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zatic
Zurich15306 Posts
I don't know about Italy and the smaller ones like Luxemburg or Belgium, but I would assume they are equal or more expensive. Sure, once I start comparing with countries further east it gets cheaper - but that is not exactly Germany's tier group, and relative to GDP those places all have more expensive night life. Heck even going out in Budapest was more expensive than a typical night in Germany. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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TheKefka
Croatia11752 Posts
Nice blog dude. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19141 Posts
Is the tap water good in Germany. So if I fill up bottles at my hotel room, would that be fine? About your transportation paragraph, are you suggesting that in the end, renting a car would be the best idea for a week vacation? Or is there any one city in Germany so great a week should be spent just exploring that place? | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
 Really, the main thing I ever hated on going to Germany is, how it is impossible to get any edible piece of bakery without getting a mortgage of to pay for it! Just to put things into perspective: you can buy a kilogram of fantastic, cruspy, long-lasting fresh bread for about an Euro in Czech Republic. Even better, we have these small pieces of baked material (I have no idea how to call them in english, in german, maybe brotchen can be near) that you buy for less than 0.1 Euro apiece, everywhere. That my friend is called cheap food! On the other hand, sure, compared to your earnings, you surely have one of the cheapest fodd in the world. But honestly, that is true for almost everything. You are just some lucky bastards for being German, admit that! With this optics, you may reconcider your idea that for example gas is expensive in Germany. It is not really that much cheaper anywhere in Europe (the differences are tens of per cent, max), but we earn about a third of what you do. This is very much the same for electronics etc... where the prices are basically homogeneus across Europe (or you can just buy from another country without hassle). I very much agree on the transportation. It is a very big shame to me that so many Germans I know just ride a car, not because it is more convenient, but because it is cheaper. I heard that the main reason is the longstanding monopoly of DB on inter-city transport (if you wanted to make a bus line to compete with the train, it would first have to be approved by DB). But I believe the main thing that makes Germany to look like a very expensive country to the visitors, is food in normal restaurants. I was invited for a dinner in Munich and I just got something quite simple and it was like 25 Euro .... | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10565 Posts
NEVER ever enter a Taxi in Switzerland... Just sitting in allready costs about 5€. If you think German Taxis are expensive your in for one hell of a ride in Switzerland :p. It's at least double if not triple... Nightlive is pretty cheap in Germany, at least when compared to France/Ireland/Switzerland. | ||
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zuqbu
Germany797 Posts
On October 11 2012 22:21 BisuDagger wrote: Is the tap water good in Germany. So if I fill up bottles at my hotel room, would that be fine? tap water in germany is subject to much stricter supervision than bottled water. depending on the region, it may be a bit harder or softer, but in general drinkable without hesitation. | ||
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zatic
Zurich15306 Posts
On October 11 2012 22:21 BisuDagger wrote: Great blog. I have German blood and can't wait to visit there one day soon. Reading the water paragraph made me thirsty. Is the tap water good in Germany. So if I fill up bottles at my hotel room, would that be fine? About your transportation paragraph, are you suggesting that in the end, renting a car would be the best idea for a week vacation? Or is there any one city in Germany so great a week should be spent just exploring that place? Tap water is drinkable everywhere, but only enjoyable in some places. Where I currently live it tastes so disgusting that I can't even cook or make coffee with it, and rather go thirsty for a weekend if I forgot to by bottled water. It really depends on what you want to do during that week. If you want to visit 2 or 3 major cities, use the train. If you also want to check out some more remote landmarks, get a car. Generally the places you would want to visit as a tourist should be well connected by public transport, but a car might still be more convenient. You can easily spent a week in a city like Berlin or Munich alone. I would suggest traveling though, Germany is quite diverse and you would miss out on a lot. | ||
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Temerarious Trout
174 Posts
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Flip9
Germany151 Posts
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Flip9
Germany151 Posts
On October 11 2012 23:30 Temerarious Trout wrote: Damn does a Radler sound delicious. You can easily mix it yourself, just use like 50% sprite 50% beer. ^^ | ||
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Irratonalys
Germany902 Posts
What you forgot to mention is how cheap higher education is here, I am at University , and for 260 Euros you pay for half a year of studying and get to use all public transportation for free , statewide. Not to mention all the other benefits that University students get , like discounts on rents and government subsidized loans that you only have to pay back up to a certain limit, stuff like that. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18272 Posts
We are jealous of your cheap transport! | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15306 Posts
On October 11 2012 23:39 Irratonalys wrote: What you forgot to mention is how cheap higher education is here, I am at University , and for 260 Euros you pay for half a year of studying and get to use all public transportation for free , statewide. Not to mention all the other benefits that University students get , like discounts on rents and government subsidized loans that you only have to pay back up to a certain limit, stuff like that. Sure, I thought about including education too. It's not cheaper than in most of Europe though. All in all education is cheap, but if you compare it among other European countries Germany is only about average. Especially the high cost of child care / education prevents a higher ranking in my opinion. | ||
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Zaranth
United States345 Posts
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Temerarious Trout
174 Posts
On October 11 2012 23:38 Flip9 wrote: You can easily mix it yourself, just use like 50% sprite 50% beer. ^^ Still no German beer though! | ||
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Zetter
Germany629 Posts
Depending on the brand, Radler doesn't taste a lot like beer anyways. =D | ||
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heynes
Germany201 Posts
On October 11 2012 22:21 BisuDagger wrote: Is the tap water good in Germany. Tap water in germany is the mostly controlled food there is, it has the most test hardest regulations and everything, u can give it to your new born baby without question | ||
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virpi
Germany3598 Posts
On October 11 2012 23:49 Toadesstern wrote: holy crap that train station looks nice and everything's so shiny (without graffiti). Where's that from? :p looks like berlin hauptbahnhof. | ||
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