Pros and Cons of Germany

Germany, the land of sausage, beer and lederhosen. A beautifully green land, full of mountains, history and terrible weather. I have dedicated this blog post to explaining some of the pros and cons of The Mother Land.

PROS:
• Germany is super green. And not just because it rains so much. *cough* Munich. Throughout our travels here we’ve seen quite a few wind turbines and just about every house has solar panels. Go Germany, Go Green.
• As part of Germany’s green movement they allow you to return bottles for a little money back. Which, after stockpiling six water bottles in my room, I could get a free one!
• Tax is included in the price of everything. It’s unbelievably handy to know exactly how much I’m about to pay instead of waiting to figure it out. Get it together America!
• Cheaper food is actually pretty good quality. For example, McDonalds is way more expensive, but I’m pretty sure they use real chicken, and don’t even get me started on those fries. You think McDonald’s fries are good in America? You haven’t even come close to how amazing German fries are.
• Donner Kababs will surely be missed back in the States. The number one junk food of Germany consists of Lamb or Turkey meat, red cabbage, onion, lettuce, tomato and variably Taziki sauce, BBQ sauce, or some spicy stuff. AH-MEZ-ZING.
• Why are Beer Gardens not a thing in Columbia? Like, we’ve got the weather for it, somebody jump on this idea. A nice outside place with tables to chill where people can buy food, or bring whatever they want, that serves beer. It’s perfect.
• Lastly, toilet flushers are perfect for foot flushing. Nobody wants to touch that. Germans have innovated the flushers for the best. Like, its up on the wall and it’s huge. Perfect for my foot flushing.


CONS:
• Everything closes at 8. Germans laughed at me for attempts to get Gelato at 9:30 (a normal ice cream run time at home).
• My laptop was stolen on Day 1. Literally had not been in the country for more than 8 hours and had my life (laptop) stolen. And the fact that this is second on the list shows my true hatred for everything closing at 8.
• They serve cold cuts at breakfast. WTF.
• Germans are very forward. Whether it’s on the street or in the bar Germans love to let you know they interested. They’re degrees of forwardness range from the usual whistles and hollars to telling you about their man parts…
• Water isn’t free! Want to save a little money and get hydrated with some water? Too bad. Coke and Beer are usually cheaper than water.. So why get hydrated when you can just get drunk?