Travel Musings and a bit of ranting about the German-speaking people of the world

I'm not trying to say the grass is always greener. But sometimes the American grass is in English and has your friends on it. Either way, here are some of the adventures that come along with seeing the world.

Nothing sucks more than seeing a hostel that you browsed but didn't book on your way to the hostel that you did book but haven't found yet. Especially when you’re alone at night in Austria and surrounded by men in tracksuits.

In fact, sometimes I wonder how classy Europe got mixed in with all the tracksuits. Germany and Austria are somehow the tacky donut hole of Europe. Surrounded by Italian leather and Parisian Designers somehow the German speaking population was like “Yeah! We’ll show them! We’re gonna wear tracksuits”. I mean, at least Russia has the decency to balance all the tracksuits with expensive fur and caviar.

Why do I have to have the worst country to be from? It's so awkward when people ask where I come from. Do I say The US? America? USA? The States? Do I say my city? Or my state? How do I explain to people that I live nowhere near the president?!!! We are not even sort of neighbors.

As for adequately representing my home country, I'm happy to say I proved how cultured we are by asking for "Dubai money" at the money exchange. No one needs to ask to see your passport in order to be able to tell where you come from in that scenario.

I really hate being punished for being small. I don’t understand why large people on airplanes seem to feel that because I am not fat, they can just commandeer my airplane space. I don’t want to touch your knees or elbows and I really don’t care to compromise my phenomenal ability to sleep on planes just because you have a penchant for carbs and/or have Viking heritage. Sometimes I can’t reach stuff, and I think that is a fair trade for being comfortable and utilizing all of the airplane space I paid for. Well suck it asshole, I took creeper photos of your rude plane behavior and posted them on my blog.

Check out how far over this guy is. Over the line!

another example of 11J invading my personal space

It makes me laugh to be congratulated by everyone when Obama wins the presidency. No one even thinks it possible that you might be disappointed by that outcome. They literally say congratulations. Its awesome. Apparently something like 90% of Europe said they would have voted for Obama. Once the Democratic party invited the liberal Danish parties to their convention and the Republican party invited the conservative Danish parties to their convention. All the Danish parties went to the Democratic National Convention.

Also please remind me to never again fly a German or Austrian airline, or take a flight that goes too, from or near one of those countries.