Peculiar customs and culture in Germany

Nope was looking to open Kautions account therefore a savings account including a significant (well at least to me) amount.

Racism, in the modern usage of the word, can be against a nationality (a "perceived" race) as well as a race (see Wikipedia: Racism).


Because there is a large amount of animosity between Californians and Mexicans due to the multitude of issues that arise with illegal immigration.

Silva, I'm REALLY surprised that 3 banks refused to open a Kaution account for you.
It costs them NO money to administer and they have your money they can lend out t a MUCH higher interest rate for a LONG time.

There are issues with 'em but go to a Sparkasse and you'll have it done in 5 minutes.

Lets not forget the rapping of knuckles on the table after a speech by someone.

All the tourists clapping when the plane lands at Heathrow. Utterly bizarre behaviour, even my German ex agrees.

On the way back they dont do it cos they've realised by then they'll get disapproving looks and people tutting behind their Evening Standards!

ja, that behaviour is typical of your once-a-year malla bucket-and-spade-brigade. Common as muck, they are.

Kza
See the UN definition it definately fits in this case.
Big difference between a little joshing between aussies and kiwis, and what that guy was doing. (i.e Kiwis are not a marginalised group in Aussie society who have to illegally border cross for a better life)
There really is no comparison.

They are pleased they aren't dead.
I think it's sweet

That makes me cringe with embarassment. Reminds me of something you might see in a Kindergarden but not in a workplace. Ever. PLEASE.

You come across a bit backwards and pompous with an accucsation of rascism when you are on a thread devoted to pointing out strange behaviour of Germans. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Could say the same to you if you don't like my post

Have you tried Weihenstephan milk?

Yes. Notice theres no pictures of the cows on the website? (I didnt check every page though)

What, stock footage of a cow would reassure of the standards? Nutty.

Went for a hike near Tegernsee recently and came across a barn with lots of cows inside. They were all chained up and couldn't really move, except for head-up-to-breath-head-down-to-eat. Looked pretty depressed and lethargic. Poor thingies. There was a notice pinned to the barn door saying that this is a model farm specially certified for meeting Weihenstephan's high standards. I wonder what the farms are like that don't meet those standards...

But then, somehow I don't think cows in other countries are treated any better...

Well the cows in Ireland generally get to spend most of their time in the fields grazing.

Weihenstephan kicks ass, especially rahmjoghurt - plus their milk is good. OK, it's hard to find really fresh milk here like in the UK or US, but what they sell isn't bad at all, IMHO.

well go to India mate they go anywhere, anytime graze anywhere and if u r disrespectful...be careful

You mean milk from a cow that is untreated but simply chilled?
Almost impossible to get anywhere in Europe now due to the bloody EU - and that includes Britain.

You mean like that untreated "homogenized" milk we've got in the US?

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This is what I'm talking about!

That's what they'd like you to think but you just can't trust the buggers.

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In my village you can buy milk direct from the farmer, fresh from the cow! Course you run the risk of contracting TB, but what's life without a bit of danger.

Ah, milk by the gallon!

Yech! That is a vile thing to say. "John from California", you are giving California a bad name. I'm glad no one I know in CA has peurile racist opinions like that.

Ugh, I'm disgusted.

Marya from San Diego -- mere miles from the border

Backwards ?
Well if understanding the difference between
gentle joshing between people of different backgrounds
and
racism
makes me backwards and pompous so be it.
This was a lighthearted thread and some braindead thought it the place to express their racist views.
I am as entitled to argue against that as you are entitled to insult me for not being a signed up member of the kkk.
Incidentally while I admit my spelling is appalling at the best of times (particularly in this forum) perhaps you ought to spell check before calling someone else backwards.

Careful Marya or he will start on you too
Apparently us non racists are backward

I’m sorry that everybody got so upset, but here are some facts: Mexicans who come to the US from rural areas do not put toilet paper in the toilet. It has something to do with the poor plumbing in some parts of Mexico. My best friend T. Duran who is “Mexican� can confirm this fact.

I apologize if I offended anyone.

John from California

[quote=interplanetjanet,Jul 29 2005, 2:17 pm]You mean milk from a cow that is untreated but simply chilled?[/quote]
You mean like that untreated "homogenized" milk we've got in the US?

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Homo milk is still pastuerized! So in a sense its 'treated'.

very rare anywhere in the world that you will be served 'untreated milk'. Unless you get milk straight from the farm!

@Carm - that was my point. It's both pasteurized and homogenized, which means 'treated'.

I was talking with an Irish friend who was visiting the US several years ago, and he was asking which of the zillion options in the grocery store constituted "plain old milk from the cow" (he grew up on a farm). I think that "Vitamin D Pasteurized and Homogenized" would be the closest thing, since it has the most fat, but of course it's treated.

