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Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dresden, Germany
I finally got a hold of my friend Alex and took
the early morning train
to Dresden. The day before I left I went out to this lake in the
countryside and relaxed, I had to, the city was too much for me. It was
called T'thske and it was so relaxing. I got a little burnt on my belly
and chest. In Dresden Alex and I went to eat and that was where I first
experienced the East German Attitude. They don't really laugh and don't
like foreigners or minorities this is in general but pretty common.
Americans are very loud to them and they all stared at me quite a bit.
Also they stared at my big white basketball shoes. We walked to this
outdoor concert and often we walked over the bridge to the Sting
concert. We were laughing a little too loud and a punk rocker yelled at
us: "Yankee's go Home!" after we passed. We laughed about it but it is
really a terrible thing to experience. It gave me some fresh
perspective on being a foreigner.
The next day I went with Alex to a BBQ with his friend from work
Florian. It was Alex, myself and 2 couples and I really enjoyed
drinking and talking with them. The guys were friendly and talkative
but didn't always understand my English. I learned the words: Schwartz
- Black, bier - Beer and eine - one, gezapth - draft. Where Alex was
staying there was a nice pool with massage jets and a waterfall and the
staff there were very helpful.
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