It’s no secret that Germans love their cars. Buying a new car in Germany is significantly different, however, than it is in the U.S. In the U.S., cars are manufactured and sent to a car dealer, where they sit on vast lots waiting to be purchased. A buyer goes to the lot, does a little [...]
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Underground Fashion in the DDR
One late night last weekend, we were flipping channels when we randomly came across a documentary about the 1980s underground fashion culture in the former DDR (East Germany). The film is called Ein Traum in Erdbeerfolie (A Dream in Strawberry Foil) or Comrade Couture in English. I’m not very interested in fashion, and God knows [...]
Presenting the Jack-off Santa
I give credit to my cousin for spotting this one! Jack-off Santa from Resident on Earth on Vimeo.
Video: Street Scene in Valletta, Malta
Just for fun, here is a video of a street scene in Valletta, Malta. These dudes were sitting around a table on the street and having a heated discussion. Valletta, Malta, Street Scene from Resident on Earth on Vimeo.
Nein, Mann!
This isn’t normally my type of music, but I can’t get enough of the song Nein, Mann by Laserkraft 3D. The video is totally cool. I like that the singing is slow, the lyrics are simple, and I can understand them!
Germany wins!
And then the people run to their beloved autos and drive around honking like mad for a few hours. Here, all the Smart Cars from a pizza chain make a little parade through the village instead of delivering pizza.
Learning German through Kindervision
I’m dreaming in German now. Ah, so it has come to this. Last night I dreamed that it came out in a shocking news story that America was using fresh Dachshund (wiener dog) meat in its sushi. I expressed in this dream my shock and dismay – in German – with an Afghan woman from [...]
Limburgasm
We recently visited Limburg (an hour northwest of Frankfurt), which has an outstandingly intact Altstadt (old town) of half-timbered, medieval buildings and a colorful cathedral in the late Romanesque style. The cathedral is perched on a hill and can be seen quite spectacularly from the autobahn. I really enjoyed this town and it was way better [...]
I'm a Europhile living with my German boyfriend ("The Mann") and splitting my time between Cologne and the Frankfurt area, Germany.
