In the last few months I have happened to find myself a couple of times in the German land and in the coming months I already know that I will be in the cities of Germany several times.
For this reason I decided to start educate me, not on the language, the sounds and the words that I will hardly learn with my little trips, but on the culture andorigin of words in relation to their uses.
Novice travelers to Germany
In almost all the cities of Germany they are very efficient means of transport, from buses, to trams, to subway calls U-Bahn, which are often found in urban areas. In the cities there are cumulative tickets to travel at a lower cost and reductions for young people, groups and families. The ticket can be purchased on the means of transport, if it is a bus, or at vending machines.
Tourist offices can help the most careless to find efficient solutions. For example, they exist multiple tickets, Streifenkarte, family tickets, Familienkarte and day tickets pass partou valid for all means of transport, Netzkarte.
If you go out in the evening, remember that drinks are included in the bill and that one is already included in the final price tip which by law is usually the 10%, although it is good use to leave something extra, such as 5% of the total price.
Travelers who want to interpret a language
Al contrary to the French Germans speak English very well and are pleasantly surprised by those who try to speak German and often encourage by helping to find the most difficult words. At the restaurant the waiter is addressed with herr ober and to the waitress with fraulein.
Coffee : joys and sorrows abroad. Nobody makes coffee like the Italian one, this is proven, but if you want to try something different in Germany la Kaffeekanne, which is the coffee machine, is always on in all German homes and at least 2/3 cups of coffee are drunk every day by every inhabitant of Germany. In German cities it is also useless to ask for a espresso, you will be served a bad interpretation of Italian coffee, rather bring your own mocha.
