Culture Shock

Oh Germany. So quirky. Here's a few:

•  Exact change please - cashiers will ask if I have 15 cents on top of whatever round euro amount I gave them for my 4.15 euro purchase so they can make even change. I've gotten very used to this, it's nice to clean out the change purse regularly.
• All cash, all the time. Using my card is pretty rare. Tax is included in all listed prices though, which makes paying with cash much, much easier - no random few cent amounts in my final purchase.
• Spray deodorant. Only spray deodorant. The only roll-on stuff is tiny and expensive. I'm a total convert, though. Application is a little weird, but it works so well!
• Dryers are non-existent. I can't do too much laundry at a time, or I'll run out of space to hang it all up around my room.
• No jaywalking. None. Empty street, safe to walk? You better wait for the little green man anyway, or expect disapproving looks from everyone around you.
• Alcohol is everywhere. In convenience stores, shops in the subway, as little impulse buys by the register in the supermarket. Beer, wine, hard alcohol, you name it. But...
• Not exactly the best beer variety in terms of style. The offerings I've found stick pretty strictly to this list, with mostly pilsners, wheat beers, and variations thereof. I miss ale.
• Mullets are far more common than they should be.

On an unrelated note, I suck at blogging. But I'm not going to suck anymore! Early new year's resolution.

On a doubly unrelated note, shit guys it's almost 2012.