good morning VS gutten taug!?
town mascot?
On thing that really began to puzzle me last week was how everyone knew I speak English rather than German, even before I speak. I would walk into a restraunt and the waiter would either say “hello” or get this look of dreak on his face before trying to communicate with me in broken English. It made more sense to me when Christy & I came to Europe on vaction. I just assumed that we looked like tourists from our bags and camera, but that doesn’t fit on this trip. I don’t think I look very different than the locals. We have about the same skin color and hair color. I don’t think I walk differently or look around differently.
Sometimes people get it wrong and assume I speak German. I try to politely say that I don’t speak German, but I think we usually both end up feeling a little awkward. The funny part of this story, is that during my second week here in Freising, this awkward situation is happening all the time, even here in the hotel, where you think the staff might begin to recognize me!! The big difference — I haven’t shaved in a week!!!!
By the way, there are bears all over Freising! For some reason businesses paint a fiberglass bear like a sign and put it out front. Munich had Lions everywhere — you’ll see more when I post all my pics on our main website.