"A Page Dedicated to the Good People of Germany" Germany by oja

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<font color=green><B><I>Now seriously: what do you think of Germans? Three seconds, first thought, no thinking! Let's see. Organised? Yes indeed. It was only in Germany that I saw blackboards on railway stations listing the total delay of trains that day (or week).

Law-abiding? As well. In Munich and Berlin there were virtually no controls of U-Bahn tickets yet everybody had them.

Dull and reserved? Oh-ah. No! You haven't been to Germany yet, right? See, I thought the same before heading there for the first time. But soon I was pleasantly surprised, and more and more convinced with every subsequent visit that it wasn't just a lucky coincidence. Germans treated me good indeed. Read some of such stories right there. Each of them is a big THANKS.

Last visit to Germany: Aug 2000
Intro Written Sep 3, 2002
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iandsmith Aug 17, 2002 at 3:56 PM Report Abuse

Interesting insights
tini58de May 29, 2002 at 4:02 AM Report Abuse

I love the stories and I am glad you like Germany!
husain Feb 4, 2002 at 10:50 PM Report Abuse

interesting experiences! a nice germany fanpage:)
StefanE Dec 7, 2001 at 4:32 AM Report Abuse

Before I went there I thought; industries everywhere :)
gamalfreedom Nov 5, 2001 at 3:29 AM Report Abuse

vere beautiful
caprice4u2 Oct 11, 2001 at 5:01 PM Report Abuse

lovely anecdotes oja , I love hearing about good people
pollon Aug 7, 2001 at 6:05 AM Report Abuse

these aren`t the only,I knew some special people in Germany!!
kaesewecken Jul 31, 2001 at 1:09 PM Report Abuse

I am glad you liked it !
Petra1 Jul 25, 2001 at 3:01 AM Report Abuse

I`m really glad you found so helpful Germans! Great page!
richiecdisc Jul 11, 2001 at 5:29 AM Report Abuse

Hitchhiking 101 according to Oja. Nice stories.