Germans – Germerican Denglish

Ordnung muss sein!

June 11, 2013

Germans and there obsession with order never cease to amaze me. DISCLAIMER: Before anyone tells me that I am insensitive to the flood victims that are currently suffering in Germany, you are wrong. I am actually of the belief that you should be able to laugh at your misery to survive it. Plus, we already … More Ordnung muss sein!

Germans Rock the Holidays

January 22, 2013

Germans have at least 9 1/2 and as many as 14 1/2 (if you live in the city of Augsburg) legal Holidays. In America we have 10. Sounds about even right? Good. Oh, and that half of a day is Christmas Eve, where pretty much everything is closed by 2pm so everybody can be at home. Now, according … More Germans Rock the Holidays

I have a third eye on my forehead

November 5, 2012

I have a third eye on my forehead. I don’t know where it came from, or when. I haven’t even seen it. But I know it shows up when my family and I go into public. How else do you explain everybody staring at us? It’s not because I’m too sexy for my shirt, this … More I have a third eye on my forehead

Sidewalks

October 10, 2012

Germans sweep their sidewalk, did you know that? And I’m not talking about just when it is REALLY dirty, or covered in leaves. I mean regularly. Like some people sweep their floors. It’s probably on the chores list right next to cleaning the cat and washing the walls. Now, not everybody sweeps their sidewalk every … More Sidewalks