Germerican Denglish

Did you know you can have hamburgers delivered in Berlin? I have never had hamburgers delivered.  Ever.  In my entire life.  And I come from the land of hamburgers!  Now, it is possible that somewhere in America they deliver hamburgers.  But I have never seen it.  Come to think of it, I haven’t lived in America for over seven years.  Hell, it’s been 5 years since I even visited.  So it is entirely possible that hamburger delivery is as common as Domino’s Pizza these days.  Still, having hamburgers delivered is something I find very unusual.

So you can imagine my surprise when, while on a weekend trip to Berlin, I saw that you can have hamburgers delivered. Here! In Germany. This is the land of beer and bratwurst for god’s sake! A large, blonde man named Hans in his black Mercedes should have shown up at my hotel in Lederhosen to bring me Bratwurst covered in mustard and French Fries drenched in mayonnaise. That’s what delivery in Germany should look like, right? Wait a minute. That’s it. That’s perfect. I am going to start a bratwurst delivery business in America and do it just like that. All I need is a guy named Hans (or maybe Jürgen, eh Bob?) and a Mercedes I can call the Schitzelmobile and I will be rich in no time!

But anyway, back to reality. And the reality is, there is an absolute insane amount of delivery choices in the city of Berlin. I couldn’t come close to remembering half of them, so won’t begin to try. But rest well in the knowledge that if you visit Berlin, you will be able to have a hamburger delivered to your hotel room. Or eventually bratwurst in America!