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Saturday, April 18, 2015

19 British Habits I Lost When I Moved To Germany

For starters, you can forget shopping on a Sunday.


Walking anywhere



Why would you walk anywhere when you can get there twice as fast on a bike? Thanks, Germany, for teaching me the ways of efficiency. And for all the bike lanes.


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Doing food shopping on a Sunday


Doing food shopping on a Sunday


Everywhere in Germany is closed on Sunday, which means if you don't get all of your shopping out of the way on Saturday, you'll probably starve.


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Wearing trackies out in public



Being the practical beings that they are, Germans will wear tracksuit bottoms for "making sports" (exercising) and making sports alone. No more slobby Sundays.


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Making a run for it without the green man


Making a run for it without the green man


Jaywalking is against the law in Germany and people actually obey that law. To avoid being the odd one out, and getting shouted at by an old lady, it's best to wait for the green man too.


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