Coming from the United States, my usual notion of a train is something that you ship coal in. This idea stands in stark contrast to European standard of trains as a primary means for transportation. Now that I have made two trips into the train station, I feel justified in saying that they tend to stay busy. While Americans tend to be accustomed to their own vehicles and then air travel over greater distances, the German side maintains an economical and environmentally friendly (to which they favor a great deal) mindset. In addition, this seems to in the end fittingly be an indication of mostly socialized governments, which institute socialized mass transit.
While in Wurzburg today, I spent much of my time looking for a simple, yet elegant “Deutschland” T-shirt. But did I find said apparel? Nien! When one travels in a new place it seems that it is not always easy to find the things that are most desired. As I searched through store after store, it seems that I could not find that sort of thing. Maybe in the middle of Wurzburg where one finds classier clothes is not such a place. One theory is that maybe after all national pride has not swung back into full force here in Germany.
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One other thing that I have noticed in my brief time over here is that there seems to be a general Americanization of things. Stores offer cheap soda pop under the brand name “Alaska.” Today I noticed that most of the trendier, semi-casual clothes had English on them, after I had eaten my “Amerikanische” style white bread (complete with red, white and blue banner). I am even told that there is a store close by called “Cool Trendy Jeans.” Oi vei. For a country that has over the centuries stood its ground against foreigners, the 21st-century onslaught now appears to be in the realm of marketing.
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