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I was reading through Scale Magazine this morning--it's a digital rag out of Germany--and found a line that made me chuckle to myself: "Puget Sound on the North-Western coast of the USA-while humpbacks blow fountains of water in the air not far from shore, majestic American bison roam through dense Pacific redcedar woods."
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It's not a bad magazine. http://www.scale-magazine.com/current/v2.3.3/index_Scale_21.html#/0
So, I've traveled around a little bit, not a ton by any means, and have had some interesting encounters with German travelers. The time that takes the cake was this lady on an eco-tour in Belize who had traveled the American South with her husband looking for Jazz. Her hubby was a saxophonist, and I think he wanted to just jump in on some sessions, which it sounds like didn't work out too well. She was bemoaning the lack of Jazz in Athens GA, and basically everywhere in the South except New Orleans (duh), as well as the "awful food," since there was "nothing fresh." They were there in the summer, so I was pretty surprised, since the South I grew up in had farm stands all over with the best dang produce you can get. Then, we got into a discussion of Catch-and-Release fishing that got a bit, shall we say, contentious. She ended up moping most of the trip. I don't think she liked me. If so, the feeling was mutual.
Anyone else have notable experiences with German tourists abroad? My understanding is that they have a bit of a reputation (not unlike Americans I suppose, but I think the stereotype of us is somewhat different).
<snicker>
It's not a bad magazine. http://www.scale-magazine.com/current/v2.3.3/index_Scale_21.html#/0
So, I've traveled around a little bit, not a ton by any means, and have had some interesting encounters with German travelers. The time that takes the cake was this lady on an eco-tour in Belize who had traveled the American South with her husband looking for Jazz. Her hubby was a saxophonist, and I think he wanted to just jump in on some sessions, which it sounds like didn't work out too well. She was bemoaning the lack of Jazz in Athens GA, and basically everywhere in the South except New Orleans (duh), as well as the "awful food," since there was "nothing fresh." They were there in the summer, so I was pretty surprised, since the South I grew up in had farm stands all over with the best dang produce you can get. Then, we got into a discussion of Catch-and-Release fishing that got a bit, shall we say, contentious. She ended up moping most of the trip. I don't think she liked me. If so, the feeling was mutual.
Anyone else have notable experiences with German tourists abroad? My understanding is that they have a bit of a reputation (not unlike Americans I suppose, but I think the stereotype of us is somewhat different).