LOT.

Right on red is illegal in Germany.

Walking to the grocery store is so much cooler than having to carry all of your groceries home.

Bikes and snow, no bueno.

Nicole's feet and snow, no bueno either.

Reserve seats on trains.

Just because you think you reserved a seat on train, does not mean that a person won't be in your seat and think it belongs to them.

Not all Three Star hotels are created equally.

In fact, some three star hotels should be condemned (like crack houses...Hotel Zentrum in Frankfurt).

What one considers to be a foot path, many consider a road.


T-Mobile sucks in Germany, too!

If you ride trams,trains and buses, buy a watch.

If are running to make a tram, run in front of it rather than behind it.

If you see someone in Kassel at a full-out run, they are trying to catch a tram, bus or train.  They haven't just snatched a purse (like in Houston).

There is absolutely no shame in running to make your tram. It beats sitting 30 minutes in the cold and rain.

Germans eat pizza with a knife and fork (Justin has assimilated. I refuse.)

Trams have the right of way, not pedestrians.

If you are walking in the middle of town and hear a bell, MOVE.  Tram drivers can be angry people.

If you are parking on the street, make sure you aren't covering the tram tracks (so grateful it wasn't my car). SERIOUSLY.  An entire tram of angry people is much worse than one angry tram driver.

When you a see a number 1 after a car on the car sharing website, it means it is the oldest car (not the cool No. 1 car, lol)

Opals are nicer than Twingos!




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