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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:33 am
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Kathrin
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Karlsruhe / Germany
Programs: BahnCard Comfort, Bahn Bonus, Enrich Blue
Posts: 327
OK let me try the exam...

You separate your trash into more than five different bins. Four
Your front door has a sign with your family name made from salt dough. No
You carry a "4You" backpack. Used to have one but it's long binned
You eat a cold dinner at 6pm. sometimes
You call your cell phone "handy" and a projector "beamer". Yes
You have no problems with nude beaches and saunas. Yes I do have problems
You have asked your Asian-American friend, "No, but where are you *really* from?" No
You have gotten splinters from environmentally friendly toiled paper. No
You call an afternoon stroll "Nordic Walking". No, but I do Nordic walking now and then
You are shocked when you have to pay for dental care. Yes
You own a pair of jeans in a color other than blue. At least five
People start talking about Hitler and Hofbräuhaus when you tell them where you're from. Happens
Tenth grade was all about dancing lessons. No
You work 40 hour weeks and have 6 weeks of vacation a year, but complain about hard times. I'm self employed, thus free to do as I like
Your childhood diet consisted of Alete and Zwieback. Your college diet consisted of Miracoli and Döner. No
You were educated about sex by Dr. Sommer. Yes
You yell at people for jaywalking. No
You grew up watching "Löwenzahn" and "Die Sendung mit der Maus". And Baywatch. Sendung mit der Maus, yes. And Sesamstraße.
You think college tuition is an outrage. Yes
You routinely go 100mph on the highway and tailgate heavily. No, I don't even have a car
On your last day of high school you made your teachers sing Karaoke and jump through hoops. No, but something similar
You wear brown leather shoes. No, brown is not at all my colour
Your first audio tape was Benjamin Blümchen and Bibi Blocksberg. No, I'm too old for that
You have ended an English sentence with "..., or?". Don't think so
You can tell at least one Manta joke. One? See above
You're a college student in your 11th year. There are no colleges in Germany, people go to university
Your first sexual experience was on Sat1, Saturday night at 11pm. Private TV stations didn't yet exist in those times
You spent hours in school learning to pronounce "th". Yes
You expect chocolate in your shoes on December 6th. Of course!
You complain that in other countries everything is dirty. Rarely

Now how to count the points?
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