German Blog Leftovers

Here are a few (I’m guessing) little known facts about Germany for the uninitiated:

-They serve Special K with organic milk at Mcdonald’s here.

-Big Red gum isn’t actually red, or spicy for that matter.

-When a class is over, to show appreciation to the professor, we vigorously knock on our desk, as if it were a door, for about 5 seconds.

-I saw Energy Mentos once, but wasn’t brave enough to buy them.

-The public transport is so effective, or the mailmen so abused, that they deliver the mail using it.

-Bags at the grocery store cost money, and no one seems to mind. Unheard of!

-Sales tax is 19% (in Frankfurt at least)

-I would venture to estimate that at least 50% of the autobahn is an area with speed limits.

-Even the ovens are fabulous.