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OHDFC Colin
QUOTE (leisure suit larry @ Jun 7 2007, 4:00 pm) *
If in such a situation I open the other door I feel like a teacher in a kindergarden for mentally disabled children.

One door or two, places like Marienplatz there's always one trying to get on the U Bahn while the last few are still getting off. Sneaking in to get a seat before getting off two stops later. Educate them by making sure you're one of the last getting off and taking them back out with you :-)
nickjbutt
If you are one of the S-Bahn stations where you get on the train one side, and off on the other, e.g. Karlsplatz, then when you go to get on there will be at least one person getting off on your side at the door you have chosen. The chances of this happening are greatly increased if it is rush hour and you can see that there is an empty seat. The resulting delay is just enough to allow a sneaky German to get there first.

At the other stations, why do people crowd around the doors and then look both surprised and cross that other people want to get off first?

U-Bahn excalators are slow and often packed, and it is quicker to use the stairs if you are rushing for your connection. Adopting the same approach at the airport allows you to beat the other punters to the immigration desk.

Why are the other replies to this thread sounding like the Top Tips in Viz?
depa
That the ice cream price here goes with the temperature.
In Rosenheimerplatz it was 90 cents per Kuegel and suddenly last week it went to 1 euro. Today it's pretty cold, I wonder if it is back to 90 cents.. blink.gif
lufthansa05
Most bicycles in Munich look old fashioned with big mudguards. Generally, gaudy woodpecker-head helmets and speedo shorts are not compulsory attire as in the UK.
lismarys
This discussion topic is hillarious. I agree with ashoo that the longer you stay here, the more cynical you become... I noticed that if you really want to have fun in life, go to Spain and forget Germany... that's where all the relaxed Germans seem to go as well, and they never come back.
bobD
QUOTE (arshoo @ Jun 6 2007, 1:22 pm) *
I noticed that ...as me hand...when me iPod...another beer at me stop...

I noticed that arshoo can't type.

standards are slipping...
sarabyrd
bobD, arshoo has always been like that. One of me favorite drinking buddies, he is.
JOB
In keeping with the escalator theme, when you get on one that isn't working, you get a real weired sensation, like something just aint right here...obviously! But you know what I mean ph34r.gif
XabiAlonso
QUOTE (Genie @ Jun 8 2007, 12:04 am) *
Another recommended line of education is buzzing the stupid sheeple walking on the bicycle lanes with this empty look in their face. Come up real close and then avert them last-second while honking or ringing the bell. The ones who survive the heart attack and can walk afterwards will never do so on the biking lanes anymore, plus the expressions they get on their faces are good entertainment.

I don't have a bell on my bike, so I just shout "get out of the way!!". Works just as well.

Geriatrics riding bikes at walking pace annoys me immensely.
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