Germany has its' dichotomys. Very extreme people, they are...
Example #1 - They have a separate radiator in every room so that you don't waste any energy if you aren't in there. They turn off every light that they don't use. They even have two buttons on the toilet so that you don't use more water than you need. And then there's this thing called Oktoberfest... ever heard of it? Right... 3 straight weeks of lights, music, whirly death machines, and debauchery. Maybe it's opposite week?
Example #2 - If you get tired and want to put your feet up whilst on the public trains, think again. These seats are sacred. And the Germans aren't afraid to tell you, either. Then you have people peeing in bushes, barfing all over the place at the biergartens and littering up the whole city... hmmm....
Example #3 - They smoke like chimneys while shopping at the whole foods market. They are very conscious of preservatives and added sugars, but appear to turn a blind eye to the layers of black tar lining the walls of their lungs...
Example #4 - The Autobahn. One minute you will have absolutely no speed limit, the next you could be down to 60 km/hour, which roughly translates to 35/40 miles and hour. Plus the speed limit in town is either 30 or 50 km/hour (18 or 30 m/hr.)! It kills me! The Autobahn is great and all, but any other place is a turtle's pace...
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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