08/01/2012 English German

Visiting Germany

Something typically German makes you smile when you haven't been in Germany for a long time.
Something typically German makes you smile when you haven't been in Germany for a long time.

Michael Every few years, we travel to Germany to be thoroughly shocked by the cultural differences once again. For example, in Germany, it's common for people to bump into you while passing by, and they consider it so normal that no apology is needed. Or the injustice of multiple lines when queuing, which you have to switch in between quickly with some elbow action to get service faster. Or the fact that Germans will unabashedly stare at you, a phenomenon known in America as the "German Stare." Or that on the left lane of the highway, a car sometimes comes rushing dangerously fast, even when you're already driving at 180 km/h!

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Documenta

At the Documenta.
At the Documenta.

Angelika Whenever we visit Germany, time is incredibly tight, and we can hardly fit everything in. If we didn't manage to visit you, please forgive us, but you know where we live. This time, we traveled long distances across the country; from southern Germany to northern Germany and back again. And since our tour of Germany was also our annual vacation this year, we tried to visit some tourist highlights as well.

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