How different does Germany appear? Stuttgart stay.

GERMANY: most populous, largest economy of all the Eruo nations; What differences manifest in shor stay getting acquainted with the place & people:

a) not so friendly/outgoing as the Italians & Spanish

b) asking directions: some simply ignore you. Und ich spreche Deutsch fur fragen.

b) absence of chlldren and presence of smokers

c) highways better designed, maikntained -- more needful, more densely populated
Surprising when so many eschew auto owning, and bike.

d) subways/trains likewise generally superior.

e) restaurants: more pricey, smaller portions, rely on long stays many drinks

f) traffic, pedestrians more heavily regulatedm e,g.fines for standing w/ motor going, more tickets for not getting out of fast lane.

g) recycling like a religion. More critical w/ dense population.

h) houses (private, this neighborhood) sturdier, tighter, securer. Not nearly so convenient, many stairs - due to high land values.

i) racial diversity -- much more than formerly, still not approaching U.S.