After several years in Germany, a few things struck us different, so I thought I would blog the other side of the coin; what feels odd in the US from a German perspective.
The strangeness was all around the alcohol--that drink that is ever present at German, and even most American, events. The Germans are so much more casual about it though. Last night in Boulder, a local brewery was out and there was a local Mexican restaurant serving margaritas with them music. Both were serving in the "Beer Garden"-- a little fenced off area behind the main viewing area, and with virtually nowhere to sit. The people standing behind the fence, looking out to the band almost looked like animals in a zoo when compared with the "take it anywhere" attitude in Germany.
Germans love their beer, but I reasonably doubt many would drink one if they had to be caged in away from the main music scene to do so! LOL
Marika and I also got a chuckle out of the announcement made before the band started. We were told that behind us was a "no waste beer garden" and the "fully recyclable" plastic beer and margarita cups had to be placed in the recycle bins before leaving the fenced in area. Boulder is about as environmentally friendly as the US comes--but, really, plastic cups being recycled is "no waste???!!! We just shook our heads while thinking of the real glass glasses and mugs used and washed at virtually every German fest. THAT is no waste!
--Hadley
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