German rules I love

As some of you may have noticed, Germany has a few rules and regulations which are designed to make life easier or in some cases more difficult. So I thought i'd start a thread listing German rules that Britboarders actually like and for those who get wound up by things like Kehrwoche, a list of rules people hate.

I'll start the ball rolling with:

Paying for drinks at the end of the session. It saves having to go up to the bar and standing for hours waiting to be served.

I like the fact that I can be direct like all Germans are, but not feeling rude while doing it!

That's not a rule, Little Bear. Please start your own thread if you want to talk about thinks you like about Germans.

No speed limits. Is that a rule or a non-rule? Whatever ... it's great to just drive without looking at your speedo.

Rheinheitsgebot, Duh can't spell that at all..but you now what I mean...Purity laws.

No noise after 20:00 (is it 20:00?) and Mittagsruhe. I also quite like not having any noise on a Sunday, although it would be nice to mow the lawn every now and again. Perhaps a little lawn-mowing window between 10:00 and 11:00 on a Sunday would be nice. The din I had to put up wth from neighbours in the UK was often outrageous, but no-one would do anything about it.

Jean-Pierre

I like the NO shopping thing on Sundays ...

For once, I have a hobbie other than shopping! Lmao!

I like that people tell you their name when you call them or when they call you.
(hate it when 0044...shows up, then "hiya" in scouse accent. How the hell do i know if its the little sister, the big sister or his mom)

The rule that girls have to be well presented at all times...

I'm a huge fan of German Time Precision – esp. the rule of always being on time.

I can literally set my watch to my guy's biorhythms!!

I love the Reissverschluss rule and wish we had it at home. Sure, most British drivers politely let you in, but some drivers will either sneak in to a queue causing you to break violently or (like my Mum!) decide that the driver trying to get into the queue should have moved in earlier and will do everything in their(her) power to close the gap. Our system often results in a long single queue tailback just before an obstacle, which causes its own knock-on problems like the previous roundabout getting gridlocked. Grrrr! :doh:

Also like the rule that allows you to buy and drink a beer or other alcoholic drink in a cinema.

Debbie,

You think this rule actually works here in Deutschland?

If find that like your mum, everyone on the roads here will do anything in there power to stay in front when it comes filtering into lanes.
All of the shelfish ba*'ards just push to the front of the queue while everyone behind slowly gets pushed back. To make it even worse the person who has pushed in very rarely makes a good will gesture (a quick wave).
As a result of this driving style, it is like going into combat when driving. I for one find it very difficult to give way any more.

Although you get t#*ts in the UK as well, I find that people tend to be better behaved on the road.

Duncan