In almost every country I've been
to you must (for some reason) hide your alcohol in bags, fruit
bottles or just drink inside. No in Germany drinking beer (or
something else) in the middle of the day in the park is absolutely
normal. Don't be surprised if you see an old couple sitting in the
bench next to the shops with a 6packs next to them. It's Germany,
[Go beer or go home!]
And yes I know it's a stereotype
to think that because you're in Germany there will be beer
everywhere, but there really is. If you want beer you can buy it in
the most unexpected places. The Internet Cafe sells beer. The cell
shop sells beer. The night time pizzeria sells beer. I mean all we
need now is for stupid Mc Donalds to sell beer too ! [go beer or go
home!] :)
If there is four things that
Germans love (still talking about the typical stereotype of Germans
here) is Biking, Beer, Wurst (sausages) & Bread (or Pretzel ).
But really biking is like a
passion for the Germans. They bike everywhere and all the time, no
matter the weather. And I quote “It is so much fun to bike when it
snows” says a German girl. Some cities don't have underground
stations so all they do is BIKE all the time. And yes there is even
some cities that have more bikes than people in it (e.g. Munster)
Talking about underground
stations. They are very practical, and yes it is totally an excuse
to get lost in the city. Try this, jump in the underground get out
at a random station and just walk all day discover the city. Who
cares if you look like a retarded tourist with your confused face
and your possible map. Be adventurous. Just make sure you know the
name of your underground stop by heart. Btw in Germany they are
called “U.Bahn & S.bahn”
Beside all i've said German people
are really very serious people (I know serious people that loves
beer). They are serious and they are (almost always in a hurry).
When in the “U.Bahn”, “S.Bahn”, bus or tram, when you see
the Germans standing up ready to go out don't stand up too. It just
means that the next stop is 5mins away but life is too serious to
wait for the door to open while sitting. (big generalisation here)
If you have met Germans outside
Germany (exchange, on holidays, or just abroad) you must wonder
“What Germans serious? No ways”. Well yes they are. But
apparently they are only robots in Germany and once they go abroad
on holidays they become the crazy Germans we all enjoy so much. (big
generalisation here again)
Because in Germany all your time
must be used wisely, here is a little drinking game i've learned
there that allow you to work out (running) and drink beer at the
same time.
So it's simple make two teams, each
person in the team has a can of beer (it's always easier with a can
of beer). The two teams stand one in front of the other, and
standing between them in the middle is a empty bottle (for example).
And each person must throw a ball (or a onion if you don't have a
ball) and make the bottle fall. When the bottle falls everyone in
the team of the person who threw the ball must start downing their
beer. The first team that has all players with empty cans wins.
See in normal drinking games the point
is to make the other one drink, in Germany it's the other way
around. The winner gets drunk first. :)
Germany is not very famous for its
nice weather well because it's weather sucks. It's as stable as a
pregnant woman-menopausal-PMS all together (yes like that, well in
Bavaria it was).
So obviously a Sunny day is like a
miracle for them. Our dear deutsch are used to Cold and try or Cold
and rain. The sun is a gift and when it is there you must enjoy it
to the MAX. Go strawberry picking, biking, walking, lay on the sun,
perve on hotties, swim EVEYTHING! :)
When it's football season some
song will be sang. Songs you won't understand. In that case just
smile, clap your hands and remember to scream at the end
DEUUUUTSSCHLAAAND ! You'll fit right in with the other crazies. Ofc
don't forget to hold you glass of beer high while screaming no
matter how heavy it is.
Yes heavy glass of beer. See in
the normal world a big glass of beer is 0,5L well no in Germany
that's a normal. A big glass is 1L. And yes that shizz is heavy but
even German women carry it like it's nothing. Some people even carry
4 at the same time, but well don't try it.
If it's football season and you
are agoraphobic, avoid every restaurant/bar with a Tv, avoid public
transportation actually just stay at home. If you have to take any
kind of public transportation stay on the surface (bus, tram)
because from my experience the underground “U.Bahn” gets very
VERY full. And maybe you may find yourself in the same underground
car as a group of young adult proudly wearing the colour of their
team, singing and screaming some German gibberish, and yes some of
them just might be drunk. In Munich the street
Leopoldstrass/Marienplatz is the worst (is you are agoraphobic) or
the best thing that is happening during football season. Either way
Football & Beer, YEAH ! Once again if you don't know what to do,
clap and scream DEUTSCHLAND! :)
So Yeah I said that German peeps
are very serious people. But they are also very “Free Spirited”
(even in the so called “Christian Conservative” side where I was
living >> Bavaria). For example in the early hours of the
23rds of June a few thousands of people stood nude in one in the
street for the love of Art. When I say nude I mean nothing but some
body paint on. People of all age, gender, size (I even spotted a
pregnant woman in the crowd) and it was absolutely amazing.
A little History break here, did
you know that Hitler started his little group of crazies in Bavaria?
And it is also there that is situated Dachau Concentration Camp
which was the first concentration camp of Germany and also the only
one that was open from the very beginning until the very end. Not
such a great part of history but it is always good to know. [History
Nerd]
If you go to Germany (especially
if you are currently living in an African country like me) people
will make an enormous amount of jokes about how Germans are racist
and will kill you nazis blah blah blah. But beside that very dark
part in their History the people I have met in Germany are quite
cool (some more than others). And I even talked to old people in the
street (one of the many many times I got lost) and even in the
“Christian Conservative” side of Germany they were all extremely
nice. And I don't know if I am lucky or completely blind and stupid,
but as far as I am concern I met ZERO racists.
In Munich there is actually so
many international people that if you wanted to be racist you should
just move out of the city before having a panic attack. Funny enough
during my two months in Germany I must have met a good 8 Germans. I
somehow always ended up sitting next to/talking with international
people, USA, Netherlands, Italy, Columbia, China, even countries
like Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Albania. But Germans were the hardest
to find.
Someone would wonder “Why would
someone in their right mind learn German?” Well I asked this
question to myself so many times. I must have taken the decisions in
a moment of insanity, but I regret nothing because once you get
passed the fear of words with 12 letters it is actually a nice
language. Plus according to statistics (I swear I read it somwhere)
Germany is one of the country where most people from Europe would
like live. :)
And if you still have doubt about
Germany think about BEER FESTIVALS ! Yes festivalS. Especially
“Oktober Fest” which is basically the biggest craziest beer
festival of all. Fun Fact abt the “Oktober Fest” is happens in
mostly in September, yeah Germans are weird like that, don't ask.
Actually do. You want to hear drunk people tell you stories, it is
always fun. :)
If you've been anywhere else in
Germany they will tell you that people from Bavaria are weird. But
weird is always good. Plus I would have to say from personal
experience, there is something very “homy” about Munich. It's
not really a city, but not really a village either and that makes it
feel so cosy and nice. Once you're use to it you don't really want
to go.
One last thing, DEUTSCHLAND !
*raise glass of beer high and proud* :)
So obviously a Sunny day is like a miracle for them. Our dear deutsch are used to Cold and try or Cold and rain. The sun is a gift and when it is there you must enjoy it to the MAX. Go strawberry picking, biking, walking, lay on the sun, perve on hotties, swim EVEYTHING! :)
