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Nathilus posted:Could you explain how the food quality is different? I can't wrap my head around you not being able to find food that meets your quality standards in the US. Unless you mean that you just don't like the way most food in the US is made, but even this doesn't make much sense with all the variety. Or do you mean that the actual ingredients, like produce and such, were not up to your standards? If the OP doesn't mind me butting in, I'd like to add my 2 cents (oder meinen Senf)  I'm German and often visit my boyfriend in the US (lols LDR), and everytime I really miss the small snacks and cakes from the bakery. Also, to me it seems that there's a LOT of additives in everyday food - toast is "soft" for weeks after opening, there's EDTA in noodle salad, stabilizers in chocolate milk, artificial flavours and colouring almost everywhere. And why are deli meats always super-processed and why are pastries/cakes technicolourful instead of fresh and simple? I have no idea. I could imagine that, since the majority of Americans focus on cost-efficiency (like, buying things in bulk very cheaply), maybe it's hard for small, quality-focused businesses to make products with reasonable costs (due to low demand, high transportation costs etc). On the other hand, I absolutely love mexican food, and you can't find good sour cream there :|
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moflika posted:For example, I don't really see people drinking much Kölsch until I get close to Köln. That might be due to the fact it tastes like water :D, and pretty much has a "girl's beer" reputation outside of the region (I've lived in northern and southwest Germany mostly). I don't really see a problem with "Getränkemärkte" carrying only the more known stuff, you don't expect "normal" American liquor stores to carry novelty beers either, right? There's small breweries everywhere, just most people here won't find them exciting since they're used to having a decent selection. On the other hand, if you're into it, lots of pubs here make their own beer (yay that rhymed!) and I don't think they're worse than those from US "microbreweries". That's also why I think there is little to no interest in imported beer in general - Germans ARE lazy, and why pay a lot more for something that's not distinctly more awesome than what you already have? (Well, there's foreign beer in foreign restaurants, but good American restaurants are rare :D) plasmoduck fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Sep 23, 2009 |
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safety dan posted:I'm a German major and I'm going to be doing my studying abroad in Bavaria. Am I going to end up with a stupid accent? (no offense if you're Bayerisch yourself, it's not as bad as the Swiss accent) Not being mean, but my bet is your American tinge will probably cover up the bavarian one. =) Agreeing with Nasenbiber though, accents are pretty mild on young people in bigger cities.
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sn00ke posted:she seems like the blandest person with the most boring agenda ever-not that any of the other candidates are any better. I love Angie <3 She never tries to woo people with smooth talking and attitude, and even if she's enthusiastic about something, she'll aways stay cool and understated. (I loved her "we found a very, very good, almost historical compromise" after the G20 summit, when everyone else was talking about "turning points" and "documents of action"). Too bad her party mostly sucks And no, the right wing has always been bubbling somewhere, but in fact it's the leftists that are getting into focus. Even though I hate it when my boyfriend calls Germany "socialist", it IS definitely getting more social than anything else right now. Lets wait and see till election sunday!
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Liface posted:I felt that there were just as many food additives in Germany as there were in the US. Look at the ingredients of your Brötchen at the chain bakeries sometime. Small shops are dying out and being swallowed by Aldi, Rewe, Treff, and the like. It sucks Don't forget that lots of German "chains" are actually small regional grocery chains (apparently, Treff is southwest only, I've never seen one) that feature mostly products (many seasonal ones) from small no-name suppliers, nowhere near comparable with Walmart, Safeway etc. Plus, one of our downtown Aldis here just closed and a local organic food market moved in instead :D Oh, and I just looked at my breakfast Brötchen from Aldi: Wheat, water, yeast, salt (with iodine), tartric acid esters of mono- and diglycerids (fatty acids for emulgating), dextrose, rapeseed oil. Nothing bad if you ask me...
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Katana Gomai posted:If you eat Brötchen from Aldi for 15 cent a pop, you are part of the problem. Not only do they taste like poo poo, they also force actual bakeries to change their recipes to compete for prices. loving Backwerk all over the place and their food tastes like vomit. Wow chill =P, I don't even usually eat Brötchen (I like my bread dark and crusty) but my mum buys them sometimes since Aldi is closest. Also realistically, "actual" bakeries don't make money from simple breads/Brötchen anymore anyway, it's all about the sandwich stuff ("belegte Brötchen") that are pricey but convenient.
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How a degree from an FH or university (technical universities are basically the same as "normal" ones) will affect your employment really depends on what you're aiming to work as, and I've heard that some areas of industry favor FH graduates because they usually have better hands-on experience. Also, iirc FH professors usually are required to have worked in the industry for 5 years and are encouraged to keep in touch with it. But yes, having studied at both school types - FH research usually isn't on par with university. I remember someone to put it this way: "FHs teach you how things work and universities why they do." Oh and I think most FHs also dropped the 4 year program in favor of 3-3.5yr Bachelor programs (I think the 3.5yr ones all include a mandatory "internship semester" which is a good early exposure to the working world), which technically allows you to enter a Master degree at a university in most cases. I always get kind of confused since there's also "Technische Hochschulen" (THs) that I don't know where to fit, but the RWTH Aachen seems to be one of the top schools too! 
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