Pearls Before Swine
Like in any other country, the elderly folk in Germany like to share their wisdom with us young hooligans. But, it seems to me, that they are much more generous with their advice here, meaning that even if they don't know you, they will educate you if you are doing something inappropriate:
"Immer über den Rasen latschen!"
...means they don't appreciate it when you walk on the grass...
"Junger Mann, wir haben hier auch eine Garderobe!"
...means they would like you to hang your coat up...
I went to the oral surgeon today, which was quite upsetting, as I was told by Mike, who was translating for the doctor, that he would like to do it (remove my wisdom teeth) in two sessions, that I will be unable to use my mouth for about a week, that there could be complications with my nerves and my sinuses, and that he'd like to do it with a local anesthetic. Awesome! Sign me up!
Going to several different doctors has been lots of "fun", since Mike has to come with me and translate everything. But I'd like to finally get this done while I am here and while it is affordable. My surgery is scheduled for April.
Yesterday Mike and I went to see The Golden Compass in English. It was very good, but nobody told me it was part of a series and would end without a resolution! Guess we will have to read the books since the Magisterium will probably stop them from filming the next one.
Before the film there was a Marlboro commercial, which was very strange, since I don't think I've ever seen a cigarette commercial. Are they even legal in the U.S.? I know I've seen magazine ads, but never commercials. Anyways, the commercial was very romantic and had cowboys riding around in somewhere that looked like the Grand Canyon and lighting up. Then at the end it said "Rauchen kann tödlich sein" which means smoking can be deadly, which only seemed to add to the allure. It almost made me want to be dangerous and cool, and smoke like those cowboys. Almost. Somehow, the cowboys in the ad and the ones that I have experienced while living in Arizona aren't quite comparable.
Over the last couple of weeks Mike and I have spent a weekend in Poland, and we also had friends over and had a party. So check out those photos.
On Thursday we are taking a night train to Zurich and spending a week there. We plan on renting a car and driving to Milan. I will post pictures when I get back!