This really should be a separate thread on milk. But how is the homo pateurized milk different from the 3.5% milk you get here?

just checked www.dairyland-ca.com and Homo milk (that's what we call it in Canada) is 3.25% fat, so, basically its the same as normal milk here. But in North America you have 2%, 1%, Skim, and No Fat milk, not sure all the percentages of fat here, as I don't drink milk.

@showem - it probably isn't any different from the milk here.

Super concentrated coffee (espresso) with diluted milk seems to be the the crap at my office. Why not just drink normal coffee and normal milk?
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Peculiar habits??!! How about the Germans actually putting cars in their garages. Good Lord, any Brit knows the garage is for 2 broken lawnmowers, 20 odd cans of old paint that are over 7 years old, a couple of never used barbeques, tons of unused tools, dismantled MFI furniture, etc etc. Cars...in the garage, very odd!!!

Pasteurised by straight folk I guess?

that's what I'd guess too, Timmeh

I thought Weihenstephan feed genetically modified foods to their cows? Does anybody know about this? Greenpeace calling their products "Genmilch"?

this would be my #1 too. germans and their "it's so drafty". admittedly though, i love wearing scarves now in the cooler months. if my neck is warm, then i don't freeze as easily, cause the germans love their "fresh air" even in winter. brrrr. if i say, oh it's drafty, they have sympathy for me and close the window.

#2 -- laughing at the germans who REALLY believe that german was almost the world language, or rather the official language of the U.S. by one vote. that really kills me! (p.s. the US does NOT have an official language.)

#3 -- buying milk in tetra paks and storing them in the cupboard.

#4 -- i never had Kreislaufsyndrome until I moved to germany.

Yooooouuu!

Germans always being ill is another one that gets me. The number of times someone is signed off sick for 3 to 4 days with a cold

What is that about? In 4 1/2 years I have been off sick for 2 days. That's almost the same as a German has in a month!!!

A good example was a colleague of mine from Slovakia. He had his tonsils removed and the doctor said he had to have 6 weeks off work. After a month he was bored and asked the doctor if he could come back but the doc said only if you sign a waiver which meant if he had any problems he had no medical insurance.

6 weeks for having your tonsils removed? No wonder the economy is falling apart here.

Well, this wouldn't really fit under the heading of 'peculiar German habits' and is really more an observation but has anyone noticed the number of people getting about on crutches in Munich? At first I noticed in winter and just assumed a lot of people had skiing injuries but just as many people hobble about on crutches in Summer too - and it`s not like many of them have casts/braces/bandages (or indeed any visible sign of injury) on their legs.

Cowgirl, shouldn't that be "Mooooouuu!"

how 'bout the delivery trucks parking ANYWHERE they want and blocking traffic/fußgängerzonen completely. but hey, it's ok, cause they have their hazard lights on, right? sheesh, reminds me of 14th street in D.C.

Different kinds of knee and foot surguries, don't require casts or large bandages, with many of the new microscopic treatments patients are up and about in a few days. Just ask Tom_17!

The two things that annoy the fuck outta me are the hypocrisy of church bells and bloody sirens.

How come you can't make any sound after midday Saturday until 6am Monday without the whole bleedin' neighbourhood going mental? No drilling, sawing, cutting the lawn, farting... no nothing.

BUT, any fucking time Quasimodo feels like going wild, he can. And usually during my Sunday morning lay-in. And what's worse, it's not like English bellringing; all those "Bee-been-bunn-bonn-bong-bamg-boong-bing!" peels, but just a steady "Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong!". Drives me fuckin' crazy. There's just no soul in "Bong! Bong! Bong! Bong!" How ridiculously Germanic. Nails those fuckin' Catholics up I say, and burn the churches down... quick! (Shit! I can feel my viking heratige coursing through my veins now).

OK, next up. WHY? Just tell me, WHY? Why do they have to let kids drive fire tenders and ambulances? Why can't they get responsible drivers who know how to handle intersections, read the signs, and ONLY use the fuckin' sirens when absolutely necessary. I've never seen one single fire tender or ambulance driver who looks like he's reached puberty yet! I swear one night I'm gonna be out there waitin' with an RPG for one of these kids who I can hear coming from 10 miles away in the middle of the night.

Now, where are my tranquilisers again?

You're soooo right about the church bells!

But then, I guess it's still better than Cairo's muezzins:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4485521.stm

It's called "Nordic Walking".

I think she means people on crutches rather than people with ski poles/wandering sticks.

It's been mentioned before. Compared to other places Munich seems to have more than it's share of people on crutches and in wheelchairs.

I'm still stuck on her ironing little boys' underpants.

maybe if you got yourself some crutches you wouldn't have to nixe?