You own a bicycle that brakes when you try to peddle backwards

You know at least 15 different ways to cook potatoes

You are really upset when the Deutsche Bahn is yet again 5 minutes late

You expect chocolate in your shoes on December 6th

When you have guests visiting, everything must be cleaned so it is picobello sauber.

You always fold your Tetra Pak before you throw it in the appropriate bin

You assume all stores are closed on Sundays apart from the local railway station store

You just don't get baseball and think it's boring

You know what Das Sandmännchen is

The cold evening meal is eaten off wooden boards not plates

You watch "Der 90.Geburstag - Dinner for One" on New Year's Eve every year and can still laugh about it

You write your Nouns with capital Letters when writing in english... and your Nationalities and Languages beginning with a small letter

On your last day of high school you made your teachers sing Karaoke and jump through hoops

You think college tuition is an outrage

You eat a cold dinner at 6pm

You think all houses should have roller shutters (Außen-Jalousie) so it´s nice and dark in your bedroom even in daytime

You get a Zuckertüte on your first day of school

You know who the Mainzelmännchen are

You answer the phone by identifying yourself with your surname rather than just "hello"

You say "Guten Appetit" before lunch and dinner, but NEVER before breakfast

You switch the light off when you leave a room

You don't cross your fingers but "press your thumbs"

You ask whether there is anything left to do at work, and your collegues stare at you, simply because you can't stand being idle

You grew up playing "Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht"


Oh shi... the above ones ALL apply to me. Apparently I'm more German than I thought
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