tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post3900529588724298614..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: Germany: First WeeksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-91812351905493850632011-08-08T11:11:52.169-04:002011-08-08T11:11:52.169-04:00@Mimi: I know what you mean. Looking forward to mo...@Mimi: I know what you mean. Looking forward to more stories :)Peterhttp://peter.krautzberger.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-28237095627572547122011-08-08T10:27:27.034-04:002011-08-08T10:27:27.034-04:00@Peter Thanks for the wikipedia link and your insi...@Peter Thanks for the wikipedia link and your insider perspectives! It's always hard to tell from the outside what's necessarily going on, and that's part of what makes living in a new, foreign place so exciting. You get to peel away at the truth one bit at a time.<br /><br />@Ms. Cookie Thanks! :) I'm sooooo excited about the school year starting, even though my commute is going to be very early and my workload will also double!untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-76731356867949456852011-08-07T15:35:48.294-04:002011-08-07T15:35:48.294-04:00It's fun to hear about your foreign living adv...It's fun to hear about your foreign living adventures. Have fun in the new school year.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-46037236026994949502011-08-07T12:19:00.684-04:002011-08-07T12:19:00.684-04:00Great to hear you like Berlin so far! As somebody ...Great to hear you like Berlin so far! As somebody who moved from Berlin to the US last year, I must say I miss it in all its refined craziness.<br /><br />The rudeness of Berliners is difficult even for German speaking folk -- it takes some getting used to... I found that friendly pushing back helps, especially with a bit of humor. But that's probably useless advice when you're just starting to learn German.<br /><br />WWII and the holocaust are an ever present part of German life, especially in Berlin. Most Germans consider it an important responsibility to remember this dark part of our history. I hope you will find that you can ask people about their points of view.<br /><br />You could also check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergangenheitsbew%C3%A4ltigung or the google translate of the (much larger) entry on the German wikipedia.<br /><br />PS: Wikipedia tells me the toilet design comes from clinical use and is slowly falling out of fashion (if there's such a thing).Peterhttp://peter.krautzberger.infonoreply@blogger.com