- Wearing sandals to go outside - leaning American
- I am a male, and I'm not wearing socks with my sandals - American
- The sandals are flip flops - very American
- The flip flops are from the Gap - apple pie, baseball...
- Shorts are an earthy green - leaning German
- Shorts are not man-capris - American
- Earthy green shorts combined with earthy yellow plaid shirt that doesn't particularly stand out - German
- I wore the same shirt yesterday - very German
- I'm not wearing any black at all, save a digital watch and my glasses frames - very American
- My black glasses have rectangle frames in an effort to look intellectual and cool - culturally neutral, if not a bit pompous
- Italian-cut hair - German
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Germanness Inventory
On my way to congratulate my wife's grandmother on her 90th birthday, I took mental notes about my person to see how I am adapting to the German culture. The following is a brief (and by no means comprehensive) Germanness inventory:
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The other day in Bilbao some locals said "hello" to my roommate and I without even hearing us speak. Looks like I need to do the same inventory of my appearance!
Unfortunately, "socks with sandals" isn't just a German thing. It's also a midwestern thing. And it kills me every time.
Well, we all know where the Germans migrated...
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