Read on through this list of the true signs you grew up in Germany. This country has so much to offer throughout childhood and beyond. You will definitely feel nostalgic reading these…
You can have potato salad, potato dumplings, potato bread… Germans hold the ability of putting potatoes into every possible food. This is one of the true signs you grew up in Germany.
You know you’re German when no meat in the world is as good as the meat at home. Ah good old German Bratwurst.
… even though you don’t actually know anything about football. But during the world cup you’re proud to call yourself German and support #diemannschaft (maybe not the last world cup though…).
hmm… throwback to better times in Brazil.
When I tell people I’m from Germany, I automatically add Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is like Christmas for Germans, and we love it so much every town now has its own local version of a beer festival. This is one of the most famous signs you grew up in Germany.
… though that might just be in Bavaria, I’m not too sure. But the traditional Dirndl and Lederhosen have gained so much fame that Germans seem to be associated with it internationally.
Honestly, I can’t hear it?
Sorry mum, but German bread is something else. Buns, pretzels, pastries, etc… and bakeries round every corner… heaven.
Whenever I tell people that we’re allowed to legally drink at 16, people never really believe me or are shocked. We’re not allowed to buy any alcohol though, only beer and wine… which is still enough.
When I moved to England I was a bit confused that no one seemed to celebrate Nikolaus on the 6th of December. On the 5th of December, every German child puts an empty shoe, a glass of milk and cookies out for the Nikolaus and if the child has been good, the shoe will be filled with treats and little presents. However, there’s also a myth of a Krampus, who travels with the Nikolaus and puts naughty children in his sack…
You know you’re German, when on the evening of the 24th you’re waiting for the Christkind (Baby Jesus) to come and bring you presents.
…when it’s clearly the 24th.. duh, that’s when Jesus was born!
Winter wonderland is definitely not the same as a real German Christmas Market
It’s so overpriced…
Just the same as bread, no beer tasted as good as good old German beer. If you know how amazing German beer is, then you can relate to this as one of the signs you grew up in Germany!
When you’re from Germany, you’ve been taught from a very, very young age to never cross the road when it’s red. I repeat… Never.
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