Same Kind of Different as Texas

So, living in Germany is pretty darn wonderful. There are so many things I miss about Texas but there are some amazing things here as well. There are a lot of things that are crazy different, but there are a lot of things that are similar which I have been surprised about.

12) Whatever language they speak, kids are always doing something entertaining.

11) The Deutsch Post is delivered on yellow bicycles here. Even in this crazy cold weather...

10) In Texas, a scarf is just an accessory, but in Germany it is a must have to keep warm necessity.

9) We are fond of morning walks and bike rides here, too. Forests here are actually green (and white now from the snow).

8) Here is today's gas price (in liters haha not gallons). Not everyone has cars or even a drivers license. It's really expensive and apparently pretty hard core to get your lisence here. You can get your license at 18 years old. Highways are really different too. I think in the States, the highways are the primary place for businesses and McDonald's. But here, the autobahns are on the outside of the cities and towns. So there aren't any stacked up over passes. There is normally a gas station only every 20km. So it makes car rides nice and scenic. Everyone also has a bicycle. But public transportation is completely different. It's easy to get into the city and around the country to travel. It's what most people use. I take the SBahn into the city and it takes me about 30 min to get to Munich city center and, it is such a pleasant ride. 

7) The supermarkets here are no H-E-B. There are several separate fruit shops and meat shops and backeries (which are hard to resist) and the pharmacies are a separate shop too. I know what you're thinking, how inconvenient. But it's not bad. There are bigger markets to go too, but it's not in a giant warehouse that sells furniture too. It's smaller and surprisingly efficient. ALDI is the popular supermarket and that's the one I go to. Do we have those in US?

6) Most people here wear their wedding ring on their right hand. So my Aggie ring often times gives off the wrong impression. I bet you're glad to hear that Dad.

5) They brew some great beer, but the South makes better whiskey. (Beer is on a whole different level of greatness in Germany, in Bavaria. That's why in the majority of my pictures with people, we are drinking beer :)  But I am looking forward to having a Shiner when I get home.)

4) Germans wear trachten outfits and we wear cowboy boots.

3) All of the garbage trucks and work trucks and most of the taxis are Mercedes. Fancy, hey?

2) Germans don't like spicy food. Isn't that odd when Germany is known for sausages? I think sausage, I think spicy. But not to Germans. They also don't like peanut butter which is just as heartbreaking to me. The kids get really grossed out when I eat peanut butter on my pancakes.

1) They have castles, but we will always remember the Alamo.