Notes from Germany
I am an American expat living in Germany. It's a far away land on the other side of the ocean. It's interesting and often weird here. If you read this and want to comment then email me at blog(the at symbol)chillmost.com. If you find any spelling or grammar mistakes, you can keep them.
Monday, November 22, 2004
I went to a party last night where I saw some friends I haven't seen since before the election. Sometimes it's annoying to be the token Ami in the crowd. Multiple conversations went along these lines:
German acquaintance: So what do you think about the election?
Me: Sucks.
German acquaintance: How did you handle it?
Me: Got drunk
German acquaintance: Does it make you sad/nervous/scared?
Me: Yes
German acquaintance: Did you cry?
Me: Maybe. Too drunk to remember.
German acquaintance: How could this happen? Are they dumb? That couldn't happen here.
Me: I don't know. Yes and no. Look at the German State elections a few months ago where the super right-wing party won seats in the state parliament.
German acquaintance: How could a reasonable intelligent person vote for him?
Me: I don't know. They were scared/uninformed/gullible.
German acquaintance: Don't they see the news/Internet/TV? Don't they see what's going on?
Me: I don't know. I guess not.
German acquaintance: Don't they have any clue how this makes America look?
Me: I don't know. I guess they don't care.
German acquaintance: I heard there was Voter fraud with the electronic voter machines.
Me: I heard that too. I think it's bullshit. However, I think they should carefully audit the results so that they can determine how accurate they really are and improve the software.
German acquaintance: Does it make you homesick?
Me: Hmm, equal parts "I miss my friends and family" and "I'm glad I'm over here".
German acquaintance: Are you sick about talking about this?
Me: Yes. Shut up and dance, Arschkrampe.
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