Germany: First Thoughts
A collection of my initial thoughts on Germany while I'm riding the train from Frankfurt to Kassel in the state of Hessen.
1. The state of Hessen is quite green. You don't see the dirt in the fields like you do in Wisconsin.
2. With the previous point made, the state of Hessen still looks quite a bit like Wisconsin.
3. German railroads rock.
4. German railroad tracks and stations seem to be quite dirty. Old track is simply disconnected and left to rot, along with old trains. The trains themselves seem to be clean.
5. There is a lot of beer here. People get on the train at 10 a.m. with beer in their hands. In the United States you would be called an "alcoholic", here that passes for "normal".
6. My ability to be an excellent reader of boiy-language has really helped so far. People here in Germany speak "German". I speak very very little. If I were to lose my ability to read between the words (most of which don't make any sense to me), I would be in trouble.
7. The cars are very small. You knew this already. The trucks all seem to have a flat front cab, unlike how it is in the United States.
8. Why are some things so different in Eruope than they are in the United States? You think it would be more cost efficient to standardize on something, rather than have to worry about all kinds of differences. The power grid comes to mind.
9. I'm writing this in a train, did I mention that's one of the neatest parts about Europe?
10. There are power lines everywhere. Next time I come here I'm bringing a bunch of shovels and making a fortune off teaching them how to bury the lines.
11. The population density of the state of Hessen is amazing. There are people all over, small town after small town. Unlike Wisconsin, the cities seem to be closer together and of a bigger size. I'll have to look that up once I have an internet connection.
12. Crap, I forgot my cell phone charger. Hopefully Motorola uses the same one in Europe (UPDATE: and they do), otherwise it's FedEx time.
13. I need to get off this train soon, time to figure out where I'm supposed to go now (i.e. how do I get to the hotel?)
1. The state of Hessen is quite green. You don't see the dirt in the fields like you do in Wisconsin.
2. With the previous point made, the state of Hessen still looks quite a bit like Wisconsin.
3. German railroads rock.
4. German railroad tracks and stations seem to be quite dirty. Old track is simply disconnected and left to rot, along with old trains. The trains themselves seem to be clean.
5. There is a lot of beer here. People get on the train at 10 a.m. with beer in their hands. In the United States you would be called an "alcoholic", here that passes for "normal".
6. My ability to be an excellent reader of boiy-language has really helped so far. People here in Germany speak "German". I speak very very little. If I were to lose my ability to read between the words (most of which don't make any sense to me), I would be in trouble.
7. The cars are very small. You knew this already. The trucks all seem to have a flat front cab, unlike how it is in the United States.
8. Why are some things so different in Eruope than they are in the United States? You think it would be more cost efficient to standardize on something, rather than have to worry about all kinds of differences. The power grid comes to mind.
9. I'm writing this in a train, did I mention that's one of the neatest parts about Europe?
10. There are power lines everywhere. Next time I come here I'm bringing a bunch of shovels and making a fortune off teaching them how to bury the lines.
11. The population density of the state of Hessen is amazing. There are people all over, small town after small town. Unlike Wisconsin, the cities seem to be closer together and of a bigger size. I'll have to look that up once I have an internet connection.
12. Crap, I forgot my cell phone charger. Hopefully Motorola uses the same one in Europe (UPDATE: and they do), otherwise it's FedEx time.
13. I need to get off this train soon, time to figure out where I'm supposed to go now (i.e. how do I get to the hotel?)
posted by Jeramey @ 6/23/2006 08:00:00 PM
1 Comments:
At June 25, 2006 9:10 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Jeramey,
I don't think you left your phone charger behind as you put one charger in a suitcase. Check your suitcases, since you have both, before buying...or FedExing!
Love, Mom
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