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Michael If you find it great that two Germans like us, who live in America, blog about America, you might also be interested to know that there is the reverse phenomenon: Americans who live in Germany and blog about Germany.
In Düsseldorf, for example, lives Andrew Hammel, an American lawyer and law professor. In his blog, German Joys He reports in English about all sorts of things that seem absurd from an American perspective, which take place in Germany. For example, Hammel provided a detailed account of Obama's visit to Germany and described the security measures, which required everyone who wanted to see Obama to pass through a metal detector, briefly turn on any electronic devices they were carrying, and take a sip from any drinks they had brought with them.
Another remarkable publication is Nothingforungood.com The text discusses the intentionally incorrect translation of "Nichts für ungut" (no offense). The writers correctly point out, for example, that while it's easy to get alcohol late at night in Germany, you might have to drive across the city to find an emergency pharmacy to buy aspirin, which you could easily get in any supermarket in America. They also note that at American parties, it's best to play songs that people have never heard before, whereas in Germany, it's more effective to play music that people know by heart and can sing along to when drunk. How true!
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