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puszysty at 06:30pm on 25/01/2006
puszysty at 06:30pm on 25/01/2006Germans aren't quite as social. Like, the room doors in the suite are always closed, people don't talk to others on the bus, etc.
Bakeries on every corner downtown. So tempting. I really have to try to keep myself away.
Everyone bikes. Not kidding. It's ridiculous the number of bikes you see around here.
Food....it's cheaper at gorcery stores than it is in the US. At least a good chunk of it. Fruit tends to be a bit more expensive, and there's less of a selection. Meat is big here, as expected (brats ja?), which is nice.
The kitchen is a major hang out place. Seriously, there is always someone in the kitchen. Last night there were like 8 people I didn't know in there. Everyone cooks for themselves, so that might be part of the reason.
Stores close at 8. That includes grocery stores (that's the only bummer) I laugh at the others in the program who complain that everything closes so early (aka not 24 hours), I'm used to things closing earlier.
I'd rather work at a grocery store here than in the US. You get off at 8, don't work Sundays, and you get to SIT and scan. I'm so jealous.
Beer is like water. Everyone drinks it, it costs the same as mineral water (I don't drink either- mineral water is gross and beer- well I haven't worked myself up to trying it yet). Tap water ain't available in restaurants, but carrying a water bottle is fairly common.
People say sorry. Like literally ‘sorry’ – not a german equivalent.
Everyone hang dries their clothes. It's mean on towels, but it saves $. Wash here I figured out - 8 washes for 11 euro. Yea, ridiculous. I think I may try and find a laundromat and see if it's cheaper.
Um....that's all I can think of at the moment.
Bakeries on every corner downtown. So tempting. I really have to try to keep myself away.
Everyone bikes. Not kidding. It's ridiculous the number of bikes you see around here.
Food....it's cheaper at gorcery stores than it is in the US. At least a good chunk of it. Fruit tends to be a bit more expensive, and there's less of a selection. Meat is big here, as expected (brats ja?), which is nice.
The kitchen is a major hang out place. Seriously, there is always someone in the kitchen. Last night there were like 8 people I didn't know in there. Everyone cooks for themselves, so that might be part of the reason.
Stores close at 8. That includes grocery stores (that's the only bummer) I laugh at the others in the program who complain that everything closes so early (aka not 24 hours), I'm used to things closing earlier.
I'd rather work at a grocery store here than in the US. You get off at 8, don't work Sundays, and you get to SIT and scan. I'm so jealous.
Beer is like water. Everyone drinks it, it costs the same as mineral water (I don't drink either- mineral water is gross and beer- well I haven't worked myself up to trying it yet). Tap water ain't available in restaurants, but carrying a water bottle is fairly common.
People say sorry. Like literally ‘sorry’ – not a german equivalent.
Everyone hang dries their clothes. It's mean on towels, but it saves $. Wash here I figured out - 8 washes for 11 euro. Yea, ridiculous. I think I may try and find a laundromat and see if it's cheaper.
Um....that's all I can think of at the moment.
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There's plenty of clubs and bars around. Those are open late, I just meant like regular businesses close at 8. Sorry bout that. I've been to like 2 pubs (didn't stay long- everyone in this country smokes and I started having asthma problems), but no clubs yet.
I have a bad sense of smell. lol
Freiburg is a big university town, about 20000-30000 people go to school here, so there's tons of young people, probably disproportionate to the rest of Germay.
I think that answers em all.
They sell coke and even sometimes pepsi at grocery stores. At every restaurant you can get coke and orange fanta. I found a cherry coke at a gas station, but those are uncommon. Mt Dew is just nonexistant. And they have bottle refund here :).
Fast food- Mc Donalds, BK, Subway, we got it all. There's lots of bakeries all over that sell quick sandwhichs. And Turkish places that sell Doner and Falafel. Healthier fast food, if you will. Doner is kinda like a gyro, but better. Not sure how to explain it otherwise.
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