When Mr. German Man came back with me home to the U.S. that was actually his very first
time in the U.S., and he got to visit a pretty interesting place for that first trip: South Florida.
So, what did he think of it?
Hey everyone! I’m Dana and you’re watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad.
Today we have a very special guest with us. It's Mr. German Man. Well, sort of. It’s
Mr. German Man with a bag on his head. Say hello, Mr. German Man. Hey! Hey everyone!
Mr. German Man is joining us in the video today because we hit 50,000 subscribers and
so we're making this special video with, sort of, Mr. German Man. This is the only way
that I could get him into this video. But! He has confirmed that when we hit 100,000 subscribers
he will join me in a video without the bag. So, thank so much for all of your
support making it to 50,000. When we get to 100,000 subscribers, Mr. German Man will be
here next to me in the video. Without the bag.
So the first food item that I ate was at the Atlanta Airport. It was a greasy burger from Checkers.
Judging by the looks I would have said this thing came directly from the
garbage bin, but the taste was an explosion of amazing fast food in my mouth. Don't get
me wrong. we have McDonald's and Burger King here in Germany, but none of their burgers
come close to the great taste that I had when eating this burger at the Atlanta Airport.
Okay, but maybe my first Atlantic flight and visit to the U.S. clouded my judgment a little bit.
So since my first time in the U.S. in 2009, I have been multiple times to different places
because Dana's parents move a lot. And the food in general is pretty great. You can get
a huge variety of different stuff from around the world. And I like it more then what you
can get here in Munich. However, you have to know where you are going. As a tourist
with no insider to guide you, you can quickly get the impression that the U.S. has only
fast food or chain restaurants.
Hm, good question. The size of the U.S. shocked me. I have seen a lot of Florida, Colorado,
Montana, and Wyoming. And I've also been to LA. And I must say the size of the country
is mesmerizing. So much so that when I flew from Denver to LA I was daydreaming of just
renting a car, quitting my job, and driving these endless roads through these amazing landscapes.
I'm scared of it. I love our German Autobahns and I like to drive fast but the American
interstates are a nightmare for me. You never know who is passing you from what side. And
the semi trucks go the same speed or even faster then you. So yeah, it's scaring the
shit out of me. I-95 in Florida is especially bad. I honestly saw a skateboarder on the
interstate and a motorbike zipping in and out of traffic while doing a wheelie. Um,
the interstates in Colorado are a little bit better, but still. I love my German traffic
rules and that I can drive fast but feel safe.
The people in general are pretty friendly, and you have no problem making friends or
have a great conversation with strangers at the bar. There was this one instance where
I thought that the guy at the tollbooth was a friend of Dana's parents because they had
what looked to me like a conversation that you normally only have with a friend here in Germany.
So the "normal" grocery stores like Publix in Florida or King Soopers in Colorado are
huge and have a great selection and everything you would need. But exactly that selection
or size is something that I struggle with. I love that I just need to go to one store
and buy everything I need, but then do I really need a whole aisle of toothpaste or 100 different
types of cornflakes? There are small grocery stores and green markets but the average American
I think goes to the big ones in my opinion.
There's nothing that jumps out at me as being done way better, but all the small things
I noticed combined would be pretty nice to have here in Germany. Like friendly people
in the grocery store or in the service industry in general. I guess Dana has to make a video
on that because I know that there will be some opinions in the comments below.
Uh no. I'm not going to answer that because Americans have guns.
So my question for you is: what surprised you the very first time you went to a new country.
Doesn’t have to be the U.S., could be anywhere. What shocked or surprised you about that new place?
Please let me know in the comments below.
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So my question for you is: what surprised you about a...what?
So since my first time in the U.S... So... Pfffff
Sounds like there's horses outside. You hear that?
Arg! Can we be done?
Take 10 million.
Take infinity.