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God is American ... don't you forget it.
berlin, germany.
there are so many BMW's here that owning one hardly qualifies as a status symbol. the same goes for mercedes, audi, and porche. you mine as well be driving around on a tricycle. not only would you save on gas but you'd get just as many envious onlookers. zero. (ok, so now would be a good time to mention that the picture accompanying this entry is not germany but austria. there were no pics of germany available for some reason). one interesting aspect of german culture, much akin to that of japan, is that when there is a red light and no cars are coming, huge throngs of people wait patiently on the side of the road for the light to change to green. as a red-blooded american, this practice at first frustrated me to no end but eventually i began to unwind and settle into the german mode of thinking which, im starting to believe is, "the beer will still be there after the light turns green, so what's the rush?"
i touched the berlin wall yesterday. it's crazy to think that it was only taken down in 1989.
ok, so every preconception i had about germany turned out to be completely backward. gray skies. nope, not a cloud. in fact i have a fresh sunburn just from walking around centercity berlin. rain. not a drop. stoic personalities. nothing could be further from the truth. everyone in germany has been so incredibly nice. i believe them to be the friendliest people i've ever encountered on earth.
whilst walking around the park today in berlin, we happend upon a small faction of naked men lounging about in the sun, lying in the grass, inviting glances from all daring enough to take a peek.
in similar news i was lucky enough to see a homeless woman sqwat for a pee near a public walkway near the outskirts of the park. there was a very unfortunate asian woman sitting quietly on a park bench closer to the horror than i and she stared at me as if to say, "am i really seeing this right now? is this actually happening to me? is this homless woman taking a leak five feet from my face?" i looked away, offering the asian woman no sympathy, strolling along, pretending it was the most normal thing in all of the world. my hope was that she would take this memory back to her native land and share it with others - believing, hopefully, that all germans are either public defacators or totally indifferent to such an offense.
tomorrow i'm off to koln, germany for a few days before hitting up amsterdam.
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