Top Ten things People didn't Warn me about before coming to Germany

Things people didn't warn me about before coming to Germany:

1. Yeah, I'm short here. Or at least I'm surrounded by tall people. Alex is 6'4", Dorothee is 6' and my friend Melly is 6'1". I'm SHORT!! This is, of course, an entirely new experience for me.

2. The marshmellows here don't catch on fire. That's right they don't. They carmelize and bubble a bit, but they don't catch on fire as proper marshmellows should. This was bizarre to me.

3. There are no cheerios. So I'm going to go cry in the corner now.

4. Mechanical pencils are unheard of, and a single mechanical pencil will set you back 4E. So about 7 dollars. Uh, yeah.

5. Those people who took English in school will either A. Have forgotten all of it. or B. Be to shy to speak it with you.

6. Even if you tell Germans to speak slowly in German, they will ignore you.

7. It is EXTREMELY illegal to talk on the Cell Phone while driving.

8. Though most roads look to be wide enough to be a one way street, they are really two way streets and everyone just takes turns.

9. Popping your knuckles will make EVERYONE near you turn their head and grimace. They give you a look like you just stabbed yourself with a rather crude knife.

10. Coming home at 2:30am is fine, but 6am is better. (So says my host mom.)