So these past two weeks have flown by and we only have 3 more left in Europe for the entire season! It's sooo crazy! I'm not complaining by any means, I love Europe, but more than Europe I LOVE America. So I've decided to list the things about Europe (which I've noticed these past two weeks especially!) that make it so unique. Here goes:
2. NO ONE takes American Express
3. I've slept two hours over the course of 24 and after one sip of coffee I'm ready to take on the entire day! Until two hours later when I literally fall asleep standing...
4. Fireworks are legal in Germany for three days and THREE days only... imagine a child having the freedom to buy and set off their OWN fireworks (and legit ones! not just these puny little sparklers) in the middle of town with no consequences. Now! Imagine that child 20 years down the road, drunk, and celebrating the year 2010 along with thousands of their closest friends who also have a "Free Fireworks!" pass... it was war.
5. Rules? What rules? Do what you want, but know that whatever you do is your own fault. There's no suing in Europe.
6. ALL WATER IS CONTAMINATED. Not really, but they like to tell you that and proceed to charge you for a bottle of water... Order one Liter of water it is 7 Euros. Order one Liter of wine its 12 Euros. Order an entire "Normal" (which means it's about the size of a Medium delivered pizza in the US) and it's 6 Euros... so eat, drink, and be Merry! Just forget the water....
7. Sidewalks don't mean anything. They are just an elevated part of the road. Which means you walk wherever you want, whenever you want. You're the pedestrian! You've got the right-of-way.
8. If there's an excuse not to work, it's taken. I was severely misguided in thinking that Americans were the first to jump on the bandwagon when it came to giving National Holidays or lunch breaks or paid vacations, but these guys know how to live! And it's not just individuals; everyone and I mean EVERYONE capitalizes on time off.
9. Vegetables? Was ist das schiez?
10. My favorite! Bathrooms... first off you pay. Whenever you stop at a gas station or a restaurant you pay 50-euro cents to use the restroom. When you're at a hotel (like where I am now) your toilet, sink, and shower are enclosed in ONE room. No shower curtain, no recessed drain, just a showerhead stuck on the wall. That is if you actually HAVE a shower and not just a tub with a shower hose attached...
Hmm...what kind of a parent would send their child to a place like that, year after year?? Obvious child abuse, don't you think?? :-)
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