Comments on: When the sun shines in Germany http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/ German Quirks from an American Perspective Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: John http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-719 John Thu, 22 May 2008 14:57:06 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-719 Oh, the frat tuck. Yes, in America, we spend lots of effort in making it look like we don't care what we look like just right. Also, you must either make your bed head hairstyle just right, or tilt your baseball cap just off center. Frat tuck has the added benefit of showing prospective mates that you don't have a fat gut. Oh, the frat tuck. Yes, in America, we spend lots of effort in making it look like we don’t care what we look like just right. Also, you must either make your bed head hairstyle just right, or tilt your baseball cap just off center.

Frat tuck has the added benefit of showing prospective mates that you don’t have a fat gut.

]]> By: Sebastian http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-718 Sebastian Thu, 22 May 2008 14:47:23 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-718 "Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is." This is called a "frat tuck" in the US named after a common habit among fraternity members at American colleges (and people who like to associate with them). I've never seen it in Germany though. “Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is.”

This is called a “frat tuck” in the US named after a common habit among fraternity members at American colleges (and people who like to associate with them). I’ve never seen it in Germany though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-717 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 14:47:05 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-717 "Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is." This is called a "frat tuck" in the US named after a common habit among fraternity members at American colleges (and people who like to associate with them). I've never seen it in Germany though. “Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is.”

This is called a “frat tuck” in the US named after a common habit among fraternity members at American colleges (and people who like to associate with them). I’ve never seen it in Germany though.

]]> By: =] http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-703 =] Wed, 21 May 2008 22:37:54 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-703 the pants-in-socks- thing is extremely scary... i refuse to ask people who wear that style for the way or anything... i'm sorry, but WHY would you do something like that? and it's not all young germans. only a small percentage. they mostly listen to bushido, from what i heard (not that i'm prejudiced). the pants-in-socks- thing is extremely scary… i refuse to ask people who wear that style for the way or anything… i’m sorry, but WHY would you do something like that?

and it’s not all young germans. only a small percentage. they mostly listen to bushido, from what i heard (not that i’m prejudiced).

]]> By: benni http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-680 benni Tue, 20 May 2008 22:36:42 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-680 I actually are ashamed of this, but I have to admit: There's this new trend among young germans to actually wear white tube-socks (preferably by nike or addidas) in sneakers and put the long jeans into the socks. Yeah, really, allthough you can't imagine it at all. It sucks. Just like wearing your sunglasses on the back of the head when you don't use it. Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is. Or, while walking, listening to bad Hip-Hop (mostly from the US, btw...) loudly through the speakers of your cellphone. And, additionally, doing this stuff always in groups from 3-5. I actually are ashamed of this, but I have to admit: There’s this new trend among young germans to actually wear white tube-socks (preferably by nike or addidas) in sneakers and put the long jeans into the socks. Yeah, really, allthough you can’t imagine it at all. It sucks.
Just like wearing your sunglasses on the back of the head when you don’t use it. Or putting your shirt into your pants only on your front-side, that everybody is able what brand your belt is. Or, while walking, listening to bad Hip-Hop (mostly from the US, btw…) loudly through the speakers of your cellphone. And, additionally, doing this stuff always in groups from 3-5.

]]> By: Sebastian http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-655 Sebastian Mon, 19 May 2008 19:00:25 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-655 Our idea that you should run around in the summer time in flip flops, shorts, and a t-shirt is completely foreign to the Germans This has changed a lot actually. Just walk around Berlin in the summer and you will see plenty of non-tourists wearing flip flops, shorts, and shirts. It's still not as widespread as in the US, though, and getting a decent pair of flip flops is still a bit of an adventure. It'll get there eventually. Our idea that you should run around in the summer time in flip flops, shorts, and a t-shirt is completely foreign to the Germans

This has changed a lot actually. Just walk around Berlin in the summer and you will see plenty of non-tourists wearing flip flops, shorts, and shirts. It’s still not as widespread as in the US, though, and getting a decent pair of flip flops is still a bit of an adventure. It’ll get there eventually.

]]> By: Anonymous http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-654 Anonymous Mon, 19 May 2008 19:00:03 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-654 Our idea that you should run around in the summer time in flip flops, shorts, and a t-shirt is completely foreign to the Germans This has changed a lot actually. Just walk around Berlin in the summer and you will see plenty of non-tourists wearing flip flops, shorts, and shirts. It's still not as widespread as in the US, though, and getting a decent pair of flip flops is still a bit of an adventure. It'll get there eventually. Our idea that you should run around in the summer time in flip flops, shorts, and a t-shirt is completely foreign to the Germans

This has changed a lot actually. Just walk around Berlin in the summer and you will see plenty of non-tourists wearing flip flops, shorts, and shirts. It’s still not as widespread as in the US, though, and getting a decent pair of flip flops is still a bit of an adventure. It’ll get there eventually.

]]> By: Joerg http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-649 Joerg Mon, 19 May 2008 14:06:04 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-649 Great Blog, love reading it :) 'bout the sand walls at the beach: try Irland, sun bathing at freezing 9°C and a slight wind ... and have two Germans talking behind you about the crazy Irlanders (die spinnen die Irländer). Then go back to Germany and enjoy the great weather with lots of sunshine and a real warmth :) Great Blog, love reading it :)

’bout the sand walls at the beach: try Irland, sun bathing at freezing 9°C and a slight wind
… and have two Germans talking behind you about the crazy Irlanders (die spinnen die Irländer).
Then go back to Germany and enjoy the great weather with lots of sunshine and a real warmth :)

]]> By: =] http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-481 =] Thu, 15 May 2008 21:58:28 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-481 The sand walls are just a method to keep the kids occupied since the 'strandkorb' is so far from the water the parents could never ever let their children go swimming without moving themselves and they don't want to move. therefore the kids have to come up with something. besides throwing sand and jelly fish at their parents. loved the first paragraph, it made me laugh so much because it is true. The sand walls are just a method to keep the kids occupied since the ’strandkorb’ is so far from the water the parents could never ever let their children go swimming without moving themselves and they don’t want to move. therefore the kids have to come up with something. besides throwing sand and jelly fish at their parents.

loved the first paragraph, it made me laugh so much because it is true.

]]> By: Dent http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-480 Dent Thu, 15 May 2008 21:24:32 +0000 http://nothingforungood.com/2008/05/14/when-the-sun-shines-in-germany/#comment-480 "I have seen Germans build sand walls around their carefully selected spots on the beach. Kinda like the old towel on the lounge chair thing they do…marking their territory, so to speak." Usually our weapon of choice is the towel.Try to get a nice spot at the pool in a hotel full of germans. The redskins (=english people) try it every year....and they lose. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH “I have seen Germans build sand walls around their carefully selected spots on the beach. Kinda like the old towel on the lounge chair thing they do…marking their territory, so to speak.”

Usually our weapon of choice is the towel.Try to get a nice spot at the pool in a hotel full of germans. The redskins (=english people) try it every year….and they lose. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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