I have been to Munich for the last couple of days. Even met Doodab for a few weissbiers, which was nice.
I have to say I thought the German people were really very nice. The very fact that baked into the language is the term "bitte schon" (meaning "your welcome and usually said after you say danke schon) for me means that manners are the norm.
Couldn't stand living there though. Everything is so precise, and scrutinised. The analogy I came up with is if an Englishman and a German were in a hotel and the fire alarm went off the Engishman would leg it out of the door to the nearest fire exit. The German would debate which fire exit was nearest, examine the "In case of fire" instructions on the wall, note down the steps, discuss whether the process was the most efficient it could be, propose and document a new process and burn the fkcking death at the same time.
But at least he would be very polite while doing this.
I have to say I thought the German people were really very nice. The very fact that baked into the language is the term "bitte schon" (meaning "your welcome and usually said after you say danke schon) for me means that manners are the norm.
Couldn't stand living there though. Everything is so precise, and scrutinised. The analogy I came up with is if an Englishman and a German were in a hotel and the fire alarm went off the Engishman would leg it out of the door to the nearest fire exit. The German would debate which fire exit was nearest, examine the "In case of fire" instructions on the wall, note down the steps, discuss whether the process was the most efficient it could be, propose and document a new process and burn the fkcking death at the same time.
But at least he would be very polite while doing this.
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