It's the little things in life that count. And every day that count gets higher and higher. Here are a few of those "little things" which are different in Germany than in the U.S.
-Bratwurst really is the German equivalent of a hot dog. The stereotyped German bratwurst is only eaten at markets and fests.
-Traffic lights are on the near side of the street. Drivers have to crane their necks to catch the signal. Possible explanation: This forces drivers to stay alert, so they don't zone out while staring constantly at the horizon.
-The German Autobahn has no speed limit. Only when there is a shield designating a particular speed can a driver be ticketed for driving too fast. (An example of how fast people go here: I was in a car once which was passed up while going 180 km/hr).
-Most German students don't use normal pens or pencils (pencils are hardly ever used). Instead, they use "Füllers," which are calligraphy-like pens. Students receive them in their early school years so they will write neater (plus, you can only amend errors once, and that's only if you have the special pen which dissolves the Füllers ink and writes over it).
-Döner, a delicious Turkish food, restaurants can be found in Germany more often than McDonalds and Burger King put together.
-Free condoms are often passed out to people at markets and fests. Apparently they aren't so widely used or available here in Germany.
-The only restaurants which put ice in drinks are fast food places because it's "American," even when it's -1° Celsius outside.
-In Germany people don't sleep with sheets. They have a bed cover and a comforter, that's all.
-In large cities or fests, crowds often gather around living statues. The good ones are very entertaining and look so real some passers-by actually think there aren't people inside the costume.
-In Germany cookies are only baked at Christmastime.
-Maggi is the German equivalent of ketchup in the U.S. Germans will put it on everything (eggs, noodles, soup, etc.).
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