Comments on: A Snapshot of German Culture http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195 Using English and Technology in Europe for God Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:15:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ldavis http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195/comment-page-1#comment-855 ldavis Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:50:20 +0000 http://www.wereonamission.org/?p=195#comment-855 Yes, in Europe, they believe in taking their time around the dinner table. So the waiters will not offer you the check unless you ask for it because they don't want you to feel rushed to get up from the table. Very different from American culture where we often are rushing through dinner to get to somewhere else - dinner here is the "something else". It can be annoying, though, because often the waiter won't even make eye contact which makes it hard to ask for the bill! Yes, in Europe, they believe in taking their time around the dinner table. So the waiters will not offer you the check unless you ask for it because they don’t want you to feel rushed to get up from the table. Very different from American culture where we often are rushing through dinner to get to somewhere else – dinner here is the “something else”. It can be annoying, though, because often the waiter won’t even make eye contact which makes it hard to ask for the bill!

]]> By: Katherine http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195/comment-page-1#comment-854 Katherine Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:19:50 +0000 http://www.wereonamission.org/?p=195#comment-854 Unbelieveable. I would have never guessed especially in Germany, like you said the need for "order"..I hate the waiting for parking lot spaces and typically just park far enough away and walk in..so I am sure I wouldn't do well in this situation either. Love your description of the experience! This also reminds me of an incident I had in Greece where it seemed to take FOREVER to get our check after we were done. After 20 mins. I got annoyed and decided to get up and leave. My Mom stayed to get the check. I thought the waiter was ignoring us on purpose since we were Americans (we were the only ones there at the time) but come to find out that is what you need to do, let them know your done by asking for the check! You could sit there as long as you want. Unbelieveable. I would have never guessed especially in Germany, like you said the need for “order”..I hate the waiting for parking lot spaces and typically just park far enough away and walk in..so I am sure I wouldn’t do well in this situation either. Love your description of the experience!
This also reminds me of an incident I had in Greece where it seemed to take FOREVER to get our check after we were done. After 20 mins. I got annoyed and decided to get up and leave. My Mom stayed to get the check. I thought the waiter was ignoring us on purpose since we were Americans (we were the only ones there at the time) but come to find out that is what you need to do, let them know your done by asking for the check! You could sit there as long as you want.

]]> By: Tara http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195/comment-page-1#comment-853 Tara Fri, 22 May 2009 14:13:02 +0000 http://www.wereonamission.org/?p=195#comment-853 Funny. I wouldn't enjoy that system, I don't think! It seems like here, people will anticipate that you want to sit and get up to carry their conversations elsewhere - or, they might invite you to sit with them! Worlds apart, eh? Funny. I wouldn’t enjoy that system, I don’t think! It seems like here, people will anticipate that you want to sit and get up to carry their conversations elsewhere – or, they might invite you to sit with them! Worlds apart, eh?

]]> By: ldavis http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195/comment-page-1#comment-852 ldavis Mon, 11 May 2009 06:35:29 +0000 http://www.wereonamission.org/?p=195#comment-852 Happy Mother's Day to you too! Yeah, this isn't the ideal setup for the more timid types :-) Happy Mother’s Day to you too! Yeah, this isn’t the ideal setup for the more timid types :-)

]]> By: Abby http://www.wereonamission.org/updates/blog/195/comment-page-1#comment-851 Abby Sun, 10 May 2009 23:06:01 +0000 http://www.wereonamission.org/?p=195#comment-851 I think I'd end up going hungry there. By the way, Happy Mother's Day! I think I’d end up going hungry there.

By the way, Happy Mother’s Day!

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